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Cabbage Patch Kids are a line of cloth dolls with plastic heads first produced by Coleco Industries in 1982. They were inspired by the Little People soft sculptured dolls sold by Xavier Roberts as collectibles. The brand was renamed 'Cabbage Patch Kids' by Roger L. Schlaifer when he acquired the exclusive worldwide licensing rights in 1982. [1]
By 1982, the Little People had evolved into Cabbage Patch Kids, licensed to Coleco. The Cabbage Patch Kids were a huge hit, quickly becoming a major toy fad . In 1984 alone, 20 million dolls were bought, and by 1999, 95 million dolls had been sold worldwide.
If you’re an ‘80s baby, either you were obsessed with Cabbage Patch Kids or you never understood the hype. The dolls were huge in the early ‘80s, and for...
Cabbage Patch Dreams is the first album by the Cabbage Patch Kids, released in 1984 by Parker Brothers Music, which tries to put together a storyline for them. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Track listing
Cabbage Patch Kids drew serious shoppers at Christmas 1983. (Andy Hosie/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) As shoppers line up for Black Friday, whether online or in person, be thankful that ...
Here's a look at the front page of the Asbury Park Press from 41 years ago.
Cabbage Patch Kids at this time sold for $30 to $150; Thomas's Doll Babies supplies cost about $16 total. [5] After the court case Martha continued to create art throughout her life. Some of her projects included making toys based on her children's drawings and making toys using socks. Martha and her family sold these creations at local craft ...
In addition to creating the Cabbage Patch Kids logos, packaging, and the characters, he co-wrote with wife Susanne Nance, The Legend of the Cabbage Patch Kids published by Parker Brothers’ Books under the title Xavier’s Fantastic Discovery. [8] In 1985 Schlaifer commissioned Andy Warhol to do portraits of four of his Cabbage Patch Kids.