United Kingdom All New Series Intro | Garbage Pail Kids World

UNITED KINGDOM

The second installment
of the Garbage Pail Kids franchise was released in August and September of 2004
in the UK, manufactured by the Topps Europe Ltd. company, associated with Merlin
Stickers and released throughout parts of northern Europe. The All-New Series
1 with the catch phrase ‘Gross Sticker Cards’ and the All-New Series 1 Album set
are coloured and marketed much like the U.S. ANS1 set but the ‘Gross Sticker Cards’
UK set contains images from the ANS1 and ANS2 U.S. sets and the ‘Album Stickers’
set contains images from the ANS1, ANS2 and various older U.S. GPK sets. The stickers
measure roughly the same size as the U.S. cards at 2.5 x 3.5 inches with the album
stickers measuring slightly smaller. The ‘Gross Sticker Cards’ set contains foil
cards and the ‘Album Stickers’ set contains special stickers which are the first
chase cards released in the UK.

In 2018, the rebranded ‘The Garbage Gang’
were re-released and printed by Topps Europe Ltd. and released throughout the
UK. The set is a direct replication of the 2008 Italy Kakkones set based off of
the early U.S. All-New Series releases; many images located within the 2004 UK
set pulled from the U.S. 2003 release. This is the first time an international
set has been reversed released in the UK, although perhap a 2008 UK was developed
but shelved? The cards measure slightly smaller than 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches, that
are non-die cut; peeling from the edges. A binder accompanied the release.

A re-release of twelve 2013 figures from the U.S. Series 1 MiniKins release
occured the following year within the UK in March of 2019 and was marketed under
the ‘The Garbage Gang’ label and packaged in cups of ‘SLIME’. Each cup of slime
cost £2.50 or €4 and came with one character. As with the 2018 card
release, consisting of ANS material, the product was published by Topps Europe
Limited out of the UK, associated with Merlin Collections. Another ‘SLIME’ released
occurred in Italy under the nostalgic moniker ‘Sgorbions’ in early 2019 that was
an identical release to the UK tubs but with an activity booklet. A checklist
can be found on the Minikins page withint the BNS section.

ANS1 SET PAGE : 2004

ANS1 ALBUM SET PAGE : 2004

ANS1 SET PAGE : 2018

DISPLAY BOX : 12 COUNT

RENDERED ARTWORK : ARTIST UNKNOWN
12 TUBS SLIME + 12 FIGURES : SKU FS0000461

TOPPS EUROPE LIMITED : TOPPS DIRECT

The Garbage Gang SLIME packaging includes the following information and tagline:
“Contains: SLIME + 1 Figurine” on the tub and “12 to Collect!”,
“£2.50, €4”, “Fluo Colours!” and “Each Tub
Contains 1 Figurine + SLIME” located on the box. Unlike the Sgorbions release,
the UK version does not come with an activity booklet. Social media advert: “The
Garbage Gang are back, and this time they’re covered in SLIME! Collect all 12
disgusting Garbage Gang characters in these super buckets of slime. From Bony
Tony to Patty Putty, there’s a revolting member of the Garbage Gang for everyone!
Available in-stores now!”

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