A Long Post About Cabbage Patch Kids, But One With a Contest At The End!
MY CABBAGE PATCH KID
“I am a Cabbage Patch Kid
I was adopted from a cabbage.
I feel soft. I look like a baby.”
Present Professor; January 4, 1984, Mrs. Borwegan’s 2nd grade class
I could go on and on about my six Cabbage Patch Kids. . . how my mother, armed with rain checks, was ushered into the creepy back storage room of Toys R Us to snag my second born, Davey. . . the untold sums my folks spread out so that I might have Alex, bought through an “adoption broker” at the Englishtown Flea Market. . . and Nicholas, the baby, named for the Adam Rich character on Eight is Enough. . . and Elizabeth Starr, the cornsilk kid (she had cool hair), a gift to a little present professor with the unfortunate foresight to come down with mono as a 9-year-old on her summer vacation, so as not to be afflicted later in life like all her college buddies. . .
But I’ll stop there, because if you were a little girl 25 years ago, the memories should be flooding back by now, and if you were not, no amount of nostalgia will convey the glee associated with having your own Kid, complete with birth certificate, diaper, and, if you were lucky, a pacifier. Seriously, in my circle of friends, if your Cabbage Patch Kid didn’t have a pacifier, you were a social pariah.
In honor of the Kids’ 25th anniversary, Jakks Pacific has released a limited edition exact replica of the original 1983 doll. The same molds were used for the faces and shoes. The same clothes and hair styles. Names from the original Cabbage Patch database. And if you hold one up to your ear, you can hear the faint sound of Cindy Lauper’s “Time After Time.” (OK, maybe not. But give me a break. I miss the 80s. )
25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid. Suggested retail price: $29.99, in stores now. Limited availability online.
Now here’s the part you’ve been waiting for:
It’s GIVEAWAY TIME! In fact, it’s our FIRST GIVEAWAY! And that giveaway is. . . wait for it. . . wait for it. . . a lifetime supply of Snausages dog treats.
No, no. Haven’t you been reading the post? It’s a Cabbage Patch Kid! A Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid! With a pacifier! And while all Kids have tushies stamped with the signature of Kid creator Xavier Roberts, our kid comes with the ACTUAL signature of Xavier Roberts. He signed the box! For reals!
Just leave a comment below indicating you want to be entered. You have until 11:59:59 on Sunday, September 28, to enter, after which a winner will be randomly chosen. See, a long post, but a post with a potential prize to be won–hopefully, the first of many here at Present Professor.
Good luck!
UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner, Nadia! Hope your little one enjoys the Cabbage Patch Kid.
A bit after the rush for the dolls, I ended up getting a preemie from my Aunt as a gift – Judy Audrey, I can still remember her name!
This did bring back memories of my cabbage patch kids, Alana something or other (forgot middle name but I can still picture her) and Jared Michael who I renamed on my own. I also had many a battle with my brother over the koosh (the animals, not sure if I remembered the name) that we shared. And of course the standing in line, waiting lists, fist fights at toys r us to get them!
Love the site – congrats!
21 September 2008 at 9:56 pm