In the Fall of 1987, after
the release of the 8th Series GPK set, CBS Inc. was ready to
premier the Garbage Pail Kids Cartoon on Saturday Morning. Cartoon cells
were created by Geof Darrow for the main cast of characters, although
there were tons of extras; the cartoon cells were later auctioned off
on eBay. The 13 episodes of the Paramount GPK cartoon were released
on DVD for the first time in April of 2006. The episodes are broken
down into two segments: a Loony Toons-type segment with various 'GPK'
characters and a Scooby-Doo detective-type segment with the main GPK
cartoon cast showcasing their normal and hidden-identity characters.
The cartoon also contains various breaks such as a GPK Award
segment and a 'Would We Lie To You?' segment.
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The main GPK cartoon
cast that have their own little 'Garbage Gang' within their neighborhood
is comprised of the following GPK characters: 2nd Series 81a
Split KIT (and 81b Mixed-Up
MITCH), 2nd Series 42a PATTY Putty
(and 42b Muggin' MEGAN), 6th Series (213a
OTTO Whack and) 213b ELLIOT
Mess, 5th Series (169a DEE Faced
and) 169b TERRI Cloth with the 6th
Series (235a Ugly HANS and) 235b JAN
Hand hand and 2nd Series 59a Clogged
DUANE (and 59b Bye Bye BOBBIE).
The cartoon characters had their regular, normal-Kid look and their
hidden GPK identity personas.
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There were also Garbage
Pail Kids Cartoon Figurines modeled after the cartoon characters
that Galoob Toys intended to release. The figurines contained the main
GPK Cartoon cast plus various other charactes used during the
opening, et cetera: 2nd Series 63a Spacey STACY
and 63b Planet Janet, 4th Series 129a Second
Hand ROSE and 129b Trashed TRACY,
5th Series 203a Toothie RUTHIE and 203b
Dental FLOSSIE, 2nd Series 79a Sewer
SUE and 79b MICHELLE Muck, 4th Series
138a Alien IAN and 138b Outerspace
CHASE, 6th Series 233a WES Mess
and 233b Trash-Can KEN and 3rd Series 113a
ALICE Island and 113b Liberty
LIBBY.
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However, after the Cartoon
was shelved in part due to the American Family Association's (AFA) efforts
against CBS to stop the GPK Cartoon by Topps from airing, the
toy figures were also shelved and not released. The AFA Letter and the
protest against CBS and its sponsers can be located below. Images graciously
supplied by collector Travis Tierno.
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