Exhibit 32.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report  of The  Topps  Company,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period ended  November 26, 2005,  as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Arthur T. Shorin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,
pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.   ss.1350,   as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.






                                                /s/ Arthur T. Shorin
                                              ------------------------
                                                    Arthur T. Shorin
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



January 5, 2006