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Every doll also came with a signature on its rear end â that of Xavier Roberts, the manufacturer and supposed creator of the Cabbage Patch Kids. But a new Vice mini-documentary, âThe Secret History of the Cabbage Patch Kids,â reveals that the dolls were actually invented by artist Martha Nelson Thomas, who died of ovarian cancer in 2013. According to the 16-minute doc, which is part of Viceâs American Obsessions series, Roberts stole the idea after coming across Nelson Thomasâs dolls at a fair, and eventually turned them into a $2 billion franchise.
In 1985, a Cabbage Patch Kid by the name of Christopher Xavier became the first doll to travel aboard a NASA U.S. space shuttle, and in 1992, the doll became the mascot of the U.S. Olympic team, further confirming the dollsâ popularity.he dolls were featured on a wide range of memorabilia ranging from clothing, figurines, and DVDs. In 1990, the Cabbage Patch Kids made their way onto a United States postage stamp commemorating the 1980s.