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Weird shit from an 80s childhood

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CandidFruit · 07/04/2024 21:56

Reading through the retro sweets thread reminded me of some other random stuff from growing up in the early 80s.

Who else remembers the garbage pail kids? (I mean, Cabbage patch kids was bad enough!)
Now that is some seriously weird shit!

Mind you, I bet anything if you have the full set, you’ll probably be able to pay off your mortgage 😂

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mikado1 · 07/04/2024 21:58

Oh my god I have loads of these (somewhere!!) Are they worth something??

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CandidFruit · 07/04/2024 22:01

@mikado1 Honestly, I’ve no idea but you never know, right?!

Please show us some if you do find them, I remember there being some real shockers!

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mikado1 · 07/04/2024 22:03

I am clearing out my family home at the moment and I'm wondering why i haven't come across them yet now!! They're in a tin somewhere with my fancy pages 😆

delilabell · 07/04/2024 22:04

At high school in year 7 you inherited a locker from a year 11 that left in the summer before iyswim. Mine had those all stuck inside and it terrified me!

sandrapinchedmysandwich · 07/04/2024 22:06

Yes! Acne Annie and Charred Chad spring to mind. I LOVED Garbage Pail Kids. The stickers had a unique smell too

Branleuse · 07/04/2024 22:09

Oink comic

InTheShallowTheShalalalalalalalow · 07/04/2024 22:10

I watched the film with my kids a couple of months ago, brought back some memories 🤣 the kids weren't so impressed.

OneFrenchEgg · 07/04/2024 22:11

Dancing to war of the worlds in my gym knickers round and round in circles in the hall for 'PE'

Getting sent to be whacked with a ruler by the Head

A polystyrene cake and a packet of opal fruits on your birthday, handed out in assembly

Branleuse · 07/04/2024 22:11

I had loads of garbage pail kids cards.
I think the 80s was a great time to be a kid.

stayathomer · 07/04/2024 22:13

Oh my god another thing my mum decluttered out of the house without asking. Aaaagggh!!! (Loved them!!)

stayathomer · 07/04/2024 22:13

And fancy paper!!!

FlumpInSlump · 07/04/2024 22:16

Did anyone else collect those weird plastic babies that had neon bib / neckerchiefs on? They came in a packet and it was a lottery which you got. These and garbage Paul kid stickers go together in my brain!

lavenderlou · 07/04/2024 22:16

My parents thought the garbage pail cards were tasteless so I was never allowed to collect them.

We did have other sticker albums though - my brother got the World Cup ones and I had a Care Bear one - managed to complete the whole thing and kept it for years.

Pantaloons99 · 07/04/2024 22:19

Loved the garbage pail kids 😁 Anyone remember those ' slime slurp' jelly sweets. They were sealed in a mould and were usually some creature/ alien thing.They are discontinued and I looked everywhere for some. They tasted so yummy

LateMumma · 07/04/2024 22:21

I can smell the cards now. Didn't they come with a bit of bubblegum too, or am I imagining that?

DasAlteLeid · 07/04/2024 22:21

Pantaloons99 · 07/04/2024 22:19

Loved the garbage pail kids 😁 Anyone remember those ' slime slurp' jelly sweets. They were sealed in a mould and were usually some creature/ alien thing.They are discontinued and I looked everywhere for some. They tasted so yummy

@Pantaloons99

pretty sure they still do them in Home Bargains or B&M! Especially at Halloween.

AllThePotatoesAreSinging · 07/04/2024 22:25

sandrapinchedmysandwich · 07/04/2024 22:06

Yes! Acne Annie and Charred Chad spring to mind. I LOVED Garbage Pail Kids. The stickers had a unique smell too

I can smell it now. Came with bubblegum. Think I was 4 or 5.

Neodymium · 07/04/2024 22:30

How creepy the tv shows and movies are. Like mermaids when charlotte hooks up with the 26 year old caretaker and he is portrayed as sweet and trying to resist her. Then he leaves and the still write letters. Predator. Or dirty dancing. Johnny is an old man. Baby’s father had him pegged right. Or Grease, so many inappropriate things. I can remember watching them as a kid and thinking it was perfectly reasonable things happening.

ChampagneNightmares · 07/04/2024 22:32

LateMumma · 07/04/2024 22:21

I can smell the cards now. Didn't they come with a bit of bubblegum too, or am I imagining that?

I was just thinking the same thing?! I'm sure I used to get them for the bubble gum!

YesYesAllGood · 07/04/2024 22:32

Loved the Garbage Pail Kids!

Did anyone else have a Boglin?

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CandidFruit · 07/04/2024 22:33

Oh my god, just looking at these, especially from the original series, they are actually way worse (better!) than I remembered! 🫣

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YesYesAllGood · 07/04/2024 22:33

FlumpInSlump · 07/04/2024 22:16

Did anyone else collect those weird plastic babies that had neon bib / neckerchiefs on? They came in a packet and it was a lottery which you got. These and garbage Paul kid stickers go together in my brain!

Lil Babies, I think they were called!

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SmallIslander · 07/04/2024 22:34

Oh I loved Garbage Pail kids, thanks for the flashback OP!

I also remember me and my brother being obsessed with a Mexico World Cup sticker album (1986!).

Did anyone else's family have a complete disregard for certificates on films? My brother was in high school and used to bring VHS videos home and we would all watch them no matter how gory and voilent. I remember telling my primary school teacher that the Running Man was my favourite film. A friend's parents used to let us watch Police Academy, An American Werewolf in London And Freddy Kruger films!

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