Editing Cabbage Patch Kids (section)

==Timeline==
* 1977: Xavier Roberts is introduced to [[Martha Nelson Thomas]]' "Doll Babies" concept<ref name="auto"/>
* 1978: The first "Little People Originals" were delivered by Xavier Roberts, who incorporated Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc.
* 1981: There was coverage of the dolls' popularity in ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', and ''Atlanta Weekly''.
* 1982: OAA licensed Plaid Enterprises to produce a cheaper Little People facsimile as a Little People Pal. The concept died as soon as Coleco's Cabbage Patch Kids came out.
* 1982: Roger Schlaifer recommended that OAA change the name to Cabbage Patch Kids, and use new graphics to build a major children's brand.
* 1982, March 1: OAA signs an exclusive worldwide agreement to license Little People as Cabbage Patch Kids with Schlaifer Nance & Company and puts Schlaifer on a monthly retainer to do so.
* 1982, August 9: Schlaifer Nance & Company, Inc. signed a long term licensing agreement with Coleco Industries as its Master Toy licensee, granting them the worldwide rights to manufacture the dolls and other CPK branded toys.
* 1982: The first prototypes of Cabbage Patch Kids created by Coleco Industries were approved for production by Xavier Roberts.
* 1983: Cabbage Patch Kids were introduced with great fanfare at the International Toy Fair in NYC. By October, [[Cabbage Patch riots|riots were breaking out]] in stores and featured in newspaper cartoons around the country.
* 1983, December: A photo of a Cabbage Patch Kid in the arms of a little girl was the cover of Newsweek magazine and the subject of jokes on Johnny Carson regularly.
* 1984: Sales for Cabbage Patch Kids branded products, from toys to children's apparel, set a children's merchandising record setting of $2 billion. The CPK record, titled ''[[Cabbage Patch Dreams]]'', produced by the Chapin Brothers for Parker Brothers' music, went [[Platinum Hit|Platinum]] and Parker Publishing's series of Cabbage Kids’ books were best sellers. The video game ''[[Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park]]'' was released.
* 1985: Cabbage Patch Kids low-sugar [[breakfast cereal]] – an idealist attempt to get children to eat healthier foods, ceased production after selling $10,000 worth of cereal.  Real children's character art [[diaper]]s were introduced. The ''Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas'' animated special with music by famed composer, [[Joe Raposo]], was number one in its time slot on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].
* 1986: The first talking Cabbage Patch Kids were released. OAA sued Schlaifer Nance over their having the right to mass produce a line of Cabbage Patch Bears called Furskins.
* 1988: Coleco Industries filed for bankruptcy, but the dolls continued to be made, with the licensing rights being granted to [[Hasbro Industries]].  Although popular, they never regained their earlier popularity.
* 1992: Cabbage Patch Kids were named the official [[mascot]] of the 1992 U.S. [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] team and members of the team were given their own dolls to take to the games.
* 1996: The Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kids were released.
* 1999: The dolls were selected as one of the 15 [[Commemorative stamp|commemorative]] US [[postage stamp]]s representing the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-108485FDC678B0F6.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504225830/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-108485FDC678B0F6.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2018|title=Americans Pick Stamp Symbol For '80s: Video Games|publisher=[[Post-Tribune (Indiana newspaper)|Post-Tribune]]]|date=April 14, 1999|access-date=November 5, 2016}}</ref>
* 2008: [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States presidential election|US Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates]] had their own Cabbage Kids. [[Barack Obama]] was depicted with a blue suit. [[John McCain]] was depicted in a suit with grey hair. [[Joe Biden]] was also depicted in a suit with his hair slicked up. [[Sarah Palin]] was depicted in a trademark suit and skirt with high heeled pumps. Also, Palin's signature hair and eyeglasses were featured.<ref>{{cite news |title= Sarah Palin becomes a Cabbage Patch Kid |publisher=MSNBC |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27400790 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100423004042/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/27400790/ns/today-today_on_the_trail/ |url-status= live |archive-date= 2010-04-23 |access-date=2010-04-23}}</ref>
* 2023: Cabbage Patch Kids were inducted into [[The Strong National Museum of Play]]'s Toy Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Toy Hall of Fame Reveals Four Inductees for 2023 |url=https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/national-toy-hall-of-fame-reveals-four-inductees-for-2023/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=The Strong National Museum of Play |language=en-US}}</ref>