Cabbage Patch Kids: Must-Have Toy of the Century
Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 79.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2020
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Surprisingly, Cabbage Patch Kids have turned up on SYSK almost as much as the Nazis or Seinfeld. It’s finally time to dive all the way into CPKs, from their controversial origins to the Christmas craze of ‘83 to their alter egos, Garbage Pail Kids.
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| 0:31.5 | Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio. |
| 0:41.3 | Hey and welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:42.8 | I'm Josh. |
| 0:45.2 | Josh Malcolm Clark. |
| 0:46.5 | There's Charles Wayne Bryant. |
| 0:49.6 | This is Stuff You Should Know about Cabbage Patch Kids who have two names, which is why I just did that. |
| 0:58.6 | That's right. |
| 1:00.2 | This remarkably the third time we've talked about Cabbage Patch Kids on this show. |
| 1:05.0 | I only remember one other time. |
| 1:06.6 | When was the third time or the second time, I guess? |
| 1:10.6 | Well, the last time was not even a year ago on our episode on Must Have Christmas Gifts. |
| 1:19.9 | And then while I remember. |
| 1:21.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:22.9 | And then while I was telling the story of my Cabbage Patch Kids experience, you said yes. |
| 1:28.7 | You've told everyone this story before. |
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