Talk:Mr. Potato Head

Original Mr. Potatohead used razors?
My mother told me that the original Mr. Potatohead used razors to attach the parts to the potato, and that they went to the plastic potato and plastic features as a safety measure. Is there any truth to this? ZPS102 23:25, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * No, potatoes are pretty easy to penetrate with the plastic parts as supplied. I had a Mr. Potatohead that used real potatoes. The plastic parts were molded with little dowels to poke into the potato. Probably you could use a real potato with the modern Mr. Potatohead too, if it has those same little dowels. It's more fun that way, because then each time you play he's a different shape and size, and you can stick the parts anywhere on his "body". Mutatron (talk) 05:04, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Can u ppl tell me on how to edit an article? i tried, but could not. have some info abt George lerner —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rav.sriram (talk • contribs).
 * Please visit the help desk for assistance. Thanks!  Powers T 15:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

"Recent plans for Mr. Potato Head include an online version, a downloadable Widget for Mac users, and a machine gun-toting potato head that fires bits of potato." Vandalism, or 'strange but true'? IP's edit history suggests the former. -Shai-kun 03:35, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd bet vandalism. Michael 23:19, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Why does Adam Lerner link to some guy with his Ph.D? He sure doesn't sound like the father of an underprivileged farm boy from the 20's... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.164.60.99 (talk) 21:15, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Styrofoam Head
Before the plastic body of 1964, Mr Potato Head came with a styrofoam head. This head could itself be used if a potato were not at-hand. I don't know when that styrofoam head was introduced, though. —SlamDiego&#8592;T 04:31, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I noted that the picture of the original 1952 set shows a styrofoam head. —SlamDiego&#8592;T 19:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure a lot of information on this page is false, particularly the part mentioning Adam Lerner as the inspiration behind some of mr. potato head's apparel. The link to Adam Lerner is another man. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.183.209.3 (talk) 01:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Mr. Potato Head's kid
When I was younger I played with Mr Potato head alot. They also had a child and his friends that were smaller than Mr and Mrs PH. And they had all kinds of accessories for them. I was hoping to find them on this page, but no such luck.58.30.7.17 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 10:52, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Maybe it's elsewhere on the web. Keep an eye peeled. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 10:55, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Jnr Potato head? Google him...? --2.97.18.126 (talk) 09:49, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Junior Potato Head, but I've found no mention in reliable sources. -- Trevj (talk) 14:27, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

First toy advertised on television
Is this on tv in the US, or in the world? I ask as often articles are written with an unthinking US bias: lost count of the number of articles I've seen that treat the US as the world. 86.147.160.133 (talk) 14:09, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Image?
What's with the lede image? It doesn't look like anything I recognize as Mr. Potatohead Iphianassa (talk) 23:51, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Me too - something weird going on here. Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:31, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I think that's because the photo is from 1952. -- Trevj (talk) 14:33, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Category:Mr. Potato Head at CfD
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Pipe removed
Because everyone is smoking MJ now, is the pipe gonna come back? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.65.92.67 (talk) 23:12, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

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Inconsistent deletion of Mr.
I get that the name changed, but pick whether you're going to rewrite history or not. Whoever went through and edited out instances of Mr. seems to have given up halfway through. 2600:1700:83A8:180:61CB:63F8:CA44:5FEC (talk) 19:56, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

I don't think they should be editing out older references. From this date onwards it is Potato Head, but prior incarnations are Mr. Potato Head (or Mrs. Potato Head). For whatever reason they made the change but trying to rewrite history is just bizarre. Kav2001c (talk) 22:12, 25 February 2021 (UTC)kav2001c
 * To get ahead of the curve, you'll be busy (I have XX'd out the offending words):
 * movies: They Call Me XX Tibbs (Poiter), McCabe and XX Miller, XX and XX Smith (Jolie/Pitt) ,XX Doubtfire (Williams), XX Smith Goes to Washington (Stewart), The Talented XX Ripley (Paltrow)
 * songs: XX Roboto (Styx), Every Little Thing XX Does is Magic (Police), XX Loves You (Beatles), All XX Wants to Do Is Dance (Henley), XX Will Be Loved (Maroon 5) Billymac00 (talk) 23:26, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

It's possible that day was correct (though I don't know the version of the article). The character named Mr. Potato Head still exists. It is only the product line that had its name changed to "Potato Head" without the Mr.

https://apnews.com/article/mr-potato-head-goes-gender-neutral-d3c178f2b9b0c424ed814657be41a9d8 O76923 (talk) 22:03, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Requested move 26 February 2021

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) JJP...MASTER![talk to] JJP... master? 22:09, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Mr. Potato Head → Potato Head – Please place your rationale for the proposed move here. Bray (talk) 13:53, 26 February 2021 (UTC) —Relisting. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:09, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Should this be moved to Potato Head? I get  Idk, maybe wait a bit before doing so, but given Hasbro's recent news I think this would be warranted so long as there was a redirect from Mr. Potato Head to Potato Head. This both would reflect the brand's choice to re-brand and include both Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head (Mrs. Potato Head currently redirects here) in the article. The characters' names aren't changing, but the overall brand is. Thoughts?

Bray (talk) 13:47, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose. In light of Hasbro reportedly backtracking, I think we should wait and let things settle out before moving this article. Weak support. Normally I would want to wait a little longer for a name change, but this article doesn't just cover Mr. Potato Head, it also covers Mrs. Potato Head, so I think it's probably okay to go ahead and move the article to the neutral title. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:49, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Mild support, largely on WP:PRECISION grounds. I might argue that the move is too soon, except that "Mr. Potato Head" is essentially too precise for an article that also covers Mrs. Potato Head, the new gender neutral set, etc. WanderingWanda (talk) 18:53, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Support It's been all over the news so the requested name will reflect current use in sources. Personally, I think it's political correctness gone mad, but I'm just an old(ish) git, so what do I know? Mr. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  20:14, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Strong oppose. Although this seems to be official, it is currently unclear whether the name will be used more than the long-standing Mr. Potato head, especially because the Mr. and Mrs. brands are reportedly not being dropped. WP:COMMONNAME applies. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 03:08, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Weak support "Potato Head" is canonical in the Hasbro universe now. As WanderingWanda and Rreagan007 mentioned, this title covers Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head, as well as the gender-neutral future products they have announced. However, this doesn't answer the question as to whether "Potato Head" is the name of just the gender-neutral product, or if it's also the umbrella term for all Hasbro potato-character products. Perhaps the move is a little early, considering we don't know the answer to that question, but if Hasbro comes out and says "Get your Gender Neutral Potato Head, part of the Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head Brand" I'd be happy to suggest we move the page to "Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head" at that time. Phuzion (talk) 06:03, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * "Potato Head" is being used as an umbrella term on the new packaging, which you can see on Hasbro's site. The boxes will have "Potato Head" in large letters and then, underneath, in small letters, either "Mr. Potato Head", "Mrs. Potato Head", or the non-gendered "Create Your Own Potato Head Family". WanderingWanda (talk) 10:30, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Super Strong Oppose' Sorry, but they Took It Back. Mr. Potato Head isn't going anywhere.-- JOJ Hutton  14:12, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose Mr. Potato Head is the common-name. Mr. Chips must be rolling in his grave.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 17:14, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose The rebrand seems to be more of an extension of the franchise than a name change of the original product itself. ~Peter Dzubay (talk) 06:26, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose; split content. Notability of original toy justifies its own article. Subsequent expansions of the overall brand (including 2021 rebranding) merit separate dedicated article. — H ip L ibrarianship  talk 20:27, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * That would be an unnecessary content fork. There isn't enough content to support separate articles. Rreagan007 (talk) 00:04, 1 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Oppose the name is mr potato head — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:569:7A3C:9100:6139:7559:ACDA:E6CC (talk) 02:55, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose If this actually goes through it probably won't last long. The common name is Mr Potato Head, and has been for decades now.   D r e a m Focus  00:37, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Support as per WanderingWanda. The "backtracking" described in The Hill is not actually the case; rather, it is Hasbro clarifying the existing plans of keeping Mr. and Mrs. PH while removing Mr. from the brand as a whole, which this article covers. MSG17 (talk) 02:07, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Support as per MSG17, the brand is changed to Potato Head, while the individual products will maintain their prefixes (that's what the article that was claimed to be them backtracking claims). This Wikipedia article covers the overarching Potato Head toy brand, and the article name should reflect the change. Ajshul 😀 (talk) 18:13, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: Don't forget about WP:COMMONNAME. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 18:19, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Strongly Oppose No one would care if we don't change it. Besides, no one will ever stop calling it "Mr. Potato Head" 1Wexford2 (talk) 20:00, 4 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Support This article is not about the individual Mr. Potato Head, but rather the whole brand, which is now named Potato Head, which makes sense because it includes both Mr. And Mrs.   JDDJS  ( talk to me  •  see what I've done ) 22:20, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose not convinced that the COMMONNAME has changed yet, need to wait and see how coverage changes in future. Spike &#39;em (talk) 13:33, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose I agree with user Spike. I doubt the common name has changed from Mr Potato Head. We'll probably know better in a year. Fyunck(click) (talk) 08:54, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Too soon to establish if the WP:COMMONNAME will or will not change. "Potato Head" is certainly much less recognisable than "Mr Potato Head". However, "Mr and Mrs Potato Head" may be a more appropriate title. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 10:36, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose per common name. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:37, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose per a long-standing common name and that the article is really about the (male) toy rather than the whole franchise. StAnselm (talk) 19:15, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 27 February 2021
It is Mr. Potato Head. He is a boy. 68.50.17.192 (talk) 20:07, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. -   <sup style="text-align:center;padding:1.5px;color:black">t • c 20:35, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Removing/changing templates?
There are still a few citations missing, but would it now be acceptable to remove this one? "This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards."

Additionally, I removed "This section may contain irrelevant references to popular culture." Another editor removed the portions that were less relevant and not well cited. The remaining paragraphs seem to me like they are relevant and adequately cited. Feel free to add it again if you disagree, but it would be helpful to also specify in the Talk which portions need to be removed or revised. Christina S Mizzou (talk) 21:03, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Personally I think the tag requiring a rewrite should remain. The Toy Story section in particular could be much improved. Fieryninja (talk) 21:18, 6 July 2024 (UTC)