14. Snoritos

• Published Date:  March 2005
• Parody Subject:  Doritos Nacho Cheesier!/Cooler Ranch! tortilla chips
• Concept Writer/Artist:  John Marshall/ Jeff Zapata
• Painter:  Tom Bunk

Art Stages

Rough Concept Drawing Jeff Zapata's rough (based on Jon Marshall's original concept) contains all of the elements which make up the final "Snoritos" image. Zapata's notes in the margins suggest replacing the sleeping figure that he sketched with a Mexican character wearing a sombrero.   (thumbnail at left links to wackypackages.org)

Final Painting As suggested in the rough's margin notes, artist Tom Bunk replaced Zapata's figure with a more cartoonish Mexican character who exhales chips as he snores. The line "Nachozzz's Flavor" suggests that the "Nacho Cheesier!" variety of Doritos, found in a red bag, is the subject of the parody; however the background of the parody's chip bag is painted blue, in the style of Dorito's "Cooler Ranch!" (Though had it been painted red, the title would have strongly resembled ANS1's "Sneez-It.") The Topps Vault sold the finished art for "Snoritos" for $2,375.00 in an eBay auction which ran from August 24-31, 2005.

Printed Sticker

Card Front & Back The Bottom Middle (BM) piece of the "Bling Dings" puzzle is found on the back of "Snoritos."