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Wacky Packages checklist typos and anomalies
- Cloth series 1973
- Mrs Klean
- Spelled "Mrs Kleen" on the cloth series checklist.
- Jail-O Dessert
- Spelled "desert" on the checklist
- 1st series 1973
- Jail-O Dessert
- Spelled "desert" on the checklist
- 1st series OPC 1973
- Jail-O Dessert
- Spelled "desert" on the checklist
- 3rd series 1973
- Bustedfinger
- Hyphenated on checklist "Busted-Finger".
- Sweathard
- Hyphenated on checklist "Sweat-Hard".
- 1.A.
- Hyphenated on checklist "1-A".
- Rice A Phoni
- 3rd series OPC 1973
- Bustedfinger
- Hyphenated on checklist "Busted-Finger".
- Sweathard
- Hyphenated on checklist "Sweat-Hard".
- 1.A.
- Hyphenated on checklist "1-A".
- Rice A Phoni
- 6th series 1974
- Goonman's Looney Noodles
- Originally spelled "Goodman's" on the checklist, and then changed.
- Spills Bros.
- Originally spelled "Spills Bad" on the checklist, and then changed to "Spills Bros.". But that is still wrong since the sticker does not have the period.
- Super Cigar Crisp
- Listed as "Sugar Cigar Crisp" on the both versions of the checklist.
- 7th series 1974
- My-T-Fink Dessert
- misspelled "desert" on the checklist
- 9th series 1974
- DeLinquent Spinach
- Misspelled "Spinich" on checklist.
- Easy-Cough
- Hyphenated on the sticker, not on the checklist
- 10th series 1974
- Tic Toc
- Hyphenated on the checklist "Tic-Toc"
- 12th series 1975
- Pieces
- Has an apostrophe on the sticker but not on the checklist
- 13th series 1975
- Bum's Life Magazine
- Spelled Bums' on the sticker, but Bum's on the checklist.
- Shrunken' Donuts
- has an apostrophe on the sticker, but not on the checklist. (Now, Drunken wouldn't normally have an apostrophe, but since Dunkin' would, it was left in.)
- 15th series 1975
- Hacks Cough Drops
- On checklist says Hack's with an apostrophe, which is not on the sticker.
- Famous Mobsters
- On checklist says Famous Mobster's, with an apostrophe, which is not on the sticker.
- 1st UK
- Fibby's
- Apostrophe on the sticker but not on the 1st UK checklist
- Head & Boulders
- Misspelled "Head & Bolders" on the 1st UK checklist
- 2nd UK
- It says "CHECK LIST" on it (two words), all other series say "CHECKLIST" as one word.
- The checklist is alphabetized but Skip is out of place (probably because they changed it from "Shake and Skip" to "Skip".
- Choke-Up
- Hyphen on the sticker but not on the 2nd UK checklist
- Hiccups
- Apostrophe on the sticker but not on the 2nd UK checklist
- Planet of the Grapes
- Missing "The" on the 2nd UK checklist
- 1st rerun 1979
- Blast Blew Ribbon Beer
- Checklist says "Blast Blue Ribbon," actual sticker says "Blast Blew Ribbon".
- Rice A Phoni
- Slaytex
- Land O Quakes
- Has apostrophe on the checklist "Land O'Quakes", there is no apostrophe on the sticker.
- Goonman's Looney Noodles
- Missing apostrophe, spelled "Goonmans" on the checklist.
- Bustedfinger
- Spelled as two words on the checklist "Busted Finger"
- 2nd rerun 1979
- Scary Lee
- Has hyphen on the checklist, not on the acutal sticker.
- Lipoff Cup-a-slop
- Spelled "soup" on the checklist instead of "slop," and also should be hyphenated but isn't on the checklist.
- 4th rerun 1980
- Stiffords
- Has apostrophe on the checklist, not on the sticker.
- OPC 1988
- Replacements messed up the alphabetization.
- Ruden's Cough Drops
- Spelled "Ruben's" on the 1988 OPC checklist.
- King O'Scare Sardines
- Spelled on the 1988 OPC checklist as "Kin O'Scare"
- Stiffords
- Has apostrophe on the checklist, not on the sticker.
- OPC 1989
- Big Baddy
- Spelled "Big Daddy" on the 1989 OPC checklist.
- 1991 Topps
- Baby Splitters
- Is two words on the sticker, one word (Babysplitters) on the checklist
- Squelch's Grape Juice
- Checklist says "Squelch's Grape Juice" but the sticker says "Squelch's Ape Juice"
- Old El Gaso
- Checklist says "Old El Gaso" but the sticker says "OLD EL GAS-O"
- 1st series 2004
- Zit Kat
- On all three regular series checklists, the title is listed as "Zit Cat" while on the two tattoo/clings checklists, it is listed as "Zit Kat."
- Smellio's
- The sticker has an apostrophe in the title, but on the checklist it's listed as "Smellios".
- Welt's
- The sticker has an apostrophe in the title, but on the checklist it's listed as "Welts".
- Who Cares? Bears
- Has the question mark after "Bears" on the checklist.
- 2nd series 2005
- Spores
- The sticker says "S'pores" with the apostrophe, the checklist says "Spores" without the apostrophe.
- Harry Combs
- The sticker says "Hairy-Combs" with the hyphen, the checklist says "Harry Combs".
- Soggy Bottom Wet Pants
- The sticker says "SoggyBottom Wetpants", the checklist says "Soggy Bottom Wet Pants".
- Headhunter Helper
- Says "Headhunter Helper" on the sticker, says "HeadHunter Helper" on the checklist.
Many thanks to Mark Parisi, Patrick Zimmerman, Bob Morris, and others for helping compile this list.