Trash Can Trolls | Garbage Pail Kids World

RELEASE
PERIOD : SUMMER 1992

In 1992, four
years after the fad of the Garbage Pail Kids, Topps tried their luck again with
the parody of a new craze, the Norfin Trolls. Unfortunately, the cards were
not released until the very end of the troll hype resulting in a lack of sales
and no 2nd Series ever spawned. The Trash Can Trolls are a direct parody
of the troll doll (or Dam doll) created by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam, a type
of hard plastic doll with rough, pliable hair depicting a troll figure. The troll
dolls became a large toy craze in the early 1960s in the States, and were popular
between the 1970s and early 1990s where the dolls were marketed under the trade
name Norfin Trolls.

The art director and editor of the set
was Mark Newgarden; the artists included John Pound, Tomas Bunk, Drew Friedman,
Richard Mcquire, Irene Rofheart (pka Pigott) and Patrick Pigott. The writers
and concept artists included Mark Newgarden, John Pound, Drew Friedman, Frank
Santopadre, Jordan Bochanis, Jim Giordano, Sam Henderson, John Mariano, Paul Parducci
and Russ Reiley. The cards come 6 to a wax pack measuring 2 X 3 and are
non-die cut. By this time, Topps had stopped placing gum in the packs due to the
damage to the cards or price cuts. Although a 2nd Series Trash Can Trolls set
was never released a few idea sketches were completed by John Pound but no final
artwork was ever assigned.

TCT
— U.K. EDITION

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TOTAL
88 CARD SET : NO VARIATIONS

COUNTER
DISPLAY BOX — NO HAIR VERSION
CODE: 1-423-40-01-2 — UPC: 0-41116-10423-7

BOX ARTWORK: PAT PIGOTT

DISPLAY
BOX — HAIR VERSION
NOTE: BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE OR PINK HAIR
CODE: 1-423-40-01-2
— UPC: 0-41116-10423-7
BOX ARTWORK: PAT PIGOTT

WAX
PACK — WRAPPER CODE: 0-423-21-01-2
UPC NUMBER : 0-41116-00423-0
RENDERED
WRAPPER ARTWORK : UNKNOWN

WHOLESALER
SELL SHEET — PRODUCT # 423
SHEET MEASUREMENT: 8 x 11 INCHES
CARD
ARTWORK: PATT PIGOTT

CARDBOARD
CASE BOX — PRODUCT # 423-1 — 24/36 ct. BOXES/PACKS
CASE CODE: 2-423-10-01-2
— UPC NUMBER: 0-41116-20423-4

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ANNOTATED NOMENCLATURE

—
The Iconic Garbage Pail Kids Character,
showcased on OS1 cards 8a ADAM Bomb and 8b Blasted BILLY, can be located on the
Trash Can Trolls cards 1a JOEL Troll and 1b Fall-Out PAUL, kicking away last decades
card craze and potentially and hopefully creating a new one, but Topps seemingly
jumped on the bandwagon too late.

—
The Puzzles contain
only twelve pieces for the characters of cards 29a Pyrotech NICK & 29b Independence
DAISY and cards 42a DEE Composing & 42b PHIL D. Grave; a nine-piece puzzle
would’ve been perfect for nine-pocket card sheets. There are no Puzzle Preview
cards within the set.

—
There are three Unpublished
OS16 GPK concepts from 1988 that were worked into the TCT set, images for
cards #2, #4 and #15; that can be seen within the 16th Series Fun Facts &
Tidbits section. These GPK characters were later published in the ANS1 GPK set.
Similar concepts by different artists can also be located, i.e. cards 3a
AL A.Carte & 3b FREDDY Sphagetti, very reminiscent of the later ANS3 GPK cards
3a Saucy SARAH and 3b MARY Nara.

—
The only Nameplate
in the set, or any Topps parody series that I’m aware of, that has artwork over
the nameplate; for cards 33a Bumbling BEA & 33b LOUISE Bees; usually only
the logo header is affected.

—
A very normal looking Norfin Troll-like TCT Sticker,
pictured below, and enlarged, could be found stuck to the celophane for the Trash
Can Trolls boxes with fluff-able hair that came in either blue, green, orange
or pink colors. The artist for the sticker is unknown.

—
The Trash Can Trolls Mascot,
located as artwork on the box packaging and as rendered artwork on the wrapper
or pack can be be found on cards 29a Pyrotech Nick & 29b Independence DAISY,
as card artwork for checklist cards 44a & 44b and also one of the 12-piece
completed puzzle reverse card backs within the set.

—
The set has two cards with the Same
Forename, cards 17b Siamese LOUISE & 33b LOUISE Bees, cards 19b Repeating
PETE & 25a Prickly PETE, cards 20b HY N. Dry & 32a HY Voltage, cards 25b
Thorny BARB & 40b Barfin’ BARB, and cards 26b Overgrown JOAN & 43b
JOAN Throne.

—
Card Sample:
twin cards 28a Generic ERIC & 28b No Frills FRANK, a fantastic parody of mass-produced
product.

—
Card 35b MAX Snacks can be found with the ‘b’ with
partially missing Black Ink due to a production error,
somewhat like the infamous GPK card 355b Semi COLIN, which can be found with a
missing number or partially missing number & letter, but in this case it is
rather common.

—
There is an incorrect Checklist
listing where character name 14b Growin’ OWEN is labeled as 14b Shocked SHERRY
and the name 15b Shocked SHERRY is listed as 15b Growin’ OWEN; the two were accidentally
reversed.

—
During the concept phase for the reverse card back of the Trash Can Trolls, the
Flowchart for coupon ideas was called ‘Troll Products
– From the House of Trolls, a title parody of the 1955 novella House of Dolls.
Tom Bunk completed the final artwork for the back of cards #14, a Swiss Army Troll,
that is similar to the Edwards Scissorhands parody of cards 12a EDWARD
Scissorhair & 12b LANCE Scape painted by John Pound.

—
Possibly Tom Bunk’s first GPK
Concept piece, as mentioned by the artist, that was rejected by Topps.
The piece was later reworked and became cards 25a Prickly PETE & 25b Thorny
BARB of the Trash Can Trolls set released in 1992 painted by Pat Pigott. The original
GPK artwork was finally published in late 2011 for the GPK Flashback 3 set as
LOST GPK cards with the same names and in the summer of 2013 within the Chrome
OS1 set as cards L3a and L3b.

—
Much like the GPK model sheets created by Tom Bunk
in 1987 for the OS10 through OS16 GPK sets for artists to follow, Bunk created
some simple TCT Model Sheets five years later in
1992 modeled after the popular Norfin Troll dolls.

—
Several Color Rough
images and tight color roughs were changed prior to the final artwork stage, with
either subtle or drastic changes. Tom Bunk’s 2a Retchin’ GRETCHEN & 2b DREW
Spew had troll hair changed from green to purple and arm positions re-positioned;
the tracksuit stripe was changed to red for the final artwork with blue intestines
added. Tom Bunk’s 4a New Wave DAVE & 4b Flush GORDON feet positions are re-positioned
and shorts changed to the color purple; the surfboard, having already gone through
two iterations, finally ends up being blue; the walls end up being pink, the troll
hair changed to a dirty blonde yellow and the fish skeleton moved.

—
Several original TCT Concept
Sketches by Tom Bunk which were reviewed by Mark Newgarden with red mark-ups
as pictured below. For cards #8, Newgarden made notes to reduce the size of the
character and a pattern was added to the boxer undergarments; the arm and eye
positions eventually changed and a crossbones added to the deodorant can. A large
drip was added to cards #13 with the hand positions changed. Newgarden made notes
for cards #18 for peels to be added to the ground, the coconut on the monkey’s
head removed, extra hair added to the peeled head sections, for the bellybutton
to be reduced and add a stalk of bananas to the tree. For cards #22, Newgarden
made a notation that the tongue be licking away the face of the ice cream troll
for the first concept, and added red to the eyeball for the second concept for
the piece. The scared and ‘sweating’ character was changed to ‘melting’ for the
final artwork.

—
Two additional Color Roughs
by Tom Bunk are pictured below, where the hair color is changed from green to
red and a tongue sticking out added to cards #20. A rope and clothes were added
to the piñata concept, the broken arm ‘intact’ but now broken off, and
the kids positions have changed. A similar concept can be seen within the 2006
ANS5 Garbage Pail Kids set for bonus card B12 PATRICK Piñata, also painted
by Tom Bunk.

—
Although the 2nd Series
Trash Can Trolls set never materialized, the concepts titles for coupon
offers for the reverse card backs had been fleshed out. The 42 ideas are
as follows with the concept artist’s initials in paranthesis—full names can
be found with in the Comprehensive Checklist below: Troll Performance Art (DF),
Toe Nail Clipper (DF), Trolls Traps (DF), Microwave Trolls (JG), Instant Lawn
Trolls (JG), Troll WindChimes (JG), VCR Troll (RR), Dashboard Buddy (RR), Troll
Shoes (PP), Trolls End Catalog (PP), Troll Head Warmers (PP), Shroud of Troll
(SH), Desert Troll Figurines (SH), Stop Troll Vivisection (SH), Troll Massacres
(JG), Trolly-o’s Cereal (JG), Troll Chips (JG), Dental Scrub Team (RR), Troll
of the Month (RR), Garbage Disposal (PP), Covered with Honey (PP), Profound Thoughts
(PP), McTrolls (PP), Lab Experimentation Trolls (PP), Psychic Troll Line (PP),
Pin the Hair on the Troll (JG), Trolls in Trouble (JG), Troll Trivia (JG), Mr.
Troll Head (RR), Skittle Troll (RR), Silent Troll Whistle (RR), Escort Service
(FS), Eau De La Troll (FS), Troll Thermometer (JG), Trolls Glasses (JG), Troll
Mysteries Book (PP), Know it All Trolls (PP), Linoleum Destroying Trolls (PP),
Rock’em Sock’em Troll Bots (RR), Visable Troll (RR), Barrel of Trolls (RR), Air
Freshener (RR).

THE ARTIST RECOGNITION EDITION

#	NOMENCLATURE	CONCEPT ART FRONT	FINAL ART FRONT	CONCEPT ARTIST WRITER – BACK	PENCIL & FINAL ART – BACK
1a	JOEL Troll	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
1b	Fall-Out PAUL	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
2a	Retchin’ GRETCHEN	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
2b	DREW Spew	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
3a	AL A.Carte	IRENE Pigott	IRENE Pigott	JOHN Mariano	TOM Bunk
3b	FREDDY Spaghetti	IRENE Pigott	IRENE Pigott	JOHN Mariano	TOM Bunk
4a	New Wave DAVE	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
4b	Flush GORDON	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
5a	Weepin’ WILLOW	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PAUL Parducci	JOHN Pound
5b	Stained BLAINE	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PAUL Parducci	JOHN Pound
6a	ANNE Tenna	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
6b	T.V. GUY	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
7a	Soda RHODA	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	FRANK Santopadre	TOM Bunk
7b	Fountain Jerk DIRK	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	FRANK Santopadre	TOM Bunk
8a	Hairy HARRY	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
8b	Armpit BRITT	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
9a	Slam DUNCAN	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
9b	Stuffin’ STEPHEN	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
10a	GINA Cleaner	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	DREW Friedman	DF / PAT Pigott
10b	Dustin’ JUSTIN	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	DREW Friedman	DF / PAT Pigott
11a	CASEY At-The-Bat	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
11b	GRANT Slam	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
12a	EDWARD Scissorhair	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
12b	LANCE Scape	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
13a	Booger BOBBY	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	DREW Friedman	DF / JOHN Pound
13b	SCOTT Snot	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	DREW Friedman	DF / JOHN Pound
14a	LARRY Lump	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	FRANK Santopadre	TOM Bunk
14b	Growin’ OWEN	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	FRANK Santopadre	TOM Bunk
15a	TEX Wrecks	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	SAM Henderson	DF / PAT Pigott
15b	Shocked SHERRY	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	SAM Henderson	DF / PAT Pigott
16a	Performin’ NORMAN	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
16b	BOB Slob	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
17a	Unseparated At BETH	IRENE Pigott	IRENE Pigott	PAUL Parducci	PAT Pigott
17b	Siamese LOUISE	IRENE Pigott	IRENE Pigott	PAUL Parducci	PAT Pigott
18a	HANNA Banana	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	JOHN Mariano	TOM Bunk
18b	Jungle JIM	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	JOHN Mariano	TOM Bunk
19a	BORIS Line	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
19b	Repeating PETE	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
20a	GERTIE Laundry	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
20b	HY N. Dry	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
21a	Crépe SUZETTE	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
21b	BARBIE Q.	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
22a	Swirly SHIRLEY	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	JIM Giordano	RICHARD Mcquire
22b	HERBERT Sherbet	TOMBunk	TOMBunk	JIM Giordano	RICHARD Mcquire
23a	Burning KENDALL	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
23b	Meltin’ MEL	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
24a	BUSTER Open	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	John Pound
24b	Crash DANNY	TOM Bunk	TOM Bunk	PUZZLE	John Pound
25a	Prickly PETE	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
25b	Thorny BARB	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
26a	Chia PAT	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
26b	Overgrown JOAN	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
27a	CASS Backwards	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	SAM Henderson	DF / PAT Pigott
27b	Crossed CHRIS	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	SAM Henderson	DF / PAT Pigott
28a	Generic ERIC	IRENE Pigott	IRENE Pigott	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
28b	No Frills FRANK	IRENE Pigott	IRENE Pigott	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
29a	Pyrotech NICK	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	JIM Giordano	RICHARD Mcquire
29b	Independence DAISY	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	JIM Giordano	RICHARD Mcquire
30a	Open Heart SERGE	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PAUL Parducci	PAT Pigott
30b	CHIP Entrails	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PAUL Parducci	PAT Pigott
31a	Clipped TONY	DREW Friedman	PAT Pigott	RUSS Reiley	JOHN Pound
31b	Fun GUS	DREW Friedman	PAT Pigott	RUSS Reiley	JOHN Pound
32a	HY Voltage	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	RUSS Reiley	PAT Pigott
32b	Electric BILL	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	RUSS Reiley	PAT Pigott
33a	Bumbling BEA	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
33b	LOUISE Bees	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
34a	Lawn JOHN Silver	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
34b	Buried BARRY	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
35a	Sharky MARKY	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
35b	MAX Snacks	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
36a	Live Bait KATE	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	RUSS Reiley	JOHN Pound
36b	Hook Line & CINDY	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	RUSS Reiley	JOHN Pound
37a	BRUCE Noose	DREW Friedman	PAT Pigott	JIM Giordano	RICHARD Mcquire
37b	DAVID Lynched	DREW Friedman	PAT Pigott	JIM Giordano	RICHARD Mcquire
38a	Furry MURRAY	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
38b	Unkempt KARLA	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	JOHN Pound
39a	SY Clone	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
39b	TRICIA Twister	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
40a	Heaving HARRIET	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	DERW Friedman	PAT Pigott
40b	Barfin’ BARB	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	DREW Friedman	PAT Pigott
41a	Mutilated TED	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
41b	Monster KIT	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
42a	DEE Composing	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
42b	PHIL D. Grave	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	PUZZLE	PAT Pigott
43a	ROY L. Flush	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	FRANK Santopadre	TOM Bunk
43b	JOAN Throne	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	FRANK Santopadre	TOM Bunk
44a	CHECKLIST	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	MARK Newgarden	CHECKLIST
44b	CHECKLIST	PAT Pigott	PAT Pigott	MARK Newgarden	CHECKLIST
#	NOMENCLATURE	CONCEPT ART FRONT	FINAL ART FRONT	CONCEPT ARTIST WRITER – BACK	PENCIL & FINAL ART – BACK

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