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7: A dangerous collection - history of the cabbage patch riots
7: A dangerous collection - history of the cabbage patch riots
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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. Follow us on instagram:www.instagram.com/foundobjectspodcast/SOURCES:Bird, David. “‘Adoptable’ Dolls Aren’t Having Any Trouble Finding Homes.” New York Times, 29 Nov. 1983, p. 17.cabbagepatchkids.com/pages/our-historywww.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-yorkwww.fastcompany.com/90981007/cabbage-patch-kids-billion-dollar-babies-andrew-jenkswww.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-documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk84zU1RuMwww.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
Released:
Apr 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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