Kids How the Cabbage Patch Kids Became One of the Most Popular Toys of the 1980s Scott Admin posted on 1 week ago — updated on 1 second ago 20 views Xavier Roberts' cuddly-toy business grew into a billion-dollar empire in the space of a few years. Why did these dolls have Christmas shoppers scrambling to buy them in the 1980s? bbc BBC Global Cabbage Patch Kids 80s nostalgia Scott Follow Author, educator, musician, dancer and all around creative type. Founder of "The Happy Now" website and the online jewelry store "Silver and Sage". What's your reaction? 0 AWESOME! 0 NICE 0 LOVED 0 LOL 0 FUNNY 0 FAIL! 0 OMG! 0 EW!