8/27/2002:

From the October 1, 1973
New York magazine:

"In their minor art form, Wacky Packages are revolutionary. Gone are the jocks and rock stars, the traditional card ploys. Wacky Pack puns are the Mad magazine effect leaking sideways into the under-culture. Yet when they were tried out by the Topps Chewing Gum Company six years ago, under the guidance of former manager of product development Stan Hart (a regular contributor to Mad), they went nowhere. Now the times are obviously right. Watergatian Weltschmerz is nibbling the collective unconscious, and Wacky Packages are selling rampant with their put-downs of products that kids have had thrown at them and into them daily by TV and Mom. From air-ball breakfast cereals to dishwashing detergents that make ladies beautiful, familiarity seems finally to be breeding contempt - and a generation of gripers."

Selected Comments:

Leftist sarcasm? Mimicking the "real" as surreal? Freedom of
comedic expression, not slander. We know the difference.
- keepin it real

that's all well and good, but will skimpy make men love me?
- the mentos girl

that's hilarious! screw bazooka jokes!!!

- Anon.

C'mon! Look at that detail in the eyes! Look at the choice
of color palette! No mere child drew this, but an artIst!
- BlueEyedBob

Too bad that the dishwashing detergents mentioned were not
LONG LASTING.
- OLD and MAD.

Hey...anything that pokes a finger in the eye of
conspicuous commercial consumerism is okay by me. The world would be a better place ( in my opinion ) if we would all just lighten up a little bit.
- Miami Mike

damn...peanuts ARE expensive!
- silent (and poor) bob

Censorship will spoil the fun, inhibit spontaneous comments
about works of art as a stimulating exercise in creating imaginative
fictitional humor about real persons/situations/objects.
- keepin it real

damn...peanuts ARE expensive!
- silent (and poor) bob

ART!!!

(18 Votes- 100% Art!)
Sweet Unanimity!!!




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