what came out first wacky packages or garbage pail kids?

Question

when did each of them come out?

Answer 1

wackey pkgs.

Answer 2

Garbage pail kids.

Answer 3

I've only heard of garbage pail kids....so I'll say that they came first!

Answer 4

garbage pail kids

Answer 5

Garbage Pail Kids is a series of humorous trading cards produced by the Topps Company. The cards were originally released in 1985 and were designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls created by Xavier Roberts, which were immensely popular at the time. Each sticker card featured a Garbage Pail Kid character and a humorous, wordplay-rich character name. Two (and occasionally three) versions of each card were produced, with variations featuring the same artwork but different character names. Fifteen regular series were released in the United States, with variation sets released in other countries. Two large format card editions were also released, as well as a set of posters.

The series was the brainchild of Topps consultant and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman, who came up with the product idea after the success of his earlier creations, Garbage Candy and Wacky Packages. The concept originally began as an unreleased Wacky Packages title, but the management at Topps thought that it would be a good idea for a separate spin-off series. Spiegelman and Mark Newgarden worked together as the editors and art directors of the project, Len Brown was the manager, and the first run of the cards was drawn exclusively by artist John Pound. Following the initial success of the cards, several additional artists and writers were brought in to contribute to the series, including Jay Lynch, Tom Bunk and James Warhola, among others.

The commercial success of the trading cards led to the production of a live-action movie, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, in 1987, however the film was both a critical and commercial failure. An animated television series was also created, but it was never broadcast in the U.S. due to parental complaints (although it was briefly aired in Europe). The movie was released on DVD by MGM Home Entertainment on July 12, 2005 and the cartoon series was later also released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on April 4, 2006.

During the height of the Garbage Pail Kids' popularity, Topps was sued by the makers of Cabbage Patch Kids for trademark infringement. As part of the out-of-court settlement, Topps agreed to modify the appearance of the Garbage Pail Kids to remove the resemblance between the characters. Production of the cards themselves continued, however by 1988, sales had dwindled and a planned 16th series never saw production.

In 2003, Topps reintroduced Garbage Pail Kids with all-new cards, dubbed the All New Series (ANS). The first series of new cards featured unique ID numbers on the back of first silver and later gold foil insert cards that can be redeemed online at the official Garbage Pail Kids website. Visitors can build and "gross out" their own Garbage Pail Kids. The more unique ID numbers applied to the characters, the more gross they can become.

The All New Series of cards differs from the original series in a number of ways, the most obvious being the upgraded quality of the cardstock used and a more glossy surface to the stickers. The ANS also changed the format with which the cards are numbered. The original series of cards used a continuous numbering pattern so each new set would pick up where the last set ended (e.g. series 1 ended at 41a and 41b and series 2 picked up at 42a and 42b.) The ANS resets the numbering back to 1 with each subsequent series. The ANS also features special card inserts like foil reprint cards, Scratch and Sniff cards, collectable card game CCG cards, temporary tattoos, and magnets. The ANS also featured special bonus cards available on at participating retailers in either 10 pack Bonus Boxes or 3 pack rack packs. These bonus stickers were the first GPK cards that didn't have a twin card.

In 2005 Topps celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Garbage Pail Kids franchise with special "Sketch Card" original art inserts in its ANS 4 set. The cards were limited to one inserted randomly per every hobby box (sold to specialty retailers). The cards featured original art by series regulars John Pound, Tom Bunk, and Jay Lynch, as well as Strephon Taylor, John Czop, Don Perlin, and Justin Green.

As of 2006, Topps has released five All New Series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_Pail_Kids

Wacky Packages is a series of editorial trading cards featuring parodies of consumer products. The cards were produced by the Topps Company beginning in 1967, usually in a sticker format. The original series sold for two years, and the concept proved popular enough that it has been revived every few years since. At one time the product briefly outsold baseball cards.

The cards have parodied a variety of well-known brands, relying on the talents of such comics artists as Art Spiegelman, Bill Griffith, Kim Deitch, Drew Friedman, George Evans, Jay Lynch and Norman Saunders. For example, one card featured "Blisterine" instead of Listerine and another had "Neverready" batteries rather than Eveready batteries.

The initial series was followed by a similarly designed Wacky Ads line in 1969. Wacky Packages was then brought back in 1973 for a highly successful run. For the first two years, these cards were the only Topps product to achieve higher sales than its flagship line of baseball cards. They continued until 1976 through a total of 16 series.

Some of these cards were sold in reprinted editions beginning in 1979. Newly designed series were produced in 1985 and 1991, but these strayed from the original concept and were not as successful. An "all-new" series of stickers (ANS1) was released in 2004, primarily painted by artist David Gross, and has continued into a fourth set 2006. These series have been very successful, and have also marked a return to the use of underground comix artists including M. Wartella.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_Packages