RELEASE DATE : FALL 1987

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 within the 'Saturday Morning' lineup. 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 thirteen episodes of the Paramount GPK cartoon were later released on DVD for the first time in April of 2006.


PARAMOUNT DVD COVER

The episodes are broken down into two main segments: a Loony Toons-type segment with various 'GPK' characters and a Scooby-Doo detective-type segment with the main GPK cartoon cast of characters showcasing their normal and hidden-identities. The cartoon also contains various breaks, such as a GPK Award segment, playing off the early GPK card backs (taken from earlier Topps releases) and a 'Would We Lie To You?' segment, taken from later GPK card backs, which spoofed Ripley's Believe it Or Not! card releases.









The main GPK cartoon cast, that have their own little GARBAGE GANG within their neighborhood, is comprised of the following Garbage Pail Kids: OS2 characters 81a Split KIT (and 81b Mixed-Up MITCH), 42a PATTY Putty (and 42b Muggin' MEGAN) & 59a Clogged DUANE (and 59b Bye Bye BOBBIE), OS5 character (169a DEE Faced and) 169b TERRI Cloth—with the OS6 character (235a Ugly HANS and) 235b JAN Hand, on TERRI's hand, and the OS6 character (213a OTTO Whack and) 213b ELLIOT Mess. The cartoon characters had their regular, normal-Kid identities and their hidden GPK personas.


THE GPK GANG'S ALL HERE — © 1987 CBS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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OS2 CHARACTER 81a SPLIT KIT




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OS2 CHARACTER 42a PATTY PUTTY



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OS6 CHARACTER 213b ELLIOT MESS



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OS5 CHARACTER 169b TERRI CLOTH & OS6 CHARACTER 235b JAN HAND



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OS2 CHARACTER 59a CLOGGED DUANE



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There are quite a few additional characters portrayed in the opening sequence and during the othere various GPK skits and shorts of the Garbage Pail Kids Cartoon.




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OS4 CHARACTER 129b TRASHED TRACY



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OS2 CHARACTER 79b MICHELLE MUCK



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OS6 CHARACTER 233b TRASH-CAN KEN



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OS4 CHARACTER 138a ALIEN IAN



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OS5 CHARACTER 172a NAT NERD



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Although labeled as OS2 CHARACTER FRYIN' RYAN, but looking quite different, this character is actually a combination of OS4 character 146a Baked JAKE & 146b Dry GUY and OS5 character 194a Nasty NANCY & 194b Razzin' Roslyn's; the tongue sticking out of RYAN's mouth.



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OS2 CHARACTER 55a HAIRY GARY



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The Cast of school faculty consisted of: Preston Purgation (principal), Sylvia Censor (teacher), Squeaky Clean (cafeteria staff) and Simon Scour (professor).









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 characters used during the opening sequence, et cetera: OS2 character 63a Spacey STACY & 63b Planet Janet, OS4 character 129a Second Hand ROSE & 129b Trashed TRACY, OS5 character 203a Toothie RUTHIE & 203b Dental FLOSSIE, OS2 character 79a Sewer SUE & 79b MICHELLE Muck, OS4 character 138a Alien IAN and 138b Outerspace CHASE, OS6 character 233a WES Mess & 233b Trash-Can KEN, and OS3 character 113a ALICE Island & 113b Liberty LIBBY.



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Unfortunately, the Garbage Pail Kids Cartoon was eventually shelved, in large part due to the protest pressure placed on CBS Broadcasting, Inc. by the American Family Association's (AFA) and their efforts against CBS to stop the cartoon from airing, which contained character's directly from the Topps GPK trading-card line.

























The cartoon was even listed within local newspapers, but a rerun of Muppet Babies was aired instead. Images of the AFA Letter and the smear campaign against CBS and its sponsers were graciously supplied by collector Travis Tierno.