Mr Potato Head (Brand)

Mr Potato Head is a American toy brand. Mr Potato Head has appeared in Dr Left Hand's Group Therapy and Dr Left Hand shorts as 1983 Mr Potato Head. Joey has also uploaded 3 toy reviews of Mr Potato Head related toys as of 2024.

## History

### Creation

Mr Potato Head was invented by George Lerner. In 1949 a rainy day kept his children indoors and they were bored. He then got some vegetables and plastic parts and created Mr. Potato Head, to stop his children from being bored. His children loved the toy. In 1949 World War 2 food rations where still in people's minds, Lerner had a hard time selling Mr. Potato Head, since people thought it was wasteful. He then found a cereal company that bought his idea, He then found Hasbro which offered a better deal and bought back his invention and sold it to them.

### 1950s- 1960s

Mr Potato Head originally didn't come with a plastic body and you had to supply the potato, Mr Potato Head was also the first toy to get a TV commercial on April 30th 1952. In 1953 Mrs Potato Head was added in 1953. Through the 1950s Hasbro introduced a car and trailer for Mr and Mrs Potato Head. In the 1960s Hasbro started to include a plastic head for the character. In the 1960s there was several versions of him including, Dunkie Donut (which was a giveaway at Duncan donuts) Mr Mustard Head, Mr Soda Pop Head, Mr Hamburger Head, Mr French Fry Head. He also had the Tooty fruity friends. In the 1960s Mr Potato Head also made Potato Heads of Donald Duck and Bozo the clown.

### 1970s

In the 1970s Mr Potato Head got redesigned, due to U.S safety regulations changing, Mr Potato Head's new design did not include arms, this version was featured in Pee Wee's Big Adventure. A commercial was made for him. In 1975 Hasbro released Super Mr Potato Head, that included many parts and pieces. Many new pieces where also made for Mr Potato Head, such as a cowboy uniform, a Sombrero and a Fire Fighter uniform. Mr Potato Head's mustache also was a piece of fabric, rather than a piece of plastic. Mr Potato Head was also released during this time under Hasbro's Romper Room line. The eyes and shoes where also 2 separate pieces instead of being one piece. In 1976 a Mr Potato Head Game came out that included 2 Mr Potato Head's, in the game the first player to complete a Mr Potato Head wins.

### 1980s

In the 1980s his arms returned and his body was redesigned again. The arms would be bendable. The plastic body that he was redesigned would be included with Mr Potato Head for 30 more years. In 1985 Mr Potato Head got votes to run for mayor in a city in Idaho. In 1985 after Hasbro bought Milton Bradley, they would change there Romer Room line to PlaySkool. Also in 1985 Hasbro started an animated Tv show called ''Potato Head Kids, the series ran for 23 episodes. In the 1980s Hasbro also released Mr Potato Head's Funny Face Car, as well as Mr Potato Head Family (which includes a Mr, Mrs, and Junior Potato Head), as well as rereleasing the Super Mr Potato Head and Mr Potato Head and his bucket of parts.

#### Great American smoke out

On November 17th 1987 Mr Potato Head stop smoking and gave up his Tobacco pipe to the U.S surgeon general, C. Everett Koop. He became the Spokes spud for the Great American Smokeout. In Dr Left Hand's Group Therapy 1983 Mr Potato Head said's he's been going to the group therapy since 1987, which is a reference to the date.

### 1990s-present

In the 1990s he appeared in Toy Story and Toy Story 2, he was voiced by Don Rickles. In the year 2000, he was inducted into the Toy hall of fame. In the late 2000's many versions of him where made including, ''Darth Tater'' a parody of Darth Vader, and "Optimash Prime" a parody of Optimus Prime to name a few. He appeared in Toy Story 3 in the 2010s. In the 2010s his plastic body was redesigned again to become slimer.

### Dr Left Hand's Group Therapy

In the 2022 internet web series Dr Left Hand's Group Therapy he appeared as 1983 Mr Potato Head. He was the 1983 design. Joey also made a toy review of him, which is the most viewed video on his YouTube channel.