Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1980s, like every decade before and after it, were filled with fads that captured the imaginations of people and resulted in ...

According to a New York Times article from Jan. 7, 1997, Mattel pledged to pay customers who bought the Cabbage Patch Kids ...

Over the years, high demand for various toys has caused chaos during the holiday shopping season. In 1996, customers tackled a Walmart employee to grab the last Tickle Me Elmo in stock. And Furbys ...

Forty years ago a toy baby doll prompted a nationwide fad. Which prompted a Black Friday riot like no one had ever seen. Over, yes, a doll. “Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch ...

Toy fads have surged and faded for as long as commercial playthings have existed. Americans have gone wild for hits like Barbie dolls, Beanie Babies and Tickle Me Elmos. Yet, none of these crazes ...

Into every generation, a toy craze is born. And if it happens to be born in an Appalachian cabbage patch where a Bunnybee can sprinkle it with magic crystal dust, chances are that toy craze will never ...