tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post2458744329124731300..comments2024-03-18T04:26:52.991-07:00Comments on Meet The World: "Berry Patch Kids" Dolls at Knott's Berry FarmTokyoMagic!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-7737580867669736422022-11-25T03:01:40.427-08:002022-11-25T03:01:40.427-08:00Anonymous, I'm glad that you were able to find...Anonymous, I'm glad that you were able to find this post and the pics of the dolls! And thank you for that additional information!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-19466620004012693572022-11-24T18:51:20.555-08:002022-11-24T18:51:20.555-08:00Thank you for posting this. We had been looking fo...Thank you for posting this. We had been looking for pictures of the dolls for a while. She was never credited. I think I found her picture in one of the Knott’s history books. I heard she was very talented. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-80349040423858656202022-11-24T18:40:13.709-08:002022-11-24T18:40:13.709-08:00No. Her name was Marie. No. Her name was Marie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-69566740695795028112022-11-23T02:51:16.464-08:002022-11-23T02:51:16.464-08:00Anonymous, wow! That's pretty neat that she w...Anonymous, wow! That's pretty neat that she was used in a Knott's publicity photo! I am assuming then, that she is not the "Carleen" credited on the dolls' tags?TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-34618088791942986662015-08-18T06:45:24.109-07:002015-08-18T06:45:24.109-07:00We didn't get to see a procedure while we were...We didn't get to see a procedure while we were there, but it looked like they would do the repairs right out in the open. They also had a recording of babies cooing and occasionally fussing going on in the background to add to the nursery ambiance. I'm pretty sure I have pictures; just need to dig them out.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-15628974331253228492015-08-17T21:00:24.948-07:002015-08-17T21:00:24.948-07:00Chuck, I just read that article and that truly doe...Chuck, I just read that article and that truly does sound nightmarish! So the "clinic" at Hobby City did arm and head transplants? Could the kids sit in on the surgery? I remember seeing that White House replica, but I never stopped by to see what was inside.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-29089730835324823112015-08-17T13:02:28.722-07:002015-08-17T13:02:28.722-07:00I visited the Cabbage Patch Adoption Center in Hob...I visited the Cabbage Patch Adoption Center in Hobby City with my wife around 1994-5. It was actually pretty cute, with a "nursery" where you could buy Cabbage Patch dolls or bring your in for a "check-up" or even treatment for a more serious "injury" like a missing arm or head. It was nothing at all like this nightmare-inducing freak show you may have seen online: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roadtrippers/this-abandoned-hospital-h_b_4281742.html<br /><br />Also visited Hobby City's Doll & Toy Museum, located in a half-scale replica of the White House, where I picked up what I think may be the last travel-related View Master reel I ever personally purchased at a tourist site.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-84241472793481737852015-08-04T17:13:38.923-07:002015-08-04T17:13:38.923-07:00Major, you and OTB have pretty much hit the nail o...Major, you and OTB have pretty much hit the nail on the head with your descriptions, "odd" and "homely." I never understood the mass attraction to these things. Oh, and the "preemies" which didn't have any hair.....THOSE were the scariest of all of them!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-16940397959137874512015-08-04T15:30:37.850-07:002015-08-04T15:30:37.850-07:00I was always mystified as to the incredible popula...I was always mystified as to the incredible popularity of those homely Cabbage Patch Dolls - the novelty of getting "adoption" papers with the dolls seemed to be the key. At least the Berry Patch Kids resemble traditional folk dolls... sort of a "Raggedy Ann" thing. I have never heard of these dolls before!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-25934384947770074382015-08-03T09:34:01.062-07:002015-08-03T09:34:01.062-07:00That's my understanding. I think we only visit...That's my understanding. I think we only visited the store once, though - those dolls were pretty odd looking to me. The rest of Hobby City was quite something back in its heyday. Loved the train and coin shops.outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-36865853246603083862015-08-02T22:37:22.994-07:002015-08-02T22:37:22.994-07:00OTB, I do remember hearing about the store at Hobb...OTB, I do remember hearing about the store at Hobby City, but I have never actually been to Hobby City or the amusement park next door (Adventure City?). Didn't they sell some of the "original" Cabbage Patch dolls in that store...the ones with the cloth faces and bodies?TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-86346790556680000762015-08-02T19:41:51.890-07:002015-08-02T19:41:51.890-07:00Well, how about that! Knott's Berry Kids - I&#...Well, how about that! Knott's Berry Kids - I've never heard about this neat bit of Knott's history. My two daughters were knee deep in collecting the Cabbage Patch Dolls at the time, too. Don't know how we missed these! Do you remember the old Cabbage Patch Doll store/museum down the street at Hobby City?outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.com