Australian Tazos
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Tazos
were first released in Australia in 1995 with the Looney Tunes
set, since then Australia the TAZO series has grown with various themes which include various The Simpsons
sets, Beyblade
s, Star Wars
, Marvel Heroes and in the last few years AFL
and NRL
footy sets.
The Yu-Gi-Oh!
Metalix set did contain a couple bonus TAZOs offered with a kids magazine K-Zone
and at Shell
petrol stations.
s, news agencies
or online.
.
Tazos
Tazos are round circular disks, which are found in packets of chips made by Frito-Lay and its subsidiaries around the world. The idea behind Tazos started out similar to Pogs, whereby each Tazo contained a score value, and a game was played to 'win' Tazos from other players.Tazos have been...
were first released in Australia in 1995 with the Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
set, since then Australia the TAZO series has grown with various themes which include various The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
sets, Beyblade
Beyblade
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...
s, Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, Marvel Heroes and in the last few years AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
footy sets.
TAZO sets
Below is a list of official basic Australian TAZOS and the year they were released.| Series | Number Run | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Looney Tunes Looney Tunes Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television... |
1-60 | 1995 |
| Cheetah Chester Cheetah Chester Cheetah is a fictional character and the official mascot for Cheetos brand snacks and Chester's Puffcorn. According to an article in The New York Times, DDB Needham Worldwide is responsible for the creation of Chester; however, an episode of Unwrapped claims that the mascot was created by... |
61-100 | 1995 |
| Looney Tunes Techno | 101-140 | 1995 |
| The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie... |
141-180 | 1996 |
| Chester Cheetah Chester Cheetah Chester Cheetah is a fictional character and the official mascot for Cheetos brand snacks and Chester's Puffcorn. According to an article in The New York Times, DDB Needham Worldwide is responsible for the creation of Chester; however, an episode of Unwrapped claims that the mascot was created by... Techno TAZO |
181-200 | 1996 |
| Time Warp Looney Tunes | 201-220 | 1996 |
| Space Jam Space Jam Aside from Jordan, a number of NBA players and coaches appeared in the film. Larry Bird portrays a friend of Jordan who joins him for a game of golf. When the Monstars steal the NBA players' talent, they invade a game between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, causing the Knicks' Patrick... |
1-80 | 1996 |
| Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year... |
81-160 | 1997 |
| Batman & Robin | 1-40 | 1997 |
| The Simpsons Pickers | 1-120 | 2002 |
| Beyblade Beyblade is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan... s TAZO Topz |
1-54 | 2003 |
| Mega TAZO Topz | 1-65 | 2003 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games... Metalix |
1-60 | 2004 |
| Crush Gear TAZO | 1-40 | 2004 |
| The Simpsons Bowlarama | 1-50 | 2005 |
| Marvel Heroes | 1-50 | 2005 |
| The Simpsons TV TAZO | 1-50 | 2006 |
| AFL Australian Football League The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football... HOT Shot TAZO |
1-30 | 2006 |
| Footy NRL National Rugby League The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand... TAZO Classic |
1-48 | 2007 |
| Footy NRL TAZO Gold | 1-64 | 2007 |
| Footy AFL TAZO Classic | 1-48 | 2007 |
| Footy AFL TAZO Gold | 1-64 | 2007 |
| Footy Legends NRL | 1-72 | 2008 |
| Footy Legends AFL | 1-64 | 2008 |
The Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh!
is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...
Metalix set did contain a couple bonus TAZOs offered with a kids magazine K-Zone
K-Zone
K-Zone is a magazine in Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines and Malaysia. It is aimed at children aged 8–16...
and at Shell
Shell Australia
In Australia, Royal Dutch Shell conducts a large range of activities. These include exploration for, and the production and commercialization of, oil and natural gas, the operation of two refineries, 19 terminals and 33 depots for the manufacture and distribution of oil products; and the marketing...
petrol stations.
Products
TAZOs are available through any marked Smith's Snackfood Products which over the years have included:- TwistiesTwistiesTwisties is a snack food product available in Australia, New Zealand , Singapore, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, among others. It was launched in 1950 by the General Foods Corporation. The brand name is owned by The Smith's Snackfood Company...
- Smith's Potato Chips
- TwixTwixTwix is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit finger, topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate. Being somewhat smaller in width than other confectionery bars, Twix bars are typically packaged in pairs...
- Burger RingsBurger RingsBurger Rings are a hamburger flavoured Australian snack food distributed by the Twisties corporation but owned by its parent company The Smith's Snackfood Company, which in turn is owned by PepsiCo.These iconic salty snacks emerged in 1974....
- DoritosDoritosDoritos is a brand of seasoned tortilla chips created by Arch West and produced since 1964 by the American food company Frito-Lay ....
Storage
In most sets a folder to store to the Tazos have been offered either available at supermarketSupermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
s, news agencies
Newsagent
A newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents...
or online.
Completing incomplete sets
Usually at the end of the promotion, kids and collectors were able to obtain missing TAZOs by sending in a list to the company with a chequeCheque
A cheque is a document/instrument See the negotiable cow—itself a fictional story—for discussions of cheques written on unusual surfaces. that orders a payment of money from a bank account...
.