PHOTOS Teen Mom trading cards are here! Buy yours now!

Nov, 21, 2011 | AUTHOR: Asa Hawks; | Related : Amber Portwood, Catelynn Lowell, Farrah Abraham, Gary Shirley, Humor, Maci Bookout, Ryan Edwards, Teen Mom, Tyler Baltierra

Do you have a Teen Mom fan on your Christmas shopping list and you have no idea what to get him or her? No need to worry because just in time for Black Friday artist Adam Ellis has released a set of custom Teen Mom trading cards!

There are seven cards featuring all the guys and gals from the original Teen Mom series with some rather fun and colorful caricatures of each along with a biting caption. (Well, except for Tyler.) Here’s the description from adamdraws.bigcartel.com, where you can buy your set now for only $9.99:

A set of trading cards featuring the cast of Teen Mom (the first season, aka the best season), printed on thick 16pt stock. Great print quality and a smooth satin finish. Trade with your friends!

Each set features seven cards, one of each cast member. The back of each card is monogrammed with the the trading card logo. Free shipping in the USA. Each set is printed to order, so allow 1-2 weeks for shipping.

Teen Mom trading cards Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley

The idea for the cards was actually spawned over a year ago by Adam on his blog. In the post he reveals that he is a serious closet Teen Mom fan, although he makes it very clear his fandom isn’t necessarily a compliment to the young ladies on the show. (In other words he’s a self-professed “hater” who enjoys the show because of how much he dislikes the cast members.) To his credit, Adam seems quite self-aware of his drinking problem when it comes to Haterade:

“Teen Mom has proven to be a ratings powerhouse for MTV, but there’s only about another year left before the cast are no longer effectively teens. At that point I’m not sure what I’ll do. I’m a 24-year-old adult male, and I need my weekly outlet of naive teenage youths to pass judgment on. Otherwise I might be forced to confront my own shortcomings, and that’s just unacceptable.”

Here’s another photo of the other five cards, including Maci Bookout (Loving and caring tangerine), Ryan Edwards (Levi Johnston 2.0), Catelynn Lowell (Not a teen mom), Tyler Baltierra (Toddler-faced voice of reason) and Farrah Abraham (Cries every week for no reason):

Teen Mom trading cards Farrah Tyler Catelynn Ryan Maci

So what do you think of the cards? Are they a little too harsh? Or are they fun-spirited enough to justify the hate?

On a side note, I’ve always thought reality shows were missing out on the collectibles market! (Seriously!) I had the collectible cards epiphany for the Real Housewives franchise right after I discovered The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Peggy Tanous had posed for a number of Bench Warmer pin up collectable cards back when her name was Peggy Tyler. The fun part is the fact that it wouldn’t be just the cast of the shows (although who wouldn’t want a Giggy rookie card?) but also the memorable moments and things! For example, the Teen Mom card set would feature a “Gary’s Belden Lineman Camp t-shirt” card as well as a “Tyler proposes” card. Catch my drift? I’m telling you, that would be addictive as heck! And I have even begun on novelty action figures and dolls!

Adam – you might want to get working on these now!

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abbey

Pretty harsh!
- Tara
  
  These are hilarious, but the one about Ryan is harsh. He really loves Bentley.
abbey

Are these cards already made up ready to sell? They spelled Catelynn’s name wrong!
Courtni

this is awesome =]] ps. <– thats my it's Gary Time smiley face!
Roxanne

I DEFINITELY think Farrah’s is too harsh. She doesn’t cry for NO reason. She has a lot to cry about.
And Catelynn’s is too harsh as well. Though she may not “parent” her child, she is still a birth mom, and it’s incredibly important that MTV is showing the side of adoption on their show.
All the others are completely correct.
- Chelsea
  
  Farrah’s is NOT too harsh, she DOES cry about EVERYTHING! Something doesn’t go her way, or her mom doesn’t agree with her on everything she thinks is right, she has a hissy fit and FREAKS OUT! She cries over the dumbest things sometimes.
  
  All in all these cards are in good spirited fun I think.
  - Angela
    
    Roxanne, I COMPLETELY agree with you. Farrah has reason to cry, she has alot going on at a young age. It is tragic to lose a man you love to something plus add a child into that picture. My brother was killed in a car wreck just a few months before my niece was born and to this day her mother still cries about it so yeah she has perfect reasons to cry. I still cry to this day over losing the man that I loved to murder. By the way my brother has been gone 9 years…..Chelsea, I guess you think people are supposed to just bottle up their emotions & move on like it never happened. You trying having a child with the man you loved who died before that child was born and see how many times you cry.
    - Chelsea
      
      Hmm did I ever say she shouldn’t cry about losing her baby’s dad? No, I was referencing how she cries about the smallest things, like when her & her mom fight about nothing and Farrah just FREAKS OUT because shit isn’t going her way. Like the time her dad came to pick her up for Sophia’s birthday and his car had a coolant leak and she was just all sorts of pissy at her dad about something no one had control over. Like really? She needs to grow up. Or her complaining she has no money, but she goes and buys boobs to get more modeling opportunities to make money. Hmmm haven’t seen her do THAT many modeling gigs.
      So no, I wasn’t dissing her to not cry because she lost the father of her child, but it’s the fact she cries about everything else along with it for no reason whatsoever.
      - Sarah
        
        Amen to that! Also, I always wonder why it took so long for Farrah to react to her ex’s death. I just dislike her attitude so much. She speaks very rudely to her parents and she just does not seem like a happy person…ever. I am just so sick of her crying face.
steph

haha i think its funny
Chelse

I really hope these are a joke. They are pathetic!
For one, Cate IS a teen mom, giving a baby up for adoption to give them the best possible life doesn’t mean you didn’t give birth to him or her, birth parents are still very much just that – PARENTS, Cate and Ty are still involved with their daughter.
Second, they spent Catelynn’s name WRONG.
Third, they are pure trash and look like crap.
Kelly

Hahahahahahaha I want these ASAP
http://www.youtube.com/cakesandpies034 Erica

I think the harshness is funny, but come on… spell their names right! It is CATELYNN!!!!
Chloe b

These are dumb! If you’re a fan of teen mom you’re not gonna be dissing them.
I also agree Farrah cries for a good reason and catelynns not a “non mother”
I love season 1 and I would not think or recommend buying these cards.
D

Sweet. I love these. I’m actually NOT a hater of season 1 (season 2 is a different story) but I think these are great. Only thing is Catelynn’s name.
Lilith

hahaha I love the teen mom but it’s sooo funny! My fav is Tyler I laugh so bad !
Mimi

What’s next barbie dolls?
GARY THYME

I think these are genius!
- Brittney
  
  Is this the real gary
Alyssa

its just a joke! shut up, pull the stick outta your asses and laugh!
Mwe

Don’t be insulted by this. You need to be able to laugh at yourself once in a while. It’s just funny to me!
calidream

these are funny but if you actually buy em I am very worried about this generation…

I.Q are dropping get trading cards of todays presidental canidates or the presidents cabinet.
Sarah

LOL I could not help but find those cards hilarious and so true! Well except the Maci one…I don’t think she looks like a tangerine.
its1999

These are hilarious! Spot-on! Amber, Ryan, and Catelynn’s actually look like them! But why doesn’t Tyler’s have a mouth? lol