{"id":12901,"date":"2014-01-29T16:46:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T21:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=12901"},"modified":"2014-01-29T16:50:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T21:50:40","slug":"wacky-wednesdays-whatchamakillit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=12901","title":{"rendered":"Wacky Wednesdays – Whatchamakillit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I thought it would be fun to present another Wacky Wednesdays post, this time focusing on a contemporary candy bar offering.\u00a0 So I called upon the most recent Wacky Packages series and found a great title that is a parody of Hershey’s current Whatchamacallit bar – Whatchamakillit!<\/p>\n

This particular parody came out of the 2013 Wacky Packages Halloween postcards series, and served as the bonus card for the set numbered TS20.\u00a0 Here’s a close-up look at the card:<\/p>\n

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Wacky Packages – Whatchamakillit – 2013 Halloween Postcards bonus card<\/p><\/div>\n

Featuring a spot-on interpretation of the original wrapper design, this Wacky also manages to squeeze in a fun Wacky character as well as transforming the candy bar illustration into an awesome creepy monster.\u00a0 The added motto, “This Pest Will Infest – Use Lethal Force!” works great and ties up the whole thing in an edgy-fun Wacky Packages way.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at a contemporary Hershey Whatchamacallit wrapper for comparison with the Wacky Packages version:<\/p>\n

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Hershey – Whatchamacallit – chocolate candy bar wrapper – 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

As you can see by looking at the original wrapper, the Wacky artist did a fantastic job of taking all of the existing design elements from the Whatchamacallit wrapper and incorporating them into his parody design.\u00a0 All while also giving us a monster and an additional character fit-in seamlessly.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s an instant classic!<\/p>\n

And that’s everything for today’s edition of Wacky Wednesdays.<\/p>\n

See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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