

lost her earring." He calls for his "sweet potato" as she reads to the Toddle Tots. Potato Head annoyingly says it's not his hat, but that the "Mrs. Woody excitedly asks him if it's his hat, but Mr. Potato Head emerges from under Andy's bed, he says that he's found something unspecified. She first appears when the gang looks for Woody's lost hat before he leaves for Cowboy Camp. Potato Head makes her first appearance in Toy Story 2 as a supporting character. Potato Head, who says that he needs to shave, then nonchalantly removes his plastic mustache with ease and throws it away. The other toys woo and congratulate the excited Mr.

Buzz tells everyone to be quiet, and Sarge suddenly announces through the monitor that Molly's first Christmas present is a Mrs. The other toys look down at him in confusion, but he justifies it by saying, "I can dream, can't I?".Īt the end of the film, the toys are now listening to Sarge through Molly's baby monitor once again as Andy and Molly open up their Christmas presents. Potato Head begins to chant for one of the presents to be a Mrs. During Andy's birthday party, the group of toys listen to Sarge through Molly's baby monitor as Andy opens his birthday presents. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Though she did not appear in the original Toy Story, Mrs. In 1992, the Potato Head backstory was rewritten to embrace a more active lifestyle and lose references to “couch potatoes," according to Hasbro. The line has been altered to keep up with the times before - a pipe was dropped in 1987 over tobacco concerns. Mr Potato Head dolls were first sold in 1952, and have long been a top seller for the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based toy giant. They will “live on as part of the brand," Hasbro said.Īfter the move to drop “mister" drew criticism - and countless jokes - on social media, Hasbro sent a tweet emphasizing the gendered toys weren’t going away altogether. That will let kids decide the parents’ gender, rather than being told they are “Mr" and “Mrs".Įven though the product line’s name is changing, shoppers will still be able to buy the traditional Mr and Mrs Potato Head dolls. They’ll come with two non-gendered “adult" potatoes, one “baby" potato and 42 accessories, according to a spokeswoman. Starting in the fall, Hasbro will sell Potato Head family kits. In the presentation, Hasbro said toys that reflect consumers’ values are particularly important now. Mattel Inc., Hasbro’s largest US competitor, has seen sales of Barbie dolls soar after adding a wider array of skin tones and body types. Toy companies have been seeking to keep up with changing consumer preferences.
