General Information
Manufacturer	Topps Ireland Ltd. Ballincollig Cork. The Republic of Ireland
Year Released	1986
Number of Series Released	1
Card Dimensions (in Inches)	3.0 x 2.1 x 1/32
Card Dimensions (in Millimeters)	76.2 x 54.0 x 0.794
Number of Packs Per Full Box	48
Number of Cards Per Pack	3
Card Numbers	1a-41a
Number of Cards to Make a Numerical Set	41
Number of Variation Cards	3
Number of Cards to Make a Complete Variation Set	44
Total Number of Different Wrappers	1
Section Last Updated	January 1, 2015

 

Card and Wrapper Variations

Card Variations

5a - Mathieu Terreux - Checklist (on back) 5a - Mathieu Terreux - Prix De Crétinerie (on back) 8a - Robert Nucleaire - Checklist (on back) 8a - Robert Nucleaire - Permis De Tricher (on back) 29a - Lisette Squelette - Checklist (on back) 29a - Lisette Squelette - Diplôme De Maison De Redressement (on back)

Wrapper Variations

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Printable Card and Wrapper Variation Checklist

You can either click the following link to open the variation checklist in a new window and print it out, or you can right-click the following link and save the variation checklist to your computer.  Belgium Garbage Pail Kids Card and Wrapper Variation Checklist

 

Card Image Samples

 

Comparison List

The following list compares the card numbers and character names of the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids to the United States Garbage Pail Kids.  The Belgium Garbage Pail Kids card number and character name are listed first.  The United States Garbage Pail Kids Series is listed next.  The United States Garbage Pail Kids card number and character name are then listed.  This list will allow you to see what artwork was used for a certain card number, it will allow you to see how the series was arranged, and it will allow you to compare the names of the characters.  The Belgium Garbage Pail Kids cards with an asterisk before the number are different than the United States Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series.

*1a Stan Satan - Series 1 - 1a Nasty Nick *2a Léon Bonbon - Series 1 - 2a Junkfood John *3a Remy Vomi - Series 1 - 3a Up Chuck *4a Patrick Electrique - Series 1 - 4a Fryin' Brian *5a Mathieu Terreux - Series 1 - 5a Dead Ted *6a Ricet Casse - Series 1 - 6a Art Apart *7a Claire Eclair - Series 1 - 7a Stormy Heather *8a Robert Nucleaire - Series 1 - 8a Adam Bomb *9a Pierrot Poivrot - Series 1 - 9a Boozin' Bruce *10a Dorothée Tele - Series 1 - 10a Tee-Vee Stevie *11a René Araignee - Series 1 - 11a Itchy Richie *12a Lulu Poilue - Series 1 - 12a Furry Fran *13a Robby Robot - Series 1 - 13a Ashcan Andy *14a Antoinette Tinette - Series 1 - 14a Potty Scotty *15a Vanesse Tropie - Series 1 - 15a Ailin' Al *16a Fabienne La Teigne - Series 1 - 16a Weird Wendy *17a Kung Fou - Series 1 - 17a Wacky Jackie *18a Henri Enrage - Series 1 - 18a Cranky Frankie *19a Anne Acne - Series 1 - 19a Corroded Carl *20a Marion Laideron - Series 1 - 20a Swell Mel *21a Patrick Patraque - Series 1 - 21a Virus Iris *22a Isabelle Poubelle - Series 1 - 22a Junky Jeff *23a José Perce - Series 1 - 23a Drippy Dan *24a Hervé Enerve - Series 1 - 24a Nervous Rex *25a Cunégonde Immonde - Series 1 - 25a Creepy Carol *26a Grasse Grace - Series 1 - 26a Slobby Robbie *27a Marcelle Cervelle - Series 1 - 27a Brainy Janie *28a Isabelle Chandelle - Series 1 - 28a Oozy Suzie *29a Lisette Squelette - Series 1 - 29a Bony Joanie *30a Mathieu L'Affreux - Series 1 - 30a New Wave Dave *31a Pat La Plate - Series 1 - 31a Run Down Rhoda *32a Gladys Glaçon - Series 1 - 32a Frigid Bridget *33a Gertrude La Brute - Series 1 - 33a Mad Mike *34a Madelon Guenon - Series 1 - 34a Kim Kong *35a Emile Senile - Series 1 - 35a Wrinkly Randy *36a Marie Zombie - Series 1 - 36a Wrappin' Ruth *37a Guillo Tine - Series 1 - 37a Guillo Tina *38a Gaspard Lezard - Series 1 - 38a Slimy Sam *39a Minouche La Mouche - Series 1 - 39a Buggy Betty *40a Othon Coton - Series 1 - 40a Unstitched Mitch *41a Bébert Gueguerre - Series 1 - 41a Mean Gene

The character names and text on the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids cards is in French.  The overall design of the set is more similar to the United Kingdom Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series than the United States Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series.

 

Additional Notes

The Belgium Garbage Pail Kids were sold as a test run to see how well the product would do in Belgium.  It is extremely difficult to find any of the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids product, and it is the rarest out of the three test sets produced by Topps Ireland Ltd.  This appears to be the only Garbage Pail Kids release sold in Belgium.        As previously mentioned, all of the text on the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids is French.  The Belgium Garbage Pail Kids were also sold in Jordan.  There is no record of any other countries receiving the French Garbage Pail Kids.  France had their own version of Garbage Pail Kids called Les Crados, which was probably why the French Garbage Pail Kids were not sold there.  Belgium was more likely to have been the target for this release, which is why I referred to the series as the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids.  Previously, I had referred to this release as the Jordan Garbage Pail Kids, but I decided to change the name after I found out that these cards were sold in Belgium.  French is spoken in some of the other countries in the Middle East (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia) so that was possibly why you could find French Garbage Pail Kids there.        The Belgium Garbage Pail Kids was modeled after the United Kingdom Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series.  The Belgium Garbage Pail Kids pack wrappers are almost the same as the United Kingdom Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series pack wrappers.  The wrappers have listings of the ingredients in several different languages, and one of the listings is in French.  The usage of multiple languages for the ingredient listings allowed the manufacturer to use the same wrappers for the United Kingdom Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series and for the Garbage Pail Kids test sets (Belgium, Holland, and Germany)  The only difference between the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids pack wrappers and the United Kingdom Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series pack wrappers is that the Belgium version have a clear strip at the top and a clear strip at the bottom of the wrappers.        The Belgium Garbage Pail Kids consist of only the "a" cards.  There are 41 "a" cards and 3 variation cards, which is exactly half as many cards as the United Kingdom Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series.  The variation cards for the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids are the same card numbers as the United Kingdom Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series.  The white arrow on the front of the cards that contained the text "PEEL HERE" for most of the Garbage Pail Kids releases in English contained the text "DECOLLER ICI" for the Belgium Garbage Pail Kids release.

 
 
 
 

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