1992 Topps Trash Can Trolls takes a formula very familiar to the company and simply applies it to another toy phenomenon. While the concept isn’t exactly groundbreaking and it failed to catch on, looking back today, there is some nostalgia to be drawn from the cards even if you didn’t collect them when they first came out.
1992 Topps Trash Can Trolls Checklist Details
Trash Can Trolls take the fluffy-haired troll doll craze of the early 1990s and turns them on their head — and chops off their arms, has them puke, blows them up and has them create all sorts of mischief. They’re gross-out humor sticker cards aimed at being the edgy contraband of schoolyard playgrounds everywhere.
Sound familiar?
They should. It’s pretty much the Garbage Pail Kids formula applied to another trendy doll. This is actually the second time Topps ripped off their own creation if you take their lesser known 1985 Gross Bears buttons.
The card maker even acknowledges the GPK connection with the first card in the set. Not only does Joel Troll/Fall-Out Paul take the same gag as Adam Bomb but it literally shows the unofficial Garbage Pail Kids mascot getting an unceremonious boot. Subtle it’s not in Topps’ attempt at passing the torch.
The 1992 Topps Trash Can Trolls checklist consists of 88 cards. But wait, there’s more GPK connections here as the set follows the same pattern of A-B name variations. That means there are 44 different pieces of art, each with two different names and slightly different numbers.
Shifting from Cabbage Patch Kids to trolls, the art style is somewhat different with added layers of detail. However, GPK fans will recognize many of the gags. Not all, but many are new twists on Original Series Garbage Pail Kids.
One of the more interesting aspects of 1992 Topps Trash Can Trolls is the packaging. In case the troll spoof wasn’t obvious enough, many of the boxes include fluffy hair to add some visual flair on the shelf or counter.
Taking Out the Trash
While the original run of Garbage Pail Kids lasted 15 sets, Trash Can Trolls went just one. The familiar but different theme never caught on and Topps quickly moved on.
Values today aren’t rock bottom but they’re not spectacular. Whether it’s boxes, sets or singles, there’s still quite a bit of product out there.
1992 Topps Trash Can Trolls Checklist
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Set size: 88 cards
Cards per pack: 6
Packs per box: 36
Boxes per case: 24
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Base Set Checklist
88 cards.
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1a Joel Troll
1b Fall-Out Paul
2a Retchin’ Gretchen
2b Drew Spew
3a Al A. Carte
3b Freddy Spaghetti
4a New Wave Dave
4b Flush Gordon
5a Weepin’ Willow
5b Stained Blaine
6a Anne Tenna
6b T.V. Guy
7a Soda Rhoda
7b Fountain Jerk Dirk
8a Hairy Harry
8b Armpit Britt
9a Slam Duncan
9b Stuffin’ Stephen
10a Gina Cleaner
10b Dustin’ Justin
11a Casey At-the-Bat
11b Grant Slam
12a Edward Scissorhair
12b Lance Scape
13a Booger Bobby
13b Scott Snot
14a Larry Lump
14b Growin’ Owen
15a Tex Wrecks
15b Shocked Sherry
16a Performin’ Norman
16b Bob Slob
17a Unseparated at Beth
17b Siamese Louise
18a Hanna Banana
18b Jungle Jim
19a Boris Line
19b Repeating Pete
20a Gertie Laundry
20b Hy N. Dry
21a Crepe Suzette
21b Barbie Q.
22a Swirly Shirley
22b Herbert Sherbet
23a Burning Kendall
23b Meltin’ Mel
24a Buster Open
24b Crash Danny
25a Prickly Pete
25b Thorny Barb
26a Chia Pat
26b Overgrown Joan
27a Cass Backwards
27b Crossed Chris
28a Generic Eric
28b No Frills Frank
29a Pyrotech Nick
29b Independence Daisy
30a Open Heart Serge
30b Chip Entrails
31a Clipped Tony
31b Fun Gus
32a Hy Voltage
32b Electric Bill
33a Bumbling Bea
33b Louise Bees
34a Lawn John Silver
34b Buried Barry
35a Sharky Marky
35b Max Snacks
36a Live Bait Kate
36b Hook Line & Cindy
37a Bruce Noose
37b David Lynched
38a Furry Murray
38b Unkempt Karla
39a Sy Clone
39b Tricia Twister
40a Heaving Harriet
40b Barfin’ Barb
41a Mutilate Ted
41b Monster Kit
42a Dee Composing
42b Phil D. Grave
43a Roy L. Flush
43b Joan Throne
44a Checklist
44b Checklist
