That 10-year period gave us everything from the Care Bears to the California Raisins, Garbage Pail Kids, Smurfs and Pac-Man. And then, of course, there was the Cabbage Patch Kids, those dolls with ...

The 1990s saw the skyrocketing popularity of Tickle Me Elmo and the Furby. And in the early ‘80s, Cabbage Patch Kids dolls became so popular that stores couldn’t keep them on shelves — a gap ...

Although there have been other toy crazes throughout the 20th century, none has inspired the frenzy that met the 1983 debut of the Cabbage Patch Kids. Mass-produced yet all slightly unique—each ...

Back in 1984, WTAE went to downtown Pittsburgh to see what kids wanted for the holiday. At one store, Cabbage Patch Kids, Transformers and Masters of the Universe were at the top of the list.