Join us as we travel back to 1983 to the height of Cabbage Patch Kid mania, where cabbages are giving birth and bunnies are flying around like bees. We discuss eccentric Cabbage Patch Kid creator, Xavier Roberts, and his affinity for soft-sculpted dolls, while looking at the woman few knew was behind the idea: Martha Nelson Thomas.
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Research from this episode comes from the following online sources:
https://medium.com/@mandywildman/who-invented-the-cabbage-patch-kids-cd943cef1f4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk84zU1RuM
https://cabbagepatchkids.com/pages/the-legend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Roberts
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-15-8501220108-story.html
https://medium.com/queertheory/a-queer-history-of-the-cabbage-patch-kids-406f53d813be
https://gardenandgun.com/articles/cabbage-patch-kids-babyland-general-hospital/