Cabbage Patch Kids Craze!

[jwh1999]

Wow I remember back in 83, this woman was robbed and beat up for a cabbage patch doll, one guy got killed over one

[CoolJoeRed]

Ah, the 1980's. See, back then instead of selling them at an outrageous price on ebay, you used the local classified ad, and still sold them at an outrageous price. There were all kinds of fights, break in, etc for these stupid things. But hey, it was the mid-80's, and not long after this craze Teddy Ruxpin started another one, which was then followed by Nintendo, and by that point the 80's ended! LOL The 90's had its share of top toys too, Furby, Tickle me Elmo, Beanie Babies, all crazes.

[PenthouseDiaries]

This is why America would've been better off communist

[theallycat112]

there like vultures $ _ $ money money!

[Sere324nityMoon]

I hate to have been the employees who had to open those doors.



[wumpscut1]

before black friday, people choked each other out for these things

[booboowilson10101]

wow they look great...

[Tay5551]

When a nation has developed enough to sustain it's basic needs it usually enters a period of relative peace and prosperity,marked by interest in cultural and economic growth. Of course there's always going to be parts of the nation that...stagnates. Hopefully this remains as what it is now,fad's and crazes. A nation that indulges repeatedly in such activities tend to collapse. Rome was but one example. Hopefully the American Eagle and European Union can escape the fates if it's predecessors.

[booboowilson10101]

@Tay5551 but America wants you to buy that stuff, they want you to do whatever they tell you! idk about Europe

[justylex]

OMG! I remember this like it was yesterday. I was one of those little girls who wanted one soo badly. When I woke up xmas morning and saw that there wasn't one under tree, I was heartbroken, and it didn't help that my best friend called to tell me Santa had brought her and her sister 2 each! Lucky for me, my aunt had the forsight to pick one up for me the previous September when they first came out and gave it to me later that day for xmas. Glad that my mom never had to struggle to find it.

[sdkaaas]

hey u all, wats the rush??? don't u know they poop too.

[bluebabycake]

@sdkaaas no ...... they dont

[chicagosportfan]

reminds me of black friday

[10Dec1971]

UGLY dolls. Luckilly, my sisters and I never wanted one.. We were into the Garbage Pail Kids!!

Dawn

[SchoolGyrlsfan101]

@10Dec1971 lol i know that movie! i think the cabbage patch kids r cute but i know about the garbage pail kids!

[eeyorefan121]

This reminds me of the movie Jingle all the Way.

[rafflesia]

@eeyorefan121 "IT'S TURBO TIME!" Yeah, my first thought, too. xD

I was never a Cabbage Patch fan anyway, but this is pretty amusing.

[jennyjames11able]

I remember wanting one so bad and it being near impossible to get but my christmas was the best because so how my mom did get one for me and my sister

[Spriteytighty]

Cabbage patch kids were forgotten Russian sleeper agents. XD JK

[tylercrane]

wtf

[BennyB5555]

Gosh I miss the 80's - this was indeed a reality. You have to keep in mind we are going through more of depression in 2011. Back in the 80's home interest rates were high but it was a great time to be a kid and I wouldn't trade it for anything. My Dad bless his heart stood in line to get 4 just so he could bring them home and give us something to choose from. (we adopted all of them) There wasn't Internet back then so you had to drive around and look!

[nightmuffin937]

CHILL OUT U F#$# INBREEDS ITS JUST A PLASTIC DOLL!!!

[elm1230]

This video is so fucking epic. I love the lady who drove all the way from Jersey let alone driving anywhere to just get a Cabbage Patch Kid. It gets better...SHE HAS NO KIDS!! From Jersey to Mi freaking ami! Yes consumerist morons indeed. Luckily the craze has died and the real lovers can get there CPK's at decent price.

[tuan1is1azn]

was this back when the economy was doing well again?

[theallycat112]

what the heck! whats so special about them!i like them but realy?????????

[EssiacHempLaetrile]

Clear proof of De-Evolution :)

[melissatx75]

My mom was able to snag 2 when a store she was unexpectedly brought a crate out full of them without warning. My sister and I were excited when she brought them home. Those were cool days.

[lolabunny41378]

i remember my mom saying they were selling for a 100 dollars then and now adays u can get one for less then 10 dollars

[snakes3425]

@lolabunny41378

100 dollars for a doll that you today can find at a flea market for .50 cents??? Wow my collector's editon of HALO Wars was cheepe

[cddvdpop]

sheep 

[avrilgurl100]

but when a child wants one whats a mother to do?

go into the toy store with a knife and hope you come out alive!

[cddvdpop]

@avrilgurl100 teach them about the values of life and not commercialism...teach them to be awake and not a sheep ... maybe you shld get a pet b4 having children

[wambam99999]

Thank God my parents never had to worry about getting us one. 3 kids, all boys.

[bluemeanie81]

CPK FOREVER!!!

[Bestclips00]

The Stampede!

[mishnmashtv]

I've got 4 . 3 talking ones and a bald one. All from the 80's .

[kaylinsvlog]

if i was around back then, i would've jumped right into the piles to get a doll. i love these dolls!!

[bunnylover2000]

LOL my poor mom said tht she worked at a place tht soled cpks and people were FIGHTING over the lil dolls

[SexSteakSoda]

GIMME THAT FUCKIN DOLL MOTHERFUCKER, FISTFIGHT!! Goddamn. this generation was the birth of American stupidity. From here on out the rest of the world lost a ton of respect for us.

[ConnDevi88]

This is one of the the most depressing videos i have ever seen *cries*

[APizzle90]

i saw one at Goodwill today.

[tubecraft7]

That Christmas, I got one! Helped by the fact we lived within walking distance of Consumers catalog store where my mom g and grand parents got it Mine did not come in a yellow box, it was in a Brown cardboard packing box with the cabbage patch logo written in green. I think the catalog stores like consumers and service merchandise received them this way

[turner03122]

The way they were going after those dolls, you'd swear there was money sown inside each doll...People literally lost they freaking mind...reminds me of females that storm department stores for wedding dresses they'll never wear.

[yourboyken]

wish people would act like this for the bible!

[tubecraft7]

@yourboyken AMEN!

[SexSteakSoda]

@yourboyken Or how about a dictionary? History book? Some sort of education that doesn't envolve a talking snake..

[fortehlulz9999]

@SexSteakSoda or how about being a know it all poseur asshole?

[SexSteakSoda]

@fortehlulz9999 You're a fucking moron. Where did you go to school? Your mom should've swallowed your dad's sperm instead of letting it fertilize the egg that ended up creating you. It would have saved society a lot of problems. Now we have to deal with your stupidity and it's likely that you'll be living off the government your entire life. You worthless piece of shit.

[fortehlulz9999]

@SexSteakSoda I am sorry your dad isn't interested in violating you anally since you put on all the weight. That's no reason to take it out on the rest of the world.

[SexSteakSoda]

@avrilgurl100 You're only proving that ALL religion is bullshit. Good job, that was my point exactly.

[yaoianimefan18]

@SexSteakSoda I really hope you're kidding.

[maybjj]

at 1:17, it look like a scene from Slap Shot....

[retrodude40]

december 1st is my birthday....but i wouldnt want cabbage patch kids for christmas...my bag was ninja turtles

[JNugent74]

By giving children everything they want, you might make them temporarily 'happy', but you have also taught them to be selfish. I wanted an NES, had to settle for the Atari we already had... grateful that my parents didn't cater to my every whim.

[RadioLaPrincess]

I wanted a Cabbage Patch Kid bad but my parents told me I'd have to wait a little bit because they weren't getting into fights for toys. So a year later I got a brunette girl with a ponytail and a few months later I got a blonde girl with two braids and a tooth. To this day I still have both and they sit on my bed (after having been in my closet for a few years). They've travelled from college, to apartments, to live in boyfriend's homes.

[silenthillmaster755]

XD 1:11 to 1:15 that lady loves a good riot!

[webkinzgirl145]

I had one of these, my mom got it for about $500 and just the other day i saw one at the dollar store for $3. It made me laugh.

[chelbug901]

has anyone noticed they have feet for hands?

[penekota]

I just do not worry I have already got one and 24 years, well I have 5 new, but only one package

buscar

[phantasma616]

my grandmother worked at a department store and managed to purchase one at her employee discount before the store opened that day. the only reason i got one!

[SpaceMonkeeys]

what a bunch of consumerist morons.

[FuriousTM]

Cabbage patch ain't got shit on the tickle me Elmo

[Califacience]

Oh yes they did have something on Tickle me Elmo, and I remember both of those frenzies.

[Mysterycat74]

My dad had to order the one he got my sister from GERMANY. The one he got for me was from a woman at his work who managed to snag three for the soul purpose of selling them at the office, and then my sister got a 2nd one because my parents put their name on the waiting list a Toys-R-Us! It was INSANE! I have a pic of my sister leaping 4 feet in the air when she got hers!

[SIMONJOHN1986]

OMG!! My monther got me one of these, they cost more than gold. Well worth it though

[americangirldoll3444]

in 2000 my mom punched a lady for one cheap one! LOL IT WAS FUNNY!!!!! and that doll is now dirty and I always renember how lucky I am I got one old fashion for cheap!

[Dfam51]

My Dad fought to get me one of those 100 dollar dolls that led to a collection dynasty ! This is classic and brings back totally wonderful childhood memories.

[mydoggies3]

LOL this is so funny to see again...I remember getting my 1st one , the checkout lady wrapped it in about 7 bags so no one would see what it was when we left the store. It's something I'll never forget and to this day I get excited when I see a vintage cabbage patch kid still in the box :) It's just one of those things that brings back a flood of memories from childhood...I love them lol

[Mysterycat74]

Hahahaha...cool story! I remember a girl in my class saying the same thing about how the checkout people had to HIDE hers too so no one would jump them when they left the store!

[dgirl2008]

I was born in 1983- they say that was the year of the cabbage patch doll. The only reason why they became so popular is because EVERYONE ELSE liked them, and word spread...same with the tickle me Elmo. I didn't like that stupid thing until I heard that everyone else was buying one and that they were in high demand.

[cpk124]

Some of us actually LIKED or even loved the dolls, though. Go figure.

[adambehman]

Awesome video!

[FLAduranie]

Best toy EVER!!!

[SIMONJOHN1986]

I had a cabbage patch kid, my mother could not get one for ages, they were like gold dust. soooooo cute

[DreamDancer82]

My parents told me the clerks at a toy store in Alabama were actually throwing these dolls at the customers! That's how they ended up with a couple.