EVERYTHING YOU NEED

TO KNOW ABOUT

CABBAGE PATCH KIDS

TIME LINE

1976

Xavier Roberts at 21 years old creates his first soft-sculptures.

1977

Xavier develops "Little People" with birth certificates.

1978

Xavier begins to deliver his hand made "Little People"

Xavier and 5 school friends incorporate Original Appalachian Artwork, Inc.

Xavier and his friends renovate a turn of the century medical facility in Cleveland, Georgia, as BabyLand General Hospital and opening it to the public.

1981

Xavier's "Little People" is documented by Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal and many others.

1982

Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc signs on with a major toy manufacture.

"Little People" are now called "Cabbage Patch Kids". They are now made smaller and with vinyl heads.

1983

Cabbage Patch Kids go on record as the most successful new doll in the history of the toy industry.

1985

Head Mold #5, #6 and #8 Preemies are introduced.

Cabbage Patch Kids join the Young Astronaut Program.

1986

Head Mold #9, #10, #11, #12, #14 and #15 are introduced. CornSilk, Holding Hands, Baseball All-Stars, Ringmasters, Clowns and Babies are developed.

1987

Talking Cabbage Patch Kids are developed.

1988

Cabbage Patch Kids introduce Toddlers, the Kid in the Middle.

1989

Hasbro Takes over for Coleco

Sippin' Babies are introduced.

1990

65 Million Cabbage Patch Kids have been adopted and is among the top 10 best selling brand of the year.

Hasbro releases their first edition.

Birthday Kids and Poseable Kids are introduced.

1991

Pre-School Kids are introduced.

1992

Cabbage Patch Kids are honored by being named the first official mascot of the U.S. Olympic Team.

Ruff N Tuff Boys, Little Lullabies and My First Cabbage Patch Kids are introduced.

1993

Baby Cries So Real is introduced.

1995

Cabbage Patch Kids are again honored to be named the official mascot of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team.

Mattel Take over for Hasbro.

Snacktime Kids and Happy Sounds Kids are introduced.

1996

Crib Snugglers are introduced.

Snacktime Kids are recalled due to safety issues.

1997

Brushin' Fun Babies and Fun Bubbles Babies are introduced.

Avon introduces Holiday Babies.

1999

Cabbage Patch Kids are voted to be one of 15 stamps commerating the 1980's in the U.S. Postal Service's Celebrating the Century stamp program.

Millennium Celebration, Preemie Suprise and E-doption Kids are introduced.

2000

Cabbage Patch Kid stamp goes on sale.

Pretty Suprise and Kick N' Splash are introduced.

2001

Cabbage Patch Kids go on the World Wide Web.

Sing N' Go Triplets are introduced.

Toys R Us takes over for Mattel.

Tru Kids are introduced in New York.

THE DIFFERENT CABBAGE PATCH KIDS

ORIGINALS

Needle molded fabric sculptures called "Little People". Since 1982 they have now been know as "Original Cabbage Patch Kids". They are still being hand made one by one and are available exclusively from BabyLand General Hospital.

TOYS

Toy replica's of the originals with a smaller body and a vinyl head. Some bodies are vinyl and some are fabric.

Through the years Coleco Industries, Hasbro Toys, and Mattel, Inc. have produced them for the United States market. Other companies have been licensed to produce the Toy version for international markets. Some of those include Tsukuda in Japan, Triang Pedigree in South Africa and Jesmar in Spain. The Toys are no longer being "delivered."

PORCELAIN CABBAGE PATCH KIDS

The Porcelain Cabbage Patch Kids were originally produced in 1984 under license to Applause and later under license to The Danbury Mint as a direct mail offer. Porcelains usually have a rigid fabric body with a porcelain head, arms and legs. Porcelains are available by direct mail from The Danbury Mint in Norwalk, Connecticut.

TRU CABBAGE PATCH KIDS

In the fall of 2001, Toys ‘R Us received an exclusive License from Original Appalachian Artworks to produce a line of Premium TRU Cabbage Patch Kids and Babies. These TRU Cabbage Patch Kids have a vinyl head and soft sculpted fabric body. They are larger and more elaborately dressed than the Toys, yet not as expensive as the fully hand made Originals. These TRU Kids and Babies are available exclusively at selected Toys ‘R Us locations and BabyLand General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia.

DIFFERENT FACTORY MAKES

IC: Taiwan

UT: Taiwan

P: Hong Kong

PMI: China

OK: China and Hong Kong

KT: Unknown

WS/SS: Unknown

SIGNATURE COLORS AND YEARS

1983 Black

1984 Green

1985 Blue

1986 Red

1987 Mint

1988 Purple

1989 Pink

TERMS

Transition Kids: When Hasbro first took over for Coleco in 1988 their early cabbage patch kids were made with a Hasbro body and a Coleco head.

Preemies: Introduced in 1984 and are 13". They are either bald or have a tuff of hair on top of their head.

Babies: Introduced in 1986 and are 12". They are filled with beans.

Toddlers: The Kid in the Middle is 13".

Kids: The most famous of all are 13".

Jesmar: Made in Spain for Coleco. Sold in Europe, Spain, Germany and Italy. These kids are the favorite of the foreign kids as their hair and facial combinations are much different than the with the Coleco kids.

Tri-Ang Pedigree: Made in South Africa. Due to the pait on some of these kids their eyes look fuzzy.

Tsukuda: Made in Japan.

Lily Ledi: Made in Mexico.

OTHER TERMS

Pox: A deformity in the rubber on the face of the doll which was caused by putting baby powder inside their heads to make them smell like real babies. These spots look like measles. The P, PMI and SS Factory kids are most known for developing pox. Some dolls from these factories will develop pox and others will not.