Amberella remembers...I only had one. A girl astronaut one. What a cute little helmet she had. I'll never forget the smell of them. More » |
Kellykoop remembers...Growing up in Georgia, I was "lucky" enough to get one of the Xavier Roberts Adoption Dolls from Babyland General. (which is what they were before they got plastic faces and became Cabbage Patch Dolls) Mine had blonde hair and ... More » |
LSPoorEeyorick remembers...My hometown had completely sold out of them, and my parents warned me that Santa didn't have enough of them to go around so I wouldn't get one. My family went to a winter carnival and put my name in ... More » |
redredy9 remembers...I must have been about five when the cabbagepatch kid craze hit and I DESPERATELY needed one! My mom out of thrift or ignorance got me a generic monstrosity called a pumpkin patch kid instead. I was heart broken :( More » |
Tony remembers.....and boys weren't the the only ones: My Grammy thought these were an absolute nightmare. She used to run a childrens' clinic and she said these things gave off a distinct...er... 'special needs' vibe. UPDATE: I just read this on the internets so ... More » |
JerryBlank remembers... These dolls swept the country for a while. I remember every girl had one. They smelled like baby powder, too. It was every boys mission and duty to destroy them. More » |
