This one really makes me laugh for a variety of reasons:
#1 Karlee's face looks like she just rolled out of the muddy pig pen
#2 Apparently I was a floozy who couldn’t keep her shirt up
#3 Karlee’s freakish doll has some form of leprosy
#4 The creepy Cabbage Patch Doll peering over my shoulder
This got me thinking about my Cabbage Patch Doll phase. I was so into them. They smelled like baby powder and you even got to ADOPT them – papers and all. And they had the name Xavier Roberts (the creator) tattooed on their butts. I always thought the butt was an interesting placement choice for that, but whatever.
Anyway. Then I started thinking about Garbage Pail Kids. Anyone else remember them? They were a series of trading cards designed as a play on the Cabbage Patch Kids. Where the dolls were cutesy, these cards were not. The characters were all deformed or part of some horrible scene. Oddly enough, I really liked collecting them. Which I feel is weird considering I was a shy little blonde girl with braids. Then again, I couldn’t keep my shirt up so maybe I had a wild streak in there somewhere.
Turns out there was even a Garbage Pail Kids movie. I don’t ever remember seeing it, but after looking at the screenshots I feel okay about it. It’s like they mated a Cabbage Patch Kid with a Gremlin and made a movie. I am not comfortable with that.
And aren't they supposed to be kids? The one in the front left has sideburns and a butt chin. Again, feeling very uncomfortable with this picture.
6 comments:
HILARIOUS.
For your gee whiz file: Rainbow Brite doesn't have leprosy. She's covered with deep red lipstick kisses-courtesy of Karlee and her big sister---the one with the blond braids :)
Ya know what? Some of us don't like to wash our faces, EVER. We look way good.
Hey Hoochie! I loved Cabbage Patch kids. My mom gave me this ugly blond one with glasses and freckles one year. She chose it because she had the name "Vanessa" on her adoption papers. Yeah, she sat in the closet for a while. Geez mom, don't give me an ugly doll that has my name!
I totally forgot about Garbage Pail Kids. I thought they were great at the time and now I think that they're a tad bit disturbing. Yikes!
Holy Heck! I had the exact same Cabbage Patch doll as you! Granted, there were only so many to choose from, but I still think it's funny. The real question is...do you still have yours? I had mine up until about 2 years ago.
I absolutely LOVED garbage pail kids. Probably because they were forbidden. My brother would get them, and I was not allowed to touch them, ever. So I snatched them whenever I could, and admired my little stolen collection. I was a clepto at a young age.
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