History Trivia / GarbagePailKids

* At the height of the Kids' success, Topps was sued by Original Appalachian Artworks, the makers of the Toys/CabbagePatchKids, for copyright and trademark infringement; Topps argued that their product was a parody/satire of the Cabbage Patch Kids and thus allowed by UsefulNotes/FairUse, but the court [[https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_case?case=15762224752224144116&q=appalachian+vs+topps&hl=en&as_sdt=2006 proved]] that it was just a cash-in on the success of the plaintiffs' product, intended to be as similar to it as possible to mislead audiences, down to the similar-sounding title. The GPK were redesigned after the court ruling to be less similar in appearance to the Cabbage Patch Kids (the name was retained, though), although this only decreased their immense popularity, further proving the court correct. To say nothing of what happened when [[Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie the card's film adaptation]] was released...

* TheWikiRule: [[http://gpk.wikia.com/wiki/Garbage_Pail_Kids_Wiki The Garbage Pail Kids Wiki]].

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: Topps was pressured into recalling the BTS Brusiers[=/=]Bopping K-Pop card from the ''Shammy Awards'' series due to the card depicting the members of Music/{{BTS}} being beaten with a Grammy a la a game of whack-a-mole and the unfortunate timing of being released during a point where anti-Asian hate crimes were on the rise.

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: Topps was pressured into recalling the BTS Brusiers[=/=]Bopping K-Pop card from the ''Shammy Awards'' series due to the card depicting the members of Music/BTS being beaten with a Grammy a la a game of whack-a-mole and the unfortunate timing of being released during a point where anti-Asian hate crimes were on the rise.

* BannedInChina: In 2005, Mexico create a "so called" ''anti-Garbage Pail Kids'' article within their General Import and Export Tax Law that bans the import and export of these cards in the country. The article reads: "any type of stickers printed in color or in white and black, presented for sale in envelopes or packages, even when they include chewing gum, candy or any other type of articles, containing drawings, figures or illustrations that represent children in a degrading or ridiculous manner, in attitudes of incitement to violence, self-destruction or any other form of antisocial behavior, known as Garbage Pail Kids, for example, printed by any company or business name."

** The holdout mentioned above went by Guy Pie/Pepperoni Tony, planned for [=OS2=], then [=OS6=], and seen on the sheet for [=OS16=]. This design otherwise existed only as a poster before it was finally included proper in [=ANS1=] as Cheesy Charlie/Pizza Face Chase.

* [[BannedInChina Banned in Mexico]]: In 2005, Mexico create a "so called" ''anti-Garbage Pail Kids'' article within their General Import and Export Tax Law that bans the import and export of these cards in the country. The article reads: "any type of stickers printed in color or in white and black, presented for sale in envelopes or packages, even when they include chewing gum, candy or any other type of articles, containing drawings, figures or illustrations that represent children in a degrading or ridiculous manner, in attitudes of incitement to violence, self-destruction or any other form of antisocial behavior, known as Garbage Pail Kids, for example, printed by any company or business name."

** [[http://members.tripod.com/garbage_pail_kids/US_16th_Series.htm GPK World]] has the [[{{Pun}} filth]] on 1989's unreleased [=OS16=], including uncut sheets salvaged in the 1990s, roughs, cut designs, and the journey of one card that took a whole ''18 years'' to make it into a series. Many of these cards were carried over to [=ANS1=] in 2003, others were the Flashbacks' "Lost Cards", and the rest were exclusive to the album books.
** The holdout mentioned above went by Guy Pie/Pepperoni Tony, planned for [=OS2=], then [=OS6=], and seen on the sheet for [=OS16=] as card 639. This design otherwise existed only as a poster before it was finally included proper in [=ANS1=] as Cheesy Charlie/Pizza Face Chase.

** The animated series, which was planned for the 87-88 season on [=CBS=]. For the coming years, all that was seen of the show was on bootleg tapes before its official release on DVD in 2006.
** [[http://members.tripod.com/garbage_pail_kids/US_16th_Series.htm GPK World]] has the [[{{Pun}} filth]] on 1989's unreleased [=OS16=], including uncut sheets salvaged in the 1990s, roughs, cut designs, and the journey of one card that took a whole ''17 years'' to make it into a series. Many of the cards in this series were carried over to [=ANS1=] in 2003, others were the Flashbacks' "The Lost Cards", and the rest were exclusive to the album books.

* BannedInChina: In 2005, Mexico create an anti-Garbage Pail Kids article within their General Import and Export Tax Law that bans the import and export of this cards. The article reads: ""any type of stickers printed in color or in white and black, presented for sale in envelopes or packages, even when they include chewing gum, candy or any other type of articles, containing drawings, figures or illustrations that represent children in a degrading or ridiculous manner, in attitudes of incitement to violence, self-destruction or any other form of antisocial behavior, known as Garbage Pail Kids, for example, printed by any company or business name."

* At the height of the Kids' success, Topps was sued by Original Appalachian Artworks, the makers of the Franchise/CabbagePatchKids, for copyright and trademark infringement; Topps argued that their product was a parody/satire of the Cabbage Patch Kids and thus allowed by UsefulNotes/FairUse, but the court [[https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_case?case=15762224752224144116&q=appalachian+vs+topps&hl=en&as_sdt=2006 proved]] that it was just a cash-in on the success of the plaintiffs' product, intended to be as similar to it as possible to mislead audiences, down to the similar-sounding title. The GPK were redesigned after the court ruling to be less similar in appearance to the Cabbage Patch Kids (the name was retained, though), although this only decreased their immense popularity, further proving the court correct. To say nothing of what happened when [[Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie the card's film adaptation]] was released...

* TheWikiRule: [[http://gpk.wikia.com/wiki/Garbage_Pail_Kids_Wiki The Garbage Pail Kids Wiki]].