![]() ![]() In keeping with his new, sportier look, he also quits smoking in 1987 for the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. Potato Head trades his dapper hat for a green baseball cap and exchanges his loafers for blue tennis shoes. Potato Head from endorsing Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's and Hardee's. Curiously, his new healthy habits don't stop Mr. ![]() Mental Floss: Shel Silverstein's unlikely rise to kid lit superstardomĪrnold Schwarzenegger and the President's Council on Physical Fitness give him an award for abandoning his couch-potato lifestyle. ![]() Ten years later, new rules about choking hazards compel Hasbro to merge the head and body into one legless lump. Potato Head ditches his organic body for a plastic one. When parents complain about finding moldy potatoes under their kids' beds, Mr. Within a few years, the likable Spud makes friends with pals Katie the Carrot and Pete the Pepper. He also gets a car, a boat, and a kitchen in the deal. ![]() Potato Head, son Spud, and a daughter, Yam. In 1953, Hasbro outfits him with an instant family: Mrs. Mental Floss: The map with only 38 states It turns out that parents have few misgivings about squandering their potatoes more than 1 million Mr. Hasbro sees the genius in Lerner's product and agrees to market it, creating the first-ever TV ads for a toy. Toy companies worry that parents who've just lived through World War II-era food shortages will balk at the thought of wasting perfectly good food. Surprisingly, Lerner's idea of creating face and body parts that can be jabbed into potatoes is a hard sell. Let's go back to the beginning.īrooklyn-born toy inventor George Lerner tries to capitalize on kids who like to play with their food. ( Mental Floss) - It started as body parts you jabbed into real potatoes and became a cultural phenomenon, resulting in some sweet film roles and government work. ![]()
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