Popularity of Cabbage Patch Kids was 'next level insanity,' says filmmaker
When the Cabbage Patch Kids were released in 1983, the media attention and scarcity of the dolls inspired brawls between shoppers that Christmas season. The executive producer of a new documentary about the dolls says the craze may have contributed to the madness we see around things like Black Friday sales today.
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![NEW YORK - OCTOBER 5: A new Cabbage Patch Kids doll is displayed at the Toy Industry Association & Toy Wishes Holiday Preview show October 5, 2004 in New York City. The second annual holiday preview show features hundreds of new games and toys that will be available for the holiday season. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) A doll with brown hair made of yarn and a green gingham dress.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.2621215.1702071292!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/51380223sp008-toys-cabbage-patch-kids.jpg)
When the Cabbage Patch Kids were released in 1983, the media attention and scarcity of the dolls inspired brawls between shoppers that Christmas season. The executive producer of a new documentary about the dolls says the craze may have contributed to the madness we see around things like Black Friday sales today.