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“Hold that Tot – your main spud, MR. POTATO HEAD isn’t going anywhere!” the tweet read. “While it was announced today that the POTATO HEAD brand name & logo are dropping the ‘MR.’ I ...
CLINTON, Iowa — There’s one figure in Iowa who has had his picture taken with nearly all the candidates: Mr. Potato Head. “The candidates have been in Iowa forever. Why not have fun with the ...
The big Playskool Mr. Potato Head Super Spud Set is only $17.99 (reg. $49.99) online at Kohl's right now with the sale and stackable coupons! This set includes both Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head ...
(FORTUNE Small Business) – Pity the humble potato, whose long reign as America's staple starch is jeopardized by the low-carb craze. Not only are French fry sales down--by 5% since last year ...
At the ripe age of 56, Mr. Potato Head, like many Americans, is postponing retirement to pursue a second career. No longer just a child's toy, he begins a four-year foray into the world of ...
Hasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from the “Mr. Potato Head” brand, renaming the shapeshifting plastic spud to the gender-neutral “Potato Head.” It’s a notable change from ...
A 20-year-old man recently mashed the competition by breaking the Guinness World Record for assembling a Mr. Potato Head toy in a spud-tacular 5.15 seconds. Declan McFerran hadn't seen or owned a ...
The new Potato Head line drops the "Mister" to better reflect the world kids live in, though Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head themselves aren't going anywhere. T oymaking giant Hasbro engendered (ahem ...
Potato Head offspring Yam and Spud came later, along with similar produce-inspired characters Kate the Carrot, Pete the Pepper, Oscar the Orange and Cookie Cucumber. Mr. Potato Head was featured ...
Even Mr. Potato Head finds gender conformity un-apeeling! The classic spud-shaped plastic toy is getting a new, gender-neutral name — just plain Potato Head — with the toymaker Hasbro ...
The change in the spud’s name is to ensure toddlers can form same-sex partnerships and single-parent families. Hasbro launched Mr. Potato Head in 1952 for $0.98, the equivalent of $10 today.