Mr. potato head has been a classic toy for many generations. This toy consists of a plastic potato with parts that you can stick on. These parts usually include ears, eyes, shoes, a hat, a nose, and a mouth.The original toy cost $0.98. invented and developed by George Lerner in 1949, and first manufactured and
distributed by Hasbro in 1952. Although it was not always a plastic potato originality produced as separate plastic parts with pushpins that could be stuck into a real potato or other vegetable. Although , because due to complaints regarding rotting vegetables and new government
safety regulations, Hasbro began including a plastic potato body within the toy
set.
After the year Mr. potato head was joined by Miss. potato head. Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head may be best known for their appearances in the toy story franchise. Although April 30, 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy advertised on television. The campaign was also the first to be aimed directly at children; before this, commercials were only targeted at adults, so toy adverts had always been pitched to parents.
In the 1960s, government regulations forced the Potato Head parts to be less sharp, leaving them unable to puncture vegetables easily. Then in 1964 they were forced to provided a plastic potato body. Although little children were choking on the small peaces. 1975, the main potato part of the toy doubled in size and the dimensions of its
accessories were similarly increased. It was done to This was done mainly because of new toy child safety regulations.