Why is Mr Potato Head called Mr Potato Head?

Question

When the rest of his body is also made of potato (excluding the arms and legs) (and hat)?

Surely he should have been called Mr Potato Body.

Answer 1

Why does this bother you?

Answer 2

He has no body.

Answer 3

at least you got a fake potatoe with yours. when it first came out it was just the "parts" that were sold in a baggie, you had to supply your own potatoe. what i always wanted to know was why they made the storage area opening  in the poor things bum???

Answer 4

Yep, good point. Why is ketchup called ketchup?

Answer 5

His head is his body. its just his arms and legs and facial features that are plastic. So he could be 'Mr Potato head and body all in one with no discernable shoulders, hips or other joints' but that would be a bit of a mouthful lol

Answer 6

yes. but he is mostly like a big head made out of potato with some arms and legs! but maybe they should have called him Mr potato man!!

Answer 7

because his body IS his head!!! lol

Perhaps he should be called Mr POTATO.

Answer 8

A poor young man by the name of George Lerner used to take fruits and vegetables from his family's farm and make

dolls for his sisters to play with....  the potato was found to be

quite well suited and durable for this little venture and his sisters were quite amused...

http://www.mrpotatohead.net/1950/1950.ht...

The first Mr. Potato Head was a simple little toy premium

you could get from the back of a cereal box

http://www.mrpotatohead.net/1950/19505.h...

In  1952  the Hassenfeld brothers {Hasbro}

quickly bought the rights

The reason that he is named Mr. Potato Head is due in fact that when they first sold the product the main part of the toy was a REAL potato that you would use as the head

{or other vegetable}

The original toy had several small plastic parts that could be stuck onto the potato {including a small body} and became a hit

http://www.mrpotatohead.net/1950/19502.h...

http://www.mrpotatohead.net/1950/19503.h...

In 1973 the use of a real potato was gone and the "plastic" potato was later doubled in size...  {the small body was no longer needed} but the name Mr. Potato  "Head"   stuck

http://www.mrpotatohead.net/1970/19702.h...

Originally containing over 70 parts that number was reduced through the years  {the "smoking pipe" was removed in 1987}

but the toy has never lost popularity since its introduction

and is now a part of "pop" culture

http://www.mrpotatohead.net/2000/2000.ht...

I am not even going to touch the reasoning behind using the "backside" as the storage area

Answer 9

because he is basically a potato head.

the rest of his body includes add ons.

those arent made up of potato.

Answer 10

I dunno but he owes me a grand

Answer 11

or just Mr potato

Answer 12

Yes but his body is mainly made up of his head!

Answer 13

it's pretty much a potato with arms and legs.