The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) Collectible Candy Heads

From the early 1980s through to the mid ’90s, Topps released a variety of products that placed candy in the noggins of pop culture’s best and brightest. A cross between an action figure and a paperweight, these cool dispensers were fun impulse buys for kids who already snatched up all of the company’s ubiquitous trading cards.The most popular of these so-called candy heads were ones based on the original Star Wars trilogy. (Because who wouldn’t want to eat a snack that fell out of Jabba the Hutt’s head?) Not every property that Topps snatched up was successful, and many oddball candy heads were left collecting dust in toy stores long after the films they were based on came and went. The good news? These weirdo fringe collectibles can still be found fairly cheaply online. So in honor of them, let’s take a look at the five best and five worst collectible candy heads ever released. For the record, other companies made these things too. But because of the overall variety and quality of those that Topps produced, this list will focus only on the company’s goods. Disclaimer: Topless Robot is not responsible if you buy these and eat the decades-old candy inside.

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