'SEE IT: The wild story of the Cabbage Patch Kid Riots of 1983'

02:35 Jul 6
'In November 1983, America went bonkers for Cabbage Patch Kids. The dolls were so scarce and demand was so high that riots broke out in stores, parents were driving hundreds of miles to buy them, and desperate gift givers were willing to pay big bucks for a rare doll.  Read more: https://7ny.tv/35scw1i  Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd  OUR SOCIAL MEDIA –  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/  NEW HERE? –   Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news.   We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television!   NEW TIPS:  Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: abc7ny@abc.com  #cabbagepatchkids #1980s #ilovethe80s' 

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