What is Mr. Potato's head?
mr. The potato head is a children's toy that allows people to attach different plastic facial features, body parts and accessories to the toy to give it a small character. Invented in 1949, originally included only plastic pieces that could be inserted into a real potato or other vegetables or fruits, but since 1960 the potato head with plastic "potato", which has holes in which the pieces can be inserted. Over the years, Hasbro Inc., which has produced and launched the toy since 1952, has also created several related toys and variations based on various topics and characters.
This toy was invented by George Lerner, American inventor and designer. Its original idea was to create plastic facial features that could be applied to a piece of fruit or vegetables, thus changing an inanimate piece of food into an anthropomorphic toy. The set included several eyes, ears, noses and mouths that would be combined to give the character different expressions.
timely incarnation
mr. The potato's head debuted like a cereal box, but the era after World War II was not the one in which this alternative use was welcome for expensive foods, so the toy immediately did not get the subsequent. In 1952, Hasbro - then known as Hassenfeld Brothers - introduced Lerner's toy with much greater flourishing, making it the first toy that has television ads focused on children. A year later, Mrs. Potato Head was introduced, followed by two children, brother SPUD and sister Yam. The toy family had various accessories that can also be purchased, such as kitchen set, car and even pets.
Main change
In the early 1960s, Mr. Potambor's heads had plastic surgery - literally. Hasbro began to include a brown plastic potato body, so the real potatoes were no longer necessary for the game. Accessories have been added to the setYou, including hair and hats, mustaches, glasses and legs. Other characters were introduced in the shapes of carrots, pepper, cucumbers and orange. Although most of these additional characters were soon interrupted, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head continued to be popular until the 21st century.
icon of pop culture
mr. The potato head is considered a classic American toy and in 2000 it was introduced into the National Toy Hall of Fame. It was sold in topics such as Pirate, Santa Claus, a policeman and characters from movies and comics. Mr. Potato Head had his own TV show, called The Mr. Potato Head Show ; He was the subject of the comic book by Jim Davis; appeared in commercials and ads for other products; And she was one of the stars in the films Animated Toy Story .