Donaghey, River (2019-04-01). " 'Mr. Avo Head' Is the Worst Branded April Fool's Stunt of the Year". Vice . Retrieved 2021-09-12. Optimash Prime Mr. Potato Head Transformer". Uncrate. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012 . Retrieved February 10, 2013. In its original form, Mr. Potato Head was offered as separate plastic parts with pushpins to be attached into a real potato or other vegetable. Due to complaints regarding rotting vegetables and new government safety regulations, Hasbro began including a plastic potato body with the toy set in 1964. [4] The original toy was subsequently joined by Mrs. Potato Head and supplemented with accessories including a car and boat trailer.

For those of you who are Star Wars fans, “Remember…the Force will be with you, always.” Obi-Wan KenobiThis section may contain irrelevant references to popular culture. Please remove the content or add citations to reliable and independent sources. ( February 2021) In 2020, Hasbro created a sustainable version, made from a plant-based plastic derived from sugarcane, and taking on the name of, Mr. Potato Head Goes Green. Hasbro has also most recently updated the brand marketing name as simply Potato Head, while still keeping the individual characters of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. The toy helped inspire the classic Macintosh software toy Tuberling by John Calhoun of Soft Dorothy Software, [26] which was later reimplemented for the K Desktop Environment as KTuberling. [27] If you don’t want to wait you could also or get your own mini Star Wars Potato Heads which are available now.

The Eyes Have It in Idaho, Where Mr. Potato Head Is Running For Mayor of Boise". Peoples Magazine. November 4, 1985 . Retrieved May 3, 2020. The 1960s". Mrpotatohead.net. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011 . Retrieved May 23, 2011. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Taters of the Lost Ark". Uncrate. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012 . Retrieved February 10, 2013.Since 2011, new models of the Mr. Potato Head toys, commonly referred to as Jason, have been produced. The Mrs. Potato Head version of the toy was also brought out in early 2012, commonly known as Rachel, and has a baked bean-like head. In 2012, Hasbro and PPW Toys released Mr. Potato Head in Batman form for the movie The Dark Knight Rises. The model, known as "The Dark Spud", features Mr. Potato Head dressed up as the Caped Crusader. Before the release, the model was unveiled at the 2012 New York Toy Fair. In 2014, to celebrate The Simpsons 25th anniversary, a Homer Simpson Mr. Potato Head was produced. [ citation needed] In 1975, the main potato part of the toy doubled in size and the dimensions of its accessories were similarly increased. This was done mainly because of new toy child safety regulations that were introduced by the U.S. government. The size change increased the market to younger children, enabling them to play and attach the facial pieces easily. Hasbro also replaced the holes with flat slats, allowing only one possible orientation for the attached parts. In the 1980s, Hasbro reduced the range of accessories for Mr. Potato Head to one set of parts. The company reintroduced round holes in the main potato body, and once again parts were able to go onto the toy in any orientation. [ citation needed] Mr. Potato Head is an American toy brand consisting of a plastic model of a potato "head" to which a variety of plastic parts can attach — typically ears, eyes, shoes, hat, nose, pants and mouth.

In 2000, Mr. Potato Head was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York. Mr. Potato Head was invented and manufactured by George Lerner in 1949, but was first distributed by Hasbro in 1952. [1] It was the first toy advertised on television [2] [3] and has remained in production since. Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. BRIDGESTONE 2009 Super Bowl Commercial MR AND MRS POTATO HEAD". youtube.com . Retrieved 25 April 2022. In 1985, Mr. Potato Head received four postal votes in the run for mayor of Boise, Idaho. He didn’t win, but as verified by Guinness World Records, holds the record for “most votes for Mr. Potato Head in a political campaign.” In 1995, Mr. Potato Head had a leading role in the Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story. In 2000, the toy was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.In 1987, Mr. Potato Head became "Spokespud" for the annual Great American Smokeout and surrendered his pipe to Surgeon General C. Everett Koop in Washington, D.C. [1] In 1985, Mr. Potato Head received four postal votes in the run for mayor of Boise, Idaho in the "most votes for Mr. Potato Head in a political campaign" as verified by Guinness World Records. [12] In 2020, Hasbro announced a sustainable version of the toy known as Mr. Potato Head Goes Green. This version was made from plant-based plastic derived from sugarcane. [14]