Editing Cabbage Patch Kids (section)

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{{Infobox Toy
|name=Cabbage Patch Kids
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|type=[[Doll]]s
|country=[[United States]]<br>
[[Japan]]
|company=[[Coleco]] (1982–1988)<br>[[Hasbro]] (1988–1994)<br>[[Mattel]] (1994–2003)<br>[[Toys "R" Us]] (2003)<br>[[Play Along]] (2004–2011)<br>[[Jakks Pacific]] (2011–2014)<br>[[Wicked Cool Toys]] (2015–present)
|from=1978
|to=present
|materials=
|website= https://cabbagepatchkids.com/ 
}}
'''Cabbage Patch Kids''' are a line of cloth dolls with plastic heads first produced by Coleco Industries in 1982. They were inspired by the Little People [[soft sculpture]]d dolls sold by [[Xavier Roberts]] as collectibles. The brand was renamed 'Cabbage Patch Kids' by [[Roger Schlaifer|Roger L. Schlaifer]] when he acquired the exclusive worldwide licensing rights in 1982.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Blotcher|first=Jay|date=June 1988|title=The Warhol account|url=https://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1257&context=sumagazine|journal=Surface {{!}} Syracuse University Magazine|volume=June 1988|pages=5–11|via=}}</ref>

The doll brand set every toy industry sales record for three years running, was one of the most popular lines of children's licensed products in the 1980s,<ref name=":1" /><ref name="history" /> and has become one of the longest-running doll franchises in the United States. Additional Cabbage Patch products include children's apparel, bedding, infants' wear, record albums and board games.