Series 5 (United Kingdom)

The United Kingdom Series 5 set is the local fifth Garbage Pail Kids release, the one that takes the familiar U.S. idea and gives it a smaller, non die-cut shape for UK packs. It sits inside the broader run of UK issues that followed the original American craze, and these foreign editions were not just reprints in a new market, but adjusted versions made for local sale, with their own packaging and presentation.

This set was released in the UK, through Topps Ireland’s local run, and it came out in a format that was smaller than the U.S. cards, since the cards were cigarette-card sized rather than full U.S. dimensions. The fifth series is also the UK set with four cards to a pack.

A few of the kids in the set are Batty BARNEY, Handy RANDY, Neck TY, Tagged TAD, HUGH Turn, DEE Faced, Hot DOUG, JEAN Machine, ROSS Roast, GIL Grill, NAT Nerd, and Fried FRANKLIN.