Cabbage Patch Kids result of Roberts' actions. Thomas died in 2013, at the age of 62, with her most favorite dolls attending her funeral alongside her family members and friends. Then Xavier Roberts himself brought a $30 million lawsuit against Topps, the company that produced grotesque trading cards parodying his company's dolls called the Garbage Pail Kids, for copyright infringement. In 1987, in the midst of the legal proceedings, the makers of the Garbage Pail Kids announced their decision to cease parodying the Cabbage Patch Kids, to which Roberts commented to the press "I could scream I'm so excited." One line of Cabbage
Valley of the Dolls (album) the top 40. On release the "Valley of the Dolls" long-player reached #51 in the UK Albums Chart. Valley of the Dolls (album) Valley of the Dolls is the second studio long-player by the British post-punk band Generation X, which was produced by Ian Hunter. "Valley of the Dolls" was recorded at Wessex Sound Studios in Islington in October 1978. The record's working title was 'Intercourse (Old Meets New)', which was superseded by a name taken from a 1966 novel. Ian Hunter was commissioned as the record's producer at Tony James's request, from having been a fan of his work