Of all the Wacky Packages rip-offs that I've ever encountered, N. G. Slater Corp's "Kooky Patches" (early 70's) might be the most obscure. In this kooky-wack world of sickening spoofs, Big Macs become "Big Tacs", Baggies become "Saggies", and One-A-Day vitamins become "None-A-Day." The checklist on the backside of the product card reveals even more gaggy gems to come from Series One: Junkys, Jerks, Belches, Butts, Snotties, Vomit, Doublestink Gum, Kentucky Fried Chipmunks etc. Yes sir, funny, gross-out humor was every kid's bread 'n butthole back in the day, and I'd love to see the original illustrated art which I'm sure worked out great visually. Unfortunately, in this sticky / stitchy, iron-on / sticker patch format, the gags don't really seem to translate all that well, with all of the great detail getting a bit muddied in those colorfully sloppy strings. (Googled the others in the set and in a few cases some look just fine though.) Still, another cool find, and seeing Ronald McD with a mouthful of tacks really made my day!
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