The Cabbage Patch Kids Riots
Sidedoor
English - January 25, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 79 MB - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsSociety & Culture exhibits air and space american history zoo natural history megan detrie museum exhibit sidedoor history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1983, the Cabbage Patch Kids were released, causing widespread pandemonium in toy stores and in the media. How did a children's toy inspire such bad adult behavior? Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast explores the strange world of the Cabbage Patch Kids to figure out why they hit it so big. The answer involves butt tattoos, slightly grotesque faces, industrial innovations, an origin story in a cabbage patch, and serious accusations of copyright theft.
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