The Thomas the Tank Engine toy line added more girl characters. And American Girl is now selling a boy doll. Mr. Potato Head first hit the toy scene in 1952, when it didn’t even come with a ...

The toy that would eventually become Mr. Potato Head was originally conceived in the early 1940s by Brooklyn-born inventor George Lerner, who initially only planned to market the push-pin-style ...

Hasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from the “Mr. Potato Head” brand ... a notable change from one of the world’s largest toy makers to untether one of its most famous products ...

Mr. Potato Head appeared to be losing his gender — but there’s more than meets the detachable eye. Word came out Thursday morning on the website Fast Company that toymaker Hasbro was renaming ...

By Johnny Diaz Hasbro is giving its venerable Mr. Potato Head toy a more gender-inclusive identity by dropping the “Mr.” from its brand name and packaging. “Hasbro is making sure all feel ...

As Toy Story 3 celebrates its 15th anniversary, see whether you're an outspoken spud like Mr. Potato Head or a caring cowboy like Sheriff Woody ...

Potatoes have no gender. And soon, after nearly 70 years, the name of Hasbro’s popular spud-shaped toy will reflect that: No more Mr. Potato Head. It’s just Potato Head. On Thursday ...

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 ...

Bette Midler took to Twitter this week to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the Mr. Potato Head toy following Hasbro's decision to rebrand the line. Earlier this week, the classic toy brand ...

Which Mr. Potato Head toy is best? There’s nothing like a classic toy, and Mr. Potato Head toys are nothing if not that. They’ve been around since the 1950s and remain a popular children’s ...

Mr. Potato Head caused a lot of buzz last week, and Fox News played a big part in that. Over the past week, the plastic toy — and its gender — has been mentioned at least 35 times on Fox News ...

Unlike regular dolls, a Mr. Potato head kit wasn’t self-explanatory. Hasbro decided it was worth investing in TV ads for the product—a first for the toy industry. The historic marketing move ...