The Bash Street Kids has had a number of spin-offs, including "Pup Parade", "Simply Smiffy", "Plug" and "Singled Out". "The Bash Street Kids Annual", previously known as "The Bash Street Kids Book" and published biannually, is published in August. Summer specials, with solo stories of each character, were also published during the 1990s and were a forerunner to "Singled Out". Most were drawn by Tom Paterson, who later drew the "Singled Out" strip. From 1968 to 1972 "The Beano" ran a similar series, "The Belles of St. Lemons". "The Dandy" has had two similar series: the 1970s "Whacko" (about a teacher who taught in
Kids in the Street dismissing PostSecret as the double-blind social networking pity party it became, while The Round Table were more positive, saying "It’s pretty obvious the Rejects made a conscious decision to stretch themselves musically on "Kids in the Street". At times it works, at times it doesn’t", and that "frontman Tyson Ritter is seen exploring themes of regret, nostalgia, and of course, the rock-star dream of excess." The reviewer also praised the songs "Beekeeper’s Daughter", "Fast & Slow" and "Heartbeat Slowing Down" for their "immense charm thanks in part to [the] lyrical delivery". The album debuted at #18 on the US "Billboard"