The 1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 stickers were an instant hit. Garbage Pail Kids were originally made as a spoof to the Cabbage Patch Kids phenomenon. The cards feature a grotesque child usually doing something gross. Edgy at the time, Garbage Pail Kids found themselves banned from many schools. Lots of kids also snuck their collections into their houses, worried their parents might catch them.