George Lerner, a Brooklyn inventor, first conceived of Mr. Potato Head as a “funny face kit” that kids could stick onto potatoes or other vaguely head-shaped vegetables in 1949, according to ...

October 05, 2023 Mr. Potato Head's forgotten friends from the 1960s live in Philly at the Please Touch Museum Short-lived characters, like Katie the Carrot, were Hasbro's attempt to expand the toy ...

Thanks to Cartoons Plus (via Boing Boing), that original Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head commercial from 1952 has now resurfaced. More than anything, it’s a stark reminder that once upon a time, kid ...