Mr. Potato Head originally launched in 1952 as a kit with plastic hands, feet, eyes and accessories like a silly mustache; children had to use their own real potato to complete the character.

[Photo: Hasbro] Hasbro launched Mr. Potato Head in 1952 for the princely sum of $0.98 (or $10 in today’s currency). Back then, families had to supply their own real potato, which kids could then ...

Hasbro launched Mr. Potato Head in 1952 for $0.98, the equivalent of $10 today. At the time, families had to supply a real potato, which kids could then turn into people thanks to plastic pieces ...

the Mr. Potato Head concept was just the toys that kids would add on to their own — real — potato. That changed after Hasbro bought the IP and started releasing plastic, hollow potatoes that ...

After voters wrote in Mr. Potato Head, Mickey Mouse and hundreds of other names on their ballots, an election official awarded all those votes to the real candidate in a low-profile South Georgia ...

"Hasbro is making sure all feel welcome in the Potato Head world by officially dropping the Mr. from the Mr. Potato ... then playing out scenarios from their life," she adds.

Mr. Potato Head will drop its courtesy title to ensure gender inclusivity and neutrality, Hasbro announced. The toy, which has been on store shelves for seven decades, will be rebranded to include ...