Australian Tazos


were first released in Australia in 1995 with the Looney Tunes set, since then the Tazo series has grown with various themes which include various The Simpsons sets, Beyblades, Star Wars, Marvel Heroes and ended in 2008 with AFL and NRL footy sets.

Tazo identification

Tazos were released in Smith's Snackfood products and can be identified with the official Tazo logo in capitals on all packaging and back of each disc - the name Tazo with the "O" in Tazo hitting a stack of 3 Tazos. Discs without the branding on the back are not considered official Tazos, the only exception is the Simpsons Tazo Pickers set which were a joint venture between Smith's Snackfood Company and Australian company Hot Shots, all the Tazos released by Smith's Snackfood products have the Tazo logo. The Hot Shots discs were released as "Pickers" only.
Over the years there have been similar cards offered by other companies in packets of chips like Pokémon, Digimon and Lord Of The Rings, however these have not been marketed under the Tazo brand in Australia and aren't considered an official Tazo product.

Tazo sets

Below is a list of official basic Australian Tazos and the year they were released.
SeriesNumber RunYear
Looney Tunes1-601995
Cheetah61-1001995
Looney Tunes Techno101-1401995
The Simpsons141-1801996
Chester Cheetah Techno Tazo181-2001996
Time Warp Looney Tunes201-2201996
Space Jam1-801996
Star Wars81-1601997
Batman & Robin1-401997
The Simpsons Pickers1-1202002
Beyblades Tazo Topz1-542003
Mega Tazo Topz1-652003
Yu-Gi-Oh! Metalix*1-602004
Crush Gear Tazo1-402004
The Simpsons Bowlarama1-502005
Marvel Heroes1-502005
The Simpsons TV Tazo1-502006
AFL Hot Shot Tazo1-302006
NRL Hot Shot Tazo1-302006
Footy NRL Tazo Classic1-482007
Footy NRL Tazo Gold1-642007
Footy AFL Tazo Classic1-482007
Footy AFL Tazo Gold1-642007
Footy Legends NRL1-722008
Footy Legends AFL1-642008

Tazos are available through any marked Smith's Snackfood products which over the years have included:
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.