Episode 486: It Could Use More Snot

This week Host Dave Bledsoe proffered a Mickey Mantle rookie card in exchange for the clearance of his bar tab despite the fact that it was clearly printed on cardstock by an inkjet low on cyan. (They forced him to eat it before they tossed him out.) On the show this week we examine the disgusting kids collectible that swept the nation in the mid 1980’s (It was like pervy Pokemon!)

Along the way we discover that Dave had no friends as a kid. (Just like now!) Then we dive in collectible cards and where they came from. (Smarmy nobles and cigarettes.) Then we opened up a pack of Topps Bubble Gum to see what we got. (Dammit it’s Bobby Bonilla!) We discuss how Topps branched out in the parody “novelty” card market with some clever takes on capitalism and that morphed into a disgusting parody of the most popular toy of the early 80’s: The Garbage Pail Kids.

Our Sponsor this week is Dave-O-Mon Cards, gotta drink ‘em all! We open the show with the trailer for the Garbage Pail Kids movie and close with the Donna’s signing about the kids in this country.

Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense

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Citations Needed:

Wikipedia: Cigarette Card

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_card

The Snot-Soaked History of the Garbage Pail Kids

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/643322/garbage-pail-kids-history

Trash for Cash: An Oral History of Garbage Pail Kids

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/77142/trash-cash-oral-history-garbage-pail-kids

THEY'RE NASTY, THEY'RE UGLY, AND CHILDREN LOVE THEM

https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/05/nyregion/they-re-nasty-they-re-ugly-and-children-love-them.html

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