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Cabbage Patch Mania: America goes crazy for new toy in 1983

Friday, November 19, 2021

Flashback: The Cabbage Patch Kids riots of 1983!

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The Cabbage Patch Kid dolls were so scarce and demand was so high that riots broke out in stores.

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