The Trash Pack was a brand of collectible toys produced by

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, first launched in 2011. The toys were released in series, all with their own specific themes, and there are seven series in all. Along with the individual toys, the line also includes other merchandise, such as video games, activity books and sticker albums. A Trash Pack magazine has also been released through ''PONY Magazine''.

Description

The individual toys are called "Trashies" and are typically made of rubber. Each comes in a container shaped like a trash can, the color and size of which can change depending on the series. Limited and special edition Trashies are frequently composed of non-rubber materials. Each Trashie will have a certain name and various toys will have specific attributes, such as the ability to glow in the dark or change colors. Particularly rare Trashies have been known to sell for as much as £1,296.

Availability

The Trash Pack was available globally, primarily in

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and

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. Outside of the

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, companies would distribute the brand to every other region. In

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, Imports Dragon distributed The Trash Pack throughout the country. In Europe, Italian toy company

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distributed them throughout many European countries.

Game

Nintendo

In 2012, a

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game entitled ''The Trash Pack'' was developed by

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in partnership with Moose Enterprises. It was released for the

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and

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on October 30, 2012 and allows players to collect Trashies and play four mini-games. Critical reception for the game was poor.

App

On May 31, 2014, the

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''The Trash Pack Dash'' was released for Android and

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operating systems. It was developed by Bulls I Toys.

Ending, retirement and revival

In late 2014, the last series of the Trash Pack, which was Series 7 (a.k.a. Junk Germs), was released. An 8th series did not come out in 2015, which confused many fans. At the time, Moose Toys was releasing other collectibles, such as

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and the Ugglys Pet Shop. After a few months, rumors were going around saying that the Trash Pack toy line was ending. Moose Toys finally confirmed that Series 7 was the last series in the summer of 2015. The toy line was eventually revived as The Grossery Gang, a spin-off of the Trash Pack, in the summer of 2016. This toy line ran for 5 series (with a 6th one conceptualized) before ending in 2018.

References

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