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'''''Potato Head''''' (known until 2021 as '''''Mr. Potato Head''''') is an American toy brand, invented by {{w|George Lerner}}, and distributed by various companies. | '''''Potato Head''''' (known until 2021 as '''''Mr. Potato Head''''') is an American toy brand, invented by {{w|George Lerner}}, and distributed by various companies. It was first conceived and released, under its original name, in 1952, as a box of plastic body parts with pushpins to be affixed to a real [[potato]] or other vegetable. Then-manufacturer, Hasbro, began including a plastic toy potato with the parts in 1964, which has been the standard ever since. | ||
The original, male cantered character was joined in subsequent years by ''Mrs. Potato Head'', which came with traditionally feminine body parts. The brand name was ultimately shortened to remove the masculine honorific for a gender-neutral name. | |||
== Collaboration == | |||
The ''Potato Head'' brand has collaborated with other franchises to release special edition Potato Heads based on licensed characters. | |||
In [[2013 (releases)|2013]], the brand released a limited edition model based on the [[Eleventh Doctor]], which could be purchased from the [[BBC America]] Shop and [[Amazon (service)|Amazon]]. | |||
The official product description: | |||
:''The Eleventh Doctor as played by [[Matt Smith|“MASH” Smith]]! Hop in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with Mr. Potato Head as he pays homage to the last known survivor of [[Gallifrey|“Galli-Fry”]], DOCTOR WHO in his quirky eleventh incarnation! Set comes complete with 8 removable parts and pieces.'' | |||
[[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | [[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | ||
