'70s Spoofs 'Wacky Packages' Are Back

[Khephra]

NEW YORK -- Somewhere, in a a junior high school locker, sits a faded sticker: "Weakies, the Breakfast of Chumps."

Time to scrape it off, and make room for a new generation of pop culture spoofs. "Wacky Packages," the hot 1970s fad parodying popular household products, is revamped and ready for the 21st century.

In May, the Topps Co. will rerelease Wacky Packages with one eye on the nostalgia market and its other on kids brought up in the computer age. The company hopes its product can transcend time and the generation gap.

"Poking fun at things, making parody, is a long accepted form of entertainment and one we think transcends generations," said Ira Friedman, vice president of new products at Topps.

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http://www.newsday.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-the-wacky-packs,0,2086158.story?coll=sns-ap-business-headlines

[burythehatchet]

1. I LOVED wacky packs

very "edgy" for that time

[Rainbowreflect]

2. I remember those. God, do I feel old today.

[Westegg]

3. Oh Gawd, I was obsessed with "Wacky Packs"...

...circa '73, '74 when I was about ten years old. I read this same article, and immediately went to the website of the collector-guy. Blast from the friggin past, to be sure. What stunned me is that some of those items, which I bought for a few cents each in the '70s, are now worth, like, hundreds of dollars! Damn!

Damn!

[TXlib]

5. Here's a website

http://www.wackypackages.org/

[Arbustosux]

4. Ohhh ohhh...bad memories

When I was in 6th grade I shoplifted Wacky packages and got caught. To this day the words Wacky Packages bring back some pretty shameful memories....

Of all the things to steal.... :)