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New Article: The Amazing Bag O’ Crap!

Well, this one is different. The latest article reviews one of my recent finds, the infamous Bag O' Crap. Found at a thrift store a few weeks back, it's a giant Ziploc bag filled to the top with cereal premiums, toys, candies, and other novelties from the 70s and 80s. A lot of the stuff was cool enough to be worth mentioning, but still too small for their own reviews. This article lumps it all together -- 49 different mini-reviews and pics, all trapped in one giant picture. You'll see what I mean, enjoy! I will never try this again! Enjoy! The next article hopes you're hungry.

Posted by Matt on 01/07/2004. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 147 comments

Boo-ya kaboom! Old cereal toys and cheap crap! It’s the little things in life that make sugar-consumption worth doing. I wonder what did happen to the previous owner of all that stuff? Maybe a collapse of Sugar Crisp glo in the dark yoyos sent him to the great beyond. Not unlike the dude trapped under a pile of magazines in his own apartment.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 01/07/2004 11:45 AM

Sadly, we’ll never see this so called "junk" again in cereal boxes now that all they give are CD’s. In the year 2060 Matt Jr. will take his fathers place and be reviewing a zip-loc bag filled with fast food and cereal CD’s he bought for $10,000 (you know, inflation and such).

Chestnuts roasted by kennef @ 01/07/2004 11:47 AM

hey matt… i noticed something with Chinese on it in the first pic of the bag of crap … the 50th item? I happen to read and write Chinese, so if you’ll post bigger pics, I’ll tell you what it says!

Chestnuts roasted by jjaynah @ 01/07/2004 12:04 PM

Bah…shows how observant I am.

I should’ve noticed that giant card, with attached figure, featuring a turtle riding a swan.

Mystery solved. I remain interested by this item and am confused and frightened by its omission from the story.

Chestnuts roasted by Ubu Rex @ 01/07/2004 12:57 PM

The red "Diver Guy" near the top is really an Astronaut Guy. The thinner pressure suit and visored helmet design predate the Apollo program, and likely the Gemini program too, so it’s probably from the Mercury program (circa 1958-1964).

Chestnuts roasted by Swamp Thing @ 01/07/2004 1:03 PM

I actually named my fish with the hilarious opposite naming system utalized by "Short Neck", thus dooming my betta fish with a life of being called "Goldy"

Chestnuts roasted by Ka-Dave @ 01/07/2004 1:09 PM

I had the astronaut guy, the Capn Crunch figure, and the Garfield pencil topper …

Chestnuts roasted by Al Boondy @ 01/07/2004 1:16 PM

I know what happened to the previous owner of the Amazing Bag O’ Crap. You see, there used to be not two but three packs of 30 year old Chiclets in the bag. One day, our crap collecting hero got a little hungry for gum. He’s spent all his money on cereal, to try and get more prizes and such, and didn’t want the Big Red because he loved the packaging too much to destroy it. So, he took his chances on a pack of Chiclets and died from radiation poisoning. Yes, Chiclets become radioactive after 30 years. I read that on a science webpage somewhere, so it must be true.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 01/07/2004 1:20 PM

hly crap this came out today and already 34 comments

Chestnuts roasted by Scourge @ 01/07/2004 1:26 PM

The truth about the BooBerry, Count Chocula and cow cards…it’s sad really. They were a card game, I believe like Go Fish (or Old Maid). I know we had them but I was little back then. I have enough trouble remembering yesterday…though for different reasons.

Chestnuts roasted by Killer Duck @ 01/07/2004 1:33 PM

The "Galaxy Rangers" whistle and license plate were Roy Rogers promo items in 1987 or 1988. A buddy of mine worked at Roy’s and I’d trade him promo stuff from my job at Wendy’s. I still have a complete set of Potato Head kids if anybody is looking for some.

The red astronaut may be from earlier, but I bought gray and white astronauts from the exact same molds at a science museum in 1985.

Chestnuts roasted by Eeyore @ 01/07/2004 1:47 PM

How now Crazy Cow! Yet more evidence of either a really good mind for trivia, or really old age. Cow was sold on the point that it would flavor your milk. I loved the stuff. I was going to blame the demise of Previous Owner on Duck, but my body might be found in a alley with suspiscous bill prints, so I won’t. I remember glowing stickers from the monster cereals that had that weird electric blue glow that you just don’t see anymore. And Lucky Charms weather forcasting pictures with a fuzzy printing for the pot o’gold that would change color when a storm was already at your door. Don’t get me started on original Happy Meal toys.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 01/07/2004 1:54 PM

I had the strange turquoise Garfield pencil topper!! I declare it was issued again, otherwise I don’t think it would survive from the 1981 release to my being old enough to remember it (’90 at the earliest) in a house with 3 kids.

Chestnuts roasted by Diana @ 01/07/2004 2:11 PM

I used to have the wookie head. I *think* there was chewbacha shaped hard candy inside, but I seem to remember filling it up with the contents of pixie sticks and carrying it about. Eventually it got all chewed up (what is it about that kind of plastic that makes you want to chew it?

Chestnuts roasted by Five17 @ 01/07/2004 2:18 PM

Just one other bit of info on the Diving Tony toy (http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0856/junk/27.html). It is from 1987/88. I remember having lots of these in my dorm room.

Chestnuts roasted by FourLizards @ 01/07/2004 2:24 PM

I’ve been stopping by here for quite some time, always loved your site. Only became an addict after the whole Kid Cuisine deal.

But yeah, I had one of those tony tiger thins that bob down into a liter of water, and I loved it…kids are dumb.

Chestnuts roasted by Devin @ 01/07/2004 2:26 PM

Hey
that Aladdin toy
i remember it
what you do it that you put the stickers on the spinny thingy and spin it
then you ask it a question and stop it and rub off the gray spot and it will give an answer

Chestnuts roasted by josh @ 01/07/2004 3:05 PM

Great article. Lots of work to read. :)

Like that Matilda pin, I used to have one addressing a MaryKate and Ashley movie. I think I gave it away. What a mistake that was.

Chestnuts roasted by Melanie @ 01/07/2004 3:07 PM

WEIRD CAP’N CRUNCH THING!

It’s really stupid. You put the wide end of the "paddle" into the slot in the disc. Hold the other end of the paddle between your thumb and forefinger, while holding the disc the same way with your other hand. pull the disc back (bending the paddle), then let it fly. It shoots across the room when you let go.

Chestnuts roasted by jason @ 01/07/2004 3:08 PM

the aladin toy from burger king

they were supposed to be fortune tellers, you put the stickers of the genie on the wheel and spin it..

you then rub the lamp and your fortune appears….

and voila, your fate is determined

Chestnuts roasted by roydrowsy @ 01/07/2004 3:12 PM

Where are the sea monkeys? I need more sea monkeys. I got a fever and the only cure is more sea monkey. Everyone gets gold plated diapers if you just give me more sea monkeys.

Chestnuts roasted by Mucas @ 01/07/2004 3:27 PM

I love toys that are projectiles. Used to get in trouble bringing them to class. Those were the days…teachers busting your ass for bringing plastic flingy things to school. Now the teachers are afraid of students and they worry more about losing their lives than someone putting out someone else’s eye.
Suspicious bill prints…that’s about the funniest thing I have ever heard, king. Reminds me of that Grandma xmas song- incriminating Claus marks…

Chestnuts roasted by Killer Duck @ 01/07/2004 3:32 PM

Sea monkeys are great…they taste like chicken. Just add some cocktail sauce…

Chestnuts roasted by Killer Duck @ 01/07/2004 3:33 PM

Some of this shit has got to be worth money, if only because any sane person would throw them out to begin with.

Chestnuts roasted by Greg @ 01/07/2004 3:45 PM

The Honeycomb-branded device is in fact a mini-frisbee, but here’s the kicker (are you sitting down?) — it glows in the dark! I put up with at least three straight boxes of Honeycomb to get these things when I was 7, such was my fascination with barely-glowing pieces of plastic. I bet I still have one in the basement somewhere.

Chestnuts roasted by Josh @ 01/07/2004 4:02 PM

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