poppy Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 If you remember. Mine was Alexis Andrea. This was 30+ years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Barbie Ricky. 30-some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Mine were Lacey and Marvin. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hkpiano Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hester Jill or Hester Sue, I can't remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Once again, I must remind you all that I am old. I was already an adult by the time Cabbage Patch dolls were a thing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Mine was "wishful thinking". :rolleyes: I so wanted a Cabbage Patch doll, but my mother was against the idea of "adopting a doll" and thought it was silly. She had lots of interesting notions. I did get a cheap-y fake Cabbage Patch doll from Big Lots. It was not the same thing and very disappointing for 9 year old me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Xavier; and I never imagined I would remember that because I was way little and I never even played with it. Or any dolls :p Crazy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Rocky Abbott Addie Harrietta Jessica Cathyleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Sadly, I don't remember. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Diana. I don't remember if she had a middle name, but I loved the name Diana. I'm 39 yrs old, so that was a while ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Anna Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 My first CP was called: Charlotte Edrina But I also had Nigel Rudy (these were the ones that came out in 1983/84) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I had a make-your-own-body-for-an-imitation-Cabbage-Patch-doll-head doll named Jennifer. My two best friends were named Jennifer (along with half of the girls in my elementary school, LOL). I was never very attached to it. I much preferred anthropomorphizing my stuffed animals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyto4 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Lorraine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbbulliv Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Audrey. I can still remember her baby powder smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Teresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I had a favorite doll I won for a swimming competition of some kind. I called her Mopsy since her hair reminded me of a mop. I think she is in the toy room/attic somewhere. I still have the sweater my mom knitted for her. The various household teddies wear it. I was just bugging my mom because she knitted it, but said she would soon get around to putting buttons on it. ... and I'm still waiting. My SIL insisted my boys have a cabbage patch kid doll. She bought one for Eldest and it was played with a bit. It's name was, "Radiation baby". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Emily Anna. My parents gave her to me as a present when my brother was born. She wasn't a real Cabbage Patch though. She was made by someone who had worked for Xavier Roberts when he was first making them, before he sold the company. She kept making them with the certificates and everything. When I was a kid, he supposedly lived not far from us and... and I have no idea if this is true... but supposedly he rode around in a white limousine so whenever we saw one we were like, look, the inventor of Cabbage Patch Kids! Later I did have a plastic head one... I can't remember that one's name though. ETA: Looking up the history... I think I must have had one made by Martha Nelson Thomas, who later sued Roberts and received an out of court settlement. Weird. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 .... No idea, I thought the doll was ugly and rarely touched it. *runs away* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrindam Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Christy Selena ... 32 years ago and I will never forget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Satan. At least that is what Bill Gothard said it should be. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Ahh the age gap. I was buying those dolls for my daughters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCB Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I didn't have one - too old. But my niece's doll was called Della Pansy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I had an original Xavier Roberts cabbage path doll, before Mattel bought them. Her name was Marilyn Zelda. I still have her. I also have one "born" out of a cabbage at Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, GA. His name is Willam Alexander. You got to choose the name of you adopt one out of the patch there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanabug Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 My first was Harmonia Sheree, born on September 1st. 2nd was Lana Ireta, born on November something. My mom saved them, including the original boxes, and now the dolls belong to my daughters. Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplejackmama Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Color me impressed! Some days I can barely remember my children's names! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Simon Derek Nelly Laurie Estra Majorie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulainTx Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Lynnea Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hope Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I think mine was Charlotte but I'm not for definite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Millicent Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Mavis. I think her middle name was Alexandra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Alicia Wendaline Rusty Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernal Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Phoebe Marie. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. I loved her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Ernestine Vanessa I can't remember the second one's name Dunstan Mario Deirdre something Can you tell I was the horribly indulged youngest child? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Kelly Lettie (I still have this one.) I played with this doll a lot. A friend that my mom babysat had a CPK that was *almost* identical to mine. Two brown pigtails and blue eyes. We pretended they were twins, of course. Andrea Sophia -- a preemie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tori@thehomefront Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Jamie Jocelyn. It's so weird, the random and strange things that are buried in my brain, lol. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Martha and Robert My son has them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Unfortunately, I can't remember. I do know that I got one much later than most, once you could just walk into a store and pick one. It was an unspoken rule in my family that we did not entertain faddish frenzies. If everyone just had to be somewhere or have something, we boycotted it. This ruled out Black Friday shopping in general, as well as waiting in line at any time to purchase whatever the latest coveted item was. For this reason, my son never got a Tickle Me Elmo doll. Principle. We also usually purchase new technology a good 5 years later than most, after the fad has worn off and the price has come down. My parents waited until the VHS vs Betamax war was settled before investing in one. None of us got a smart phone until last year, with very limited data. BTW, I'm 42. Are some of you ladies really that much older that you were buying Cabbage Patch dolls for your daughters? Surely your kids were part of a 2nd wave or something 😊. ETA: I think she might have been named Luella. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Mom Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Christa Bernadina - I still have her and the certificate. My mom gave her to me sometime in the early 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Mine was Katinka Erma. I had another named Laura but I can't remember her middle name. It's strange that I can remember the one and not the other because I liked Laura better. I was younger when I got Laura, so maybe that's why I don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Tony Charles. I hated that thing, did not want it (I wanted a skateboard). I was so disappointed when I unwrapped that box. I *think* that was the last doll my parents bought me... FINALLY!! One of the names listed by one of you above is my daughters name, first and middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 So reading over some responses, Do you want to hear from original, pre-Mattel owners or anyone? I had two, after Xavier, mass produced Mattel ones. A kid and a "premie". Even had a Koosas pet, along with outfits and disposable diapers. Probably because it was when my mom was pregnant with my brother. Couldn't tell you the names. But I took great care of them because while out of the box, the premie was still pinky peach. Wound up giving them to my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I gave my son a cabbage patch doll before his sister was born. The doll was named Timothy Gregor. My son never took to it, but then again he was about 14 months at the time - about 19 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Once again, I must remind you all that I am old. I was already an adult by the time Cabbage Patch dolls were a thing. Ahh the age gap. I was buying those dolls for my daughters. Aaah the age gap, by the time I was a kid they were quite out of style! Baby born, and the baby tumble surprise and baby headstand surprise were the big things in dolls for us. If only I'd realized what collectors items they'd become! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The first round of Cabbage Patch were all the rage when I was in college or around graduation. I didn't get one. I'm old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Well, I made knock-offs and sold them for $100 each. Didn't sell all that many (7 or 8), but I had fun. Plus, that was a whole lot of money back then! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Mine were named: Never in your Wildest Dreams, We Don't Buy Fad Toys Here, Dolls Don't Get "Adopted," and Do You Want a Doll or Would You Rather Have Electricity? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 And this thread shows why I will never be a multi millionaire. Even if I had ideas for fads like these, my brain would easily convince me that it was a dumb idea and would never sell... I had no interest. None of my other family members did either. One of my grandmothers used to buy me dolls. She quit when I was 6 or 7 (long, long before CPK) after seeing that they never got played with and tended to be at the bottom of our toy box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Kira Christina, and she just got sent off to cabbage heaven a few weeks ago. Poor thing was a hot mess. (Literally. She had burn marks on her from when she fell on the electric heater 30 or so years ago.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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