View source for Officially Licensed Merchandise for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''

[[File:A&Bbox.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The first officially licensed merchandise for ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', a set of 6 large badges from [[A&B Creations ]] ]]
[[File:8F908A53-E215-4B4E-AA77-7B0C2BB94B00.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Official promotional T-shirt from 1975 with 20th Century Fox Copyright under logo. Recent reprints exist with slightly larger image without copyright line.]]
[[File:Pressbook 1975.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Original 1975 Press Book with Poster Variations and original with [[The Lips]] rounded]]
[[File:WilshireBS.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Promotional bumper sticker for the [[Wilshire Theater]] in Fullerton, CA. Fox provided location-specific stickers to several theaters in the late '70s]]
[[File:Rhpsbook.gif|200px|thumb|right|''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Book]]'' by Bill Henkin]]
[[File:1980Calendar.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1980 [[Crabwalk]] Calendar]]
[[File:DargisRHPS.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1980 [[Dargis]] Posters]]
''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' was released at a time where merchandising was rare for feature films. There were some licensed products, but usually the trend was associated with trading cards, toys and lunch boxes for kid's television shows like ''The Monkees'' and ''The Partridge Family'' as well as the occasional popular music acts like The Beatles and Elvis Presley. For the most part, feature films only had tie-in posters and lobby card made exclusively for use in theaters. There was the occasional promotional badge or T-shirt for theaters to pass out to employees and less commonly shared with the audience. Upon occasion there was a tie-in paperback novel or soundtrack album, though it was rare in 1975 for anything else to be developed to purchase. 

''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' was no different when it was first issued. There was an official promotional T-shirt featuring [[The Lips]] of model [[Lorelei Shark]] and [[A Different Set of Jaws]] tag-line given out as an incentive to get people into the theater to see the film in various areas, but the distribution was limited, and the original, official [[20th Century Fox]] produced shirt was a rarity, even at the time of the film's release. As the popularity of the film grew, so did the interest in merchandise. As the midnight screenings became more popular, the lack of official merchandise gave birth to many creative unlicensed items being sold by do-it-yourself fans/merchandisers in the way of bootleg T-shirts, badges and [[Audience Participation]] items like matches and bags of rice. The first known [[''Rocky Horror'' Fan Made Merchandise]] was a hand drawn [[Dr. Frank-N-Furter]] silk-screened sweat shirt in late 1975 made by two teens who saw the film at the [[UA Westwood]] opening weekend; Holly Field and Hilary Laddin. 

It was almost four years until the first officially licensed items were released: a set of 6 badges, created by [[A&B Creations]] in 1979. These were manufactured and released by Alba Cordasco and Betty Rice, two fans of the film who traveled across the country seeing ''Rocky Horror'' in various venues, funded by selling self-made pins in 1978. Not long after, a series of products began to become available starting with [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Book]] followed by official trading cards, a 1980 Calendar, and [[The Official Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Novel]]. In 1981, the subject of "official ''Rocky Horror'' merchandise"  was parodied by [[Tim Curry]] and [[Meat Loaf]] in [[Tim And Meat's One-Stop Rocky Horror Shop]]. Since then, a seemingly endless stream of products and variations of [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Soundtrack Album]] have been produced, with no signs of ending. 
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==LIST OF OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE==
1979: 6 Large Badges - [[A&B Creations]]<br>
1979: Rocky Horror Baseball Cap<br>
1979: T-Shirt Iron-On photographic/glitter ([[The Lips]] + Dripping Letters Logo)- Roach <br> Note: copyright line erroneously says 1974<br>
1980: Trading Cards (60) - Fantasy Trading Card Company<br>
1980: Calendar - [[Crabwalk]] Productions<br>
1980: Greeting Cards (10 individual) - Crabwalk Productions <br>
1980: Posters (4 individual) - [[Dargis]]<br>
1980: Super 8 Selected Scenes (17 minutes with sound) - Mountain Films LTD <br>
1980: Super 8 Selected Scenes German Edition - UFA <br>
1990: 15th Anniversary Merchandise (T-Shirt, Satin Jacket, Enamel Pin)<br>
1990: The Comic Book (3 volumes  plus variations) -Calliber<br>
1995: Lips Shaped Purse - Hot Topic<br>
1995: Lips & Logo Lunch Box - Hot Topic <br>
1995: 6 Bobble Heads - Headliners <br> 
1995:  [[The Lips]] Illustrated + [[A Different Set of Jaws]] T-Shirt with "enter at your own risk" on back - Mosquitohead<br>
1995: 20 Years of Absolute Pleasure Trading Cards (90) - Comic Images<br>
2000: Action Figures (Frank/Columbia/Riff Raff --individual or boxed 3-pack) - Vital Toys <br>
2000: Bendy Figures (Frank/Columbia/Riff Raff) - Vital Toys<br>
2000: Frank N Furter 12" Doll - VItal Toys <br>
2000: Halloween Costumes - Forum Novelties<br>
2000: Hard Rock Hotel Casino Chips (various denominations) - at Hard Rock Hotel only<br>
2000: Casino Slot Machine (not commercially available)<br>
2005: The Rocky Horror Trivia Game - USAopoly<br>
2007: 3D Poster (8 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 2-inch) - McFarlane Toys<br>
2014: MACX Rocky Horror Collection - MAC Cosmetics<br>
2014: Women's Wallet with Lips & Logo on black - Rock Rebel<br>
2015: Pop Figures (6) - Funko<br>
2015: 40th Anniversary Nail Polish Set - Morgan Taylor<br>
2015 (aprox date): Rocky Horror Picture Show Long Sleeve T Shirt- Urban Outfitters<br> 
White over black, "Give Your Self Over" on front /Frank on Back in Elevator/"To Absolute Pleasure" lips on sleeves <br>
2105: Frank on Lips with logo T-Shirt - Torrid <br>
2015: Stylized lips & cast collage Wallet and Messenger Bag -Torrid <br>
2016: Re-Action Figures (6) - Funko<br>
2016: Hanky Panky Rocky Horror Picture Show Collection (Bra, Panties, Garter belt and Unitard with RHPS Lips pattern)<br>
2017: Pre-fab Halloween Costumes and Make Up Kits <br>
2016: Handbag and Hobo Bag with Lips & Logo on black - Rock Rebel<br>
2016: Handbag with Frank on Throne with Magenta, Columbia & Riff Raff - Rock Rebel<br>
2016: Tote bag (various sizes) 25th Anniversary Frank in Lips + Logo -FYE <br>
2017: Halloween Wigs (Riff Raff/Magenta/Frank N Furter/Columbia) <br>
2017: Casino Slot Machines (not commercially available) <br>
2017: [[The Lips]] Illustrated + White drippy logo letters T-Shirt - Hot Topic<br>
2018: [[The Lips]] Illustrated + [[A Different Set of Jaws]] Sweatshirt - Forever 21<br>
2018: Resin Pin Collection by [[Erstwilder]] <br>
 
[[Cosmo]]'s Extensive List: [http://www.cosmosfactory.org/rocky_horror_merchandise.shtml]

==OTHER OFFICIAL PRODUCTS==
[[List of Publications]]<br>
[[Rocky Horror Show Cast Albums]]<br>

==OFFICIAL PROMOTIONAL ITEMS==
1975: [[The Lips]] T-shirt with 20th Century Fox Copyright Line<br>
1975: One Sheet A  - "[[A Different Set of Jaws]]" (various sizes)<br>
1975: One Sheet B  - "He's The Hero" design (various sizes) <br>
1975: PressBook (Clip Art/line art for advertising with [[The Lips]] rounded)<br>
1975: Lobby Card Set <br>
1975: [[Rocky Horror Radio Commercials]] 7" EP<br>
1978-79: I Saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show At (various theaters) Bumper Stickers<br>
1979: Rocky Horror Picture Show Book Canvas Tote Bag<br>
1979: Updated Press Book (Clip Art/line art for advertising with [[The Lips]] in full)<br>
1984: [[Say It! The Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Participation Album ]] Audience Participation Poster<br> (printed by Western Graphics Corporation for [[20th Century Fox]]) <br>


More at [[Bruce Cutter]]'s Comprehensive List: [http://www.rockyhorror.com/participation/collectorsguide.php]<br>