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.

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://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/12/06/sewing-up-the-doll-markets/e0feb9d7-fa98-4ed1-a875-164b00264f9a/

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/

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