Current:Home > InvestCabbage Patch Kids Documentary Uncovers Dark Side of Beloved Children's Toy -Thrive Capital Insights
Cabbage Patch Kids Documentary Uncovers Dark Side of Beloved Children's Toy
View
Date:2025-04-14 12:47:22
Get ready to have your childhood ruined.
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios' new documentary Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids promises to tell "the story you never knew," uncovering the dark side behind the beloved '90s children's doll.
"Before there was Black Friday, there was the toy craze that started it all," the new trailer teases before showing vintage footage of crazed parents in toy stores screaming, "I got the doll! I got the doll!"
As one commentator notes in the teaser, "The way in which people reacted in stores, this was new," another points out, "This is a story about the worst parts of capitalism."
But did you know Cabbage Patch Kids creator Xavier Roberts actually modeled the dolls after Kentucky folk artist Martha Nelson Thomas' original creations? "This nice lady created these dolls, and then this guy comes along," famed journalist Connie Chung explains in the trailer. "He steals the idea."
Narrated by Neil Patrick Harris, the doc features the first interview with Roberts in over 20 years.
"Doll hospitals, cabbage 'births,' a four-year legal battle over the origin of the idea and a billion-dollar toy brand that put the wheels of modern-day Black Friday shopping riots into motion," notes Peacock's Sept. 20 announcement. "This is the unbelievable true story you never knew about the toy craze that started it all, the Cabbage Patch Kids."
Check out the trailer above before the film hits theaters Nov. 24 (Black Friday).
And former Cabbage Patch owners can also get involved with the documentary. As for how, fans can also submit photos of themselves with their dolls for a chance to be included during the closing credits of the film in theaters.
(E! and NBCUniversal Syndication Studios are both part of the NBCUniversal family)
Peacock is live now! Check out NBCU's streaming service here.veryGood! (5)
Related
- American news website Axios laying off dozens of employees
- Wait Wait for June 24, 2023: Live from Tanglewood!
- The 2023 Emmy nominations are in: What's old, what's new and what's next?
- Everything Our Shopping Editors Would Buy From Ulta With $100
- Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home
- Mrs. Davis' First Teaser Asks You to Answer a Mysterious Call
- The Dutch are returning looted artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Does it matter?
- 3 YA fantasy novels for summer that bring out the monsters within
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Indiana Jones' Karen Allen on working with 6,000 snakes
Ranking
- Connie Chiume, South African 'Black Panther' actress, dies at 72
- Why Malaysia Pargo Is Stepping Back From Basketball Wives
- When Whistler's model didn't show up, his mom stepped in — and made art history
- Model Abby Choi's Murder Case: Police Search for Missing Body Parts
- Your Wedding Guests Will Thank You if You Get Married at These All-Inclusive Resorts
- Mexican drug cartel purportedly apologizes for deaths of kidnapped Americans, calls out members for lack of discipline
- Biden announces deal to sell nuclear-powered submarines to Australia
- Summer House's Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner Love This $5 Mascara With 220,800+ 5-Star Reviews
Recommendation
How effective is the Hyundai, Kia anti-theft software? New study offers insights.
Frasier Revival: Find Out Which Cheers Original Cast Member Is Returning
What makes something so bad it's good?
Human remains have been found in the area where actor Julian Sands disappeared
How effective is the Hyundai, Kia anti-theft software? New study offers insights.
Democrats come around on TikTok ban, reflecting willingness to challenge China
Queen Latifah and Billy Crystal are among the 2023 Kennedy Center honorees
Facing book bans and restrictions on lessons, teachers are scared and self-censoring