Cabbage Patch Kids turn 25!
Categories: In The News, Toys & Games
They may be squishy-faced and innocent looking, but Cabbage Patch Kids were the first toy to turn parents into maniacal shoppers, willing to crush other moms and dads in an attempt to snag a little Newton Elwin or Addi Barbara for their own real-life kid.
The dolls turn 25 this year. Created by Debbie Morehead and Xavier Roberts, the dolls were originally all cloth and sold at craft shows. In 1982, Coleco adopted the brand and started mass-producing them, though not fast enough for eager parents. The dolls have changed hands several times, and their appearance has been updated a bit, but mostly they remain the same doll they were 25 years ago.
In the clip below, the crew of The Early Show celebrates the Cabbage Patch's big birthday, (including interviewing a man who has 1,000 of them in his home ... wow). A lot of toys have been reintroduced since we were kids, Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, etc. But Cabbage Patch Kids have definitely been around for the long haul.
Did your parents get crushed in an attempt to get you a Cabbage Patch Kid? Would you fight for the "next hot toy" for your own child?
The dolls turn 25 this year. Created by Debbie Morehead and Xavier Roberts, the dolls were originally all cloth and sold at craft shows. In 1982, Coleco adopted the brand and started mass-producing them, though not fast enough for eager parents. The dolls have changed hands several times, and their appearance has been updated a bit, but mostly they remain the same doll they were 25 years ago.
In the clip below, the crew of The Early Show celebrates the Cabbage Patch's big birthday, (including interviewing a man who has 1,000 of them in his home ... wow). A lot of toys have been reintroduced since we were kids, Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, etc. But Cabbage Patch Kids have definitely been around for the long haul.
Did your parents get crushed in an attempt to get you a Cabbage Patch Kid? Would you fight for the "next hot toy" for your own child?
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Maureen 9-11-2008 @ 1:37PM
I wouldn't fight for the next hot toy. No way. I remember when cabbage patch kids came out (yes, I'm old) and I wanted one so bad. My parents didn't resort to any drastic measures to acquire one for me. In fact, they didn't acquire one for me at all. They cost $90 at the time and you had to be put on a waiting list. I saved and saved... xmas money, birthday money, 1st communion money.... and when the store finally called to say my doll was in, I had enough money. It was very exciting meeting "Dottie". I think that buying her myself and having to wait was really a good thing. I still have Dottie, although she has seen better days:)
Anyway, no I won't jump on the bandwagon and pay crazy prices or trip other mothers for the sake of a toy that my child probably won't remember. They might remember it if they have to put a little effort into it themselves.
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sa 9-12-2008 @ 1:26AM
my parents got me one for my fifth birthday (they year that came out), and i was thrilled. i do remember a my parents telling a tale something along the lines of a woman trying to take the doll out of my mom's hands at the store- which did not go over too well. loved the doll and the quip has giving us several chuckles over the years. however, i don't see me necesarrily doing the same...but who knows, my first child is only 4 months- i guess we'll see!
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CHRISSY 9-13-2008 @ 5:06AM
I recieved my first Cabbage Patch Doll around the mid to late 80's. I don't know if people were still fighting over them or if my parents had to be put on a waiting list, but I do know I did what every other little girl (who was old enough to know to do so) did. I pulled down the clothes to look on the backside (rump) for the all-important-signature! There after she became my best friend. I had a set of male twins, and a priemee and a new born. I checked for the signature on every singal one! I also had the swing, the playpen, the highchair and the baby seat, that looked very much like a car seat! Maybe the CPK's were a little ahead of their times. Oh and there was also a book on how the Cabbage Patch Kids came to be. (I recieved that as a Christmas present the same year I got my first doll!)!
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