The World of Garbage Pail Kids: A Collector's Paradise

As I sit here surrounded by my beloved Garbage Pail Kids collection, I am reminded of the joy and excitement that comes with being a collector. My passion for these quirky characters began when I was a kid, and over the years, it has only grown stronger. In this article, I'll take you on a journey through my collection, sharing stories, memories, and insights into the world of Garbage Pail Kids.

My Collection: A Journey Through Time

I remember the first Garbage Pail Kids pack I ever opened. It was a pack from the early days, filled with cards featuring the infamous Gill-man, Skyler, and other characters that would become synonymous with the brand. As I delved deeper into my collection, I discovered the vast array of characters, each with its own unique personality and design. From Poodle Skirt to Litterbug, every card was a surprise, and I loved them all for it.

Vintage Happy Meals: A Rare Treat

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a local store that carried vintage Garbage Pail Kids merchandise, including Happy Meals. Yes, you read that right – Happy Meals! It seems that some of these packs were included in special promotions or giveaways, and they've become highly sought after by collectors like me. The packaging was still intact, complete with the iconic Happy Meal box art, and inside, I found a treasure trove of stickers, trading cards, and even autographed inserts.

The Thrill of the Hunt

As a collector, I know that the thrill of the hunt is what drives me. Scouring online marketplaces, thrift stores, and specialty shops for rare and hard-to-find items is an exhilarating experience. And when I finally track down something I've been searching for, it's like winning the lottery. The sense of accomplishment is intoxicating, and I feel like a kid again, rummaging through my toy box for hours on end.

Casino Gino: A Fun Find

I recently stumbled upon a pack of Garbage Pail Kids featuring Casino Gino, a character that never failed to make me laugh. This was a fun find, not only because it's a rare card but also because it brought back memories of my childhood. I remember playing with friends and trying to collect as many cards as possible, much to our parents' dismay.

The Art of Garbage Pail Kids

As I look at my collection, I see more than just stickers and trading cards – I see art. The designers behind these characters were genius in their creation, using simple yet clever designs to tell stories that spoke to kids (and collectors) of all ages. Each card is a work of art, telling a story that's both humorous and poignant. It's no wonder that Garbage Pail Kids has endured for so long.

Tips for New Collectors

If you're new to the world of Garbage Pail Kids, I offer these words of wisdom: start with the basics. Get yourself a starter pack or a few key cards from each series, and then branch out. Don't be afraid to try vintage packs – they can be incredibly rare and valuable. And most importantly, have fun! This is a hobby that's meant to bring joy and excitement into your life.

Conclusion

As I wrap up this article, I'm reminded of the power of Garbage Pail Kids to bring people together. Whether you're a seasoned collector or just starting out, there's always something new to discover in this wonderful world of quirky characters and clever designs. So go ahead, dive into the world of GPK – you never know what treasures you might find.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello world I'm Chris Perillo and you've tuned in to another LIVE edition of Perillo pick it comes within tldr the lockr daily report and is streamed live for my patrons head over to Chris pill.com to become a patron and get all of tldr uh I just finished my other half of the iPad Pro review now I've done three things I like three things that I don't like and I'm going to move on in life because I just I'd rather talk about other things quite honestly so many of you know that since uh was in the seventh grade I've been collecting one thing thanks to my dad and that would be garbage pale kids I am a huge garbage pil kids ban unfortunately do not have all of them uh tops has made it uh a bit difficult to be a completist with garbage pel kids anymore because of bonuses and chases uh and variants it's very very challenging uh I have the entire vintage collection that is nice and I I I keep it close to me I am very very happy uh to to still have that um I kept my vintage collection intact of garbage fail kids differently than I kept I wasn't able to keep my vintage collection of Star Wars figures intact which is a little disappointing maybe one day I'll go and complete the vintage collection again um so I've been collecting garbage pill kids for eons I'm a garbage pill kid I wore the wrong shirt today I have garbage pill kid shirts that they've now printed Chase cards for but like getting those cards is expensive it would cost me to get the what is it eight different cards of the new garbage P kids bonus cards it would be like 100 bucks or something and I'm like oh man you just can't I can't do it it's too expensive that to me is way too expensive uh I end up after a new series of garbage PK kids is released you know I buy one pack and this is what the pack looks like it's the garbage pill kids H American is apple pie in your face that's that's what the pack looks like with snoody snam on the front and I usually end up just buying the whole Master set and finding the uh you know uh the subsets that aren't a part of the master set if I can and if I find them you know in an affordable uh manner but I ended up getting the the the entire this is this is what that there's the stack right there of the master Set uh it's a big stack I got that for around $50 around 50 and that's not even all of them there are a couple of other subsets that I've got my eye on bonuses and what have you that uh I I've got to complete so uh I'm just going to show you some of the gpk and I know I'm not the only one uh some people say wow I remember those I'm like what dude what do you mean remember they're new series I've got all like every series I've been I've been watching out for and doing my best to be a completist uh but I love garbage P kids this is this is Art to me uh so you're going to see me getting pretty much well every one of them that I possibly can uh they started because uh well actually it was a wacky package and I never got into Wacky Packages um but TOS was making fun of gar or Cabbage Patch Kids I never had a Cabbage Patch Kid hitchhike Mike see look it's it's they make fun of uh you know uh names in in characters and sometimes even real people Spencer of 76 funny stuff um oh look at this one area 5 Juan I like this one this one's a good one very X fil Z right there Area 51 and then we have cra Canal if you remember evil Canal who is not that evil guillotina this is just a few I'm just showing you one of the the packages that I got then they have like as I said subsets and series and bonuses so if you get uh there there's a special pack like a 20 sticker pack it'll come with uh this particular series subset series of classic Patriot stickers and so they've taken old arts or old garbage pel kids and basically rebooted them and and gave them different design uh name Bubbles and and and uh uh you can see stars stars and no bars in the garbage P kids title bar uh portable John you gotta love this stuff as an adult or a kid I love the Patty pageant and see the the kid has got the umbilical cord with the stage mom back there uh Wallace Street look at that is that that is like the ultimate statement in politics right there that garbage pill kid right there uh I this is just from a couple of packages us Arie and you gotta you got to love parody you got to love satire you have to ballot Bush so this is one of the subsets that I think is kind of fun uh it is the 2016 presidential candidate sticker set or subset this is 4B of five uh this is ballot Bush ballot Bush there's another one that I think I have open if I can find it here that's Chase kind of no I guess not okay um I I thought I had the Hillary one there's a Hillary uh you know Hillary for president Hillary there's also a Donald dump Donald Trump one I've seen this is Jeb Bush or supposed to be a Jeb Bush obviously this would be in Cal California Florida um so here's an example of they they have like an entire series that have different borders so this looks like a snot border you see the the snot in the Border uh that I it drives me nuts I'm not I'm not collecting anything apart from the white borders uh I'm staying away from from the booger borders although That's funny though Happy Meals by the way I'm going to there's an upcoming pillo pick includes Happy Meals or Happy Meal stuff vintage Happy Meal stuff that I remember uh having uh when I was uh younger yakface.com Jason says I have a ton of my original gpk Dude I have I have them all in a binder all those bonuses though those bonuses driving me nuts and then they have the like exclusive uh stuff so this is like a a pack that you can get with like three sticker packs inside and two stickers that you can only get in this particular package this this package uh there's just two and uh that again it drives me nuts because if I can't find this locally scalpers online charge way too much now the new packages I'm going to open one right here and I'm going to open all of them because sometimes you you get lucky not by getting the Stick of gum which no longer comes with a cards uh but you will get a uh um uh like an autographed card of sorts oh look at that there there's the thing to make sure that I I walked out of the store or didn't walk out of the store without uh paying for it leaky L we have Casino Gino that one's a fun one it's Las Vegas I love this stuff this this is this is my art that I've collected since I was a kid poodle Skyler instead of skirt I suppose kit spit that's a reboot we have grand Grant boy another snot bard fantastic or fanatic Mick oh sorry I'm not holding it correctly free defense ah boy I'm dropping everything you got to be very careful uh removing Reese boy I've got some dupes Harley Harley look at that that's my dad there's my you want a d my dad my dad is a garbage P kid Harley he still rides bikes um so that is indicative of what you might find in the average package uh it's impossible to be completest but I do have the entire set the entire uh the entire series really um and and really that that goes all the way back to the very first edition that I got for my 16th or 17th birthday some kids were just wanting cars I wanted the the first series of garbage pill kids I I'm telling you man gpk for Life gpk For Life man uh let's see here when starting to collect those card where do I start asks Wang uh well you know you can start by you know getting a pack and and you know if you like it you like it if you don't you don't I I don't collect these for monetary value necessarily uh I just enjoy them I I have fun with them I love them they're gross they're disgusting they're fun uh they're creative I love them um you know uh if you want to buy sets my recommendation is yeah go to you know find find full sets to collect uh you know you may decide to go vintage the old stuff you may decide to go to new stuff and they've been they've been producing new things regularly for at least 10 years uh so uh it just depends I mean just Dive Right In and and you know if anything you can start with vintage and go year by year or or series by series and uh you could then move from there to the new series The you know and then all the new series uh collect them set by set and uh you know don't just keep them in boxes put them in binders you know enjoy them they were meant to be enjoyed this these are these are work works of art or at least to me they're they're they're works of art I enjoy them I'm I'm a gpk fan for life and I know I'm not the only one I know I'm not because there are collectors out there who get together and share information and uh let each other know that gpk are still very much alive so happy that tops brought them back I'm so happy so happy what can I say I'm into that kind of thing still for Life uh thank you everybody for tuning in uh this is today's series of Gill piic so to speak uh I really appreciate you letting me know if you ever find something that you think I need to see just tell me uh if you ever see something that you think I need to see uh please show me today's free podcast highlight was brought to you by all of my active patrons from Chris pill.com if you want access to the full tldr episodes both audio video past present and future which can be up to an hour long or longer with even more Tech Insight from me every weekday plus other bonus content without ads and supporting me at the same time you can sign up to become one of my super nomies too this is just a brief taste of what I'm producing for you daily again get more through Chris pill.comhello world I'm Chris Perillo and you've tuned in to another LIVE edition of Perillo pick it comes within tldr the lockr daily report and is streamed live for my patrons head over to Chris pill.com to become a patron and get all of tldr uh I just finished my other half of the iPad Pro review now I've done three things I like three things that I don't like and I'm going to move on in life because I just I'd rather talk about other things quite honestly so many of you know that since uh was in the seventh grade I've been collecting one thing thanks to my dad and that would be garbage pale kids I am a huge garbage pil kids ban unfortunately do not have all of them uh tops has made it uh a bit difficult to be a completist with garbage pel kids anymore because of bonuses and chases uh and variants it's very very challenging uh I have the entire vintage collection that is nice and I I I keep it close to me I am very very happy uh to to still have that um I kept my vintage collection intact of garbage fail kids differently than I kept I wasn't able to keep my vintage collection of Star Wars figures intact which is a little disappointing maybe one day I'll go and complete the vintage collection again um so I've been collecting garbage pill kids for eons I'm a garbage pill kid I wore the wrong shirt today I have garbage pill kid shirts that they've now printed Chase cards for but like getting those cards is expensive it would cost me to get the what is it eight different cards of the new garbage P kids bonus cards it would be like 100 bucks or something and I'm like oh man you just can't I can't do it it's too expensive that to me is way too expensive uh I end up after a new series of garbage PK kids is released you know I buy one pack and this is what the pack looks like it's the garbage pill kids H American is apple pie in your face that's that's what the pack looks like with snoody snam on the front and I usually end up just buying the whole Master set and finding the uh you know uh the subsets that aren't a part of the master set if I can and if I find them you know in an affordable uh manner but I ended up getting the the the entire this is this is what that there's the stack right there of the master Set uh it's a big stack I got that for around $50 around 50 and that's not even all of them there are a couple of other subsets that I've got my eye on bonuses and what have you that uh I I've got to complete so uh I'm just going to show you some of the gpk and I know I'm not the only one uh some people say wow I remember those I'm like what dude what do you mean remember they're new series I've got all like every series I've been I've been watching out for and doing my best to be a completist uh but I love garbage P kids this is this is Art to me uh so you're going to see me getting pretty much well every one of them that I possibly can uh they started because uh well actually it was a wacky package and I never got into Wacky Packages um but TOS was making fun of gar or Cabbage Patch Kids I never had a Cabbage Patch Kid hitchhike Mike see look it's it's they make fun of uh you know uh names in in characters and sometimes even real people Spencer of 76 funny stuff um oh look at this one area 5 Juan I like this one this one's a good one very X fil Z right there Area 51 and then we have cra Canal if you remember evil Canal who is not that evil guillotina this is just a few I'm just showing you one of the the packages that I got then they have like as I said subsets and series and bonuses so if you get uh there there's a special pack like a 20 sticker pack it'll come with uh this particular series subset series of classic Patriot stickers and so they've taken old arts or old garbage pel kids and basically rebooted them and and gave them different design uh name Bubbles and and and uh uh you can see stars stars and no bars in the garbage P kids title bar uh portable John you gotta love this stuff as an adult or a kid I love the Patty pageant and see the the kid has got the umbilical cord with the stage mom back there uh Wallace Street look at that is that that is like the ultimate statement in politics right there that garbage pill kid right there uh I this is just from a couple of packages us Arie and you gotta you got to love parody you got to love satire you have to ballot Bush so this is one of the subsets that I think is kind of fun uh it is the 2016 presidential candidate sticker set or subset this is 4B of five uh this is ballot Bush ballot Bush there's another one that I think I have open if I can find it here that's Chase kind of no I guess not okay um I I thought I had the Hillary one there's a Hillary uh you know Hillary for president Hillary there's also a Donald dump Donald Trump one I've seen this is Jeb Bush or supposed to be a Jeb Bush obviously this would be in Cal California Florida um so here's an example of they they have like an entire series that have different borders so this looks like a snot border you see the the snot in the Border uh that I it drives me nuts I'm not I'm not collecting anything apart from the white borders uh I'm staying away from from the booger borders although That's funny though Happy Meals by the way I'm going to there's an upcoming pillo pick includes Happy Meals or Happy Meal stuff vintage Happy Meal stuff that I remember uh having uh when I was uh younger yakface.com Jason says I have a ton of my original gpk Dude I have I have them all in a binder all those bonuses though those bonuses driving me nuts and then they have the like exclusive uh stuff so this is like a a pack that you can get with like three sticker packs inside and two stickers that you can only get in this particular package this this package uh there's just two and uh that again it drives me nuts because if I can't find this locally scalpers online charge way too much now the new packages I'm going to open one right here and I'm going to open all of them because sometimes you you get lucky not by getting the Stick of gum which no longer comes with a cards uh but you will get a uh um uh like an autographed card of sorts oh look at that there there's the thing to make sure that I I walked out of the store or didn't walk out of the store without uh paying for it leaky L we have Casino Gino that one's a fun one it's Las Vegas I love this stuff this this is this is my art that I've collected since I was a kid poodle Skyler instead of skirt I suppose kit spit that's a reboot we have grand Grant boy another snot bard fantastic or fanatic Mick oh sorry I'm not holding it correctly free defense ah boy I'm dropping everything you got to be very careful uh removing Reese boy I've got some dupes Harley Harley look at that that's my dad there's my you want a d my dad my dad is a garbage P kid Harley he still rides bikes um so that is indicative of what you might find in the average package uh it's impossible to be completest but I do have the entire set the entire uh the entire series really um and and really that that goes all the way back to the very first edition that I got for my 16th or 17th birthday some kids were just wanting cars I wanted the the first series of garbage pill kids I I'm telling you man gpk for Life gpk For Life man uh let's see here when starting to collect those card where do I start asks Wang uh well you know you can start by you know getting a pack and and you know if you like it you like it if you don't you don't I I don't collect these for monetary value necessarily uh I just enjoy them I I have fun with them I love them they're gross they're disgusting they're fun uh they're creative I love them um you know uh if you want to buy sets my recommendation is yeah go to you know find find full sets to collect uh you know you may decide to go vintage the old stuff you may decide to go to new stuff and they've been they've been producing new things regularly for at least 10 years uh so uh it just depends I mean just Dive Right In and and you know if anything you can start with vintage and go year by year or or series by series and uh you could then move from there to the new series The you know and then all the new series uh collect them set by set and uh you know don't just keep them in boxes put them in binders you know enjoy them they were meant to be enjoyed this these are these are work works of art or at least to me they're they're they're works of art I enjoy them I'm I'm a gpk fan for life and I know I'm not the only one I know I'm not because there are collectors out there who get together and share information and uh let each other know that gpk are still very much alive so happy that tops brought them back I'm so happy so happy what can I say I'm into that kind of thing still for Life uh thank you everybody for tuning in uh this is today's series of Gill piic so to speak uh I really appreciate you letting me know if you ever find something that you think I need to see just tell me uh if you ever see something that you think I need to see uh please show me today's free podcast highlight was brought to you by all of my active patrons from Chris pill.com if you want access to the full tldr episodes both audio video past present and future which can be up to an hour long or longer with even more Tech Insight from me every weekday plus other bonus content without ads and supporting me at the same time you can sign up to become one of my super nomies too this is just a brief taste of what I'm producing for you daily again get more through Chris pill.com\n"