1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:15,000 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:15,000 1 00: 00: 28,396 -> 00: 00: 30,064 What is the Children's Waste Pail? 3 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:36,304 Trash Buckets Children are pictures 4 00:00:36,337 --> 00:00:38,106 people who are are a little worse 5 00:00:38,139 --> 00:00:41,642 than you... but only a little. 6 00:00:41,675 --> 00:00:45,113 Pail Children's Trash part of rival children 7 00:00:45,146 --> 00:00:47,781 1980s in a good tradition 8 00:00:47,815 --> 00:00:51,752 Anti-authoritarian stickers and jokes will be sold with gum for, I think it's a quarter. 9 00:00:51,785 --> 00:00:53,787 They take off Cabbage Patch Kids dolls 10 00:00:53,821 --> 00:00:57,691 as a bit dirty active character 11 00:00:57,725 --> 00:01:01,195 bubble gum stickers 12 00:01:01,229 --> 00:01:02,530 Remember, in 1985 we were still in the Cold War 13 00:01:02,563 --> 00:01:04,165 and this is a Patch Cabbage child card 14 00:01:04,198 --> 00:01:06,600 to be nuclear. And I'm like wow 15 00:01:06,634 --> 00:01:08,402 You know this, means something. 16 00:01:08,436 --> 00:01:10,604 I know that. 17 00:01:10,638 --> 00:01:11,905 18 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:13,040 There are always smiles they are on their faces like something terrible is going on but I'm still good. 19 00:01:13,073 --> 00:01:16,444 They are just jokes... 20 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:37,165 There has never been more a pleasant time to live, 21 00:01:40,168 --> 00:01:43,804 time to get up wonder and heroic 22 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:45,839 achievements, as they say in the film Back to the Future, 23 00:01:45,873 --> 00:01:50,178 Where we go, we don't need a road. 24 00:01:50,211 --> 00:01:53,447 If you don't like it the subject of this next section, 25 00:02:08,962 --> 00:02:10,931 just think about this too pass. This is Jeff Greenfield. 26 00:02:10,964 --> 00:02:14,535 Just come to a neighboring school 27 00:02:14,568 --> 00:02:16,570 and watch as the latest mode sweeps directly 28 00:02:16,604 --> 00:02:18,939 in classrooms and then across continents. 29 00:02:18,972 --> 00:02:21,442 Look at that if you dare because 30 00:02:21,475 --> 00:02:23,644 most likely that is what interests you 31 00:02:23,677 --> 00:02:25,313 young will old appall. 32 00:02:25,346 --> 00:02:27,681 33 00:02:27,715 --> 00:02:29,383 Latest Core problems. 34 00:02:29,417 --> 00:02:31,452 Are you ready for Children Trash Trash? 35 00:02:48,536 --> 00:02:52,606 * Dispose of like garbage 36 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:53,674 * We party all the time 37 00:02:53,707 --> 00:02:57,578 * I can see you * Party at corner has apple juice * 38 00:02:57,611 --> 00:02:59,913 * Freddy Roberts on the guitar 39 00:02:59,947 --> 00:03:05,486 * We are trash bucket kids! * 40 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:15,529 * We are trash bucket kids! * 41 00:03:15,563 --> 00:03:28,309 We start... 42 00:03:41,322 --> 00:03:44,392 Do you understand? You are sure? 43 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:46,827 I have to get this from my hand. 44 00:03:46,860 --> 00:03:49,029 We just made it to Art house, art studio. 45 00:03:56,737 --> 00:04:02,276 Do you want to hear that? 46 00:04:03,411 --> 00:04:04,812 Yes, I don't know, isn't it funny to talk about it? 47 00:04:04,845 --> 00:04:06,880 Hi, I'm Spiegelman Art. 48 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:12,786 I am a comic artist. 49 00:04:12,820 --> 00:04:14,888 Um, and for decades I worked for Bubblegum Topps 50 00:04:14,922 --> 00:04:19,393 51 00:04:19,427 --> 00:04:23,464 The company makes a novelty the items to be sold with gum 52 00:04:23,497 --> 00:04:29,737 and another is famous for its projects 53 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:31,905 I work with Topps is a Trash Rubbish Child. 54 00:04:31,939 --> 00:04:36,377 And they're a parody of Cabbage Patch Kids 55 00:04:36,410 --> 00:04:37,845 even though the lawyer doesn't want to hear 56 00:04:37,878 --> 00:04:41,815 I said that. But they are the popular doll parody 57 00:04:41,849 --> 00:04:47,521 uh, that's uh, allowing children to destroy parents' refrigerators and mocking each other and excoriate itself for 58 00:04:47,555 --> 00:04:50,458 whatever the name, by has their small first name 59 00:04:50,491 --> 00:04:55,028 below it is strange these funny pictures, 60 00:04:55,062 --> 00:04:57,465 little uh, puppet kids. 61 00:04:57,498 --> 00:05:00,768 And they are becoming a trend and Topps is basically something 62 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:03,671 in the fashion business. 63 00:05:03,704 --> 00:05:05,773 At the top of the stack are comic strip artists below 64 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:07,040 65 00:05:07,074 --> 00:05:10,344 66 00:05:10,378 --> 00:05:12,880 is a comic book artist and somewhere far below right before 67 00:05:12,913 --> 00:05:14,348 You hit the tattoo artist 68 00:05:14,382 --> 00:05:17,351 are people who work in Bubblegum Topps. 69 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:21,889 Topps like, for me it ends the road in Brooklyn, 70 00:05:21,922 --> 00:05:24,091 like real south end. And that 71 00:05:24,124 --> 00:05:27,961 maybe around 45-50 minutes bus trip from where I live. 72 00:05:29,863 --> 00:05:33,901 Topps is in Brooklyn then, in very, sort of, 73 00:05:33,934 --> 00:05:37,671 romantic area - good from - good background for 74 00:05:37,705 --> 00:05:41,909 Film mafia, where they put people in cement and goods 75 00:05:41,942 --> 00:05:46,547 and throw it into the river. It is a warehouse and that road 76 00:05:46,580 --> 00:05:49,383 very cool. And when you will go 77 00:05:49,417 --> 00:05:52,620 in the building is like a bunker. 78 00:05:52,653 --> 00:05:54,422 Like there is there is no window and I 79 00:05:54,455 --> 00:05:55,956 do not know. It used to be really weird. 80 00:05:55,989 --> 00:05:59,493 This is endless, Xeroxed a building that looks like that 81 00:05:59,527 --> 00:06:01,829 others go forever and every direction near 82 00:06:01,862 --> 00:06:04,565 seaside. In one 83 00:06:04,598 --> 00:06:07,601 that kind of thing, the stone road is there 84 00:06:07,635 --> 00:06:09,036 one building looks like the other, 85 00:06:09,069 --> 00:06:12,573 except that, uh, separate doll head on the road 86 00:06:12,606 --> 00:06:13,507 that you have to step 87 00:06:13,541 --> 00:06:14,642 while walking and because of the place called 88 00:06:14,675 --> 00:06:19,179 Uneeda Doll is right over the gum company. 89 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:23,917 The Uneeda Doll Company. And yes, I mean you know in our trip 90 00:06:23,951 --> 00:06:25,986 to work with our coffee our hands, we will walk 91 00:06:26,019 --> 00:06:27,120 path and there will be a doll head 92 00:06:27,154 --> 00:06:28,856 like throwing litter sidewalks. 93 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:31,659 I'm sure it works the way to us - to - 94 00:06:31,692 --> 00:06:35,796 into our work after the afternoon. 95 00:06:35,829 --> 00:06:39,633 When I first went to Topps Bubblegum to meet Len Brown, 96 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:43,671 I don't know what to expect. And 97 00:06:43,704 --> 00:06:47,575 so I took a dirty subway, out to the slums of Brooklyn, 98 00:06:47,608 --> 00:06:53,581 walking on a gloomy road to this strange factory building I know 99 00:06:53,614 --> 00:06:54,748 it's Topps because when I exit 100 00:06:54,782 --> 00:06:57,084 from the subway stop I smell gum. 101 00:06:57,918 --> 00:07:01,789 That's unique because of that gum made two flights above 102 00:07:01,822 --> 00:07:04,091 Our editorial business office. 103 00:07:04,124 --> 00:07:07,928 When you approach us builds like walking down 104 00:07:07,961 --> 00:07:10,998 way. You can speak, 105 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:14,001 and sugar dust actually landed on your tongue. 106 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:16,036 And you can actually sweetness 107 00:07:16,069 --> 00:07:20,240 air and smell it, you know from manufacturing. You know 108 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:23,677 You are approaching Topps. It is truly unique. 109 00:07:25,546 --> 00:07:30,083 I'm Len Brown. I'm living in Bee Cave, Texas, and I 110 00:07:30,117 --> 00:07:34,622 working in Topps for 40 years and the last 25, I was creative director in the New Product Development Department. 111 00:07:34,655 --> 00:07:36,924 We started coming into the candy business in a much bigger way. Bazooka uhh, our big 112 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:40,794 chewing gum, I don't think I mentioned that name. 113 00:07:40,828 --> 00:07:44,665 But Bazooka used to be maybe number one chewing gum in the country 114 00:07:44,698 --> 00:07:47,501 at that time. Previously icons like America 115 00:07:47,535 --> 00:07:49,102 in the 50s and 60s. 116 00:07:49,136 --> 00:07:50,270 They are made as staple gum, not even the best 117 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:52,873 chewing gum finally but they 118 00:07:52,906 --> 00:07:56,644 making bubblegum and that allow them to become franchises 119 00:08:05,853 --> 00:08:10,724 to move to this baseball card. 120 00:08:10,758 --> 00:08:12,125 121 00:08:12,159 --> 00:08:16,196 122 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:18,566 123 00:08:23,604 --> 00:08:26,974 And this guy who will do it is very important for 124 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:27,908 history popular culture 125 00:08:27,941 --> 00:08:30,177 and of course for me, is named Woody Gelman. 126 00:08:30,210 --> 00:08:34,047 Woody's task will come with trading card ideas. 127 00:08:34,081 --> 00:08:40,287 Woody Gelman of course Topps' creative core. 128 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,255 He is a cartoonist. 129 00:08:42,289 --> 00:08:44,057 He is a story and the first idea man 130 00:08:44,091 --> 00:08:46,259 for Disney and then for Fleischer Brothers. 131 00:08:46,293 --> 00:08:49,262 Will return to the earliest day, he helped create baseball card and rent all of this 132 00:08:49,296 --> 00:08:51,999 outstanding artists to work on Topps products from people 133 00:08:52,032 --> 00:08:56,203 EC, Norm Saunders then Robert Crumbs, Len Brown. The list goes away continuously. 134 00:08:56,236 --> 00:09:02,109 But then we started talking about our various products can extinguish. 135 00:09:02,142 --> 00:09:03,510 136 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:05,879 137 00:09:05,913 --> 00:09:08,115 138 00:09:08,148 --> 00:09:10,317 And more, there is the need for what they call 139 00:09:10,350 --> 00:09:15,122 non-sports cards. They feel that is a market we don't have 140 00:09:15,155 --> 00:09:18,792 really knocked to be as good as we can. 141 00:09:24,798 --> 00:09:27,200 One of the first things we do 142 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:33,006 collectively is a civil war series I think is around & apos; 61. 143 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,976 We are ordered by president who is a company with 144 00:09:36,009 --> 00:09:40,047 Centennial civil war is coming Let's take out the Civil War card 145 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,983 and Woody and I both at first thought it was a bad idea. 146 00:09:43,016 --> 00:09:45,953 That's education. Children get it at school. 147 00:09:45,986 --> 00:09:48,321 Why do they want a civil war card for? 148 00:09:48,355 --> 00:09:51,324 and Woody has the idea well, we will make them want it. 149 00:09:51,358 --> 00:09:53,093 We will make them commit violence 150 00:09:53,126 --> 00:09:55,729 and bloody civil war battle. 151 00:09:55,763 --> 00:09:57,965 We will show blood and stomach contents. 152 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:02,736 And & apos; look it was a big hit. 153 00:10:02,770 --> 00:10:12,780 And it's a precursor to the Mars Attack. 154 00:10:12,813 --> 00:10:21,655 And it's a precursor to the Mars Attack. 155 00:10:21,689 --> 00:10:25,025 The strange package is a very important one 156 00:10:25,058 --> 00:10:27,895 the moment the Topps pop culture is involved, 157 00:10:27,928 --> 00:10:31,364 grew out of hanging out with Woody. 158 00:10:31,398 --> 00:10:34,134 Oh, Woody is the world biggest collector, I mean, 159 00:10:34,167 --> 00:10:35,936 going to his house the house is a real treat. 160 00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:40,307 it's like going to a large museum of pop culture. 161 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:42,342 Items that are nobody can see what it looks like 162 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:45,946 all Little Nemo Sunday pages. Many are original. 163 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,214 Many runs from 164 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:49,883 Life magazine when it's a humor magazine. 165 00:10:49,917 --> 00:10:54,287 All old Argosy, Old Amazing Stories Pulps, 166 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:58,091 a long trip Saturday Night Post from the year & apos; 20s and & apos; 30s. 167 00:10:58,125 --> 00:10:59,226 And what What Woody does is 168 00:10:59,259 --> 00:11:03,396 collect one run that only lives as bound volume. 169 00:11:03,430 --> 00:11:04,998 Two runs that he can separate. 170 00:11:05,032 --> 00:11:07,267 And then say OK- this is Art Young's file. 171 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:08,368 Here it is File Harrison Cady. 172 00:11:08,401 --> 00:11:09,737 Here it is File John Held. 173 00:11:09,770 --> 00:11:12,072 He likes to arrange items at one time when no one has interested in this, 174 00:11:12,105 --> 00:11:14,274 I can't tell you how far is outside this radar. 175 00:11:14,307 --> 00:11:18,712 That's not the e-bay world. 176 00:11:18,746 --> 00:11:20,013 That is the world where it finds it involved just meet someone happens to have a stack in their basement, you know. 177 00:11:20,047 --> 00:11:22,282 And one day he brought in many of these things 178 00:11:22,315 --> 00:11:24,384 to Topps on a that day I was there 179 00:11:24,417 --> 00:11:26,987 180 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:29,089 181 00:11:29,122 --> 00:11:30,758 182 00:11:30,791 --> 00:11:31,859 and showed me and he said 183 00:11:31,892 --> 00:11:33,060 I love these things. 184 00:11:33,093 --> 00:11:34,361 This is an advertising card 185 00:11:34,394 --> 00:11:37,330 from like in the 1890s and early 1900s. 186 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:39,499 They will be the thing will look like a tin 187 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:42,870 or ear corn is one that I remember... 188 00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:44,304 airplanes... whatever. 189 00:11:44,337 --> 00:11:45,806 And there will be an ad 190 00:11:45,839 --> 00:11:46,774 for something printed on the back, 191 00:11:46,807 --> 00:11:48,441 in the front is this very beautiful twist 192 00:11:48,475 --> 00:11:50,077 print on light cardboard. 193 00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:52,112 He said you know us must do this, 194 00:11:52,145 --> 00:11:55,348 said Woody. I think what he imagined was 195 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:58,285 a bag a pre die cut ears 196 00:11:58,318 --> 00:12:01,521 corn and apples with bites taken and whatever and something behind. 197 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:03,290 They are beautiful. But you say 198 00:12:03,323 --> 00:12:06,894 199 00:12:06,927 --> 00:12:10,330 what? Like we did make a box of cornflakes? 200 00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:13,466 or peas with some peas in it? 201 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:16,369 Well, yes it will be good. 202 00:12:16,403 --> 00:12:18,872 Well, isn't it better to do it like the way Mad did it and doing parody of these things, 203 00:12:18,906 --> 00:12:20,107 rather than the real thing? 204 00:12:20,140 --> 00:12:21,274 I remember the back cover one problem Mad has a spoof, 205 00:12:21,308 --> 00:12:26,413 a spoof of the cigarette Salem. 206 00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:29,482 But I cut the size package and show it to Woody 207 00:12:29,516 --> 00:12:33,987 and he likes immediately. 208 00:12:34,021 --> 00:12:35,789 And he or she Art suggested that 209 00:12:35,823 --> 00:12:38,258 and it should be a little more illustrative. 210 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:40,293 Like a little funny guy doing something. 211 00:12:40,327 --> 00:12:42,562 So there is a visual other than just 212 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:44,965 gag word. And I feel that 213 00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:48,368 the beginning of the Wacky Package. 214 00:12:48,401 --> 00:12:50,403 215 00:12:59,046 --> 00:13:00,981 Uh, Harvey Kurtzman, the one who created Crazy, 216 00:13:01,014 --> 00:13:03,316 have also done this kind of humanistic, if not 217 00:13:03,350 --> 00:13:04,852 anti war, at least understand 218 00:13:04,885 --> 00:13:06,319 about the actual war horror. 219 00:13:06,353 --> 00:13:11,925 War comics when is equivalent to Sergeant Rock 220 00:13:11,959 --> 00:13:15,595 it will be interesting pin grenade out of his mouth and throw it into the lime pile and say 221 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:20,433 This is one of them My Auntie Tillie! 222 00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:22,135 Meanwhile Harvey Kurtzman comics war 223 00:13:22,169 --> 00:13:25,138 who are aware of the fact that these are children 224 00:13:25,172 --> 00:13:28,942 arranged into war and is being blown up 225 00:13:28,976 --> 00:13:32,479 do not know what they have entered and they are 226 00:13:32,512 --> 00:13:34,247 life is cut short as 227 00:13:34,281 --> 00:13:35,482 real tragedy in war. It's the highlight of the Korean War 228 00:13:35,515 --> 00:13:39,052 that they have become very popular 229 00:13:39,086 --> 00:13:40,287 230 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:41,955 but I thought that the war was 231 00:13:41,989 --> 00:13:43,256 comics that are never that popular 232 00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:44,992 when Mad becomes which he created, 233 00:13:45,025 --> 00:13:47,327 are the people who teach you question authority. 234 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,897 And I really believe that they have to do many things with 60 it's when it's a lot 235 00:13:49,930 --> 00:13:52,966 members of my generation said "Hell no, we will not go". 236 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,603 Or "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many children did you kill today"? 237 00:13:56,636 --> 00:13:59,372 and the like it's all born 238 00:13:59,406 --> 00:14:01,208 from Mad it is counter-cultural influence. 239 00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:03,610 Because of Harvey Kurtzman who created this object 240 00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:06,246 has created a new paradigm. 241 00:14:06,279 --> 00:14:08,081 That's kind of self-reflexive, ironic humor 242 00:14:08,115 --> 00:14:14,421 who cut 1950s America is bland. 243 00:14:14,454 --> 00:14:17,490 It used to be basically said 244 00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:24,264 245 00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:27,167 All adults the world lie to you. 246 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,403 And we are here in Crazy part of the world of adults. 247 00:14:30,437 --> 00:14:32,372 Son of luck. Find out. 248 00:14:32,405 --> 00:14:35,342 It's like an zen koan to work together. 249 00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:38,311 My name is Mark Newgarden. 250 00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:39,546 I am a cartoonist. 251 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:42,415 I come from Brooklyn, I was born in Brooklyn, I live in Brooklyn 252 00:14:42,449 --> 00:14:46,253 and I am one of them the creator of the Children's Bucket Trash. 253 00:14:46,286 --> 00:14:48,355 One of the initial card trading matters 254 00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:50,690 What I did was they revised the Wacky Package 255 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:54,061 and this will happen around the year & apos; 83 or 256 00:14:54,094 --> 00:14:55,128 & apos; 84, I think. 257 00:14:55,162 --> 00:14:56,930 And I started doing it 258 00:14:56,964 --> 00:14:57,965 quite early. 259 00:14:57,998 --> 00:15:00,600 I remember, Len and I went to Toys R & Us, Us 260 00:15:00,633 --> 00:15:01,668 at Bay Ridge, one day - up and 261 00:15:01,701 --> 00:15:06,206 down the aisles looking for fat toys to be a travesty. 262 00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:10,710 And um, at that time, Cabbage Patch Kids 263 00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:15,048 very hot commodities and it looks like 264 00:15:15,082 --> 00:15:16,416 like very clear things to put in 265 00:15:16,449 --> 00:15:19,319 So, I did one which I gave the title 266 00:15:19,352 --> 00:15:22,389 The Garbage Pail Kids and that kind of thing 267 00:15:22,422 --> 00:15:26,093 original coining of that term. 268 00:15:27,094 --> 00:15:30,230 And today's problem around this conference table 269 00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:31,631 what we are going to do 270 00:15:31,664 --> 00:15:33,600 Cabbage Patch Kids? 271 00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:39,339 What happened here? 272 00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:41,975 People fight over something that gets hotter 273 00:15:42,009 --> 00:15:45,445 from Santa. Cabbage Patch kids. 274 00:15:45,478 --> 00:15:48,048 Cabbage Patch exits. 275 00:15:48,081 --> 00:15:50,450 Cabbage Patch Kids and become amazing. 276 00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:52,219 And we think maybe we can 277 00:15:52,252 --> 00:15:54,654 get the rights to do the Cabbage Patch Dolls 278 00:15:54,687 --> 00:15:57,124 on the card. You know E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 00: 15: 57,157> 00: 15: 59,559 their picture with names and all that. 279 00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:01,461 And we think will be a good collection. 280 00:16:01,494 --> 00:16:03,730 And that's how they are asking extraordinary questions, 281 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:06,066 a strong amount of money for the first Topps 282 00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:09,602 anything above $ 5 I will think, for a license. 283 00:16:09,636 --> 00:16:15,308 And the result is it won't work because they ask for too much money and it's too far in the cycle of its own popularity 284 00:16:15,342 --> 00:16:16,676 Fun culture for is guaranteed guaranteed. 285 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:19,379 If you can already get 286 00:16:19,412 --> 00:16:22,315 T-shirt, it's not big enough get a small sticker. 287 00:16:22,349 --> 00:16:24,084 We are disappointed and I think Arthur Shorin 288 00:16:24,117 --> 00:16:26,019 289 00:16:26,053 --> 00:16:27,354 290 00:16:27,387 --> 00:16:31,558 291 00:16:31,591 --> 00:16:35,062 then say - Yah, fuck them. Lets do it. 292 00:16:35,095 --> 00:16:36,696 We will make fun of them. 293 00:16:36,729 --> 00:16:40,267 You know, we will parody them like we did with the Wacky Package. 294 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,469 Arthur Shorin has a certain term - 295 00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:45,605 he has terminology for various types of products. 296 00:16:45,638 --> 00:16:48,208 And one of his favorites is the type of product that must be made is a fuck-you product. 297 00:16:48,241 --> 00:16:49,642 He said - let's do you fuck 298 00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:51,744 product from Cabbage Patch Kids. 299 00:16:51,778 --> 00:16:55,182 Stan Hart has worked, 300 00:16:55,215 --> 00:16:57,550 back to the 1950s at Topps and married 301 00:16:57,584 --> 00:17:02,489 Shorin family. Brother at the law of the CEO and Stan is 302 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:07,527 Author Mad Magazine and did it before 303 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,429 many TV writing programs other things that Broadway plays. 304 00:17:09,462 --> 00:17:12,832 So at that time Stan, in a rather imperial way, 305 00:17:12,865 --> 00:17:15,735 306 00:17:15,768 --> 00:17:17,170 says Well, we will only do a parody 307 00:17:17,204 --> 00:17:18,805 version. We can do your version of fuck. 308 00:17:18,838 --> 00:17:21,641 And then I and Len looked at each other 309 00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:25,645 because it's very often this is vague 310 00:17:25,678 --> 00:17:27,614 the statement from Stan will leave us. 311 00:17:27,647 --> 00:17:29,649 And he's like Stan, what is that? 312 00:17:29,682 --> 00:17:31,851 Uh, alright you know we will only do it 313 00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:37,390 funny version. OK. Uh, and. 314 00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:41,128 We don't know how to do more than one. 315 00:17:41,161 --> 00:17:44,431 I remember that Art or was probably Len. 316 00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:46,666 I think it's Art running back to the meeting 317 00:17:46,699 --> 00:17:49,336 room, the NPD room where 318 00:17:49,369 --> 00:17:51,371 I'm sitting doing something 319 00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:56,309 requesting paintings for Cabbage - Children's Lung Trash 320 00:17:56,343 --> 00:17:58,845 we sat in a pile and he ran back to Arthur 321 00:17:58,878 --> 00:18:02,549 and maybe one hour later back to his room - 322 00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:04,417 Okay, we have to do this series now. 323 00:18:04,451 --> 00:18:06,853 So that's how from my point of view. 324 00:18:06,886 --> 00:18:09,756 And that's Arthur Shorin's Decree now 325 00:18:09,789 --> 00:18:11,458 we have to do it do this series. 326 00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:14,661 And the team - that group that eventually became 327 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:19,432 Artie Spiegelman and Mark Newgarden, Stan Hart 328 00:18:19,466 --> 00:18:21,434 is this big tower the sound of entering the office. 329 00:18:21,468 --> 00:18:22,502 Hello hello hello. 330 00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:25,305 This big guy works on the Carol Burnett Show 331 00:18:25,338 --> 00:18:27,307 and have it Emmy and all that. 332 00:18:27,340 --> 00:18:30,177 And there is Len Brown as creative director type, you know pulls all these beans together 333 00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:32,345 and various artists who will be involved in it. 334 00:18:32,379 --> 00:18:35,682 And they will get it together and hold a meeting 335 00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:38,518 and discuss where they are, 336 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:39,486 how they went to develop this parody. 337 00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:41,454 338 00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:42,722 I am not part of it. 339 00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:46,393 I have never been a part of it their temporary GPK team 340 00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:48,228 do that. I maybe you know 341 00:18:48,261 --> 00:18:49,862 write and edit Howard the Duck cards. 342 00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:51,731 God help me at that time. 343 00:18:51,764 --> 00:18:54,334 So at that time the problem is how 344 00:18:54,367 --> 00:18:56,769 do you make a series of these things because there are 345 00:18:56,803 --> 00:18:58,571 there aren't many to build except 346 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:01,474 This is a generic doll indeed It does have an adoption paper with I t. And one of those things 347 00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:05,278 works well back in the earliest days 348 00:19:05,312 --> 00:19:07,680 when I was in Topps it was something called an ugly sticker. 349 00:19:07,714 --> 00:19:11,584 Before the Trash Pail their Kids 350 00:19:23,263 --> 00:19:24,264 did the Ugly Sticker series. 351 00:19:24,297 --> 00:19:27,234 And the first they are just bad 352 00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:29,736 Basil Wolverton characters that have names 353 00:19:29,769 --> 00:19:34,674 354 00:19:34,707 --> 00:19:37,210 kids should be on them. 355 00:19:37,244 --> 00:19:41,781 So it will be like an creature ugly and it will be called 356 00:19:41,814 --> 00:19:46,319 Fred or Art or Bob or whatever. Except 357 00:19:46,353 --> 00:19:48,688 and it didn't work at first because of them 358 00:19:48,721 --> 00:19:51,424 use the names of people in the Topps office. 359 00:19:51,458 --> 00:19:53,393 So there will be these bad ones 360 00:19:53,426 --> 00:19:55,462 Stickers with names like Maurice. 361 00:19:55,495 --> 00:20:00,400 You know. Nelly or I don't know if Nelly isn't used 362 00:20:00,433 --> 00:20:02,235 returned as name. They are not 363 00:20:02,269 --> 00:20:04,904 likes the name norm, which is owned by an average child. 364 00:20:04,937 --> 00:20:07,907 They are like names for people who are in their 50s. 365 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:11,711 So it's originally Garbage Pail in the initial initial stage, 366 00:20:11,744 --> 00:20:14,714 Art sent to me rough from a doll, 367 00:20:14,747 --> 00:20:19,319 just a silly doll, that's the word the name is Olga. 368 00:20:19,352 --> 00:20:23,323 So you know could be that 369 00:20:23,356 --> 00:20:25,525 But, Art appears with ideas about 370 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:29,262 adjective plus names for describe 371 00:20:29,296 --> 00:20:36,303 what is the representative or what is the defilement. 372 00:20:36,336 --> 00:20:39,339 You know, like Leaky Lindsay is a small child 373 00:20:39,372 --> 00:20:42,509 his nose. And that is what works. 374 00:20:42,542 --> 00:20:45,445 That's how they can do thousands of these things for years. 375 00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:50,317 We immediately tried to produce a concept 376 00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:52,819 it will work and now looks like that 377 00:20:52,852 --> 00:20:56,356 it would be nice and clear but at first it wasn't. 378 00:20:56,389 --> 00:21:00,293 So the style is all over the place and then 379 00:21:53,580 --> 00:21:57,550 I keep doing ideas sketch for them every few 380 00:21:57,584 --> 00:22:01,120 month to update collection of ideas. 381 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:04,123 And they like that begin to develop into pages 382 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:07,360 where I split into a comic panel that doesn't 383 00:22:07,394 --> 00:22:10,630 384 00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:13,833 connections to each other. And I do the same thing... 385 00:22:13,866 --> 00:22:17,804 I like one, I see where You will go with this person... 386 00:22:20,807 --> 00:22:24,043 So this room, three a quarter of it is a studio. 387 00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:27,647 So Adam Bomb was born correctly here - in this place here? 388 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:37,490 Yes. And 400 or 500 brothers and sisters. 389 00:22:39,492 --> 00:22:41,728 So in the fall of the year & apos; 84 390 00:22:41,761 --> 00:22:47,700 One day the phone rang. And that is the Art of Spiegelman and him says "Hi this is Art Spiegelman from Topps and, 391 00:22:47,734 --> 00:22:51,103 John, you know we know your work. 392 00:22:51,137 --> 00:22:53,606 Are you interested in doing some Wacky Packages?" 393 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,509 And one of them is a child of trash, 394 00:22:57,176 --> 00:22:58,745 a little rough I thought it was 395 00:22:58,778 --> 00:23:00,179 Mark Newgarden is rude. 396 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:01,714 And, and a little doll in the box 397 00:23:01,748 --> 00:23:05,852 398 00:23:05,885 --> 00:23:09,656 and which makes it a small tramp 399 00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:13,159 t-shirts and bins and so on. 400 00:23:13,192 --> 00:23:18,531 I do from & apos; 79 around & apos; 84, I do this 401 00:23:18,565 --> 00:23:21,534 fantasy paintings as and comic cover. 402 00:23:21,568 --> 00:23:23,135 And I started... 403 00:23:23,169 --> 00:23:26,873 There is a period several things happen. 404 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:29,942 There is a gap in my work in. 405 00:23:29,976 --> 00:23:34,481 and I also think I really miss humor. 406 00:23:34,514 --> 00:23:36,949 For doing fantasy art for me, 407 00:23:36,983 --> 00:23:38,818 I almost have to pretend. 408 00:23:38,851 --> 00:23:43,590 In a different way do a humor cartoon. 409 00:23:43,623 --> 00:23:47,093 And I only remember saying I wish I 410 00:23:47,126 --> 00:23:48,995 can get some humor work. 411 00:23:49,028 --> 00:23:53,032 So John sent us in. only sheets and sheets of ideas. 412 00:23:55,535 --> 00:23:57,737 And out of everyone's work. 413 00:23:57,770 --> 00:23:59,606 John is clear the person is there 414 00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:00,973 only there are no questions directly from the bat. 415 00:24:01,007 --> 00:24:05,578 This is like this John. This is John's job. 416 00:24:23,596 --> 00:24:25,532 I started working on it. 417 00:24:25,565 --> 00:24:28,668 And I'm not getting 418 00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:34,206 like six idea sketches I found myself writing. 419 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:38,177 Looks like these items come into my mind almost these ideas 420 00:24:38,210 --> 00:24:41,981 and think about Little Monster? I will start registering 421 00:24:42,014 --> 00:24:45,051 all monsters. What about body fluids? 422 00:24:45,084 --> 00:24:50,156 I will make a list of words and then I will do some photos. 423 00:24:50,189 --> 00:24:52,592 Now and then, How about about walking dead? 424 00:24:52,625 --> 00:24:54,260 Because I was done recently that year 425 00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:57,830 I have walked dead cover for Twisted Tales. 426 00:24:57,864 --> 00:25:01,534 And I have a little collage in me sketchbook from somewhere 427 00:25:01,568 --> 00:25:02,869 428 00:25:02,902 --> 00:25:05,237 where is that spoof on Ronald Reagan 429 00:25:05,271 --> 00:25:07,807 sitting at the table pressing a button. And I think 430 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,710 Hey, how about a little kid pressing the button? 431 00:25:10,743 --> 00:25:12,712 and in the background let's have an atomic bomb 432 00:25:12,745 --> 00:25:14,981 leave. So I sent them in. 433 00:25:15,014 --> 00:25:17,684 There are a few pauses and 434 00:25:17,717 --> 00:25:20,720 then I get a phone call saying 435 00:25:20,753 --> 00:25:22,121 Hey John we got a job. 436 00:25:22,154 --> 00:25:24,624 You think you can do it 44 paintings in 437 00:25:24,657 --> 00:25:28,060 two months? And is like the end of 1984 438 00:25:28,094 --> 00:25:32,832 and basically I said Yes, I will try. 439 00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:34,333 You know me is a little unsure because 440 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:38,771 do fantasy art. Everything takes two to four weeks 441 00:25:38,805 --> 00:25:40,740 to finish it painting and this 442 00:25:40,773 --> 00:25:43,075 like real tooth changes. 443 00:25:43,109 --> 00:25:44,944 But John is a person who has meat to make this object look like a Topps product. 444 00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:47,346 The problem with that it must be just as weird 445 00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:49,916 as an ugly sticker, but as sweet as this 446 00:25:49,949 --> 00:25:55,287 Cabbage Patch. 447 00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:56,923 And that's a funny place to hit because if it's really ugly - it's not funny. 448 00:25:56,956 --> 00:25:58,658 So it's trying to get 449 00:25:58,691 --> 00:26:01,027 John to be sweeter and cute while getting uglier and uglier; 450 00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:03,229 it is a complex zone. And finally something, 451 00:26:03,262 --> 00:26:05,898 maybe a lawyer won't be happy to know 452 00:26:05,932 --> 00:26:09,068 uh, if they work to maintain Topps 453 00:26:09,101 --> 00:26:12,639 but at some point I said Can you see this 454 00:26:12,672 --> 00:26:14,741 Damn Cabbage Patch Dolls? 455 00:26:14,774 --> 00:26:16,776 They are far sweeter than anything you have. 456 00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:18,344 457 00:26:18,377 --> 00:26:19,946 458 00:26:19,979 --> 00:26:22,281 It's just that, if you have to, just buy it one of the dolls and I certainly Topps will replace you. 459 00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:24,784 You know, and everything suddenly returns correctly. 460 00:26:24,817 --> 00:26:30,256 Part of one of the things I will do come on Monday and I will get FedEx 461 00:26:30,289 --> 00:26:32,024 and I will open FedEx John. 462 00:26:32,058 --> 00:26:34,293 I remember like taking it 463 00:26:34,326 --> 00:26:37,329 the painting in the first batch and thinking 464 00:26:37,363 --> 00:26:38,931 Geez, this is good. 465 00:26:38,965 --> 00:26:41,333 This is very good. 466 00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:43,069 And only has this feeling 467 00:26:43,102 --> 00:26:44,170 we go to something special 468 00:26:44,203 --> 00:26:46,072 with series. 469 00:26:46,105 --> 00:26:47,674 And then it's a problem _ coming with other jokes because someone doesn't make 470 00:26:47,707 --> 00:26:50,609 series even two does not make a series 471 00:27:00,419 --> 00:27:01,988 if you can come with three 472 00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:04,023 473 00:27:04,056 --> 00:27:05,725 474 00:27:05,758 --> 00:27:06,693 475 00:27:06,726 --> 00:27:09,261 You can come as we prove it with 300. 476 00:27:09,295 --> 00:27:11,898 So I just thought I thought 477 00:27:11,931 --> 00:27:13,032 I have to do a painting a day and... and that means I have to get it 478 00:27:13,065 --> 00:27:16,803 methodically about that's because I think 479 00:27:16,836 --> 00:27:18,204 if I don't have I am very organized this will happen is being careless everywhere. 480 00:27:18,237 --> 00:27:21,207 So I thought, okay, let's break the painting a day. 481 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,843 OK - must do drawing. 482 00:27:23,876 --> 00:27:26,879 Understood. I need to rough color 483 00:27:26,913 --> 00:27:28,414 so I know what it is I did the heck for the effect. 484 00:27:28,447 --> 00:27:30,216 So that's... it's two pieces of hours for pencils and colors. 485 00:27:30,249 --> 00:27:32,451 Then, then... let's say I'm trying to be 486 00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:37,356 humane for myself, So I said OK - 487 00:27:37,389 --> 00:27:41,694 do it, that means the actual painting 488 00:27:41,728 --> 00:27:43,129 489 00:27:43,162 --> 00:27:44,897 490 00:27:44,931 --> 00:27:46,465 it will take four hours. 491 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:50,302 So, you transfer, do meat in one hour, 492 00:27:50,336 --> 00:27:52,872 do clothes in one hour, 493 00:27:52,905 --> 00:27:54,073 do props in one hour, 494 00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:55,742 do the background in one hour. 495 00:27:55,775 --> 00:27:59,478 And I think I understand! There is a painting a day. 496 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:02,414 So by knowing where I am go for my rough color 497 00:28:02,448 --> 00:28:04,817 I will have white paper as my white 498 00:28:04,851 --> 00:28:07,019 and just worked way through light to dark. 499 00:28:07,053 --> 00:28:09,889 Then I did it the same for things like 500 00:28:09,922 --> 00:28:13,392 hair and hair clothes and likes characters 501 00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:15,027 usually, sometimes has prop 502 00:28:15,061 --> 00:28:17,029 maybe it's safety pin or maybe it's a bomb, 503 00:28:17,063 --> 00:28:24,370 maybe it's a doll, trash can, gun, milling machine 504 00:28:24,403 --> 00:28:26,338 maybe rolling character down. 505 00:28:26,372 --> 00:28:29,909 I have a deadline for myself and in drawing these things 506 00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:31,510 so if that's the case something where I have to 507 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:34,113 take a trip - if I have to travel to the library 508 00:28:34,146 --> 00:28:36,983 it's across town I have to look for - 509 00:28:37,016 --> 00:28:39,118 can I afford to pay time to get a reference? 510 00:28:39,151 --> 00:28:41,320 or can I just do it with my clip file or my imagination? 511 00:28:41,353 --> 00:28:43,055 Art will usually call John 512 00:28:43,089 --> 00:28:45,324 And, um, or he was in a conference call 513 00:28:45,357 --> 00:28:49,061 and we like that through this 514 00:28:49,095 --> 00:28:51,230 pictures you know, item by item 515 00:28:51,263 --> 00:28:53,399 for this child bigger nostrils. 516 00:28:53,432 --> 00:28:56,068 Make this child longer ear lobe. 517 00:28:56,102 --> 00:28:58,370 Make sharper fangs. 518 00:28:58,404 --> 00:29:00,940 Like one picture specifically that 519 00:29:00,973 --> 00:29:03,075 520 00:29:03,109 --> 00:29:07,113 like Russell Muscle or whatever he is number 51. 521 00:29:07,146 --> 00:29:10,416 I have done a small muscular man and Art says it's fine. But I mean it's kind of there, 522 00:29:10,449 --> 00:29:15,287 but put the muscle in the muscle. 523 00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:17,023 And other things he will say, you know 524 00:29:17,056 --> 00:29:19,926 in particular exaggerating pieces 525 00:29:19,959 --> 00:29:21,527 exaggerating. 526 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:25,297 Which, I mean, is great advice and really right 527 00:29:25,331 --> 00:29:29,401 for what we do. 528 00:29:29,435 --> 00:29:30,402 You know the pump - pumps more. 529 00:29:30,436 --> 00:29:32,571 Fantasy art done - 530 00:29:32,604 --> 00:29:34,874 I tried to go for drama and was arrogant in my work there. 531 00:29:34,907 --> 00:29:39,178 And that's when the Trash Pail Kids comes 532 00:29:39,211 --> 00:29:41,047 I still bring that mindset to him. 533 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,349 I think this is a funny little character. 534 00:29:43,382 --> 00:29:45,852 But when I can think of an idea 535 00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:48,287 536 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,422 or a pose that will work for small people I, I will try to go something- 537 00:29:50,456 --> 00:29:56,095 Me, I mean I don't get it to everyone but sometimes you know You only do a few characters I'm here! Already! 538 00:29:56,128 --> 00:29:57,529 I mean, literally, as you know, 539 00:29:57,563 --> 00:29:59,832 lots, lots of fine tuning comments when we joined. 540 00:29:59,866 --> 00:30:02,034 And John is big. I mean, you know 541 00:30:02,068 --> 00:30:04,203 he really will always increase 542 00:30:04,236 --> 00:30:08,941 what we asked to then surpass. 543 00:30:08,975 --> 00:30:10,977 Serial after that series sits across 544 00:30:11,010 --> 00:30:14,613 from Mark Newgarden where we look at each other 545 00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:17,316 unfortunately until one of them will say 546 00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:19,385 Yes you know, One of us will say it 547 00:30:19,418 --> 00:30:21,220 548 00:30:21,253 --> 00:30:22,621 549 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:25,057 550 00:30:25,091 --> 00:30:27,293 what about the little boy his eyeballs drip out? 551 00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:30,462 What about a child with uh, who is torn apart? 552 00:30:30,496 --> 00:30:32,098 What about you know, 553 00:30:32,131 --> 00:30:34,233 it's like trying to find possible hooks 554 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:36,936 for one thing or another. 555 00:30:36,969 --> 00:30:40,072 And that's basically full day 556 00:30:40,106 --> 00:30:41,340 sit there and argue 557 00:30:41,373 --> 00:30:45,044 above name without stopping. 558 00:30:45,077 --> 00:30:48,214 I think it is a total balance of ideas the way they bat things back and forth one will 559 00:30:48,247 --> 00:30:50,482 say something else - it feels like a comedy team 560 00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:53,319 actually - Art and Mark. 561 00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:57,623 And now we start the track and at that time it works with what is the back 562 00:31:02,995 --> 00:31:05,164 who can personalize it _ good, like adoption paper 563 00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:06,999 or other types of documents 564 00:31:07,033 --> 00:31:11,470 that you can personalize - 565 00:31:11,503 --> 00:31:12,972 566 00:31:13,005 --> 00:31:14,006 567 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,943 because Topps has a series that doesn't work 568 00:31:16,976 --> 00:31:19,511 the previous way that from the Dopey Diploma 569 00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:22,548 or Loony license - things like that. 570 00:31:22,581 --> 00:31:25,317 The first one regulates your back, as I recall, 571 00:31:25,351 --> 00:31:31,257 Um, Len dug into the archive and found some old 572 00:31:31,290 --> 00:31:33,525 the series Jack Davis has been illustrated it's a kind of license plate and permission and they are 573 00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:38,064 very deliberately a takes off like the beginning 574 00:31:38,097 --> 00:31:41,934 1930s exhibition series-cards 575 00:31:41,968 --> 00:31:44,136 the type you will buy like an arcade. 576 00:31:44,170 --> 00:31:45,972 You put a nickel into the slot 577 00:31:46,005 --> 00:31:47,940 and you will be like, you know, a SIM behind the driver's seat. 578 00:31:47,974 --> 00:31:52,078 That's very, daily necessities 579 00:31:52,111 --> 00:31:53,679 from lowbrow American humor. 580 00:31:53,712 --> 00:31:56,715 Um, So Len is interesting these things. And he said 581 00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:59,418 582 00:31:59,451 --> 00:32:00,619 Now what about this for your back? 583 00:32:00,652 --> 00:32:02,421 And I said, ok, you want me to like 584 00:32:02,454 --> 00:32:06,092 kind of like a riff? And he left. No, this. 585 00:32:06,125 --> 00:32:08,460 And I'm really hand-writing for 586 00:32:08,494 --> 00:32:11,330 first series each back, 587 00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:13,665 makes very, very small changes 588 00:32:13,699 --> 00:32:15,968 where can I I want to try updating 589 00:32:16,002 --> 00:32:18,570 them and make it funny and then sketch 590 00:32:18,604 --> 00:32:23,075 Any illustration might work in terms of character. 591 00:32:23,109 --> 00:32:24,710 And that is the first back series and I think the second series Len trusts me 592 00:32:24,743 --> 00:32:26,712 for, okay, you know, you can write yourself now. 593 00:32:26,745 --> 00:32:30,082 Towards the end Jay Lynch does many things 594 00:32:30,116 --> 00:32:32,051 from the back. 595 00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:33,085 He is um, he has being a Topps contributor 596 00:32:33,119 --> 00:32:36,355 597 00:32:36,388 --> 00:32:40,092 project for years. He is not involved with Children Trash Pails 598 00:32:40,126 --> 00:32:41,660 at all from the start. 599 00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:43,295 Basically because he seems to be working 600 00:32:43,329 --> 00:32:45,731 for the competition which is Cabbage Patch in a series of Cabbage Patch Stickers 601 00:32:45,764 --> 00:32:49,101 for other companies. 602 00:32:49,135 --> 00:32:49,935 So it is considered that he is not um, 603 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:53,005 it's unethical for him to do 604 00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:55,341 both projects at the same time. 605 00:32:55,374 --> 00:32:57,109 A series will run 44 images and it is based on the sheet 606 00:32:57,143 --> 00:33:04,150 that these cards are printed on, at line 11. And 44 is 607 00:33:04,183 --> 00:33:10,589 always the minimum you want ever wanted to draw. and with 608 00:33:10,622 --> 00:33:13,459 The children's rubbish they want do the minimum because of them 609 00:33:13,492 --> 00:33:16,095 double print. They will have two names for each child. 610 00:33:16,128 --> 00:33:19,198 611 00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:22,568 So in theory, children don't only collect 44 images; 612 00:33:22,601 --> 00:33:26,072 they will collect 88 cards altogether. 613 00:33:26,105 --> 00:33:28,540 And it departs in a big way too, 614 00:33:28,574 --> 00:33:32,178 almost like that, You know, a decade before. 615 00:33:32,211 --> 00:33:35,514 A strange package has been taken dead. Even they are the only ones 616 00:33:35,547 --> 00:33:39,085 the two products that were put in Topps history that I think we have ever 617 00:33:39,118 --> 00:33:43,155 do something like 13 or 14 different series one after 618 00:33:43,189 --> 00:33:46,192 another. I mean, we continue to do it go one. When one series 619 00:33:46,225 --> 00:33:49,295 complete, we immediately start come with material for 620 00:33:49,328 --> 00:33:51,330 the next series because is very popular. 621 00:33:56,168 --> 00:33:59,438 The result is immediately being every child must know about that; Every parent has to censor it. They are there 622 00:33:59,471 --> 00:34:02,541 623 00:34:02,574 --> 00:34:06,845 confiscated in all classrooms over the United States and that 624 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:09,715 become a true phenomenon like Topps always trying 625 00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:13,785 do, but most of Wacky Visor is not one of the big hits, 626 00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:16,688 but kids rubbish rubbish is, you know. 627 00:34:45,917 --> 00:34:49,355 This is the hottest medium exchange now in the classroom 628 00:34:49,388 --> 00:34:51,190 from Manhattan to Malibu. 629 00:34:51,223 --> 00:34:52,524 Chewing gum card that displays 630 00:34:52,558 --> 00:34:55,294 most strange caricatures that can be imagined. 631 00:34:55,327 --> 00:35:00,832 Luke is warm, Spacy Stacey. 632 00:35:00,866 --> 00:35:02,634 Some are dirty, some are neat. 633 00:35:02,668 --> 00:35:05,904 They are like - beautiful for other children 634 00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:07,506 and sometimes disgusting to me. 635 00:35:07,539 --> 00:35:08,674 They are very disgusting. 636 00:35:08,707 --> 00:35:12,244 They are dirty, that's what I like. 637 00:35:14,246 --> 00:35:17,449 They are cards with odd parody images 638 00:35:17,483 --> 00:35:18,784 Stuffed Cabbage Patch. 639 00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:21,587 Fred is dead, Acne Amy, Baby Barfy. 640 00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:24,156 You get the picture. Children throughout the country, 641 00:35:24,190 --> 00:35:26,292 buy, collect their and exchange it 642 00:35:26,325 --> 00:35:28,327 like a baseball card. 643 00:35:31,597 --> 00:35:33,765 I will exchange you. 644 00:35:33,799 --> 00:35:36,702 Hairy Kerry, for Messy Tessy. 645 00:35:36,735 --> 00:35:38,437 I'm all ready to have Messy Tessy. 646 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:39,371 Good... 647 00:35:45,744 --> 00:35:48,847 * We are children of trash! * We are children of trash! 648 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:53,485 * The chorus is repeated again and again * 649 00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:09,568 When I was first discovered The children's bucket trash card 650 00:36:09,601 --> 00:36:13,272 I am actually at our school bus post 651 00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:16,942 actually going to school and I'm sitting in the middle 652 00:36:16,975 --> 00:36:19,511 from the school bus and see these kids 653 00:36:19,545 --> 00:36:21,780 with their knees touching in the hallway 654 00:36:21,813 --> 00:36:23,549 and I like why do they see? 655 00:36:23,582 --> 00:36:26,518 So when we stopped me was kind of making my way 656 00:36:26,552 --> 00:36:27,986 when we stopped 657 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:30,389 and I noticed that they were actually 658 00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:31,390 go through these cards 659 00:36:31,423 --> 00:36:32,824 and I like what is that? 660 00:36:32,858 --> 00:36:34,326 and immediately when you see them 661 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:37,396 it's almost like parents don't talk to you as a child. That's soon 662 00:36:37,429 --> 00:36:39,998 like almost adult material for me. 663 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:42,434 And he sent me this . This is Beth. 664 00:36:45,871 --> 00:36:49,508 I still remember him the name of when I was little. 665 00:36:49,541 --> 00:36:52,411 I really love My Cabbage Patch Kids 666 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:54,613 same as me Children of Trash. 667 00:36:54,646 --> 00:36:56,415 I see all fans around Kids Patch Cabbage. 668 00:36:56,448 --> 00:36:59,785 And then Trash Pail Kids comes out clearly 669 00:36:59,818 --> 00:37:02,654 making fun of it. 670 00:37:02,688 --> 00:37:03,489 And for me as an six seven years. 671 00:37:03,522 --> 00:37:06,024 That's so funny. 672 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:07,659 I like it very much because Cabbage Patch Kids is 673 00:37:07,693 --> 00:37:09,895 674 00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:11,497 very sweet and innocent, 675 00:37:11,530 --> 00:37:12,998 and a little bit of pacifier and 676 00:37:13,031 --> 00:37:15,501 the little dog comes with them and rabbit rabbit then you go here 677 00:37:15,534 --> 00:37:18,003 and they are like tearing up 678 00:37:18,036 --> 00:37:19,471 feet from storks, 679 00:37:19,505 --> 00:37:20,839 and missing teeth, and witches, 680 00:37:20,872 --> 00:37:24,343 and devil and it's very funny. 681 00:37:24,376 --> 00:37:27,413 And that might be around that age when I realized 682 00:37:27,446 --> 00:37:30,482 that I didn't do it want to be around 683 00:37:30,516 --> 00:37:32,551 girly sweet things. 684 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:34,019 I'm not a princess. I want to watch horror movies 685 00:37:34,052 --> 00:37:36,855 and collecting really horrible cards that underestimated my parents. 686 00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:40,959 You know me parents can't know that 687 00:37:44,463 --> 00:37:46,064 I have this Trash Pail Kids because: 688 00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:47,999 A) They strictly forbid having them at home. 689 00:37:48,033 --> 00:37:50,302 And, # 2): I pay for them with their money 690 00:37:50,336 --> 00:37:55,641 691 00:37:55,674 --> 00:37:57,443 that they did not give me. 692 00:37:57,476 --> 00:38:00,612 So I went to bed one night in the middle of the week. 693 00:38:00,646 --> 00:38:04,350 And I fell into a deep sleep dreaming of a dream 694 00:38:04,383 --> 00:38:06,352 10 years old Garbage Children 695 00:38:06,385 --> 00:38:10,356 and Goonies and I gasped awake. 696 00:38:10,389 --> 00:38:12,924 Blinding light crossed my mind. 697 00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:13,992 Bedroom lights on. 698 00:38:14,025 --> 00:38:16,495 My drawer My clothes are scattered everywhere. 699 00:38:16,528 --> 00:38:17,929 And my father is now sitting in 700 00:38:17,963 --> 00:38:20,832 the edge of my bed woke me up. 701 00:38:20,866 --> 00:38:22,768 Brian. Brian. We have to talk. 702 00:38:22,801 --> 00:38:26,905 Where are they? What? Where is it? 703 00:38:26,938 --> 00:38:32,378 Where? Where is the medicine ? 704 00:38:32,411 --> 00:38:37,349 We know. This money has been lost. 705 00:38:37,983 --> 00:38:42,588 My parents. Sure that their 10 years Old man is a drug addict. 706 00:38:42,621 --> 00:38:44,890 707 00:38:44,923 --> 00:38:47,459 708 00:38:47,493 --> 00:38:50,562 Um, on the contrary I submitted a large stack 709 00:38:50,596 --> 00:38:53,499 Trash Pail Kids Card. 710 00:38:53,532 --> 00:38:55,401 I remember growing up 711 00:38:55,434 --> 00:38:58,404 and children my age always trade 712 00:38:58,437 --> 00:39:01,840 baseball cards and their storage in their little binder 713 00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:03,942 in mint condition and I just hated 714 00:39:03,975 --> 00:39:06,578 baseball. I is not superior in sports. 715 00:39:06,612 --> 00:39:08,814 It never spoke to me. 716 00:39:08,847 --> 00:39:11,883 And then I remember clearly in second grade 717 00:39:11,917 --> 00:39:14,786 someone has- I saw the Adam Bomb card 718 00:39:14,820 --> 00:39:17,155 and my name is Adam and suddenly like 719 00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:19,991 everything feels right me and like here is a card 720 00:39:20,025 --> 00:39:21,693 for people like me. 721 00:39:21,727 --> 00:39:23,729 Um. I am not really suitable. 722 00:39:23,762 --> 00:39:27,899 I don't play sports and it's funny. 723 00:39:27,933 --> 00:39:30,001 It's raw; it's rude. 724 00:39:30,035 --> 00:39:33,539 At that age I already had aspirations 725 00:39:33,572 --> 00:39:35,641 being a comedy writer and I like 726 00:39:35,674 --> 00:39:39,177 true universe - Children of Trash. 727 00:39:39,210 --> 00:39:42,714 I finally wrote Topps through one of the address wrappers 728 00:39:42,748 --> 00:39:44,516 and somehow up to anyone At Topps and him - you got a blanket letter back 729 00:39:44,550 --> 00:39:47,819 from Topps- back that day. 730 00:39:47,853 --> 00:39:49,187 And then returns when you reverse it there are three hobbies shops that you can contact 731 00:39:49,220 --> 00:39:50,789 if you want buy and so on 732 00:39:50,822 --> 00:39:53,592 and I wrote all three and Roxanne the only thing that actually responded to my letter. 733 00:39:53,625 --> 00:39:54,960 And this was also issued 734 00:39:54,993 --> 00:39:57,663 original time in 80s for Kids Pail Trash. 735 00:39:57,696 --> 00:40:00,699 They are folders for children, for real children to take to school. 736 00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:04,202 Put some of them working in a folder 737 00:40:04,235 --> 00:40:10,742 738 00:40:10,776 --> 00:40:16,815 739 00:40:16,848 --> 00:40:21,787 740 00:40:25,891 --> 00:40:28,694 and this is not has anything to do with 741 00:40:28,727 --> 00:40:32,798 Trash Children but this is very good. 742 00:40:32,831 --> 00:40:35,501 This is Batman sitting on the toilet. 743 00:40:35,534 --> 00:40:40,238 And this is done by Norm Saunders as a joke in Topps; 744 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:42,808 it never works into mass production. 745 00:40:42,841 --> 00:40:44,610 But some of us are lucky enough to get one of these cards. 746 00:40:44,643 --> 00:40:47,879 During the time of Waste Children 747 00:40:47,913 --> 00:40:50,248 in the 80s was the busiest time 748 00:40:50,281 --> 00:40:53,251 we've ever had. And I was just when I first heard 749 00:40:53,284 --> 00:40:58,824 about them comes from Mark Macaluso 750 00:40:58,857 --> 00:41:01,259 who's another email order 751 00:41:01,292 --> 00:41:02,460 the dealer at that time and he called and told me about them and I said to him, what's wrong with Topps? 752 00:41:02,494 --> 00:41:06,164 Have they cracked at all 753 00:41:06,197 --> 00:41:09,935 754 00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:11,970 755 00:41:12,003 --> 00:41:14,506 will they put something like this ? 756 00:41:14,540 --> 00:41:16,542 After becoming a teacher, 757 00:41:16,575 --> 00:41:18,577 I think they're pretty heavy 758 00:41:18,610 --> 00:41:23,081 and I don't do it like some things in it. 759 00:41:23,114 --> 00:41:25,283 I think we always try to teach children respect our President. 760 00:41:25,316 --> 00:41:28,554 And here is Rapping Ron 761 00:41:28,587 --> 00:41:30,288 and things like that. But then I started selling it 762 00:41:30,321 --> 00:41:35,694 because I will sell 763 00:41:35,727 --> 00:41:37,028 all of that was out at that time. 764 00:41:37,062 --> 00:41:40,031 Well, especially those want the full set 765 00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:43,068 and we will sort it. We will buy cases and boxes and 766 00:41:43,101 --> 00:41:47,973 sort them and make sure that all variations are in it. 767 00:41:48,006 --> 00:41:52,578 Now when Series 3 happens I don't know until a few moments later 768 00:41:52,611 --> 00:41:56,648 the one they started carrying 769 00:41:56,682 --> 00:41:57,816 other artists like Tom, Tom Bunk 770 00:41:57,849 --> 00:42:01,319 771 00:42:01,352 --> 00:42:04,322 and some other artists that appear 772 00:42:04,355 --> 00:42:07,559 in this book. 773 00:42:07,593 --> 00:42:09,995 I mean, I don't know until they are printed. 774 00:42:10,028 --> 00:42:12,564 To keep John from burning. 775 00:42:12,598 --> 00:42:14,032 And then there is an extended talent hunt to and including some of the main artists really 776 00:42:14,065 --> 00:42:16,768 Tomas Bunk I met when he first came to New York 777 00:42:16,802 --> 00:42:19,605 because he's already from the German wing 778 00:42:19,638 --> 00:42:22,340 from underground comic planets. 779 00:42:22,373 --> 00:42:24,275 And when I met him he was also inspired by the same Crazy comic artist 780 00:42:24,309 --> 00:42:26,978 which inspired me since childhood. We get along swollen. 781 00:42:27,012 --> 00:42:28,747 Yes you know, I'm not a politician. 782 00:42:28,780 --> 00:42:32,718 I have nothing to lose. 783 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:44,229 You can ask anything. 784 00:42:44,262 --> 00:42:45,964 Hey! Good vision. 785 00:42:45,997 --> 00:42:47,799 Yes, get a good voice. 786 00:42:47,833 --> 00:42:51,136 787 00:42:51,169 --> 00:42:52,237 788 00:42:52,270 --> 00:42:53,739 - Here it is. - Oh yeah, that's cool. 789 00:42:53,772 --> 00:42:55,841 Are you used for reference? 790 00:42:55,874 --> 00:42:59,978 Yes, that's what happened I have it. I have to hide it. 791 00:43:00,011 --> 00:43:02,080 She's from the 80s, then? 792 00:43:02,113 --> 00:43:07,853 Yes she's from the 80s. Isn't that bad? Geez. 793 00:43:07,886 --> 00:43:13,058 So, Art told me if I will do the front too 794 00:43:13,091 --> 00:43:15,727 because I do backs for the first three series 795 00:43:15,761 --> 00:43:21,066 and the fourth one too, and he said, if I want 796 00:43:21,099 --> 00:43:24,803 do fronts? and I like... you know, 797 00:43:24,836 --> 00:43:27,939 I'm not too ambitious. my little. 798 00:43:27,973 --> 00:43:31,409 But I said, Oh I don't know whether I can do that and things. 799 00:43:31,442 --> 00:43:35,413 And uh, yes, you can, You can try and then 800 00:43:35,446 --> 00:43:37,415 I have to do it in style 801 00:43:37,448 --> 00:43:39,818 John Pond which is rather difficult 802 00:43:39,851 --> 00:43:41,953 because he uses acrylic. 803 00:43:41,987 --> 00:43:46,892 And airbrush. And I have to learn airbrush and do it 804 00:43:46,925 --> 00:43:52,030 all finished goods in the initial are rather complicated 805 00:43:52,063 --> 00:43:57,135 because acrylic is also very difficult to work with it dries to darker and I can't like that. 806 00:43:57,168 --> 00:44:01,206 So I panic often and so on. 807 00:44:01,239 --> 00:44:03,809 But then, then it works well. 808 00:44:03,842 --> 00:44:06,912 And then an man named James Warhola. 809 00:44:07,345 --> 00:44:11,016 Like, a, it's good is very good to do. 810 00:44:11,049 --> 00:44:14,786 I'm going to come back to me happy to do it, but this 811 00:44:14,820 --> 00:44:17,989 It's just that, I usually use a lot of networks that work on the network and 812 00:44:18,023 --> 00:44:21,727 Of course I get their to the point where 813 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:25,096 I will sketch them and send them via fax 814 00:44:25,130 --> 00:44:30,201 the art director and they will give me a go ahead. 815 00:44:30,235 --> 00:44:32,871 816 00:44:32,904 --> 00:44:34,773 And then I went with the last artwork. 817 00:44:34,806 --> 00:44:41,012 My original is always done in oil back in the 80s, 818 00:44:41,046 --> 00:44:45,250 mid 80's, & apos; 86 - & apos; 87. But then I entered 819 00:44:45,283 --> 00:44:51,089 do this in acrylic. And acrylic for a short time 820 00:44:51,122 --> 00:44:54,292 it's easier because they dry faster. 821 00:44:54,325 --> 00:44:55,360 Cat never gets anything. 822 00:44:55,393 --> 00:44:59,798 I have one color sketch that I did for 823 00:44:59,831 --> 00:45:04,202 - for that one with that sort of 824 00:45:04,235 --> 00:45:06,938 a takeoff at World War II Posters. 825 00:45:07,338 --> 00:45:10,776 My name is James Warhola. I live here in New York 826 00:45:10,809 --> 00:45:16,514 New York City and I work art, I'm a painter and I have a broad history in the field of illustration. 827 00:45:16,547 --> 00:45:20,518 I guess I hit all the angles from the field and I guess 828 00:45:20,551 --> 00:45:23,188 829 00:45:23,221 --> 00:45:29,928 You could say, one of the low points is Pail Trash Kids. 830 00:45:29,961 --> 00:45:34,232 Well... I spoke with Art and Mark and I had to meet them and they show me what the project is is and it must be done by doing this dirty, 831 00:45:34,265 --> 00:45:35,934 a disgusting garbage picture the Pail Kid Card they called. 832 00:45:35,967 --> 00:45:40,238 And I think wow 833 00:45:40,271 --> 00:45:46,912 it's rather interesting. But on my way back from Topps 834 00:45:46,945 --> 00:45:48,146 I thought to myself I would never do these things. 835 00:45:48,179 --> 00:45:52,550 I can't deal with that reality that I come from, 836 00:45:52,583 --> 00:45:55,821 You know doing some of the best writers in 837 00:45:55,854 --> 00:46:00,125 fields of science fiction like Heinlein and Asimov 838 00:46:00,158 --> 00:46:03,561 and William Gibson and I will do the Kid's Waste Pail card. 839 00:46:03,594 --> 00:46:07,365 840 00:46:07,398 --> 00:46:11,036 841 00:46:11,069 --> 00:46:15,573 I think it's impossible. I see, I told them that I would think about it 842 00:46:15,606 --> 00:46:19,110 and I left the factory in Brooklyn 843 00:46:19,144 --> 00:46:21,579 I took long subway and me 844 00:46:21,612 --> 00:46:26,184 said "Yes, this is crazy. I don't think I can do it." 845 00:46:26,217 --> 00:46:29,120 You know, and then I look down on my shoes 846 00:46:29,154 --> 00:46:30,588 and I have chewing gum my shoes and I say 847 00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:34,325 Geez, I even had gum on my shoes when I was there Well in those days all deadlines were yesterday 848 00:46:34,359 --> 00:46:39,931 therefore must be done very quickly therefore is just such a hype. 849 00:46:39,965 --> 00:46:44,369 So Topps wants to discard one series 850 00:46:44,402 --> 00:46:47,372 after the others to the market. 851 00:46:47,405 --> 00:46:49,941 In this case series quality, 852 00:46:49,975 --> 00:46:52,310 853 00:46:52,343 --> 00:46:54,980 854 00:46:55,013 --> 00:46:58,616 in some ways I feel like in some aspects that they have 855 00:46:58,649 --> 00:47:00,618 better when they leave throughout. In several aspects, 856 00:47:00,651 --> 00:47:05,056 they lost something, they became a little more busy, 857 00:47:05,090 --> 00:47:07,392 a little sort of from more self-reflexive, 858 00:47:07,425 --> 00:47:08,927 a little less iconic 859 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:10,261 from the first few series. 860 00:47:10,295 --> 00:47:13,631 I can't wrap me head around how you get 861 00:47:13,664 --> 00:47:16,634 do like Tom Bunk and come with all these items. 862 00:47:16,667 --> 00:47:19,905 He is very generous with the details. 863 00:47:19,938 --> 00:47:22,473 And I thought, Oh, oh, it's me 864 00:47:22,507 --> 00:47:24,309 try to keep simple things 865 00:47:24,342 --> 00:47:27,378 and, and all that and I guess - 866 00:47:27,412 --> 00:47:30,081 I don't have to, but then I will feel lazy when I 867 00:47:30,115 --> 00:47:32,984 see the picture. Oh shit. 868 00:47:33,018 --> 00:47:35,353 So he will bring these cards and hold a big meeting 869 00:47:35,386 --> 00:47:37,488 with Arthur Shorin and Arthur Shorin 870 00:47:37,522 --> 00:47:42,027 is the CEO of Topps. For a corporate man 871 00:47:42,060 --> 00:47:46,264 him... he really has good humor. 872 00:47:46,297 --> 00:47:48,533 I have worked for many other corporate people 873 00:47:48,566 --> 00:47:51,102 what I want A sense of humor Arthur Shorin. 874 00:47:51,136 --> 00:47:53,004 Who... really took an Arthur Shorin 875 00:47:53,038 --> 00:47:55,673 to be able to say not only - Let's do this 876 00:47:55,706 --> 00:48:00,145 fuck-you product. But yes I think it's funny to see that child 877 00:48:00,178 --> 00:48:01,679 blowing his brain. 878 00:48:01,712 --> 00:48:03,348 Show more like that. 879 00:48:03,381 --> 00:48:06,084 No Arthur's own idea 880 00:48:06,117 --> 00:48:07,953 it's always that good. He always says 881 00:48:07,986 --> 00:48:10,055 "Put it in your pants. cute pants." 882 00:48:10,088 --> 00:48:12,523 And it's like "They really don't." 883 00:48:12,557 --> 00:48:16,694 But we tried to enter 884 00:48:16,727 --> 00:48:20,031 underpants for Arthur occasionally. 885 00:48:20,065 --> 00:48:23,068 We always make extra cards. 886 00:48:23,101 --> 00:48:24,635 Some of our us types 887 00:48:24,669 --> 00:48:26,571 knowing that might never be printed 888 00:48:26,604 --> 00:48:28,339 but we know what happened. 889 00:48:28,373 --> 00:48:30,541 And sometimes we push a little envelope 890 00:48:30,575 --> 00:48:31,676 and sometimes we were surprised that 891 00:48:31,709 --> 00:48:35,346 Arthur said "Great". And sometimes Arthur says "Impossible". 892 00:48:35,380 --> 00:48:38,549 There is one with a little girl 893 00:48:38,583 --> 00:48:41,319 pushed from the diving board into the pool 894 00:48:41,352 --> 00:48:44,422 in a wheelchair that did not make the last cut. 895 00:48:44,455 --> 00:48:47,658 There is a middle finger card, as I recall. 896 00:48:47,692 --> 00:48:50,261 There is a number of cards that are fair for whatever reason, never made it into the mix. 897 00:48:50,295 --> 00:48:52,730 But that's something that we're kind of, 898 00:48:52,763 --> 00:48:55,100 that we always know that we will have that partner 899 00:48:55,133 --> 00:48:59,604 900 00:48:59,637 --> 00:49:01,606 we will get "" no "at, so we will always 901 00:49:01,639 --> 00:49:04,009 keep extra pairs in play 902 00:49:04,042 --> 00:49:06,544 to sort compensate for that. 903 00:49:06,577 --> 00:49:08,146 Sometimes Art will say 904 00:49:08,179 --> 00:49:10,181 Oh, we met my place on Canal Street. 905 00:49:10,215 --> 00:49:12,217 So, instead of going to Brooklyn 906 00:49:12,250 --> 00:49:17,688 we will have, hold a meeting in his apartment on Canal Street 907 00:49:17,722 --> 00:49:20,625 and I will take me things here and there 908 00:49:20,658 --> 00:49:24,129 Mark and Art will sort of go art instead 909 00:49:24,162 --> 00:49:27,065 meeting in Brooklyn at the Topps factory. 910 00:49:27,098 --> 00:49:29,100 So that's how changes are good. 911 00:49:29,134 --> 00:49:32,003 But uh, it's me must see some 912 00:49:32,037 --> 00:49:37,075 Art Spiegelman the work set aside from 913 00:49:37,108 --> 00:49:38,676 Bubble topps gum really 914 00:49:38,709 --> 00:49:41,779 fantastic since he did RAW magazine at that time 915 00:49:41,812 --> 00:49:45,350 with his wife. 916 00:49:46,517 --> 00:49:51,456 Francois is there and I was introduced to the idea 917 00:49:51,489 --> 00:49:53,391 he did MAUS in his apartment. 918 00:49:53,424 --> 00:49:55,126 He works on it while he is 919 00:49:55,160 --> 00:50:01,432 gave us GPK work and I never realized it 920 00:50:01,466 --> 00:50:04,135 will become so historically important. 921 00:50:04,169 --> 00:50:06,804 My Pulitzer Prize won a graphic novel 922 00:50:06,837 --> 00:50:11,442 about the Holocaust. Who owns... 923 00:50:11,476 --> 00:50:15,546 Of course I am grateful for what the book became, 924 00:50:15,580 --> 00:50:18,216 but it's very immersive and deep, difficult 925 00:50:18,249 --> 00:50:20,518 the project for me when I was still in the middle. 926 00:50:20,551 --> 00:50:23,488 One of the real irony though, is as Maus 927 00:50:23,521 --> 00:50:27,392 number one is about being published by Pantheon Books 928 00:50:27,425 --> 00:50:28,826 who likes every other publisher in 929 00:50:28,859 --> 00:50:31,829 New York and New England refused as an impossible concept. 930 00:50:31,862 --> 00:50:33,631 931 00:50:33,664 --> 00:50:35,833 This is a comic for adults and it's about 932 00:50:35,866 --> 00:50:41,172 Holocaust and it uses cat and mouse. Thank you. 933 00:50:41,206 --> 00:50:43,174 You know, It doesn't get anywhere. 934 00:50:43,208 --> 00:50:44,675 So it was rejected by everyone including 935 00:50:44,709 --> 00:50:47,812 The Pantheon book finally takes it for a while 936 00:50:47,845 --> 00:50:51,649 shipping via art director who is friends with me 937 00:50:51,682 --> 00:50:55,820 Luis Fealy who designed - is their top book designer in New York current publication. 938 00:50:55,853 --> 00:50:57,722 But one is that thing fears about that will go out into the world 939 00:50:57,755 --> 00:50:58,923 what I have done Trash Children. 940 00:50:58,956 --> 00:51:02,627 They said, "You know how to do it it's hard to forget that idea 941 00:51:02,660 --> 00:51:04,662 that this is serious book about the Holocaust 942 00:51:04,695 --> 00:51:07,732 using cats and mice? 943 00:51:07,765 --> 00:51:09,867 This is really an impossible task. 944 00:51:09,900 --> 00:51:11,469 945 00:51:11,502 --> 00:51:13,504 946 00:51:13,538 --> 00:51:16,407 If we also have to do it, explain what you are doing this thing which... is, is angry 947 00:51:16,441 --> 00:51:19,177 editorial columnists, parents, and educators, and psychiatrists all of our Americans are destined. 948 00:51:19,210 --> 00:51:22,547 That's what suddenly 949 00:51:22,580 --> 00:51:24,215 it will become Trash Pail well and it's over. 950 00:51:24,249 --> 00:51:25,583 So many young people have become very obsessed the card has been banned by some people school principle from West to East Coast. 951 00:51:25,616 --> 00:51:28,619 - Just say - If you have it well, save it they go home, Monday morning I don't 952 00:51:29,454 --> 00:51:32,390 want to see them at school. 953 00:51:32,423 --> 00:51:34,259 You can't even play with breaks. 954 00:51:34,292 --> 00:51:37,895 What do you think to just sit there? 955 00:51:37,928 --> 00:51:40,898 I mean, really. 956 00:51:40,931 --> 00:51:42,600 957 00:51:42,633 --> 00:51:44,435 958 00:51:44,469 --> 00:51:47,138 959 00:51:47,172 --> 00:51:49,340 960 00:51:49,374 --> 00:51:50,908 961 00:51:50,941 --> 00:51:54,879 I think almost immediately Garbage Pail Kids is out, 962 00:51:54,912 --> 00:51:57,782 it was criticized by educators, _ parents, psychiatrists, and 963 00:51:57,815 --> 00:52:01,519 likes and has some very negative 964 00:52:01,552 --> 00:52:05,790 editorial column about how dangerous today is 965 00:52:05,823 --> 00:52:08,826 young man. And that put it on the map. 966 00:52:49,734 --> 00:52:52,303 When I was in time in the '80s 967 00:52:52,337 --> 00:52:54,605 parents very upset about that. 968 00:52:54,872 --> 00:52:56,341 And I think that only happens 969 00:52:56,374 --> 00:52:58,443 the beginning, where is family life 970 00:52:58,476 --> 00:53:00,778 changed where - when you saw 971 00:53:00,811 --> 00:53:02,947 a child with an knife or a gun like that 972 00:53:02,980 --> 00:53:05,650 Look at it just for fun. Children don't do that. 973 00:53:05,683 --> 00:53:08,819 But then around the mid eighties these things came true. 974 00:53:08,853 --> 00:53:10,988 Instead of just something made fun of, you know cupie doll with a knife 975 00:53:11,021 --> 00:53:14,792 976 00:53:14,825 --> 00:53:16,694 or something like that is not funny anymore when you see an actual child maybe 977 00:53:16,727 --> 00:53:19,430 using a knife or gun, which is going on during the 80s. 978 00:53:19,464 --> 00:53:22,800 This is one from 1987, 979 00:53:22,833 --> 00:53:25,636 Acne Amy -Connect Zits. 980 00:53:25,670 --> 00:53:28,973 And find out what Acne is found to eliminate it acne problems forever. And if you connect zits 981 00:53:29,006 --> 00:53:32,009 You found that revolver aimed at the temple. 982 00:53:32,042 --> 00:53:35,246 So that's how it is. 983 00:53:35,280 --> 00:53:38,015 For 12 years the child is very cute and dangerous. So is good. Still funny today. 984 00:53:38,048 --> 00:53:39,584 We are doing this transgressive series and the child you know hits Sign. Children love it. 985 00:53:40,918 --> 00:53:43,554 Parents hate it. That's where we want to be. 986 00:53:43,588 --> 00:53:47,625 We are making Topps things 987 00:53:47,658 --> 00:53:49,560 988 00:53:49,594 --> 00:53:52,263 989 00:53:52,297 --> 00:53:54,732 990 00:53:54,765 --> 00:53:56,501 991 00:53:56,534 --> 00:53:58,369 children buy with their own money. 992 00:53:58,703 --> 00:54:00,638 I want 2 Children Trash Buckets. 993 00:54:00,671 --> 00:54:03,274 We don't make things for librarians; 994 00:54:03,308 --> 00:54:04,642 We don't make things for parents; 995 00:54:04,675 --> 00:54:06,411 We are making things for the child. 996 00:54:06,444 --> 00:54:11,382 So that, you know, it feels like we succeeded. 997 00:54:11,416 --> 00:54:14,985 Because children are children and they just want to do it, 998 00:54:15,019 --> 00:54:19,056 to see things parents say they shouldn't. 999 00:54:19,089 --> 00:54:23,728 body fluids 1000 00:54:23,761 --> 00:54:26,531 and all warts and snot. 1001 00:54:26,564 --> 00:54:29,066 everything parents say You shouldn't do it and 1002 00:54:29,099 --> 00:54:32,537 then you see it there and it's very interesting. 1003 00:54:33,070 --> 00:54:35,640 This is Germany. 1004 00:54:37,642 --> 00:54:39,310 War of Bubble Gum. 1005 00:54:39,344 --> 00:54:40,945 Torture doesn't sell wherever you go. 1006 00:54:40,978 --> 00:54:44,415 And, but they are banned and they are not. 1007 00:54:44,449 --> 00:54:46,050 That's the year of & apos; 88. 1008 00:54:46,083 --> 00:54:48,018 Oh, you go to jail if you get caught with them? 1009 00:54:48,052 --> 00:54:55,360 No, but parents too, too strong. 1010 00:54:55,393 --> 00:54:59,530 How do you feel about that ? Are you proud of that? 1011 00:54:59,564 --> 00:55:03,868 I'm proud of anything opposed to all these parents- 1012 00:55:03,901 --> 00:55:07,772 all these people. And this is very funny. 1013 00:55:07,805 --> 00:55:11,442 This German newspaper and this person is against this 1014 00:55:11,476 --> 00:55:16,814 Jugendschutzer means He is the protector of young people. 1015 00:55:16,847 --> 00:55:18,015 And see how it looks! 1016 00:55:18,048 --> 00:55:19,884 He looks like Child Trash Trash! 1017 00:55:21,386 --> 00:55:23,888 He does look like Trash Pail Kids, one with glasses. 1018 00:55:23,921 --> 00:55:27,792 First I think that Children can buy it themselves. 1019 00:55:27,825 --> 00:55:34,665 That's cheap. Something is like - I don't think much 1020 00:55:34,699 --> 00:55:36,901 about that. But when I went to search 1021 00:55:36,934 --> 00:55:40,004 work for children illustration and I show it 1022 00:55:40,037 --> 00:55:43,474 Children Trash Trash - is really wrong 1023 00:55:43,508 --> 00:55:45,410 to show them because 1024 00:55:45,443 --> 00:55:49,780 children's books are made for parents. And this is here 1025 00:55:49,814 --> 00:55:52,450 made for children. And because of that 1026 00:55:52,483 --> 00:55:57,154 cheap; It is like restricted territory. 1027 00:55:57,187 --> 00:55:59,857 And that's parents and schools 1028 00:55:59,890 --> 00:56:08,032 and all... people who are sort of limiting children 1029 00:56:08,065 --> 00:56:11,469 in their freedom, they all oppose it. 1030 00:56:11,502 --> 00:56:14,505 So it works even better, you know. 1031 00:56:15,205 --> 00:56:17,942 I have goodness good luck having relatives, 1032 00:56:17,975 --> 00:56:20,978 who also is interested in art and that's how 1033 00:56:21,011 --> 00:56:23,180 I think I became interested in doing art and 1034 00:56:23,213 --> 00:56:26,484 it's my uncle Andy, who's Andy Warhol. 1035 00:56:26,517 --> 00:56:28,719 And he always is on the cutting edge 1036 00:56:28,753 --> 00:56:30,455 everything. But I remember when I started doing 1037 00:56:30,488 --> 00:56:31,922 GPK in like & apos; 86 - I showed it . And he really is 1038 00:56:31,956 --> 00:56:41,899 fascinated by the idea and he rather suggested 1039 00:56:41,932 --> 00:56:45,570 that I have to do these paintings very big. 1040 00:56:45,603 --> 00:56:48,005 Not as children's art or card art but 1041 00:56:48,038 --> 00:56:52,076 do them as big paintings. 1042 00:56:52,109 --> 00:56:53,811 He saw them as anti pop, 1043 00:56:53,844 --> 00:56:56,213 anti-popular type, against the community in several ways. 1044 00:56:56,246 --> 00:57:01,018 We bring rival culture 1045 00:57:01,051 --> 00:57:03,454 a group younger than children. But of course 1046 00:57:03,488 --> 00:57:05,556 it is a candy counter. 1047 00:57:05,590 --> 00:57:07,858 We have some things here like 1048 00:57:48,065 --> 00:57:50,535 garbage Pail Bag Kids bop. 1049 00:57:50,568 --> 00:57:53,638 That's very heavy. 1050 00:57:54,639 --> 00:57:56,073 Not sure what this character is. 1051 00:57:56,106 --> 00:57:58,809 This is some garbage Pail Kids sticks to the picture. 1052 00:57:58,843 --> 00:58:04,815 1053 00:58:04,849 --> 00:58:08,285 Phone calls we get during Children Trash Trash 1054 00:58:08,318 --> 00:58:11,756 craze drove us crazy because of us 1055 00:58:11,789 --> 00:58:14,191 can't eat without the phone ringing. 1056 00:58:14,224 --> 00:58:18,295 In the middle of the night the phone will ring 1057 00:58:18,328 --> 00:58:21,899 because people live throughout the country 1058 00:58:21,932 --> 00:58:24,168 and it's continuous 1059 00:58:24,201 --> 00:58:27,838 and it's difficult. 1060 00:58:28,172 --> 00:58:30,575 You know the hardest thing in Kid's Trash 1061 00:58:30,608 --> 00:58:31,876 thing to collect my intent outside 1062 00:58:31,909 --> 00:58:33,744 original art of course 1063 00:58:33,778 --> 00:58:36,013 is Bukimi Kun, which is Japanese. 1064 00:58:36,046 --> 00:58:39,316 And I like that even today and 1065 00:58:39,349 --> 00:58:41,085 age of eBay and Internet and 1066 00:58:41,118 --> 00:58:45,656 everything happened it's still difficult to find something. 1067 00:58:45,690 --> 00:58:47,758 Like these things You can't find it. 1068 00:58:47,792 --> 00:58:49,093 You know because in Japan they 1069 00:58:49,126 --> 00:58:50,761 does not have Cabbage Patch Kids. 1070 00:58:50,795 --> 00:58:52,597 So when they try to let go 1071 00:58:52,630 --> 00:58:55,232 Bukimi Kun doesn't work sense to those they have 1072 00:58:55,265 --> 00:58:58,035 nothing can be compared to him. 1073 00:59:07,044 --> 00:59:11,281 So yes all foreign goods all these things are very hard to find. 1074 00:59:11,315 --> 00:59:14,619 I really enjoy searching. 1075 00:59:14,652 --> 00:59:16,053 You know, they're so weird! 1076 00:59:16,086 --> 00:59:20,591 Like, look at this men hold these titties. 1077 00:59:23,060 --> 00:59:25,963 Yes. And now we enter the green border. 1078 00:59:25,996 --> 00:59:29,800 Green with soccer balls, yes, being an Italian, yeah... 1079 00:59:29,834 --> 00:59:32,069 You know and it's very crazy... 1080 00:59:32,102 --> 00:59:35,673 they put flags and balls on each. 1081 00:59:36,406 --> 00:59:38,843 I really tried to get Trash Pail Kids 1082 00:59:38,876 --> 00:59:42,146 from all over the world. And that is very difficult. 1083 00:59:42,179 --> 00:59:46,316 And one place I really want them to be is Israel. 1084 00:59:46,350 --> 00:59:48,385 And I remember talking to one 1085 00:59:48,418 --> 00:59:54,158 from people at Topps, Bill O & apos; Connor. And say, I have 1086 00:59:54,191 --> 00:59:55,826 to try to get this, they won't do it send to me because you won't let them 1087 00:59:55,860 --> 00:59:58,062 import them into USA. What can you do for me? 1088 00:59:58,095 --> 01:00:01,899 He said there was nothing he could do I said well then I will only have 1089 01:00:01,932 --> 01:00:05,803 go there and get them yourself. 1090 01:00:05,836 --> 01:00:07,404 I gather fun things around the world. 1091 01:00:07,437 --> 01:00:14,178 Let's get closer see North America, 1092 01:00:14,211 --> 01:00:19,416 Canada, France Canadian album. 1093 01:00:19,449 --> 01:00:21,786 Colombia, Brazil is 1094 01:00:21,819 --> 01:00:24,288 all completed albums and seal packages. 1095 01:00:24,321 --> 01:00:29,426 There are several packs there. 1096 01:00:29,459 --> 01:00:33,130 Argentina, but all albums are finished. 1097 01:00:33,163 --> 01:00:36,433 Germany, Belgium test set wrappers. 1098 01:00:36,466 --> 01:00:40,170 1099 01:00:40,204 --> 01:00:45,776 1100 01:00:45,810 --> 01:00:48,112 Still needs Netherlands and Germany, 1101 01:00:48,145 --> 01:00:51,816 variation of UK set because I am in the UK. 1102 01:00:51,849 --> 01:00:56,887 Set France, Spanish set 1103 01:00:56,921 --> 01:01:01,325 with the correct good double package. 1104 01:01:01,358 --> 01:01:03,861 You know that is funny-even today 1105 01:01:03,894 --> 01:01:05,863 if you go FedEx website 1106 01:01:05,896 --> 01:01:08,198 You cannot send Junk Children 1107 01:01:08,232 --> 01:01:11,869 to Mexico because of the description 1108 01:01:11,902 --> 01:01:15,472 children and condescending situations. 1109 01:01:15,505 --> 01:01:19,343 So basically you can't send turtle turtles, 1110 01:01:19,376 --> 01:01:22,146 marijuana, or Rubbish Children 1111 01:01:22,179 --> 01:01:24,982 to Mexico, which is very good. 1112 01:01:25,015 --> 01:01:28,853 So fast is a fad and a phenomenon. 1113 01:01:28,886 --> 01:01:32,356 It has started making lots of money for Topps 1114 01:01:32,389 --> 01:01:39,029 and this when I arrived My lesson is in etymology. 1115 01:01:39,063 --> 01:01:41,766 Bonus is unconscious. 1116 01:01:41,799 --> 01:01:44,368 Every vice president at Topps, I am not one of them, 1117 01:01:44,401 --> 01:01:49,039 to be really one million dollar bonus that year 1118 01:01:49,073 --> 01:01:52,810 for how well Topps is done. And the factors he made 1119 01:01:52,843 --> 01:01:55,145 That topps is a lot of money that year is not ongoing 1120 01:01:55,179 --> 01:01:58,048 perennials from baseball cards or gum 1121 01:01:58,082 --> 01:02:00,484 that came out year after year... 1122 01:02:00,517 --> 01:02:05,489 But the Pail Kids trash has become this giant cash cow. 1123 01:02:05,522 --> 01:02:06,991 Like me and several others 1124 01:02:07,024 --> 01:02:09,359 successfully dropped this dinosaur. 1125 01:02:09,393 --> 01:02:12,763 It's eaten for the last piece 1126 01:02:12,797 --> 01:02:15,132 by people who have has nothing to do with Trash 1127 01:02:15,165 --> 01:02:17,034 Pail Kids who work on baseball cards 1128 01:02:17,067 --> 01:02:18,468 or God knows what else. 1129 01:02:18,502 --> 01:02:22,239 But at least a few pieces have been thrown at us. 1130 01:02:22,272 --> 01:02:24,341 At that time I was rather dissatisfied. 1131 01:02:24,374 --> 01:02:26,343 Artists might even get a small bonus 1132 01:02:26,376 --> 01:02:28,212 but I remember getting I thought it was 1133 01:02:28,245 --> 01:02:31,181 $ 25,000 or maybe that even a $ 50,000 bonus 1134 01:02:31,215 --> 01:02:33,517 which for me is all money in the world. 1135 01:02:33,550 --> 01:02:35,119 But when I heard about millions 1136 01:02:35,152 --> 01:02:37,187 bonus dollars that already exist faint, I understand 1137 01:02:37,221 --> 01:02:39,356 the word root bonus is bone. 1138 01:02:39,389 --> 01:02:41,091 I don't remember specifically what series we are working on. 1139 01:02:41,125 --> 01:02:42,960 That's good into it maybe at half point. 1140 01:02:42,993 --> 01:02:45,362 I know that I walked to the office one day and everything I have doing it just goes away. 1141 01:02:45,395 --> 01:02:50,034 And I think there is the discovery process, 1142 01:02:50,067 --> 01:02:53,170 and beautiful many things 1143 01:02:53,203 --> 01:02:55,873 On my desk is considered an invention. 1144 01:02:55,906 --> 01:02:57,041 So everything my sketch stack 1145 01:02:57,074 --> 01:02:59,243 returns to series one disappears. 1146 01:02:59,276 --> 01:03:02,112 1147 01:03:02,146 --> 01:03:04,048 1148 01:03:04,081 --> 01:03:08,118 And that's how I heard it. Topps were sued by OAA, 1149 01:03:08,152 --> 01:03:09,586 Original Appalachian Art 1150 01:03:09,619 --> 01:03:11,856 who is Person Cabbage Patch. 1151 01:03:12,489 --> 01:03:14,458 This is dirty vs. cuddly, 1152 01:03:14,491 --> 01:03:16,426 people get sick vs. sweet ones. 1153 01:03:16,460 --> 01:03:17,828 That is an all-out battle for the hearts and minds of children. 1154 01:03:17,862 --> 01:03:19,596 What might happen starts as a joke, 1155 01:03:19,629 --> 01:03:21,899 now $ 30 million lawsuit. 1156 01:03:21,932 --> 01:03:23,934 Some are legal problems that are not clean 1157 01:03:24,501 --> 01:03:27,304 in the Topps bubble gum world, who said that 1158 01:03:27,337 --> 01:03:31,608 comic books are the lowest form of literature but by their Lord is literature. 1159 01:03:31,641 --> 01:03:35,312 Chewing gum card is not right 1160 01:03:35,345 --> 01:03:36,613 literature even because you sell premiums. 1161 01:03:36,646 --> 01:03:38,282 You sell something that is sold with gum 1162 01:03:38,315 --> 01:03:41,151 and added value for gum, 1163 01:03:41,185 --> 01:03:43,320 1164 01:03:43,353 --> 01:03:45,322 1165 01:03:45,355 --> 01:03:48,158 but not right editorial form 1166 01:03:48,192 --> 01:03:51,095 because it is clear First Amendment 1167 01:03:51,128 --> 01:03:53,630 designed not for stickers and bubblegum cards but 1168 01:03:53,663 --> 01:03:58,002 for opinions disagree in the form of a newspaper. 1169 01:03:58,035 --> 01:04:01,405 And as a result appears against a different body 1170 01:04:01,438 --> 01:04:03,507 the law starts to tighten 1171 01:04:03,540 --> 01:04:07,111 rope around Topps from at that time even 1172 01:04:07,144 --> 01:04:11,481 Strange packages come out. Because now, it looks like 1173 01:04:11,515 --> 01:04:14,551 it's clear in the world where companies are people too. 1174 01:04:14,584 --> 01:04:16,987 More than people. 1175 01:04:17,021 --> 01:04:19,656 But at that time there was something more important from the First Amendment which is a product disparagement. 1176 01:04:19,689 --> 01:04:23,894 Xavier Roberts has submitted a copyright 1177 01:05:07,071 --> 01:05:09,106 according to chewing gum. 1178 01:05:09,139 --> 01:05:11,408 I mean that it doesn't take my product my creation, and tarnish it. 1179 01:05:11,441 --> 01:05:13,410 1180 01:05:13,443 --> 01:05:16,080 1181 01:05:16,113 --> 01:05:18,515 And that's true where I came from. 1182 01:05:19,616 --> 01:05:23,988 Earlier in working on series 1, 1183 01:05:24,021 --> 01:05:29,359 I push, not push - I just do that first some designs as generic looking for small dolls 1184 01:05:29,393 --> 01:05:32,096 because I think you can't make it 1185 01:05:32,129 --> 01:05:33,597 the item looks like design copyright or trademark from 1186 01:05:33,630 --> 01:05:37,267 other companies. This asks for a problem; 1187 01:05:37,301 --> 01:05:39,603 This asks for a suit or something. 1188 01:05:39,636 --> 01:05:41,738 But they continued to do it encouraged me to make it 1189 01:05:41,771 --> 01:05:45,075 looks more like, like Cabbage Patch. 1190 01:05:45,109 --> 01:05:48,145 You know and, and uh, is what I mean, but 1191 01:05:48,178 --> 01:05:53,450 I can see it It's like a double-edged sword. 1192 01:05:53,483 --> 01:05:56,620 That makes more interesting and more - 1193 01:05:56,653 --> 01:06:00,757 it underlines it the title becomes parody 1194 01:06:00,790 --> 01:06:03,193 more by making the design visible 1195 01:06:03,227 --> 01:06:06,196 1196 01:06:06,230 --> 01:06:11,001 more like Cabbage Patch. But I saw it coming. 1197 01:06:12,069 --> 01:06:14,304 Looks like it's legal parody 1198 01:06:14,338 --> 01:06:17,307 back, you know back in that period 1199 01:06:17,341 --> 01:06:18,508 much harder 1200 01:06:18,542 --> 01:06:21,478 because we aren't even allowed 1201 01:06:21,511 --> 01:06:26,483 to the parody of Cyndi Lauper in certain series. 1202 01:06:26,516 --> 01:06:29,486 We did the series. Hollywood zombies where we are clear parody 1203 01:06:29,519 --> 01:06:31,355 famous image actor and actress. 1204 01:06:31,388 --> 01:06:33,690 And back in the 80s and 70s we were told you couldn't 1205 01:06:33,723 --> 01:06:37,227 do that. So everything looks like they were much harder at that time. 1206 01:06:37,261 --> 01:06:43,433 I never liked that fact that we can't do parodies. 1207 01:06:43,467 --> 01:06:46,170 I mean, Mad for years and I feel us must have the same thing the freedom that Mad Magazine has. 1208 01:06:46,203 --> 01:06:49,373 We have published artwork 1209 01:06:49,406 --> 01:06:52,109 1210 01:06:52,142 --> 01:06:54,244 1211 01:06:54,278 --> 01:06:58,348 and humor you know and why, why Mad can do this 1212 01:06:58,382 --> 01:07:00,684 this and we can't? And then we were told 1213 01:07:00,717 --> 01:07:02,752 both Mad is a publication and 1214 01:07:02,786 --> 01:07:05,155 there are different legal parodies. 1215 01:07:05,489 --> 01:07:08,158 What has must be done by undermining 1216 01:07:08,192 --> 01:07:12,129 the value of a trademark. And it's fake 1217 01:07:12,162 --> 01:07:15,632 the idea of the right to parody. 1218 01:07:15,665 --> 01:07:17,767 But when Wacky Packages come out 1219 01:07:17,801 --> 01:07:21,838 we will often get the stop and stop command Kellogg Cereal or Pepsi Cola. 1220 01:07:21,871 --> 01:07:24,841 And we have to stop. Because we were really told 1221 01:07:24,874 --> 01:07:29,079 parodying trademarks is more serious than 1222 01:07:29,113 --> 01:07:32,316 parody an idea or concept. 1223 01:07:32,349 --> 01:07:34,684 We are sued, you know... 1224 01:07:34,718 --> 01:07:37,721 with what we see being an unfriendly court. This is a 1225 01:07:37,754 --> 01:07:41,158 1226 01:07:41,191 --> 01:07:45,495 Georgia company. And the trial will be held in Georgia. 1227 01:07:45,529 --> 01:07:51,401 In that setting we have to submit all our initial files to the enemy camp. Finally I have to go to Georgia 1228 01:07:51,435 --> 01:07:54,304 to give a deposition for a lawyer for Cabbage Patch. 1229 01:07:54,338 --> 01:07:58,308 And I is really strung about it. 1230 01:07:58,342 --> 01:08:00,777 I'm not looking forward to it. 1231 01:08:00,810 --> 01:08:02,011 Just afraid I would say it was something wrong. Even though it's true 1232 01:08:02,045 --> 01:08:07,884 but get Topps at some problems are worse than 1233 01:08:07,917 --> 01:08:12,556 they seem to be going to being right then. 1234 01:08:12,589 --> 01:08:16,193 Become friends Representing Cabbage Patch Kids 1235 01:08:16,226 --> 01:08:18,762 they keep asking questions and they have a court 1236 01:08:18,795 --> 01:08:22,499 reporters type out the transcript 1237 01:08:22,532 --> 01:08:23,900 from... from the conversation. 1238 01:08:23,933 --> 01:08:27,237 John will give up rough sketches to us 1239 01:08:27,271 --> 01:08:29,306 1240 01:08:29,339 --> 01:08:31,308 then we will do it send it back to finish 1241 01:08:31,341 --> 01:08:36,480 painting. And there are some note that someone wrote 1242 01:08:36,513 --> 01:08:41,318 make more, see more like, you know - Cabbage Patch. 1243 01:08:41,351 --> 01:08:43,920 And then they dig through my paper and, 1244 01:08:43,953 --> 01:08:44,988 of course, they found something 1245 01:08:45,021 --> 01:08:47,757 which says it makes them look like the Cabbage Patch Dolls. 1246 01:08:47,791 --> 01:08:50,194 And they think, Ah - we have him! 1247 01:08:50,227 --> 01:08:54,398 We feel it might be like a smoking gun. 1248 01:08:54,431 --> 01:08:59,203 We are waiting to go before the judge for this case. 1249 01:08:59,236 --> 01:09:01,338 So we heard different things that delayed it 1250 01:09:01,371 --> 01:09:04,208 and I'm sure this isn't true, but it sounds like 1251 01:09:04,241 --> 01:09:06,643 the judge must get a haircut today so you have to 1252 01:09:06,676 --> 01:09:10,580 take leave. Or something has happened so you know. 1253 01:09:10,614 --> 01:09:13,417 Then after at at least a week there we hear 1254 01:09:13,450 --> 01:09:15,452 Oh, well is settled out of court. 1255 01:09:15,485 --> 01:09:17,387 So, friend can go home now. 1256 01:09:17,421 --> 01:09:19,556 There are several negotiations that take place between 1257 01:09:19,589 --> 01:09:22,492 both parties after that that. And they make 1258 01:09:22,526 --> 01:09:25,295 settlement. Topps finally pays for the right one 1259 01:09:25,329 --> 01:09:30,200 to spoof the Series Cabbage Patch. 1260 01:09:31,401 --> 01:09:35,672 We agree to pay royalty to the Cabbage Patch 1261 01:09:35,705 --> 01:09:40,477 people for all previous series we did it. And then forward, 1262 01:09:40,510 --> 01:09:42,779 we will pay royalties. 1263 01:09:42,812 --> 01:09:45,449 Plus, we have to make changes where it can't looks pretty much 1264 01:09:45,482 --> 01:09:47,517 like Patch the original Cabbage. 1265 01:09:47,551 --> 01:09:49,986 We have to change it to look a little different. 1266 01:09:50,019 --> 01:09:53,690 I think they pay until it's sick, but it doesn't hurt 1267 01:09:53,723 --> 01:09:56,593 1268 01:09:56,626 --> 01:09:59,629 enough to stop us from going forward. 1269 01:10:08,272 --> 01:10:10,474 That leads to finally having the logo being changed 1270 01:10:10,507 --> 01:10:14,278 for Children Garbage Trash and small arc letters 1271 01:10:14,311 --> 01:10:16,780 changed to banner and some other changes in 1272 01:10:16,813 --> 01:10:20,617 Physiognomy of children to be made is what is now becoming 1273 01:10:20,650 --> 01:10:23,019 phenomenon in itself. 1274 01:10:23,052 --> 01:10:26,790 I think Tom compiled a model -some Tom Bunk sheets, 1275 01:10:26,823 --> 01:10:28,825 You know, some designs that show 1276 01:10:28,858 --> 01:10:30,794 new characters. They have to be hard plastic instead of soft cloth dolls and have 1277 01:10:30,827 --> 01:10:33,530 different numbers fingers and must 1278 01:10:33,563 --> 01:10:35,299 has a small jug ear. 1279 01:10:35,332 --> 01:10:37,334 That proportion is slightly different. 1280 01:10:38,067 --> 01:10:40,837 They will have it random plastic cracks 1281 01:10:40,870 --> 01:10:43,807 in it to be made, everyone - make it very clear 1282 01:10:43,840 --> 01:10:46,710 they are difficult sculpture dolls. 1283 01:10:46,743 --> 01:10:50,914 1284 01:10:50,947 --> 01:10:53,049 So I just think about this won't be funny. 1285 01:10:53,082 --> 01:10:55,719 I don't like it I don't want to paint badly doll. I mean it sounds funny because of us 1286 01:10:55,752 --> 01:10:58,455 trying makes them dirty. 1287 01:10:58,488 --> 01:10:59,923 But I want them to see it, I want them to be real 1288 01:10:59,956 --> 01:11:05,061 interesting and fun whatever negativity is 1289 01:11:05,094 --> 01:11:09,366 they may have to be done or found. 1290 01:11:09,399 --> 01:11:11,368 I don't like putting cracks 1291 01:11:11,401 --> 01:11:13,069 in chunka joint - you know. 1292 01:11:13,102 --> 01:11:15,739 But only that is the agreement 1293 01:11:15,772 --> 01:11:17,641 maybe. I feel it might be Topps 1294 01:11:17,674 --> 01:11:20,310 may agree too much as far as 1295 01:11:20,344 --> 01:11:25,081 changed GPK display. 1296 01:11:25,114 --> 01:11:28,017 I don't know how to do it much we finally got 1297 01:11:28,051 --> 01:11:29,453 do with that design how many series we did 1298 01:11:29,486 --> 01:11:31,855 but we do fair number of designs. 1299 01:11:31,888 --> 01:11:32,989 1300 01:11:33,022 --> 01:11:35,792 They are still selling. They always sell quite a lot 1301 01:11:35,825 --> 01:11:37,527 for Arthur to enter the room and say 1302 01:11:37,561 --> 01:11:39,563 "Yes we go to do something else." 1303 01:11:39,596 --> 01:11:42,632 And I think we finally did 15 or 16 series. 1304 01:11:42,666 --> 01:11:45,769 The change is smooth but enough for 1305 01:11:45,802 --> 01:11:51,107 type, to kill the whole concept I thought. 1306 01:11:52,008 --> 01:11:53,777 * If your teacher says you are ugly * 1307 01:11:53,810 --> 01:11:56,112 * and send your to the principal * 1308 01:11:56,145 --> 01:11:59,115 * You can become a Kid's Trash! * 1309 01:11:59,148 --> 01:12:01,451 * If your parents say you dress like * 1310 01:12:01,485 --> 01:12:02,652 * You should be in the carnival * We hear that there will be a movie. 1311 01:12:02,686 --> 01:12:04,554 Of course, we want to get involved creatively involved and we were told we didn't go 1312 01:12:04,588 --> 01:12:07,924 being is creatively involved. 1313 01:12:07,957 --> 01:12:09,393 Hi we generation Pepsi! 1314 01:12:09,426 --> 01:12:10,927 1315 01:12:10,960 --> 01:12:14,464 1316 01:12:14,498 --> 01:12:18,001 We met Rod Amateau who is the producer. 1317 01:12:18,034 --> 01:12:20,770 As I recall, we had a meeting in Arthur's office One day where he asked us a lot 1318 01:12:20,804 --> 01:12:24,708 general questions about Children Trash. 1319 01:12:24,741 --> 01:12:26,876 It doesn't really look, He doesn't seem to really 1320 01:12:26,910 --> 01:12:28,945 understand what that is. 1321 01:12:28,978 --> 01:12:31,448 But he knows they are hot. 1322 01:12:31,481 --> 01:12:33,149 And I think he has an contract to fulfill this 1323 01:12:33,182 --> 01:12:35,485 will be the project. 1324 01:12:35,519 --> 01:12:36,753 So, I think we are kind of showing the things we do. 1325 01:12:36,786 --> 01:12:41,991 He will ask some are very unclear general questions about like this character 1326 01:12:42,025 --> 01:12:45,562 or that character. But, that, basically 1327 01:12:45,595 --> 01:12:48,064 someone who is very non-communicative meets as I remember. 1328 01:12:48,097 --> 01:12:51,835 But that's what happened the worst film ever made. 1329 01:12:51,868 --> 01:12:54,571 1330 01:12:54,604 --> 01:12:56,940 1331 01:12:56,973 --> 01:13:00,176 And Rod Amateau I thinks I have admitted that 1332 01:13:00,209 --> 01:13:02,579 the reason he wrote it that he has a contract 1333 01:13:02,612 --> 01:13:04,514 to write for sure number of films 1334 01:13:04,548 --> 01:13:07,884 and this, you know, things that will end his life 1335 01:13:07,917 --> 01:13:11,421 the contract he wanted to do and that's why he did it. 1336 01:13:12,489 --> 01:13:14,724 Well, I'm working quite regularly on the show 1337 01:13:14,758 --> 01:13:19,829 called The Facts Of Life and has a career, 1338 01:13:19,863 --> 01:13:22,599 if you want. And that is summer and so on 1339 01:13:22,632 --> 01:13:25,168 the film came I was able to audition 1340 01:13:25,201 --> 01:13:27,437 to lead. 1341 01:13:27,471 --> 01:13:31,608 And I'm super- excited because 1342 01:13:31,641 --> 01:13:34,678 there was so much attention on the card at that time 1343 01:13:34,711 --> 01:13:36,946 and I know it will be very popular 1344 01:13:36,980 --> 01:13:40,584 and a big opportunity and I got the appropriate part 1345 01:13:40,617 --> 01:13:42,852 bills for Dodger characters. 1346 01:13:42,886 --> 01:13:48,525 Little do I know that it will end enough 1347 01:13:48,558 --> 01:13:49,626 the film. 1348 01:13:49,659 --> 01:13:52,228 I trust one of those 1349 01:13:52,261 --> 01:13:55,632 easy to remember quotes from critics are 1350 01:13:55,665 --> 01:13:59,603 they call it "a stunningly inappropriate and really 1351 01:13:59,636 --> 01:14:04,474 disgraceful film" - that is - which is it. " 1352 01:14:09,613 --> 01:14:13,617 And I don't really remember the audition 1353 01:14:13,650 --> 01:14:19,255 but I'm happy that I got the role of Valerie Vomit 1354 01:14:19,288 --> 01:14:21,891 compared to some from other characters 1355 01:14:21,925 --> 01:14:24,628 because I can't stand body functions. 1356 01:14:24,661 --> 01:14:26,830 I don't like them to talk about. When I was called for my role to be called by a friend, I believed it was Phil Fondacaro. He said he needed to, uh... uh the production 1357 01:14:38,307 --> 01:14:41,144 = = looking for six to seven small people to play 1358 01:14:41,177 --> 01:14:42,812 1359 01:14:42,846 --> 01:14:45,882 1360 01:14:45,915 --> 01:14:48,017 1361 01:14:48,051 --> 01:14:50,720 several characters. And that is the Children of Trash Trash. 1362 01:14:50,754 --> 01:14:52,822 When I arrived cast for character 1363 01:14:52,856 --> 01:14:55,659 we went to Atlantic Entertainment 1364 01:14:55,692 --> 01:14:57,961 and meet John Buechler and Rod 1365 01:14:57,994 --> 01:15:01,731 and they like that looked at us and said 1366 01:15:01,765 --> 01:15:03,299 You are this character. You are this character. 1367 01:15:03,332 --> 01:15:07,136 I don't remember the right casting process 1368 01:15:07,170 --> 01:15:10,840 but I'm honored to play Windy Winston. 1369 01:15:10,874 --> 01:15:11,941 That's a fun character. 1370 01:15:11,975 --> 01:15:16,813 In fact, I brought a little of my New Orleans taste some R & B, some Jazz, and some attitudes that you know. 1371 01:15:16,846 --> 01:15:21,718 And that's how I developed character. 1372 01:15:21,751 --> 01:15:24,153 I like the cultural table instead 1373 01:15:24,187 --> 01:15:27,724 from Cabbage Patch Kids. 1374 01:15:27,757 --> 01:15:30,326 When is your size you, 1375 01:15:30,359 --> 01:15:32,028 You don't can play a neighbor. 1376 01:15:32,061 --> 01:15:35,264 1377 01:15:35,298 --> 01:15:37,601 You don't understand to play the lead. 1378 01:15:37,634 --> 01:15:42,338 Very, I don't know why. His is only one of them 1379 01:15:42,371 --> 01:15:44,207 things... It will happen good if that happens. 1380 01:15:44,240 --> 01:15:46,776 But we understand to play some very 1381 01:15:46,810 --> 01:15:48,845 colorful characters. 1382 01:15:48,878 --> 01:15:55,084 Like Ali Gator - I'm green. As a cheek - I'm brown. 1383 01:15:55,118 --> 01:15:57,320 So I'm thinking which characters are different 1384 01:15:57,353 --> 01:15:59,623 what he will do, maybe he comes from like 1385 01:15:59,656 --> 01:16:01,858 New York. A little from deng, with... 1386 01:16:01,891 --> 01:16:04,628 They say is not that type of character. 1387 01:16:04,661 --> 01:16:06,696 Get down a a little more like dat - 1388 01:16:06,730 --> 01:16:08,164 little down and inside. 1389 01:16:08,197 --> 01:16:11,868 So I started doing sounds like that. 1390 01:16:11,901 --> 01:16:13,970 That's how I really started to get 1391 01:16:14,003 --> 01:16:15,772 sound. A man who is a little tough. 1392 01:16:15,805 --> 01:16:17,006 Ooh, I spit all over the place. 1393 01:16:17,040 --> 01:16:21,044 Actually it's only my fourth or fifth audition in Hollywood. 1394 01:16:21,077 --> 01:16:24,748 I heard Garbage Rubbish or 1395 01:16:24,781 --> 01:16:26,750 Doll Cabbage Patch. 1396 01:16:26,783 --> 01:16:30,053 But I was 22 years old when I auditioned for this. 1397 01:16:30,086 --> 01:16:33,623 And all the items are good in a different world so far 1398 01:16:33,657 --> 01:16:36,793 because I'm worried. I don't know what that is 1399 01:16:36,826 --> 01:16:39,663 - I don't know. 1400 01:16:40,764 --> 01:16:45,168 So the direction of my fart is actually body movement 1401 01:16:45,201 --> 01:16:48,204 or like like working, doing it 1402 01:16:48,237 --> 01:16:51,641 And like finally want whohaaa. 1403 01:16:51,675 --> 01:16:56,412 Ahhh, uh, Aaah. 1404 01:16:56,445 --> 01:16:59,115 Here it is - one more. Ahhhh.... 1405 01:16:59,148 --> 01:17:00,316 And I will drop people. 1406 01:17:00,349 --> 01:17:03,753 You know - they like it - to be like - God! It smells. 1407 01:17:18,434 --> 01:17:19,969 I get along with the director, 1408 01:17:20,003 --> 01:17:22,906 Rod Amateau, the late Rod Amateau. 1409 01:17:22,939 --> 01:17:27,677 And that's where he's the leader with all these crazy people, 1410 01:17:27,711 --> 01:17:29,445 little men wear this 1411 01:17:29,478 --> 01:17:33,082 looks ridiculous The type of paper mache from the head. 1412 01:17:33,116 --> 01:17:36,152 And he's like, you know, I don't have to do this film 1413 01:17:36,185 --> 01:17:37,987 You know... it doesn't have my contract to do it... 1414 01:17:38,021 --> 01:17:40,957 Oh that, that's interesting. It inspires, 1415 01:17:40,990 --> 01:17:43,126 very confident statement of the building. 1416 01:17:43,159 --> 01:17:48,064 And of course the movie has finally become very sad. 1417 01:17:48,097 --> 01:17:49,933 but I think it has become something from 1418 01:17:49,966 --> 01:17:53,069 cult film above years and some people like it. 1419 01:17:53,102 --> 01:17:55,071 As far as the films I remember coming in. 1420 01:17:55,104 --> 01:18:01,010 heaps like, snapshots of some are very rough maybe 1421 01:18:01,044 --> 01:18:04,013 armatures for costumes and such. 1422 01:18:04,047 --> 01:18:08,484 Of course, you know, us, someone, Arthur 1423 01:18:08,517 --> 01:18:10,920 or anyone just approves anything 1424 01:18:10,954 --> 01:18:13,923 and they do not request our special opinion. 1425 01:18:13,957 --> 01:18:17,360 I know makeup people will take longer 1426 01:18:17,393 --> 01:18:20,897 to sculpt head and then 1427 01:18:20,930 --> 01:18:24,834 different things because of Topps 1428 01:18:24,868 --> 01:18:27,503 will come and say "no, you can't do it this way 1429 01:18:27,536 --> 01:18:30,173 because that looks too similar 1430 01:18:30,206 --> 01:18:31,941 Cabbage Patch Kid." 1431 01:18:31,975 --> 01:18:34,043 And they will do it must change that. 1432 01:18:34,077 --> 01:18:36,813 So the art is very difficult to try 1433 01:18:36,846 --> 01:18:37,814 to make a head and 1434 01:18:37,847 --> 01:18:40,183 things like that from different characters. 1435 01:18:40,216 --> 01:18:44,253 Let's talk about the vomit. 1436 01:18:44,287 --> 01:18:49,392 Luckily I'm not in the head when vomiting occurs. 1437 01:18:49,425 --> 01:18:53,262 It's like a projectile - it's a head - 1438 01:18:53,296 --> 01:18:55,965 a different head with an enlarged mouth. 1439 01:18:55,999 --> 01:18:59,102 That's like the vomiting device I didn't 1440 01:18:59,135 --> 01:19:02,839 know what it is that pushes out vomit. 1441 01:19:02,872 --> 01:19:06,910 But that is enough, very disgusting. 1442 01:19:07,310 --> 01:19:10,379 I went to premiere in Times Square. 1443 01:19:10,413 --> 01:19:13,850 I am one of the three people in the audience and there is a man living in the second row 1444 01:19:13,883 --> 01:19:16,119 and it is the premiere of the Garbage Pail Kids film. 1445 01:19:16,152 --> 01:19:19,555 Do you know what that is? It's so amazing? 1446 01:19:19,588 --> 01:19:23,226 Part of that, I think comes from being horrible 1447 01:19:23,259 --> 01:19:27,196 execution of a bad idea. 1448 01:19:27,230 --> 01:19:29,265 You know, that's the strength of the cards is on the card. 1449 01:19:29,298 --> 01:19:32,035 You know, that is every individual - artwork. 1450 01:19:32,068 --> 01:19:33,102 That's it strength of things. 1451 01:19:33,136 --> 01:19:36,806 That's why they are sold. 1452 01:19:36,840 --> 01:19:38,842 That's why people like it - the idea behind artwork. 1453 01:19:38,875 --> 01:19:40,109 And to try to put it in a movie, 1454 01:19:40,143 --> 01:19:42,846 1455 01:19:42,879 --> 01:19:46,149 1456 01:19:46,182 --> 01:19:50,887 that's just, it didn't work and it was a disaster of failure 1457 01:19:50,920 --> 01:19:52,288 in an effort to do it. 1458 01:19:52,321 --> 01:19:53,957 That is very interesting 1459 01:19:53,990 --> 01:19:55,859 about Waste Pail Kids Film is, 1460 01:19:55,892 --> 01:19:57,526 as a writer now 1461 01:19:57,560 --> 01:20:01,230 and producer, someone who made the family film. 1462 01:20:01,264 --> 01:20:03,266 In fact they made the film 1463 01:20:03,299 --> 01:20:05,301 very amazing because it's conflicting 1464 01:20:05,334 --> 01:20:08,037 everything you want to do in a family movie. 1465 01:20:08,071 --> 01:20:10,373 On the one hand, it's like one of them the films you see back 1466 01:20:10,406 --> 01:20:12,075 - Mac and I - nothing's certain 1467 01:20:12,108 --> 01:20:14,844 movies where you like it's really weird 1468 01:20:14,878 --> 01:20:18,414 the period in the 80s where you could get away with doing things. 1469 01:20:18,447 --> 01:20:21,517 And the filmmakers go for that in a very strange way 1470 01:20:21,550 --> 01:20:23,619 and they are committed and we go with this 1471 01:20:23,652 --> 01:20:26,422 really weird a family cinema. 1472 01:20:26,455 --> 01:20:29,492 That I don't think there will ever be being like that again. 1473 01:20:29,525 --> 01:20:32,261 You know backwards is a strong thing. 1474 01:20:32,295 --> 01:20:34,898 So at that time I had no idea. 1475 01:20:34,931 --> 01:20:38,034 I think I made Goonies. 1476 01:20:38,067 --> 01:20:42,138 Well, popularity Garbage Child Trash goes to CBS 1477 01:20:42,171 --> 01:20:44,507 want air to be produced 1478 01:20:44,540 --> 01:20:48,344 Kid's Rubbish cartoon on Saturday morning. 1479 01:20:48,377 --> 01:20:50,313 Americans Family Association 1480 01:20:50,346 --> 01:20:52,949 don't like that sound. 1481 01:20:52,982 --> 01:20:55,384 You know, here is this a dirty card 1482 01:20:55,418 --> 01:21:00,656 children fart and explode and kill each other. 1483 01:21:00,689 --> 01:21:03,192 This is terrible for children. 1484 01:21:03,226 --> 01:21:07,296 Children will not like this. So of course 1485 01:21:07,330 --> 01:21:09,198 They started to write letters and get out there you know. 1486 01:21:09,232 --> 01:21:11,067 Boycott CBS. Boycotting their sponsors! 1487 01:21:11,100 --> 01:21:14,070 1488 01:21:14,103 --> 01:21:15,939 Boycott advertisers! 1489 01:21:15,972 --> 01:21:18,942 And this, you know fear of bullshit from CBS. 1490 01:21:18,975 --> 01:21:22,678 And for the first time in their history was completely canceled a show that they have produced, 1491 01:21:22,711 --> 01:21:25,014 which is ready to roll. 1492 01:21:25,048 --> 01:21:26,582 Only because of from public protest 1493 01:21:26,615 --> 01:21:29,018 so it's never shown, isn't here in the US 1494 01:21:29,052 --> 01:21:31,354 I'm very specific Remember being in a meeting 1495 01:21:47,336 --> 01:21:49,605 where Stan Hart announced 1496 01:21:49,638 --> 01:21:51,640 to us "It will never be aired." 1497 01:21:51,674 --> 01:21:54,143 And he's dead right. 1498 01:21:54,177 --> 01:21:56,412 Six months, a year later, 1499 01:21:56,445 --> 01:21:58,114 it gets to the point is listed on the TV Guide 1500 01:21:58,147 --> 01:22:00,549 but when it's Saturday morning comes and 1501 01:22:00,583 --> 01:22:02,485 children are set for the event, it's not there 1502 01:22:02,518 --> 01:22:04,520 and it never aired. 1503 01:22:04,553 --> 01:22:06,222 So, Stan must have tracks in that one. 1504 01:22:06,255 --> 01:22:10,026 1505 01:22:15,431 --> 01:22:17,566 Interestingly enough, John K, 1506 01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:19,602 Ren and Stimpy's fame, . You know, before he had 1507 01:22:19,635 --> 01:22:22,605 do that, do some presentation material 1508 01:22:22,638 --> 01:22:24,707 for that version of Kid's Trash 1509 01:22:24,740 --> 01:22:26,609 which cartoon, God will do it amazing! You know, so, oh well. 1510 01:22:26,642 --> 01:22:30,579 We continue to do it. In progress, until series 16 1511 01:22:31,480 --> 01:22:35,718 and I don't know until after that the work is done on the 16th series 1512 01:22:35,751 --> 01:22:40,389 that - hey, they won't publish it. 1513 01:22:40,423 --> 01:22:42,525 And the thing I heard was just that sale 1514 01:22:42,558 --> 01:22:45,294 it's quite low they don't want to do it. 1515 01:22:45,328 --> 01:22:47,430 That is the story that I got at that time. 1516 01:22:47,463 --> 01:22:50,466 Then suddenly stops. 1517 01:22:52,268 --> 01:22:55,104 And that's at the end of 88. 1518 01:22:55,138 --> 01:22:57,473 Another person works at Topps 1519 01:23:08,084 --> 01:23:10,053 1520 01:23:10,086 --> 01:23:13,189 is a gentleman by the name Len Brown who used to be 1521 01:23:13,222 --> 01:23:14,790 my mentor at the time. 1522 01:23:14,823 --> 01:23:16,692 He is one of them the person who revoked me 1523 01:23:16,725 --> 01:23:18,494 obscurity and said Hey, why not you, 1524 01:23:18,527 --> 01:23:20,429 You have to do more card sets. 1525 01:23:20,463 --> 01:23:21,630 Next things you know, 1526 01:23:21,664 --> 01:23:25,134 we keep saying what we want to return a portion of the old 1527 01:23:25,168 --> 01:23:28,404 brand. That should be Bad stickers? 1528 01:23:28,437 --> 01:23:30,139 Should it be a Wacky Package? 1529 01:23:30,173 --> 01:23:31,507 Which do we have to do? 1530 01:23:31,540 --> 01:23:34,743 And... we started and, well let's bring it back 1531 01:23:34,777 --> 01:23:36,712 Trash Children. Let's bring it, it's time. 1532 01:23:36,745 --> 01:23:40,283 And a lot of executives at that time 1533 01:23:40,316 --> 01:23:42,051 sensitive to claims. 1534 01:23:42,851 --> 01:23:44,387 And because that we are very 1535 01:23:44,420 --> 01:23:47,456 sensitive about how we will return 1536 01:23:47,490 --> 01:23:49,058 to do Trash Children. 1537 01:23:49,092 --> 01:23:50,059 and where are the artists? 1538 01:23:50,093 --> 01:23:52,828 It's almost... we have to find everyone again. 1539 01:23:52,861 --> 01:23:55,498 So the idea is to do 1540 01:23:55,531 --> 01:23:58,201 All new series Children Trash. 1541 01:23:58,234 --> 01:24:00,536 Don't wait, do they call it "All New"? 1542 01:24:00,569 --> 01:24:02,705 Yes, fine. Everything is new - That's the right title. 1543 01:24:02,738 --> 01:24:06,842 And that is basically will take 1544 01:24:06,875 --> 01:24:11,614 16 unpublished series. And then they want it 1545 01:24:11,647 --> 01:24:15,818 to add, I guess it's six paintings per artist for 1546 01:24:15,851 --> 01:24:19,455 myself and Tom Bunk to do a new job. 1547 01:24:19,488 --> 01:24:23,092 And Jay Lynch provides some very, very 1548 01:24:23,126 --> 01:24:26,595 wise, it's clear picture and he's amazing 1549 01:24:26,629 --> 01:24:27,696 to get an idea from. 1550 01:24:27,730 --> 01:24:32,201 And when we restart the engine for this beautiful car 1551 01:24:32,235 --> 01:24:33,569 that's the name Trash Children, 1552 01:24:33,602 --> 01:24:35,271 20 years later or whatever it is. 1553 01:24:35,304 --> 01:24:38,174 We still have the same card, the same rules and all that. 1554 01:24:38,207 --> 01:24:40,643 We know what we have to do something different. 1555 01:24:40,676 --> 01:24:43,412 And it took us a while. I AM ME.... 1556 01:24:43,446 --> 01:24:47,416 After you start the art directs and edits Trash 1557 01:24:47,450 --> 01:24:49,585 Pail Kids you really appreciate what they do in the original series. 1558 01:24:49,618 --> 01:24:51,820 And I actually used to spread a lot into the well 1559 01:24:51,854 --> 01:24:55,324 from the old timer. 1560 01:24:55,358 --> 01:24:56,759 Call them, "Art, will you do it? And... Jay 1561 01:24:56,792 --> 01:24:59,495 Lynch, what will you do? Len Brown, what will you do?" 1562 01:24:59,528 --> 01:25:03,899 I think there was surprised after doing work 1563 01:25:03,932 --> 01:25:07,236 that they print, print differently. 1564 01:25:07,270 --> 01:25:08,671 1565 01:25:08,704 --> 01:25:09,905 Technology has changed whatever it is is like - 20 years 1566 01:25:09,938 --> 01:25:12,908 from, from & apos; 84 to 2003 there. And I think, oh this 1567 01:25:12,941 --> 01:25:18,381 is glossy paper and colors become more detailed. 1568 01:25:18,414 --> 01:25:21,450 And it's like we have to do it get that kind of thing. 1569 01:25:21,484 --> 01:25:24,853 We are currently doing Waste Children, 1570 01:25:24,887 --> 01:25:26,689 second series and I don't like some artists 1571 01:25:26,722 --> 01:25:30,459 we are recruiting that I was forced to rent. 1572 01:25:30,493 --> 01:25:32,428 That... and it turns out it's not that I don't like them 1573 01:25:32,461 --> 01:25:36,565 I just don't think so they are right for this series. 1574 01:25:36,599 --> 01:25:39,235 So I say you know what I think I can paint 1575 01:25:39,268 --> 01:25:41,270 as good or better than they and I go 1576 01:25:41,304 --> 01:25:43,306 but I'm not a painter. I am not a good painter. 1577 01:25:43,339 --> 01:25:46,342 I don't - I don't think I am good. 1578 01:25:46,375 --> 01:25:47,743 1579 01:25:47,776 --> 01:25:49,645 So I made a work, 1580 01:25:49,678 --> 01:25:51,447 Didn't say that's from me, 1581 01:25:51,480 --> 01:25:53,482 and it's approved and all that. 1582 01:25:53,516 --> 01:25:54,750 And then I said Hey, that's... 1583 01:25:54,783 --> 01:25:57,220 I really painted it, I drew it. 1584 01:25:57,253 --> 01:25:58,421 And now is Armed Arnie. 1585 01:25:58,454 --> 01:26:00,289 Like that Armed Arnie came. 1586 01:26:00,323 --> 01:26:05,394 And but at least it shows the I want to show them like, 1587 01:26:05,428 --> 01:26:06,629 Hey I'm not a good painter and 1588 01:26:06,662 --> 01:26:09,632 if we employ this to make people better than me. 1589 01:26:09,665 --> 01:26:11,767 And that's when we get Brent. 1590 01:26:13,736 --> 01:26:15,971 After college, I went bankrupt so I moved with me actual brother and first 1591 01:26:16,004 --> 01:26:19,442 live in the basement. 1592 01:26:19,475 --> 01:26:20,376 I already got many refusal letters 1593 01:26:20,409 --> 01:26:22,511 from different comic book companies. 1594 01:26:22,545 --> 01:26:23,779 1595 01:26:23,812 --> 01:26:25,914 And, um, but I got 1596 01:26:25,948 --> 01:26:28,284 Permanent work to do is feasible for a while. 1597 01:26:28,317 --> 01:26:30,686 So I finally sent it to Jeff 1598 01:26:30,719 --> 01:26:32,655 and he sent me an email and then 1599 01:26:32,688 --> 01:26:35,758 asks if I want to try and paint a child for trash. 1600 01:26:35,791 --> 01:26:38,861 And that is Jay Lynch concept. That's really 1601 01:26:38,894 --> 01:26:39,995 stressed at that time. 1602 01:26:40,028 --> 01:26:46,635 I seem to feel like I finally made it or something This is Pat of Gold here. 1603 01:26:48,971 --> 01:26:51,374 This one is Leafy Larry. 1604 01:26:53,909 --> 01:26:57,913 Oh, my goodness, I can't remember this name. 1605 01:27:02,818 --> 01:27:05,020 I think this is a Ralph Roll-up. 1606 01:27:05,053 --> 01:27:08,591 That's what this is - Ralph Roll-up. 1607 01:27:08,624 --> 01:27:10,726 Jeff said, "Hey, you know... 1608 01:27:10,759 --> 01:27:12,461 we are looking for GPK artist and also 1609 01:27:12,495 --> 01:27:15,364 Artist Package Strange. do you think 1610 01:27:15,398 --> 01:27:17,466 this is something that you will be interested in?" 1611 01:27:17,500 --> 01:27:19,735 1612 01:27:19,768 --> 01:27:23,672 And you know, inside me just jumped with joy. 1613 01:27:23,706 --> 01:27:25,641 I have to have a poker face because 1614 01:27:25,674 --> 01:27:28,744 again I collected GPK and Wacky Package as children. 1615 01:27:28,777 --> 01:27:30,413 And at that time I don't even know 1616 01:27:30,446 --> 01:27:33,048 that Children Trash Trash has returned, you know, 1617 01:27:33,081 --> 01:27:34,950 I only think about it - only in the 80s. 1618 01:27:40,756 --> 01:27:43,459 My first set worked in 2005. 1619 01:27:43,492 --> 01:27:46,395 But definitely remember drawing my own garbage bucket child 1620 01:27:46,429 --> 01:27:48,063 and show it for my mother - things like that 1621 01:27:48,096 --> 01:27:49,565 and try to fool it that they are Real Pail Trash Kids. 1622 01:27:49,598 --> 01:27:50,966 So I remember that. 1623 01:27:50,999 --> 01:27:52,134 And I always remember bringing them around with me in large stacks like rubber band stacks 1624 01:27:52,167 --> 01:27:54,737 cards and always just see them everywhere 1625 01:27:54,770 --> 01:27:57,873 1626 01:27:57,906 --> 01:28:00,509 1627 01:28:00,543 --> 01:28:02,411 I left and brought them with me. 1628 01:28:14,923 --> 01:28:16,925 And they gave me a very cool character: 1629 01:28:16,959 --> 01:28:18,994 Split Kit, which is one of the original designs, 1630 01:28:19,027 --> 01:28:21,530 who is like a normal child and then just put half and him 1631 01:28:21,564 --> 01:28:22,998 like this little teenage bastard. 1632 01:28:23,031 --> 01:28:25,033 I think he has an actual gun. 1633 01:28:25,067 --> 01:28:27,370 It's funny because we can't paint weapons anymore. 1634 01:28:27,403 --> 01:28:28,804 When we get it take a classic character 1635 01:28:28,837 --> 01:28:30,506 and enter them modern situation that I enjoy. 1636 01:28:30,539 --> 01:28:32,007 Because of that right then 1637 01:28:32,040 --> 01:28:34,477 back like OK, this is what I grew up together. 1638 01:28:34,510 --> 01:28:38,514 I am now really painting The Children of the Trash I saw. 1639 01:28:43,852 --> 01:28:45,788 Every time someone knows I am an Garbage Pail Kids artist 1640 01:28:45,821 --> 01:28:47,723 the first thing they say is "You have the coolest job ever." 1641 01:28:47,756 --> 01:28:49,358 So it's exciting. 1642 01:28:49,392 --> 01:28:52,428 And I have been asked to go to my son's school to talk with children and I have they come with them themselves The Idea of a Funny Package and the ideas of the Trash Pail Kid. 1643 01:28:52,461 --> 01:28:54,997 And my son, and my son... he has his friends coming 1644 01:28:55,030 --> 01:28:58,066 and they ask me 1645 01:28:58,100 --> 01:29:04,640 to do Trash Pail Kids for them. 1646 01:29:04,673 --> 01:29:05,808 So that's pretty cool 1647 01:29:05,841 --> 01:29:07,476 all children around the environment, 1648 01:29:07,510 --> 01:29:08,811 always try to come there and give 1649 01:29:08,844 --> 01:29:10,446 my idea or get their name there 1650 01:29:10,479 --> 01:29:12,715 or try do something with it. 1651 01:29:12,748 --> 01:29:13,949 Topps is one of the few places 1652 01:29:13,982 --> 01:29:16,785 I work at your place actually, physically will paint 1653 01:29:17,886 --> 01:29:19,488 1654 01:29:19,522 --> 01:29:21,790 1655 01:29:21,824 --> 01:29:24,960 something. Most of the companies I have worked for what they want 1656 01:29:24,993 --> 01:29:27,730 like digital, is something digital in color. 1657 01:29:27,763 --> 01:29:31,534 It's very rare for to actually do 1658 01:29:31,567 --> 01:29:35,871 actual painting like actual airbrushing. 1659 01:29:35,904 --> 01:29:37,540 Like physical clogs it up. 1660 01:29:37,573 --> 01:29:41,043 I like wearing a respirator 1661 01:29:41,076 --> 01:29:43,145 so you don't breathe smoke. 1662 01:29:43,178 --> 01:29:45,981 This is far different from sitting on your computer. 1663 01:30:07,570 --> 01:30:10,072 So, my mother had died when I was 10 years old 1664 01:30:10,105 --> 01:30:13,609 cancer and me dad raised three sons: 1665 01:30:13,642 --> 01:30:15,778 myself, two brothers. 1666 01:30:15,811 --> 01:30:17,713 I mean I am 10 years old 1667 01:30:17,746 --> 01:30:20,516 and Trash Trash Children came out in 1985 1668 01:30:20,549 --> 01:30:22,217 and that's it. I like that. 1669 01:30:22,250 --> 01:30:24,453 And yes, I Father is very accepting. 1670 01:30:24,487 --> 01:30:27,623 He was just, all this time when we were happy 1671 01:30:27,656 --> 01:30:29,091 and we take care of ourselves. 1672 01:30:29,124 --> 01:30:31,894 That's good for him. And that's good for us. 1673 01:30:31,927 --> 01:30:34,162 So, and it's made we get along a little - 1674 01:30:34,196 --> 01:30:36,665 between our time is watching professional 1675 01:30:36,699 --> 01:30:38,534 wrestling and hit each other, so. 1676 01:30:38,567 --> 01:30:40,769 What's great about Children Trash, 1677 01:30:40,803 --> 01:30:43,639 each artist has what kind of sensitivity 1678 01:30:43,672 --> 01:30:48,911 the humor they put into it. And that's really, when the viewer 1679 01:30:48,944 --> 01:30:52,515 see it, there are many of these artists interpretations of 1680 01:30:52,548 --> 01:30:54,149 vomiting. Because you can come with that joke 1681 01:30:54,182 --> 01:31:00,055 from, you know, some children jump from the roof, 1682 01:31:00,088 --> 01:31:04,860 or whatever, but that the way the artist draws it 1683 01:31:04,893 --> 01:31:07,796 and make it where it's not dangerous, 1684 01:31:07,830 --> 01:31:10,566 it's funny and he is sensitive to him. 1685 01:31:10,599 --> 01:31:15,804 I think that's what people come out of. 1686 01:31:15,838 --> 01:31:18,507 And they see it and they have a split 1687 01:31:18,541 --> 01:31:19,675 the second when they read it, 1688 01:31:19,708 --> 01:31:22,511 they have little contact with the artist who drew it, 1689 01:31:22,711 --> 01:31:26,048 and the artist interpretation of the event. 1690 01:31:26,081 --> 01:31:28,884 You know, that's the performance 1691 01:31:28,917 --> 01:31:31,787 and the artist never heard applause. 1692 01:31:31,820 --> 01:31:36,992 But I think I heard it Chuckles here and there 1693 01:31:37,025 --> 01:31:41,530 worth the price of the entrance ticket. 1694 01:31:43,599 --> 01:31:47,603 Blanche, go down. 1695 01:32:01,750 --> 01:32:03,752 After the high school I moved to 1696 01:32:03,786 --> 01:32:05,888 New York to enter school Visual Arts in Manhattan. 1697 01:32:05,921 --> 01:32:09,625 I majored in cartoon which is a real department, 1698 01:32:09,658 --> 01:32:11,193 believe it or not. We have lots of professors is in DC Comics. 1699 01:32:11,226 --> 01:32:13,128 They write and illustrate for DC, Mad Magazine. 1700 01:32:13,161 --> 01:32:15,864 1701 01:32:15,898 --> 01:32:18,701 So we were trained by many of them 1702 01:32:18,734 --> 01:32:20,035 in basic storytelling too. 1703 01:32:20,068 --> 01:32:23,071 How to tell a story, how to produce a theme and 1704 01:32:23,105 --> 01:32:25,340 so it seems we like that trained as a writer too. 1705 01:32:25,373 --> 01:32:27,610 Which helps to do the the Garbage Pail Kids now 1706 01:32:27,643 --> 01:32:29,812 because it's like, half of it writes. 1707 01:32:29,845 --> 01:32:31,947 We have to write a concept or joke. 1708 01:32:31,980 --> 01:32:34,349 You know not coming Only you know doing art 1709 01:32:34,382 --> 01:32:36,752 but come with an idea. 1710 01:32:36,785 --> 01:32:38,787 I still collect the children's writing Children say, "I bought this and my father and..." 1711 01:32:38,821 --> 01:32:42,057 and I like children's letters because I'm like happy kids 1712 01:32:42,090 --> 01:32:45,628 bought it because I remember when I was a kid and it meant a lot 1713 01:32:45,661 --> 01:32:47,996 a lot for me buy these items. 1714 01:32:48,030 --> 01:32:51,099 1715 01:32:51,133 --> 01:32:53,936 So when I heard from the kids were kind of really good. 1716 01:32:53,969 --> 01:32:56,271 I saw my first Rubbish card Kid 1717 01:32:56,304 --> 01:33:02,310 in 2012 at Target. I'm shopping at Target. 1718 01:33:02,344 --> 01:33:05,948 And then I saw this pack of cards and I said. 1719 01:33:05,981 --> 01:33:08,216 "What is that, ma'am?" And my mother said, 1720 01:33:08,250 --> 01:33:11,654 "They are Trash Pail Kids; they are dirty cards. 1721 01:33:11,687 --> 01:33:12,454 But, do you want to?" 1722 01:33:12,487 --> 01:33:15,858 I said yes. " I am very excited. I can't wait. 1723 01:33:15,891 --> 01:33:18,060 So I open it in the car and I think 1724 01:33:18,093 --> 01:33:20,195 they are the best thing ever. 1725 01:33:20,228 --> 01:33:22,665 I know about them, 1726 01:33:22,698 --> 01:33:24,933 I entered them, and I don't know there 1727 01:33:24,967 --> 01:33:28,036 is an old series. So I saw on YouTube 1728 01:33:28,070 --> 01:33:31,206 and I studied there is an older series. 1729 01:33:31,239 --> 01:33:35,844 1730 01:33:35,878 --> 01:33:40,148 So there are a lot of neat GPK websites out there. 1731 01:33:40,182 --> 01:33:42,217 When I came with GPKCustoms 1732 01:33:42,250 --> 01:33:45,821 there is already already Harun site 1733 01:33:45,854 --> 01:33:49,091 GPK World which I actually used to find artists. 1734 01:33:49,124 --> 01:33:52,394 There is a GPK Underground which is an extraordinary forum 1735 01:33:52,427 --> 01:33:53,762 where you can meet other people 1736 01:33:53,796 --> 01:33:55,130 whom is interested in collecting 1737 01:33:55,163 --> 01:33:56,732 and trade Children Trash. 1738 01:33:56,765 --> 01:34:01,704 So there are so many different nuanced groups that you can find 1739 01:34:01,737 --> 01:34:05,073 from various aspects GPK toys 1740 01:34:05,107 --> 01:34:09,011 or Cheap Toys or pop-up toys. 1741 01:34:09,044 --> 01:34:10,746 It seems like that is something for everyone love GPK as children. 1742 01:34:10,779 --> 01:34:12,447 And I found this that amazing website 1743 01:34:12,480 --> 01:34:14,416 has been documented each. 1744 01:34:14,449 --> 01:34:16,384 And that's when I saw e-bay and realized them 1745 01:34:16,418 --> 01:34:18,420 1746 01:34:18,453 --> 01:34:20,155 actually very valuable now. 1747 01:34:20,188 --> 01:34:22,157 That's a lot of people not saving their cards 1748 01:34:22,190 --> 01:34:23,992 so pure conditions like I have. 1749 01:34:24,026 --> 01:34:26,161 Yes you know the cards themselves now there are many values too. I mean that 1750 01:34:26,194 --> 01:34:28,931 amazing what happened, for find the closed box from series one, 1751 01:34:28,964 --> 01:34:33,101 first it is very difficult looking. And if you do it, it can 1752 01:34:33,135 --> 01:34:36,438 bring from anywhere three to five thousand dollars. 1753 01:34:36,471 --> 01:34:38,907 As far as prices go up in the original series box, 1754 01:34:38,941 --> 01:34:43,078 they are not there a lot. So the price must go up. 1755 01:34:43,111 --> 01:34:48,350 Each card is rated, which of course is the type 1756 01:34:48,383 --> 01:34:52,855 newer things. 1757 01:34:52,888 --> 01:34:56,191 People buy cards and then they get them incapsulated and rated by third-party authenticators. 1758 01:34:56,224 --> 01:34:59,461 1759 01:34:59,494 --> 01:35:02,097 1760 01:35:02,130 --> 01:35:06,101 And if that returns 9 or 10 on 1761 01:35:06,134 --> 01:35:10,472 scale 1 to 10, 10 medium - mint gem. 1762 01:35:10,505 --> 01:35:17,379 Cards like Nasty Nick, 1A, can be $ 3000. 1763 01:35:17,412 --> 01:35:20,348 I do other genres besides Trash Pail Kids. 1764 01:35:20,382 --> 01:35:26,855 I do Marvel items. I'm also working on another 1765 01:35:26,889 --> 01:35:30,458 brand for Topps, Mars attack as an artist. 1766 01:35:30,492 --> 01:35:33,996 And there's nothing 1767 01:35:34,029 --> 01:35:37,132 which approaches secondary market 1768 01:35:37,165 --> 01:35:41,369 sketch cards or original art when heading to Wacky 1769 01:35:41,403 --> 01:35:43,271 and Trash Item Pail Kids. 1770 01:35:49,444 --> 01:35:55,117 The original series - art applies to thousands of people. 1771 01:35:57,319 --> 01:36:00,022 Original art these magnificent cards 1772 01:36:00,055 --> 01:36:03,558 or you only know 5 "by 7" 1773 01:36:03,591 --> 01:36:06,394 which is kind of interesting that they are not 1774 01:36:06,428 --> 01:36:07,462 much bigger than the card itself. 1775 01:36:07,495 --> 01:36:11,333 They are around 2. When do you see them directly. 1776 01:36:11,366 --> 01:36:14,102 They are so full of color and technique 1777 01:36:14,136 --> 01:36:18,440 and all of them are used to make these images. 1778 01:36:18,473 --> 01:36:21,109 This is very impressive. 1779 01:36:21,143 --> 01:36:26,849 I was impressed by myself with the price they earned. 1780 01:36:26,882 --> 01:36:31,486 Of course, the first series painting can go anywhere 1781 01:36:31,519 --> 01:36:34,022 You know 20 to 30 thousand dollars are dependent who or what it is. which card is that 1782 01:36:34,056 --> 01:36:39,862 represents and is used for. 1783 01:36:39,895 --> 01:36:42,164 The second series You start to see 1784 01:36:42,197 --> 01:36:44,566 You know going somewhere in the range of $ 15,000 1785 01:36:44,599 --> 01:36:47,202 Another $ 20,000 range depends on which card. 1786 01:36:47,235 --> 01:36:50,873 And the third series, is at 10 1787 01:36:50,906 --> 01:36:54,442 You know $ 10 to $ 15,000. 1788 01:36:54,476 --> 01:36:56,544 So, you really see 1789 01:36:56,578 --> 01:36:58,613 You know the heavy duty action on these things 1790 01:36:58,646 --> 01:37:01,283 as an artwork is not only that which can be billed 1791 01:37:01,316 --> 01:37:04,486 1792 01:37:04,519 --> 01:37:07,122 but people are looking for doing it in a different way. 1793 01:37:07,155 --> 01:37:10,893 Now, Adam Bomb, the most iconic of all Children Trash Trash is clear. I think 1794 01:37:10,926 --> 01:37:13,896 is the Mona Lisa of art card trading. Right? 1795 01:37:13,929 --> 01:37:20,268 I mean, you think about it, When you think about, 1796 01:37:20,302 --> 01:37:23,338 pop in the 1980s and culture in general, 1797 01:37:23,371 --> 01:37:26,374 that's one of them iconic images. 1798 01:37:26,408 --> 01:37:29,211 There are no questions about that. 1799 01:37:29,244 --> 01:37:31,880 So, you know if I am asked judge the Bom Adam painting, 1800 01:37:32,647 --> 01:37:37,485 I will see it very much light that is different from 1801 01:37:37,519 --> 01:37:40,355 other paintings. And I've given that a lot of thought and you 1802 01:37:40,388 --> 01:37:45,928 know if someone has it and want to confirm it, 1803 01:37:45,961 --> 01:37:49,031 I will not insure it for anything less than 1804 01:37:49,064 --> 01:37:51,333 1805 01:37:51,366 --> 01:37:54,136 a quarter of a million dollars at this point. 1806 01:37:54,169 --> 01:37:55,971 Well that's cool things about being a GPK 1807 01:37:56,004 --> 01:37:58,273 artist is we get this 1808 01:37:58,306 --> 01:38:01,543 this fan commission and for some fans 1809 01:38:01,576 --> 01:38:03,378 You know, money is not an object. 1810 01:38:03,411 --> 01:38:06,014 You know, they will be willing and ready to pay for whatever commission they want. 1811 01:38:06,048 --> 01:38:09,017 Hey Joe! 1812 01:38:21,663 --> 01:38:23,165 James! How are you? 1813 01:38:23,198 --> 01:38:24,599 Nice to meet you personally. Come in! 1814 01:38:24,632 --> 01:38:26,368 Right! Thank you buddy. 1815 01:38:26,401 --> 01:38:28,070 So some of the artists I originally found 1816 01:38:28,103 --> 01:38:30,472 are those people only have a website. 1817 01:38:30,505 --> 01:38:32,074 So Brent Engstrom and Tom Bunk are part of 1818 01:38:32,107 --> 01:38:35,510 the first artist I was originally assigned. 1819 01:38:35,543 --> 01:38:38,013 Initially it started is quite simple single character and then I realized that 1820 01:38:38,046 --> 01:38:41,283 1821 01:38:41,316 --> 01:38:45,053 1822 01:38:45,087 --> 01:38:49,424 the thing I think everyone wants at some point. 1823 01:38:49,457 --> 01:38:51,226 is having rubbish from children's waste self. And I understand a painting from my whole family as a child of rubbish bins. And then from that I 1824 01:38:51,259 --> 01:38:55,597 like wow you can do more when you have a full painting 1825 01:38:55,630 --> 01:39:00,635 from these small cards. 1826 01:39:00,668 --> 01:39:04,172 And I started thinking what I wanted to see. 1827 01:39:04,206 --> 01:39:05,340 I want to see everything Ghostbusters! 1828 01:39:05,373 --> 01:39:09,477 Well you only want they all stand up? 1829 01:39:09,511 --> 01:39:11,279 They are like that Must do something. 1830 01:39:11,313 --> 01:39:13,381 So what will they do? 1831 01:39:13,415 --> 01:39:15,717 So I started imagine these sketches. 1832 01:39:15,750 --> 01:39:17,185 My wife is very supportive of my collection of rubbish bins but he is not a big fan. 1833 01:39:17,219 --> 01:39:19,487 But my two children love Trash Pail Kids. 1834 01:39:44,246 --> 01:39:47,682 1835 01:39:47,715 --> 01:39:49,584 1836 01:39:49,617 --> 01:39:53,088 1837 01:39:53,121 --> 01:39:57,025 And do you like to draw or make your own garbage bin ? 1838 01:39:57,059 --> 01:39:59,794 Well, I have an idea in my head. 1839 01:39:59,827 --> 01:40:01,329 I have got the name: 1840 01:40:01,363 --> 01:40:04,399 Stapled Stan and him like being clamped everywhere. 1841 01:40:04,432 --> 01:40:07,335 His mouth is clamped together. 1842 01:40:07,369 --> 01:40:09,537 You know how some Rubbish rubbish kids have like 1843 01:40:09,571 --> 01:40:10,538 their tongues sticking out? 1844 01:40:10,572 --> 01:40:13,175 His tongue is like being clamped. 1845 01:40:13,208 --> 01:40:18,680 Hands, fingers pinned together, all of them clamped. 1846 01:40:19,847 --> 01:40:21,549 He's all pinned together! 1847 01:40:21,583 --> 01:40:24,619 Rubbish Pail Kids is a joke. 1848 01:40:24,652 --> 01:40:28,356 Look - cow jumps over 1849 01:40:28,390 --> 01:40:31,226 milk shed the moon. 1850 01:40:33,195 --> 01:40:39,067 They are very funny to me. They are very deceptive. 1851 01:40:41,869 --> 01:40:48,576 This is too much baby headed. 1852 01:40:48,610 --> 01:40:50,745 When I first got the Trash Pail Kids, shortly after that I was actually diagnosed 1853 01:40:50,778 --> 01:40:54,149 1854 01:40:54,182 --> 01:40:57,452 with non- cancer of Burkitt Hodgkin's lymphoma. 1855 01:40:57,485 --> 01:41:01,723 And while I have the first series I don't have 1856 01:41:01,756 --> 01:41:05,327 other sets because I in and out of the hospital. 1857 01:41:05,360 --> 01:41:08,196 And my mother knew that they would be a big thing. 1858 01:41:08,230 --> 01:41:10,665 So he bought me more cards. 1859 01:41:10,698 --> 01:41:13,668 Like there is a small child there without hair 1860 01:41:13,701 --> 01:41:16,171 and looks sick and children don't know 1861 01:41:16,204 --> 01:41:18,140 if you can't catch cancer or not. 1862 01:41:18,173 --> 01:41:19,674 They only see - someone's sick 1863 01:41:19,707 --> 01:41:20,675 and run away. 1864 01:41:20,708 --> 01:41:23,311 But I have these cards everyone really wants it 1865 01:41:23,345 --> 01:41:27,115 so they were willing to approach me because they knew 1866 01:41:27,149 --> 01:41:29,784 that, hey if you want sale and purchase Nasty Nick 1867 01:41:29,817 --> 01:41:30,718 there is the only man who 1868 01:41:30,752 --> 01:41:33,121 will have it so you better go 1869 01:41:33,155 --> 01:41:34,622 and see what you can get. 1870 01:41:34,656 --> 01:41:37,659 So, that's the way it is, that I don't feel shunned and 1871 01:41:37,692 --> 01:41:39,561 or an outcast at all. I actually feel like 1872 01:41:39,594 --> 01:41:42,197 people want to be near me. 1873 01:41:42,230 --> 01:41:44,199 I will never, never sell this card. 1874 01:41:44,232 --> 01:41:46,901 This is part of my childhood. 1875 01:41:46,934 --> 01:41:50,238 This is what makes this whole business 1876 01:41:50,272 --> 01:41:54,142 collecting happens, you know, is that attachment 1877 01:41:54,176 --> 01:41:57,545 for things that you have, things that you lose, 1878 01:41:57,579 --> 01:41:59,381 the things you never, but want 1879 01:41:59,414 --> 01:42:02,484 and now you can. That's all about this. 1880 01:42:02,517 --> 01:42:04,919 So yes, I have this . 1881 01:42:04,952 --> 01:42:07,522 And I like WOW this is sensational 1882 01:42:07,555 --> 01:42:09,691 artwork, the level artwork for me is, 1883 01:42:09,724 --> 01:42:10,692 that's what really made me. 1884 01:42:10,725 --> 01:42:12,694 I do not know if there is nothing 1885 01:42:12,727 --> 01:42:15,330 like Trash Trash Children in the 80s! 1886 01:42:15,363 --> 01:42:18,266 30 years later, is they talking about Willow? 1887 01:42:18,300 --> 01:42:21,636 Well, they talked about Garbage Trash! 1888 01:42:22,504 --> 01:42:25,573 That's why the live actors are for- I'll get it 1889 01:42:25,607 --> 01:42:28,743 teary eyes - people appreciate their work. 1890 01:42:28,776 --> 01:42:32,914 It's just cherry icing on the cake! 1891 01:42:32,947 --> 01:42:35,583 Thank you, friends! 1892 01:42:35,617 --> 01:42:38,420 But I really spent some time in the care center 1893 01:42:38,453 --> 01:42:41,556 in this beginning decade. That's good because 1894 01:42:41,589 --> 01:42:44,359 I work hard and it's good. Part of care 1895 01:42:44,392 --> 01:42:47,529 is that you go to - You see a psychologist 1896 01:42:47,562 --> 01:42:49,231 three times a week. And that's actually 1897 01:42:49,264 --> 01:42:52,600 very, very helpful. That's part of rehabilitation a facility where we talked to a psychologist and one day, 1898 01:42:52,634 --> 01:42:57,272 1899 01:42:57,305 --> 01:43:01,909 I took clips from YouTube from Children Trash to 1900 01:43:01,943 --> 01:43:05,447 show to a psychologist. And I swear to them this 1901 01:43:05,480 --> 01:43:08,483 close to offering me a drink. 1902 01:43:13,488 --> 01:43:15,490 I think one of those things things kids do 1903 01:43:15,523 --> 01:43:18,860 losing today. There is so much access 1904 01:43:18,893 --> 01:43:23,731 information doesn't really exist that phase in their lives where 1905 01:43:23,765 --> 01:43:28,002 they can explore it, kind of teenager 1906 01:43:28,035 --> 01:43:30,872 that Kids Pail Trash lets you explore. 1907 01:43:30,905 --> 01:43:33,741 Where sure it is maybe not too 1908 01:43:33,775 --> 01:43:35,910 what your parents want but not terrible. 1909 01:43:35,943 --> 01:43:39,881 Just a little little dirt. It's not dirty. 1910 01:43:39,914 --> 01:43:43,285 But my father said I am the patron saint 1911 01:43:43,318 --> 01:43:46,354 from the 80s and Children Trash. 1912 01:43:46,388 --> 01:43:49,391 So I keep trying continuously and continuously 1913 01:43:49,424 --> 01:43:53,428 to make more people like it these cards because I think 1914 01:43:53,461 --> 01:43:55,663 more people have to have it. 1915 01:43:56,631 --> 01:44:03,705 GPK has two things that I feel that kind of shapes the brand. 1916 01:44:03,738 --> 01:44:05,740 This is dirty humor. And then there is also 1917 01:44:05,773 --> 01:44:08,743 social comments. And I think of those two things, 1918 01:44:08,776 --> 01:44:10,778 You will always have dirty people something. And then you always like that will have people who like 1919 01:44:10,812 --> 01:44:14,048 art that you know social comments are represented in art. 1920 01:44:14,081 --> 01:44:17,819 I always feel it must be funny. 1921 01:44:17,852 --> 01:44:21,923 If you make cool items you have to make it funny. 1922 01:44:21,956 --> 01:44:25,560 So to maintain this balance and balance 1923 01:44:25,593 --> 01:44:28,930 I think that's what is very good about it. 1924 01:44:28,963 --> 01:44:31,065 That... and we can even more than that. 1925 01:44:31,098 --> 01:44:35,403 Because of me... I keep going. 1926 01:44:35,437 --> 01:44:39,774 1927 01:44:39,807 --> 01:44:42,677 You always have to question the whole establishment. 1928 01:44:42,710 --> 01:44:45,347 This is this establishment you know. 1929 01:44:45,380 --> 01:44:49,851 If you don't question it, You will soon get Adolf Hitler. 1930 01:44:59,527 --> 01:45:01,963 It really has independent life after 1931 01:45:01,996 --> 01:45:06,668 giant Success of Cabbage Patch, 1932 01:45:06,701 --> 01:45:09,771 Garbage Trash becomes a giant success yourself. 1933 01:45:09,804 --> 01:45:13,475 It gets its wings as a separate phenomenon. 1934 01:45:13,508 --> 01:45:15,109 Howard the Duck doesn't work, but I'm happy something works well for Topps. 1935 01:45:15,142 --> 01:45:17,111 It tastes good. I'm a little bit confused about that 1936 01:45:17,144 --> 01:45:23,117 obsessive that some of these people about series. 1937 01:45:23,150 --> 01:45:26,053 I mean, we are making this for the mass market. 1938 01:45:26,087 --> 01:45:28,423 We don't make them for collectors. We have 1939 01:45:28,456 --> 01:45:30,057 does not make them for fanatics. We don't make 1940 01:45:30,091 --> 01:45:32,860 1941 01:45:32,894 --> 01:45:35,530 they are to complete. We make it for children. 1942 01:45:35,563 --> 01:45:39,133 And I think a little is missing now. 1943 01:45:39,166 --> 01:45:42,637 This is more than that sort of a fan focus. 1944 01:45:42,670 --> 01:45:46,073 This is narrower than broadcasting. 1945 01:45:46,107 --> 01:45:48,876 As an art director for Children Trash, 1946 01:45:48,910 --> 01:45:52,980 part of it is a psychiatrist . Every artist 1947 01:45:53,014 --> 01:45:57,018 have their own problems, their own dynamics and 1948 01:45:57,051 --> 01:46:00,688 I took over such a brand. It has history like that. 1949 01:46:00,722 --> 01:46:02,690 Able to speak with the original artist 1950 01:46:02,724 --> 01:46:07,495 I grew up and was admired and found out how great they were 1951 01:46:07,529 --> 01:46:10,965 and also they helped teach I became a good editor. 1952 01:46:10,998 --> 01:46:13,134 I will never forget it. I consider John Pound 1953 01:46:13,167 --> 01:46:16,604 like a father to me. And if I'm a little teary 1954 01:46:16,638 --> 01:46:19,173 eyed, excuse me. But he... without him I have never been able to do it. So, thank you, John. 1955 01:46:19,206 --> 01:46:22,510 I just like doing it works and I feel proud of it 1956 01:46:22,544 --> 01:46:25,580 and love it they have a place in pop music 1957 01:46:25,613 --> 01:46:28,115 cultural arena and on the market. 1958 01:46:28,149 --> 01:46:31,419 And that's me has worked in print media. 1959 01:46:31,453 --> 01:46:32,954 And that's true funny things and silly things. 1960 01:46:32,987 --> 01:46:35,990 I'm proud to be silly! 1961 01:46:36,023 --> 01:46:40,862 Performing a Philly Non-sport card. 1962 01:46:45,733 --> 01:46:47,935 We have a manufacturer here this morning and seven artists. 1963 01:46:49,236 --> 01:46:52,073 Please stop by and say hello to everyone. 1964 01:46:52,106 --> 01:46:55,076 I started hearing back in the 1980s 1965 01:46:55,109 --> 01:46:59,080 that the trading card is no longer a factor with the children they are moved to video games, computers, 1966 01:46:59,113 --> 01:47:01,148 all kinds of other things, and they don't care 1967 01:47:01,182 --> 01:47:04,886 1968 01:47:04,919 --> 01:47:08,490 1969 01:47:08,523 --> 01:47:11,559 1970 01:47:11,593 --> 01:47:14,061 collect more cardboard pieces. 1971 01:47:14,095 --> 01:47:17,999 The turn of the century we have Pokemon and Yugioh 1972 01:47:18,032 --> 01:47:21,936 and all kinds of products that make it big time on trading cards. 1973 01:47:21,969 --> 01:47:23,137 So I still say the trading card will always be with us. 1974 01:47:23,170 --> 01:47:26,040 This is his You must match 1975 01:47:26,073 --> 01:47:29,744 successful in trading cards and children will want it. 1976 01:47:29,777 --> 01:47:32,880 It's cheap entertainment. Not much costs. 1977 01:47:32,914 --> 01:47:35,583 And children like 1978 01:47:35,617 --> 01:47:36,984 a stack of trading cards something they like. 1979 01:47:37,018 --> 01:47:39,954 So I am, I think is going forward in the future. 1980 01:47:39,987 --> 01:47:43,558 Garbage Children can be around 20 years 1981 01:47:43,591 --> 01:47:46,694 starting now with the 50th, silver birthday comes. 1982 01:47:46,728 --> 01:47:53,000 If you make a statue a picture of someone might worship it as a false god. Become the role of 1983 01:47:53,535 --> 01:47:55,970 1984 01:47:56,003 --> 01:48:00,808 1985 01:48:00,842 --> 01:48:05,813 cartoonists insinuating things and taking things 1986 01:48:05,847 --> 01:48:08,115 it's competing for false god status 1987 01:48:08,149 --> 01:48:09,951 and drag to arrive at reality and 1988 01:48:09,984 --> 01:48:11,753 show that has clay feet, 1989 01:48:11,786 --> 01:48:14,989 that they idolize feet clay. That will be 1990 01:48:15,022 --> 01:48:17,291 the work of the cartoonist; that will be the right one 1991 01:48:17,324 --> 01:48:19,594 the cartoonist's job. 1992 01:48:19,894 --> 01:48:23,898 So now that you know, that the thing you have to watch is, 1993 01:48:23,931 --> 01:48:25,900 Is that Trash image 1994 01:48:25,933 --> 01:48:32,707 Pail Kids stops being satire and starts to become a holy icon. 1995 01:48:33,708 --> 01:48:37,078 There are in and of themselves. 1996 01:48:37,111 --> 01:48:38,946 I see the same thing with Mad Magazine; 1997 01:48:38,980 --> 01:48:42,249 This is the opposite. They will print that one problem 1998 01:48:42,283 --> 01:48:46,621 has a different cover. Then the collectors will have 1999 01:48:46,654 --> 01:48:50,558 to buy all different variations. 2000 01:48:50,592 --> 01:48:53,695 And their original is the thing out there 2001 01:48:53,728 --> 01:48:56,964 taunting the consumer culture and for 2002 01:48:56,998 --> 01:48:59,601 getting people to think about such things. 2003 01:48:59,634 --> 01:49:01,903 And now it's part of the consumer culture. 2004 01:49:01,936 --> 01:49:04,071 Everything naturally develops into it. 2005 01:49:04,105 --> 01:49:08,342 But I tried to avoid it. But then again I have to make a living 2006 01:49:08,375 --> 01:49:10,845 so I don't know what I'm saying. 2007 01:53:52,326 --> 01:53:54,361 Are you having fun with that? 2008 01:53:55,529 --> 01:53:57,031 No.