GMMore 2611: Opening Vintage Trading Cards

Welcome to Good Mythical More. We have a bunch of vintage trading cards of all types. Some sports, but mostly strange, other specifics. Let’s get into it. But first, you need to check out the latest study that we have been reading and studying together from the Google scholar. Yes. There Ain’t Enough Cowboys in Nebraska, is the name of the study. And, the result was, of the study, they found, after a few years of investigating, that there ain’t enough cowboys in Nebraska. Why, you ask? A lot of factors. Well, the cows are going nuts there. They’re just, they’re, they’re uncorralled. Yep. All throughout Nebraska. Yep. And it’s because, you know, how do you corral a cow with a boy? Yeah, right, yeah. But there just ain’t enough. I thought you were gonna say anus. There just ain’t enough cowboys in Nebraska. According to the study that we’ve been checking out, we would love for you to check out. What? I’m still unclear as to why. Okay. What? I’m unclear as to why. – Well. – Yeah, we didn’t really figure it out. I kinda just skimmed it, honestly. You know, like I read the abstract, and then I kinda went down to the conclusions, and there were things about like, distribution and like, you know, weird statistical things, and I just couldn’t make sense of it, to be honest with you. Yeah. I feel like I need to revisit it. I don’t, I actually don’t read the studies, I just let him tell me about them. Yeah. So, this, how, where did these come from? All of these were in like a, an eBay pack? Of like a mystery haul of vintage cards. Cause I recognize Skybox cards. This is like fancy schmancy NBA cards, of which they’re like an upgrade over NBA Hoops. Which I did in the early 90s. I collected some of these, so I want to open these. We got some Pokémon, we got Batman Forever, Backstreet Boys. DC, we got, and my favorite, the 1992, Iditarod Trail. Oh, wow. So we’re looking for some stars there. We’ve got some Hunger Games, and if you stick around long enough, you will see us open a Free Willy 2. No, no, no. Pack. Okay, so, let’s start with something we might be able to like, there might be some familiarity with it. The Hunger Games, premium trading cards, six per pack. All right, I’m going for a whoever Jennifer Lawrence was. I’m gonna go for that. Catnip. Katniss. I’m going for, what was her, what was the boy’s name? The, the, Pika? Pika. Pika. Peeta. Peeta. Peeta, like the organization. He had that thing where he had to eat, he had to just eat dirt and stuff. He had Pika. So, first up we have Glimmer. Okay. Attractive and alluring, a career tribute from District 1 that has trained most of her life for the Hunger Games. Attractive and alluring. Okay, okay. Who is she played by? Nobody I recognize. She must have died early. Do we have, do we have a catnip? The Hunger Games 65, oh, this is just one of those lame old like puzzle pieces. Who do they think we are? We got a double. You’re halfway there with this one. Does it count? – I have to. – Haymitch and Katniss. It’s got Woody Harrelson on. Woody Harrelson grabbing her, on the arm. I’m not comfortable with that. I don’t want that. I don’t want it. You can have it. And, I got what I came for! Peeta! Peeta Mellark. Yes, look, and he’s even wearing the Hunger Games T-shirt in this one. Wow. Did he wear merch promoting the movie in the movie? Yeah, that was one of the big innovations in that. That and Avatar, you know. They wear the T-shirts in the movie. All right, Rhett. I know you’re gonna be excited about this. It’s Mrs. Everdeen. Well, close second. Didn’t happen. And then we have, like, some random tributes. So, you didn’t get yours. I struck out on that. I got mine. How about All My Children, Link? I’m going for, Susan Lucci? Is she on it? Who else is in it? Victor was not. I only know Young and the Restless. That was my jam. If I get Susan Lucci. – Who’s another All My Children? – I’m quitting for the day. Who should I want? And nobody knows anybody else from All My Children. Open it up, bro. I’m trying to. Kelly Ripa. Dua Lipa? Yeah. Kelly Ripa, I said. I want Kelly Ripa. Alright. She’s a ball of wax in a small package, I’ll tell you. So, this is, Adam and Brooke. Adam and Brooke. That is an epic pose. Yep, that’s not, that’s not the people we want. This is Brian and Hayley. So, it’s all couples? What is this? What is this neck choking? Is this a trend? Everybody’s doing that now, Stevie. Yeah, they’re both doing some choking. And you know, the photographer was like, and just a little bit of choking. Yeah. And for you, part your lips. Yeah. Yep. People are into it, but now that P Hub is banned in Texas, it’ll go away real fast. I explained it. P Hub. Ralph Macchio. No, it’s not. Who is that? I don’t know, it certainly looks like him. It’s a single guy. He’s not choking anybody. It’s Craig Lawson. It’s Craig Lawson. Maybe the bow tie is choking him, Stevie. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! The Glam-o-rama. What is that? I have no idea. Is that a place? – We’ve got. – Yes. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Langley and Phoebe. That’s not Lucci, though. Susan, where are you? We have a, okay. Instruction to, and how to open cards. Oh, this is Brooke by herself. Oh, they’re doubling up on me here. Brooke, by herself. We have. Isn’t that her? That’s her! Cause she was Erica. Yes, Erica. But she’s not, is that her? Yeah. She’s not by herself though. And not being. Erica! You got it! Oh, it just says Erica. Now, look at how both of her hands are on his chest. See? The photographer was doing some weird things. I didn’t just get, I didn’t just get Susan, I got Susan, flirtatious. Whoa. Does it say flirtatious? And then I got sultry. Oh, I’m keeping this. – Oh my goodness. – Gosh, she’s choking herself. Look at this. I have Susan Lucci. She’s choking herself. From two different angles. And then I have the character that she played, in lights. And then I have one of the men that she was with. You are awesome, Rhett. I gotta come back there and talk about this. Meanwhile, I’m gonna open this Batman Forever. One hologram in every pack. Earlier today, I commandeered a few cards featuring Susan Lucci. One featured, her with a man. The other was her with words, featuring her name, that she played Erica. And I also have one featuring her in two different suggestive poses, flirtatious and sultry. I’m a very happy boy, I’m gonna have a great afternoon. My wife does come back in town later today though, so, it’ll hold me over for a little bit. And for the last 30 seconds, I’m going to practice my phrase, all the way down. All the way down. AJ? Chin strap. All the way. Is AJ the chin strap one? Who’s the chin strap? Oh, Chris. Good work, Rhett. Chris. There you go. No, wait. Am I confusing NSYNC? Lower. I want Nick. Hit the button. This, this chin strap one? Times up. This is AJ. Yes! Oh, no. That’s just a goatee one. – No, that’s goatee. – These are big. That’s Kevin. I was an NSYNC girl. I don’t know. These are four by sixes. Sorry. Hold on. I just need to see if I can. Oh, you got big cards? Yeah. This is the same guy. This is Kevin. This is AJ? No, this is. This is the same guy. This the same guy? No, they’re not the same guy. I’m not a Backstreet Boys person. It doesn’t say their names. Wait, see, it’s also like. Really? Is this just a pack of the same guy? This is also the same guy. No it’s not. But this guy and this guy is the same guy. This is a different guy. These are just, like. Why are they so big? Instant photos. Yay! Nick. This is Nick. Nick Lachey? He’s the prettiest one. Look, look, look. That’s 98 degrees. Right? Look. Oh yeah, see? Oh, look at that. Did you see what I got? Oh my goodness. – Yes, we did. – Yes, we know you got Erica. Okay, this has been a lot of fun. You can have all of those. Okay. Susan Lucci in two different poses. Alright, so Batman Forever. There’s a hologram in one of these. Okay, I’m going for the penguin. Are you sure he was in Batman Forever? Oh, Batman Forever. I don’t know who was in that. Mr. Freeze? Who were the, who, who were the villains in Batman Forever? That was the Riddler and Two Face. Robin, I’m going for Robin. Yes. And played by Chris O’Donnell? Yep, here he is right here. Oh, wow. Talking to Alfred. So, I got one of him. Riddler, I want Riddler. Oh, here’s another one. You got two Chris O’Donnells. An opportune moment. So it’s like plot points from the movie. Do you want to trade one Erica for two Chris O’Donnell? Oh my goodness. Sugar and spice. I don’t remember that. Is that Drew Barrymore? Drew Barrymore. And then the woman from Gilmore Girls. Yeah. What? This wasn’t real. Did that happen? This combination plate is sure to satisfy the most finicky appetite. What? Sugar and spice. Wait, who? It’s Lauren Graham? Yeah. Do y’all remember this? It’s not Lauren Graham. That’s not Lauren Graham. Debi somebody. She’s not from Gilmore Girl? They were, they were some of like, they were Two Face’s, these two that you’re looking at. They were like probably Two Face’s, like entourage. Yeah. Arm candy. Flying Graysons, that’s nobody. Nighty night, Chase. The Riddler. Oh, no, I’m looking, sorry. I’m showing Val Kilmer, who is Batman. Riddler, yes. The Riddler, there you go, Rhett. He’s choking too. Yep, so this is Jim Carrey. Here, you wanted that one. I do. Val Kilmer was Batman. You remember that? Yeah, he was a great Batman. I forgot. He was a great, great Batman. He was Bruce Wayne. Now, 15 NBA trading cards, Link. The inaugural season. Found another one for you. That’s the classic Riddler. I thought you found another Lucci. 1990, Link. So, 1990. I’m really going for a Shawn Kemp. If I can get a Shawn Kemp. That’d be nice. From the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics. Here we go, look at that. I can’t get it open. Hologram. We have scissors. Hologram. These are mint condition. A Jordan would be nice. You think there’s a Jordan in here? Here’s one, I finally found one Batman in here. Here we go. Who’s the best Batman? The best Batman? Michael Keaton. Let’s just say it. I was a big fan of, Affleck. Oh, this brings back memories. Antoine Carr? Nope. Derek Smith? Nope. Uwe Blab. Uwe Blab? James Donaldson. For those of you who don’t like sports, I’m gonna go with some Pokémon. Mark Eaton. What you eating, Mark? Rick Mahorn! Rick installed my horn! On your car? BJ Armstrong. He was on those Bulls championship team. Not a bad get. Nope, not a bad get. Jim Peterson, your neighbor. Trevenant. Mike Brown. Ariados. Ariados. Adrian Caldwell. Paging Sinistea! Oh, gosh. Mark Jackson! Sinistea! He’s an announcer now. Scottie Pippen, we’re very, very Jordan adjacent at this point. We’re getting close. I mean, if we got a Jordan, it would, it would be worth something. Greg Anderson. Oh no. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Kurt Rambis. That’s a good one. He had glasses. I’m allergic to something. And, oh, former NC State player and basketball coach, Sidney Lowe. What? Go Wolfpack. The 1983 National Championship team. But we gotta get to this Iditarod, I mean. This is gonna be. All right, I’m going for a dog. I’m going for a husky. I want one dog. Oh, here we have John, John Therhoon, Bob Holder, and Jim Oschlager. They don’t get their own card? Here we have Martin Buser. Okay. Where are the dogs? The 1986 champion. Unnamed. Unnamed. Natural obstacles. They gave a card to natural obstacles? – Yes, they did. – And they don’t give any cards to dogs? And Kate Persons. Beverly Massick. No dogs. No dogs? Rami Redington. I keep waiting for one of them to come forward. Like, I guess that’s how we’re saying them now. And, Unalakleet! What? That’s the most disappointing pack I’ve ever read. No dogs! The only way to make this happier is to go to Free Willy. Is there anything we should do before that? NBA Hoops, maybe? This is an early NBA Hoops. I mean, I’ve got DC trading cards. Is there a superhero that you’re into? – Or should we just? – Not from DC. Alright, I’m going for Willy. All I want is Willy. Well, I was gonna open these NBA Hoops cards because I, we did collect these for a little bit. Vernon Maxwell, Tom Hammonds, Maurice Cheeks. Yep. Yeah, he does. Dominique Wilkins, that’s a good one, I’ll take it. I’ll take it. Yep, yep. Mychal Thompson. Chuck Person. No. Nick Anderson, rookie card. No. Greg Anderson. Nope. His brother. Derrick McKey. Nope. Coach Mike Shearer. Oh yeah, that’s a good one. Dave Corzine. Joe Wolf. Here we go. Gary Payton on the phone! 1990 lottery pick. Gary Payton. He’s getting the call. Getting the call right there. I think that may be worth something. Oh! 1990 lottery pick. Is that Felton Spencer getting the call? Yeah, I know who Gary Payton is. I don’t remember Felton Spencer getting, Sidney Green and rookie card Michael Ansley, didn’t amount to jack crap. No, they didn’t. As far as I know. All right, Willy, Willy, Willy. All right, y’all, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. We’re about to Free Willy. Let’s see if we can get two Willys. We each get a Willy and we call it a day. Boy, that would be called, getting the Willys. You’re allergic to these, too. Yeah. It’s making you hiccup. Come on, Willy. Okay. All right. Come on, Willy. First up, we have Randolph watches. That’s not his last name. That’s what he’s doing. Randolph is watching. Randolph watches. Okay, I’m not into it. I kind of like that as a last name, though. Randolph Watches. It’s Watches. Randolph Watches. Mr. Watches to you. Another friend. That’s like a seal and it’s animated? Hold on. Did Willy have an animated friend? What, isn’t that Willy in the back though? It is, but it’s his friend. And this is like, it’s a sea lion. He had an animated sea lion friend? Disappointment is brewing. Okay, yeah. Here is a, they didn’t even. You’re supposed to color your own card? You’re supposed to finish it yourself? This is Annie, and then on the back is Glen. Finish your own card. Oh, gosh. No. Okay. I don’t want to. I want Willy. And then, you might be happy with this. We need your help is the name of this card. John Milner, an executive from the oil company whose tanker caused the spill, asks Jesse for his help in getting Willy to allow the doctors to get near Luna and treat her. Why doesn’t he get his own name, though? He just gets something he once said? Yeah. I once watched I once said something. And, Rhett, I can’t, I can’t say that you’re gonna be happy with this, but I don’t think you’re gonna be disappointed. Okay. It is not Willy. but it’s as close as you can get to Willy. It’s the what’s that card. What’s that? So you’re saying that this guy’s looking at Willy? He’s looking at Willy and not knowing what he is. As whale hunter Wilcox hauls Little Spot out of the water, he sees a large form swimming quickly toward his boat. What’s that? Well, Link, Link. What’s that? Not only do we have a card, that’s referencing, that. We have another card that We have two cards that are looking at Willy. And together, they make one Willy. That’s so sweet. They both see Willy. They want to kill him for different reasons, apparently. Are you gonna skin an almond? – No, I don’t. – Why not? Like, just privately. Well, I’ve told you something that means a lot to me. That I get a lot of joy from. I’ll talk about it publicly.