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Apr 2024
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7: A dangerous collection - history of t...

KATY BELLOTTE
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Let’s take a trip down memory lane to the 1970’s and consider where some experts think obsessive consumerism really began. Who remembers Cabbage Patch Kids? Cabbage Patch dolls? The story behind these dolls and their rise to popularity is wild. Things got.. dangerous. There’s magic, intrigue and lawsuits involved in today’s episode of Found Objects. 


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SOURCES:

Bird, David. “‘Adoptable’ Dolls Aren’t Having Any Trouble Finding Homes.” New York Times, 29 Nov. 1983, p. 17.

cabbagepatchkids.com/pages/our-history

www.usatoday.com/story/life/shopping/2024/01/04/winter-pink-starbucks-x-stanley-cups-are-selling-out-at-target-where-to-buy-in-delaware/72105916007/

wpde.com/news/nation-world/reliving-the-cabbage-patch-doll-craze-of-1983-zayre-walmart-dolls-mob-coleco-christmas-new-york

www.fastcompany.com/90981007/cabbage-patch-kids-billion-dollar-babies-andrew-jenks

www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/01/13/stanley-cup-obsession-explained/72176008007/

www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/23/billion-dollar-babies-cabbage-patch-kids-documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk84zU1RuM

www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/04/whats-up-with-the-stanley-cups/72108927007/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-12-mn-5746-story.html

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