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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. In 1995, Mr. Potato Head Pals was made. This box has hats, mouths, and pairs of shoes in different colors. It also has four bodies and eight hands while the eyes and nose are the same and four cards and every card has each name and a spinner is also included. [ citation needed] In 2019, Toy Story 4-themed Mr. and Mrs. Potato Heads were released. These versions feature the "Jason" model of the spuds with a mix of various parts, including the classic versions of the arms and shoes, (near) film-accurate facial features and the newer designs of the parts. [ citation needed]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.

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] A spoof named Mr. Zucchini Head appeared as a proposed new toy in the Family Guy episode " The King Is Dead" in 2000. In the Family Guy episode " He's Too Sexy for His Fat", when Dr. Bruce Kaplan unwraps Peter Griffin's bandaged face, he is revealed to have a Mr. Potato Head mask. In the " Brian Sings and Swings" episode, Stewie Griffin uses a Mr. Potato Head ear to change his bleeding ear. In the " April in Quahog" episode, the jury says that there is a blood-splattered Mr. Potato Head. In the " Fighting Irish" episode, Peter dresses up as Mrs. Potato Head.

By offering a toy that exists outside of the binary of male and female, Hasbro is helping kids to simply see toys as toys, which encourages them to be their authentic selves outside of the pressures of traditional gender norms,” said Rich Ferraro, a spokesperson for the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD. In 1995, a computer game called " Mr. Potato Head Saves Veggie Valley" was released by Hasbro Interactive, aimed at young children.