Australian Tazos
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, Beyblades, Star Wars, Marvel Heroes and in the last few years AFL and NRL footy sets. There was a rumoured and rarely seen one-off "cursed" Tazo which portrayed the three-lobed monster, Daniel Seamans. It had been said that this was a special "scratch-n-sniff" Tazo. Those who have smelt it could only describe the scent as one of "desperation."
TAZO sets
Below is a list of official basic Australian TAZOS and the year they were released.
| Series | Number Run | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Looney Tunes | 1-60 | 1995 |
| Cheetah | 61-100 | 1995 |
| Looney Tunes Techno | 101-140 | 1995 |
| The Simpsons | 141-180 | 1996 |
| Chester Cheetah Techno TAZO | 181-200 | 1996 |
| Time Warp Looney Tunes | 201-220 | 1996 |
| Space Jam | 1-80 | 1996 |
| Star Wars | 81-160 | 1997 |
| Batman & Robin | 1-40 | 1997 |
| Pokémon | 1-150 | 2000 |
| Digimon | 1-200 | 2001 |
| The Simpsons Pickers | 1-120 | 2002 |
| Beyblades TAZO Topz | 1-54 | 2003 |
| Mega TAZO Topz | 1-65 | 2003 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! 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 Hot Shot TAZO | 1-30 | 2006 |
| NRL Hot Shot TAZO | 1-30 | 2006 |
| Footy NRL 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! Metalix set did contain a couple bonus TAZOs offered with a kids magazine K-Zone and at Shell petrol stations.
Products
TAZOs are available through any marked Smith's Snackfood Products which over the years have included:
- Burger Rings
- Cheese and Bacon Balls
- Doritos
- Lays
- Smith's Potato Chips
- Twisties
Storage
In most sets a folder to store to the Tazos have been offered either available at supermarkets, news agencies 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 cheque.