Trash Pack
{{Short description|Collectible toy brand}}
{{Infobox toy
|name = The Trash Pack
|image = Trash Pack.webp
|caption =
|series amount = 1-7
|from=2011
|to=2014
|country = Australia
|company = Moose Toys
|materials = Rubber
|type = Collectible figurines
}}
The Trash Pack was a brand of collectible toys produced by Moose Toys, first launched in 2011.{{cite web|author=Christina Cheddar Berk|date=8 Dec 2011|title=Mighty Beanz Maker Scores Another Hit With Trash Pack|work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2011/12/08/mighty-beanz-maker-scores-another-hit-with-trash-pack.html}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Dickson|first1=Jeremy|title=The Trash Pack collects more licensees|url=http://kidscreen.com/2013/09/25/the-trash-pack-collects-more-licensees/|publisher=Kidscreen|access-date=15 June 2015}}
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.{{cite book|title=Boys' Life (Dec. 2011)|date=2011|publisher=Boys' Life|page=53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nj6v9vn0SZMC&q=%22Trash+Pack%22&pg=PA53|access-date=15 June 2015}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Hughes|first1=Richard|title=British boy makes $1500 from Melbourne toy sensation|url=http://www.smh.com.au/money/savvy-investor/british-boy-makes-1500-from-melbourne-toy-sensation-20130304-2ffj0.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=15 June 2015}}
Availability
The Trash Pack was available globally, primarily in North America, Europe and Oceania. Outside of the United States and Australia, companies would distribute the brand to every other region. In Canada, Imports Dragon distributed The Trash Pack throughout the country. In Europe, Italian toy company Giochi Preziosi distributed them throughout many European countries.
Game
=Nintendo=
In 2012, a Nintendo game entitled The Trash Pack was developed by Webfoot Technologies in partnership with Moose Enterprises. It was released for the Nintendo DS and 3DS on October 30, 2012 and allows players to collect Trashies and play four mini-games.{{cite web|title=The Trash Pack|url=https://www.microsoft.com/games/detail/H5OI2kDE8ZgR6yYNIZBzbCOgi6PDX88u|publisher=Nintendo|access-date=15 June 2015}} Critical reception for the game was poor.{{cite web|last1=Reed|first1=Philip J|title=Truth in advertising|url=http://www.microsoftlife.com/reviews/3ds/trash_pack|publisher=MicrosoftLife|access-date=15 June 2015}}{{cite web|last1=England|first1=Kyle|title=Review: The Trash Pack: The Gross Gang in Your Garbage|url=http://www.microsoftjo.com/reviews/review-the-trash-pack|publisher=Microsoftdojo|access-date=15 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=The Trash Pack (review)|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/the-trash-pack|publisher=Commonsensemedia|access-date=15 June 2015}}
=App=
On May 31, 2014, the mobile app The Trash Pack Dash was released for Android and IOS 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 Shopkins 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.{{Cite web|date=11 June 2016|url= https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/collectibles-king-moose-toys-launches-the-next-wave-of-must-have-mini-figures-300296221.html| website= prnewswire.com |access-date=14 September 2021|title= Collectibles King, Moose Toys, Launches The Next Wave of Must-Have Mini Figures}} This toy line ran for 5 series (with a 6th one conceptualized) before ending in 2018.
See also
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140625214809/http://www.trashpack.com/us/ Official website (Archive)]
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