1983: Year of Toys for Children and Adults Nov 5, 2009
Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears, and My Little Ponies landed on store shelves, but they didn't stay there for very long as the toy craze set in. Cabbage Patch Kids grabbed headlines for their sales of more than three million dolls, according to the Cabbage Patch official Web site ... Cabbage Patch Kids have always been and still are being made for boys and girls as well. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Lost in a maze Oct 31, 2009
But toy makers have also, at times, been caught off-guard by the hit on their hands -- Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle-Me Elmo, for example ... But toy makers have also, at times, been caught off-guard by the hit on their hands -- Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle-Me Elmo, for example. (New York Post -- News)
Lego's new look, products mean big profits Sep 20, 2009
Indeed, unlike the Cabbage Patch Kids or Atari or the Beanie Babies, it was Lego's seeming aloofness from the market that helped it endure, rather than ending up in the back of the closet like those toys of yesteryear. For longtime Lego executives like Laursen, it's a delicate issue, and his own comments echo Lego's ambivalence over creativity and hallowed Lego traditions versus the appeal of more profitable, Hollywood-influenced toys. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
JAKKS Pacific® Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Jul 29, 2009
We continue to experience challenges that are affecting our top and bottom lines, and are clearly in the midst of one of the most difficult economic environments in JAKKS history, said Jack Friedman, Chairman and Co-CEO. We are anticipating sales of core JAKKS products to be lower than expected for this year due to continued softness at retail, coupled with underperforming lines in the current portfolio, such as Hannah Montana, WWE, Pokmon and Cabbage Patch Kids ... World Wrestling... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
South Bismarck trying to recover Apr 11, 2009
"They're Cabbage Patch Kid adoption papers," he said. The children who treasured them moved out years ago, but these are among the several mementos damaged or destroyed by flooding nearly three weeks ago. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
7(th) Annual THQ Superstar Challenge Takes Center Ring at WrestleMania® XXV Weekend in Houston Apr 4, 2009
World Wrestling Entertainment, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Graco and Cabbage Patch Kids. JAKKS and THQ Inc. participate in a joint venture that has worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Entertainment video games. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Awarded "Vendor of the Year" by Wal-Mart Mar 21, 2009
JAKKS is an award-winning licensee of several hundred nationally and internationally known trademarks including Cabbage Patch Kids, Disney, Graco, Nickelodeon, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Warner Bros. World Wrestling Entertainment. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Car dealer turns toy store into showroom Mar 9, 2009
Customers who once browsed for Barbie, Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle Me Elmo will this fall be able to shop for 335s, M6s and a redesigned hard-topped Z4. Chapman BMW is spending millions of dollars to convert the defunct Toys 'R' Us store at Eighth Street and Camelback Road into a new home for its pricey German automobiles. (AZCentral -- Business)
