Of all the things from the 80's to make a comeback...

[Storm Eagle]

Remember the Garbage Pail Kids, everybody? That's what's making a comeback. Got the news from this guy at toonzone.net who goes by the name of Mojo Jojo. Here's the skinny:

NEW YORK -- Long before "South Park" or "Beavis and Butthead" were entertaining kids with lowbrow toilet humor there were the "Garbage Pail Kids." Now, the grandfather of gross-out is making a comeback.

After being off the market for 15 years, a new series of the hugely successful stickers that entertained children in the mid-1980s with depictions of bodily functions and other unsavory concepts will be released in August by The Topps Co.

The Garbage Pail Kids collecting phenomenon of the 1980s spawned 15 sold-out series. It's making its return via the Garbage Pail Kids #16 bubble gum and stickers set which is scheduled to reach store shelves Aug. 20.

Garbage Pail Kids still maintain a cult following, with several dedicated fan Web sites and an active trade on Internet auction sites.

But will the stickers, which originally were conceived as a spoof of early-1980s it-toy, The Cabbage Patch Kids, find an audience among kids raised on the hyper-potty-humored "Jackass" and the sophomoric "Sponge Bob Square Pants?"

Topps thinks so. Chairman Arthur Shorin says gross-out has always been of interest to children. He said the series really struck a funny bone in the 1980s and Topps expects kids will still enjoy them.

Set No. 16 will feature a mixture of images from the unpublished "Lost 16th Series" in tandem with new works from the original creative team of Jay Lynch, John Pound and Tom Bunk. The set will contain 80 regular/paper stickers, 50 foil stickers and 60 small rectangular stickers that will wrap around pieces of gum.

Each pack will contain three basic paper stickers, one foil sticker and four pieces of green Tutti-Frutti gum wrapped by the aforementioned sticker.

In every pack collectors will find a game card that will provide the opportunity to mail-in the card for random drawings of original artwork, uncut sheets, sets, complete sets of GPK #16 and sets of puzzle cards.

[Source: The Associated Press]

MY COMMENT: Why THEM???!!! Why the Garbage Pail Kids???!!! I hated those damn things! Now they have to make a comeback in the new millennium? I'll take either South Park or Beavis and Butt-head over the Garbage Pail Kids any day.

By the way, did anybody ever see that movie?

[Ginkasa]

There was this kid in a class of mine whose a pretty big fan of it...

Besides that I have had no interaction with it...


*shrugs and walks away*

[Dyne]

Heh, I don't even know what the hell they are. Sucks to be me.

...........or.. not! Heh hah.

[DeathsHand]

What about care bears? All of a sudden they pop up in every fuggin store and every fuggin little arcade claw machine thing and EVERYWHERE FOR NO REASON RANDOMLY ALL OF A SUDDEN AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!

[Rndm_Perfection]

What about care bears? All of a sudden they pop up in every fuggin store and every fuggin little arcade claw machine thing and EVERYWHERE FOR NO REASON RANDOMLY ALL OF A SUDDEN AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!

What's funny though, is... I care!

[Stonecutter]

Also making a comback from the 80's

We are the Bears Shufflin' Crew
Shufflin' on down, doin' it for you.
We're so bad we know we're good.
Blowin' your mind like we knew we would.
You know we're just struttin' for fun
Struttin' our stuff for everyone.
We're not here to start not trouble.
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle.

Walter Payton
Well, they call me Sweetness,
And I like to dance.
Runnin' the ball is like makin' romance.
We've had the goal since training camp
To give Chicago a Super Bowl Champ.
And we're not doin' this
Because we're greedy.
The Bears are doin' it to feed the needy.
We didn't come here to look for trouble,
We just came here to do
The Super Bowl Shuffle.

Willie Gault
This is Speedy Willie, and I'm world class.
I like runnin' but i love to get the pass.
I practice all day and dance all night,
I got to get ready for the Sunday fight.
Now I'm as smooth as a chocolate swirl,
I dance a little funky, so watch me girl.
There's not one here that does it like me,
My Super Bowl Shuffle will set you free.

Mike Singletary
I'm Samurai Mike I stop'em cold.
Part of the defense, big and bold,
I've been jammin' for quite a while,
Doin' what's right and settin' the style,
Give me a chance, I'll rock you good,
Nobody messin' in my neighborhood.
I didn't come here lookin' for trouble,
I just came to do The Super Bowl Shuffle

(Repeat Chorus)

Jim McMahon
I'm the punky QB, known as McMahon.
When I hit the turf, I've got no plan.
I just throw my body all over the field.
I can't dance, but I can throw the pill.
I motivate the cats, I like to tease.
I play so cool, I aim to please.
That's why you all got here on the double
To catch me doin' the Super Bowl Shuffle.

Otis Wilson
I'm mama's boy Otis, one of a kind.
The ladies all love me
For my body and my mind.
I'm slick on the floor as I can be
But ain't no sucker gonna get past me.
Some guys are jealous
Of my style and class,
That's why some end up on their -,
I didn't come here lookin' for trouble,
I just get down to The Super Bowl Shuffle.

Steve Fuller
They say Jimbo is our man.
If Jimmy can't do it, I sure can.
This is Steve, and it's no wonder
I run like lightnin', pass like thunder.
So bring on Atlanta, bring on Dallas,
This is for Mike and Papa Bear Halas.
I'm not here to feather his ruffle,
I just came here to do
The Super Bowl Shuffle.

Mike Richardson
I'm L.A. Mike, and I play it cool.
They don't sneak by me 'cause I'm no fool.
I fly on the field and get on down.
Everybody knows I don't mess around.
I can break'em, shake'em,
Any time of day.
I like to steal it and make 'em pay,
So please don't cry to beat my hustle
'Cause I'm just here to do
The Super Bowl Shuffle.

(Repeat Chorus)

Richard Dent
The sackman's comin', I'm your man Dent.
if the quarterback's slow,
He's gonna get bent.
We stop the run, we stop the pass,
I like to dump guys on their -.
We love to play for the world's best fans,
You better start makin'
Your Super Bowl plans.
But don't get ready or go to any trouble
Unless you practice
The Super Bowl Shuffle.

Gary Fencik
It's Gary here, and I'm Mr.Clean.
They call me "hit man,"
Don't know what they mean.
They throw it long and watch me run,
I'm on my man, one-on-one.
Buddy's guys cover it down to the bone,
That's why they call us the 46 zone.
Come on everybody let's scream and yell,
We're goin' to do the Shuffle,
Then ring your bell.

William Perry
You're lookin' at the Fridge,
I'm the rookie.
I may be large, but I'm no dumb cookie.
You've seen me hit, you've seen me run,
When I kick and pass, we'll have more fun.
I can dance, you will see
The others, they all learn from me.
I don't come here lookin' for trouble,
I just came here to do
The Super Bowl Shuffle.

But it's true!

CHICAGO—In news that has electrified the music world, the Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew announced Monday that it is reuniting and will soon begin work on its first new material since the seminal 1985 single "Super Bowl Shuffle."

Confirming the recent swirl of music-industry rumors regarding a possible 15th-anniversary reunion, Shufflin' Crew lead singer Willie Gault told reporters, "After years of solo gigs and side projects, we decided it was time for us to work together again."

Gault went on to strongly deny rumors that the Crew was returning to the studio looking for trouble.

"We didn't come here looking for trouble," Gault said. "We just came to record the long-awaited follow-up to the 'Super Bowl Shuffle.'"

According to Shufflin' Crew member William "Refrigerator" Perry, he, Gault, and punky QB Jim McMahon have already sketched out rough demo versions of 10 to 15 songs, which, over the next two months, will be fleshed out in the studio with Chicago-based producer Steve Albini.

Perry said fans can expect the new album to be "much darker and more introspective" than the group's "Shuffle"-era work.

"[The new album] will definitely reflect our maturation, both as a group and as individuals," said Perry, who may be large but is no dumb cookie. "Back then, we were young, wild, and arrogant: Jim [McMahon] had his spiked hair, shades, and controversial, message-bearing headbands, and I had my legendary eating exploits and rushing touchdowns. We kind of had this attitude like, 'We're so bad, we know we're good, blowing your mind like we knew we would.' But, while the new record will still have that trademark Shufflin' Crew swagger, it will also show our more reflective side."

All of the original Shufflin' Crew members are expected to participate in the reunion, with the exception of recently deceased Walter Payton, to whom the new album will be dedicated, and Otis Wilson, who told Spin magazine in a recent interview that his "heart just isn't in it anymore."

"Back when the group first started, we were just struttin' for fun," Wilson said. "But once we hit it big, everything changed. Suddenly, there were business meetings, publicity appearances, video shoots, Wheaties boxes, sponsorship deals. Before long, it wasn't about the music anymore. That's when I knew I had to get out."

Numerous names have circulated as possible Wilson replacements, ranging from former Poco bassist Jim Messina to former Bengals running back Ickey Woods.

"Otis has made his decision, and we respect that. It will be difficult, but we must go on as a band without him," Shufflin' Crew co-founder and lead guitarist Mike Singletary said.

While the album is still months from completion, the Shufflin' Crew tried out some of the new material at an unannounced gig at Chicago's Empty Bottle music club last Friday. Response from the sold-out crowd was overwhelmingly positive.

"They sounded really good, really tight, man," said die hard fan Jeff Rampling of Des Plaines, IL, who estimated he has been to more than 250 Shufflin' Crew shows. "Once they got warmed up, they were rocking like vintage '85 Crew."

"They kicked some serious ass tonight," said Don Frischman, the lead singer of Four-Six Defense, a Shufflin' Crew tribute band. "Richard Dent still blows me away live."

In negotiating terms for the new album with Atlantic Records, the Shufflin' Crew made one demand: complete creative control over the project.

"We made it clear that under no circumstances would we allow participation by the female referee who twice blew a whistle over our singers' attempts to say the word 'ass' during the 'Shuffle' sessions," Singletary said. "The Bears traffic in the truth, and either you can handle it or you can't. Censorship is slavery."

Expected to hit stores in early 2004, the new album will be followed by a world tour in the spring of that year. All proceeds from both the album and tour will go to charity.

"I want to stress that we are not doing this because we're greedy," backup singer Steve Fuller said. "The Bears are doing this to feed the needy."

One of the most successful bands of the mid-'80s, the Shufflin' Crew broke up in October 1987 due to creative differences and infighting, particularly between Gault and keyboardist Gary Fencik. Gault embarked on a solo career in 1988 and scored a minor R&B hit with "Chocolate Swirl (That's What I'm As Smooth As)," but never equaled the success he enjoyed with the Shufflin' Crew. Fencik and Fuller went on to form the supergroup Touchback with New York Giants wide receiver Phil McConkey and Kansas City Chiefs fullback Christian Okoye.

"After so many years apart, it feels good to be back together again," Gault said. "But most of all, I'm happy for all the Bears Shufflin' Crew fans out there. You guys are the reason we're shufflin' on down. We're doin' it for you."

[Classic Rocker]

now if only the gameplay quality of the 80s can make a comeback and gameplay of old school sonic goodness from the early 90s

[Storm Eagle]

What about care bears? All of a sudden they pop up in every fuggin store and every fuggin little arcade claw machine thing and EVERYWHERE FOR NO REASON RANDOMLY ALL OF A SUDDEN AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!

I didn't mind the Care Bears. They never bothered me much in the 80's at all.

[DimHalo]

I loved the Care Bears (still do). Garbage Pail kids, well...i think I was too young for them. But sister loved the stickers ( we still have all her old ones). What I really miss though....Teddy Ruxbin!

[Jason1]

I dont remember the Garbage Pail Kids...The Care Bears used to piss me off majorly...my little brother used to watch some stupid care bears movie every day. It got really annoying.

[DeathsHand]

I didn't mind the Care Bears. They never bothered me much in the 80's at all.

It's not that they bothered me in the 80s, it's that all of a sudden for no reason they're in every store possible for no reason and it's scaring me... I think it has something to do with the government... They're up to no good...

[Storm Eagle]

Here's some irony. My gross-out factor, I believe, has high enough tolerance. GPK just took it all way too far is all. However, I guess they would have been okay if they were just cards, and not stickers. Then people could keep them to themselves, and I wouldn't have to worry about seeing them being stuck around at places where I might go.

I remember at high school orientation, for when I was about to start high school, I saw one of the lockers had a number of them stuck on the inside of its door. I'm like "please don't let me get assigned this locker when I start at this school". It was actually one of those rare times where luck was on my side. *sigh*