Sunday, March 16, 2008

Mr. Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head was "born" in 1952, at the Pawtucket, RI-based toy company, Hasbro, Inc., and began making history as the very first toy to be advertised on television.
The original Mr. Potato Head contained only parts, such as eyes, ears, noses and mouths, and parents had to supply children with real potatoes to dress up. Eight years later, a hard plastic potato "body" was included with Mr. Potato Head to replace the need for a real potato. Over the next three decades, a variety of Mr. Potato Head products were sold. (Hasbro.com)
Here are some different Mr. Potato Heads that I found.

http://www.dominoestoys.co.uk/dynamic/img.php?s=viewer&i=images/02350%20HB001.jpg http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2007-06/mr-potato-head-transformers.jpg
http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/21926.jpghttp://frn.sdstate.edu/Lending_LibraryPics/Inventory%20Pictures/Mr.%20Potato%20Head%20462.jpg
http://services.bostonglobe.com/mas_assets/full/SITOY.jpghttp://images.entertainmentearth.com/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CHP22653AAlg.jpg



2 comments:

areis said...

WOW, I forgot about Mr. Potato Head! I had one, maybe two, of them when I was growing up. They were so much fun. It is actually kind of weird now that I think about it... Putting different eyes, ears, noses, and mouths on a potaoe who could have many different occupations.

Liz said...

I loved Mr. Potato Head as a kid. My sisters and I had the whole family and would play for hours. I gave the kids i babysit different variations of this toy for christmas and it was a big hit.