Fuck it. /mph/ general. Discuss potato head. Complain about Hasbro. I'm mad as fuck that after 30 fucking years we still dont have a replica of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head as shown in Toy Story. Ive been reaching out since Toy Story 4 was announced about this and Ive never seen gotten a reply. Ive been collecting these shits since I was a kid. Theres an amazing custom but its so expensive and I cant afford it.This picture is the new family releasing at some point, currently only shown on Amazon Mexico. They look better than other official offerings but they still dont look enough like the movies. At least they have seperate shoes.
>>11788513Theyve released a seperate talking Mr. Potato Head, he looks good but the pegs are thicker so the parts are incompatible with the main line of toys. Probably the best looking and closest we've ever gotten to an official movie accurate release. Mine has loose pegs on the hat and shoes so they practically fall out if I try and handle it. Also does not stop talking in play mode without removing the mouth so I took the batteries out.
>>11788516Here's what the previous Toy Story releases from Hasbro have been since the first movie. From Toy Story 1-3 they used the late 80s revision with removable arms, reusing molds from the Bucket of Parts from 1987 and the re-release in 89 with removable arms. This was unsatisfactory to me and always has been.
>>11788519Toy Story 4 utilized new and old molds and utilized the 2011 body redesign, where as the new family found on amazon Mexico utilizes the 2025 body redesign and mostly new parts. Thinkway released a "movie accurate" Toy Story Collection Mr. Potato Head but it was abysmal looking. It also retailed for 60 dollars due to having stupid electronic features nobody wanted.
>>11788522The best ever made are the sid toys/seed toys customs, but theyre incredibly expensive and to my knowledge no longer being made. Theyre mostly accurate, Mr.'s ears are too big and Mrs. hat and ears are too small, they utilize magnetic eyebrows to achieve the look from the movie. I just want Hasbro to do something like this, but higher quality. Id gladly pay 40 or 50 bucks each to get something that isnt terrible. The main line of toys to this day is cute and I generally like the direction its going, but this area is a huge sore spot for me and I dont think I will ever be happy about it.
>>11788519Is there some sort of legal bullshit in place that prevents them from giving potatohead the bendy arms he had jn the movies? I can stomach the facial inaccuracies for the most part, I have with buzz and woody for decades now, but the fact that potatohead ia always stuck with static arms annoys me in the same way buzz lacking a functional communicator for 15 years did.
>>11788848The 1980s had the non-removable bendy arms, and the late 80s (89 i think?) Introduced removable arms with the weird poses, these parts up until about 2002-2005 were rubbery and not hard plastic, at some point they transitioned to hard plastic pieces and have redesigned the arms in 2011 and then again with the newest rendition in 2025. >>11788513Walmart has this exclusive US themed potato head, picked it up today. Got home and noticed a strange amount of differences. The parts are all compatible with the potato heads from the 1980a to now, and all utilize the 2025 updated part format, but the trapdoor has very little play, the pegs are a lot shorter, and the mouth hole that changed to a smile shape in 2011 (something im not a fan of but otherwise I think the newer designs are good, with the 2025 having seperate shoes being a huge upgrade), and the paint job is different such as the ears being matte instead of glossy. Otherwise its all based on Hasbro's molds and pieces, but its different enough that you can tell its different. Its a licensed release by Basic Fun, im not sure why Hasbro didnt make this themselves as theyve done regional themed Potato Heads in the past such as Uncle Sam and the Chinese new year set. Idk, super strange but still cool to add to my collection of over 250 potatos.
>>11788848>>11788863I should clarify, the changes with the pieces and transition from rubber to hard plastic is most likely due to stricter safety regulations. Other examples include the 50s models rounding the pegs, basically making the need for a plastic potato as the vegetable is harder to pierce, or the transition from the 60s to the 70s with the parts becoming much larger (and slotted, 70s is probably the worst era for the Mr. Potato Head brand), to the change to conjoined eyes and shoes in the 80s thats lasted until now. Not sure why theyve never made one for collectors thatd be like, idk, 5+? I think itd sell well. Maybe thats my bias and tunnel vision. Anyway Mr. Potato Head history is incredibly neat.
>>11788516>>11788513I'm surprised that the Toy Story movie does nothing to help any of these older figures sell - or at least have the company's that own the rights want to release new toys for people to want
>>11788513Im so tired of unnecessary toy story sequels, but they could have at least made cool merch to coincide with the newest cash grab installment but just like toy story 4 all the new characters for 5 look like shit and they cant even make a good screen accurate mr and mrs potato head toy either. Why does disney constantly fuck up so hard? Toy story 3 had such cool new characters that made for great toys while toy story 4 and 5 have nothing but fucking shit for both the new toys character designs and even shit merch for the older characters. Im so fucking tired.
>>11789306Mr. Potato Head saw a huge surge of popularity for the toy, and every time a new film releases the toy spikes in sales, even a little with 4 which he barely has a role in. >>11789311Yeah same, but as long as they keep making them im going to campaign for the perfect potato head. Toy Story 3 had the collection which claimed to be as movie accurate as possible, the problem with that is its just not at all true and we still dont have a proper film accurate line of toys.
>>11788513>Mr. And Mrs. PH adopted Pizza Planet Aliens in the 90s>almost 2 decades later they release this toy with a potato alien hybrid childWhat are the implications here?
>>11789732Mr. Potato Head got busy with one od his adopted alien children. Its fucked up but thats hollywood. Mrs. forgave him and is raising the child as her own, because she is nothing if not a Godly woman
I had one as a kid, don't think it was a direct movie tie-in but it had all the parts to make him at least (along with some other stuff, only thing that stands out is a green cap.) Always thought it was weird whenever I saw more modern ones on the shelf and they gave him pants, what's up with that?
>>11789810They started that in 2011. This design was the first major deviation since the 1980s when removable arms were introduced. This included 3 holes on the back, and 2 middle holes between the ears and arms as well as changing the mouth slot into a smile shape and the head hole becoming a slot like the feet hole, the shoes then became molded pants and legs with shoes. The new 2025 model simplified the holes to be in line with the 80s, with the exception of a hole on the back compartment, which now takes up the entire back of the potato instead of the bottom half. All the parts from the 80s to now are still compatible with the 2011 and 2025 models with varying levels of proportion issues. 2025 has new parts again, with the most notable being pants with removable shoes, finally returning to seperate removable shoes for the first time since the 70s. As it goes the new design is very streamlined and adorable, but the toy story design has so much soul so I dont know why they cant make some kind of special edition thats completely accurate
>>11789822Forgot pic, this is the redesign. Interesting enough is the arms on the box are mirrored but none of the other parts are, theres a new second edition of the box art that still has this issue present for its renders, as of now the arms have not been released in the box art orientation.
>>11789427I guess it's another issue where the stores aren't really carrying anything in retail near me and that it doesn't occur to me to order crap on line because I hate Crapazom.
>>11789824Senor cara de papa ...
>>11789909Makes sense, most stores in the US like Walmart or target still has them, and the patriotic uncle Sam is walmart exclusive. But for the most part amazon is unfortunately the place with the most stock of it. >>11789929Genuinely hilarious localization.
>>11788513i didnt grow up with mr potato head. what is the appeal of it? i want to get potatopilled
>>11789936Its just a really solid concept for a toy I think. Being able to create your own with different parts, or mix and matching the pieces to create funny faces. Its endured the test of time, and the 1980s really solidified the design to a near perfect extent, that its still used as the template today. Its fairly inexpensive, and despite its enduring 76 year legacy, theres not a solid of collectors so its still pretty reasonably priced to get into. For me as someone born in the late 90s, I dont know if it was Toy Story that sold me or if the character was solidified for me because I was already familiar with him, but the sarcastic pot-stirrer really impacted me and ive always really enjoyed that portrayal. It also paves the way into other building toys such as lego. I just think its fun. Theres also quite a bjt of variety, even before the licensed ones in the 2000s, hasbro would release a lot of different sets with unique molds that, as a kid, I ended up purchasing because I wanted the unique parts, and that led me to where I am with it today. tldr: its simple fun.
>>11790131I'll also throw this in, this website from the old internet documented its history through the early 2000s fairly well, its down today but archives exist, and this is the last Screen cap that I know of before the domain expired. The images on the site sometimes dont work, and that was an issue even when it was like, but all in all its an excellent starting point if youre interested in the history of the toy like I am. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517142036/http://mrpotatohead.net/
>>11788513I've been collecting for 20 years and realized that accuracy can be such a mess sometimes. Like I've always wanted a good Buzz, but accuracy means I have to deal with a bulky torso where his arms can't articulate around it, even with specialized shoulders. But it also means why I like SHF Lightyear. The movie was fucking shit and completely ignored the Star Command cartoon, but now I have a Buzz that works for me. Then there's Thor. I just dont like any of the toys they make, but I've always liked his Toy Box toy for reasons. My only advice is to just find the Potato Head that does enough for you until something better comes along
>>11790131it's just a goofy little toy that gives you a few options to express creativity. Make any face you want or anything inbetween upside down face or a mouth on his eye socket
>>11790371I got into contact with the custom toy maker in China who made what I consider to be the best most accurate versions, he said hes opening orders again at the end of the year and wants 500 bucks for both of them. Strongly considering it but definitely going to be hard to put that kind of money aside, though its for a childhood dream so maybe the price isnt that big an issue.For the other characters in Toy Story Buzz definitely is the hardest to get right in terms of features. Karate chop action is almost never included just because of how it fucks with other aspects of the toy. Also the laser is not a laser pointer which is probably a regulation thing. That said theres been some really good non electronic models, I believe nedicom Buzz looks fantastic and has a great range of motion. On the other hand theres basically zero excuse for Woody, Jesse, and the others, other than pure laziness. They also use Tom Hanks brother to voice Woody instead of using the voice box lines from the movie, and the face sculpt is never the accurate toy mode sculpt for some reason.
>>11790374Exactly. The low cost of entry is also a huge appeal IMO.
>>11790390I hope it's worth every penny, but i look at Toy Box Woody the way id want it. I want Woody, but I don't want some bendy cloth toy with a pull string.
>>11790399Medicom has a poseable woody made with fabric, theres also a takara tomy one made of plastic if you dont want the fabric at all
>>11790400This Woody has the proportions I like
>>11790399I was surprised at some of the toys at Toys R Us, which were actually better than the toys at Target - I don't WANT one of these but if I did, that's what I would have gotten. But they are very clearly plastic - made to look like a wood puppet with cloth goods over it and I didn't even bother looking at the prices
>>11790399I never saw Toy Story 4 (and have no interest in 5) but from what little I do know about it, the spoon guy was basically a toy the kid made themselves right? It always felt weird to me that you could just buy one on shelves, especially since I know I saw DIY kits on that same shelf that seemed to encapsulate the idea far better without betraying the spirit and just being a lump of plastic.
>>11788513>still no movie accurate toyI would bet good money it's because Pixar/Disney owns the "movie version" and Hasblow is salty they would have to pay royalties on their own toy. Nevermind the fact that no one gives a shit about him outside of these movies.
>>11791168Hasbro still makes their own licensed sets though, they still have to pay the toy story tax on those kits, though probably significantly cheaper since hes actually in the movies. They also have a woody and buzz potato head releasing this month so theyre not afraid of doing licensed stuff, especially with the past doing star wars and marvel stuff. >outside of the movies no one caresI do. Ive got 250 Mr. Potato Heads and ill continue to collect them, part of the reason I made this thread was to remind people this exists, and that there is a lot to collect here. Out of my 250 id guess probably 180 are completely unique kits.
>>11788513Picked up 4 new kits i didnt have. Got the family set, the "express your spud" set, has some part overlap but different color variations. Also bought Woody and Buzz. Woody looks genuinely great where as Buzz just looks pretty good.
>>11788513>we still dont have a replica of Mr. and Mrs. Potato HeadThat's all I want.
>>11792643Sidtoys on instagram is selling them, though unofficial and much more fragile than an actual toy, not to mention expensive.
>>11791304People are always going to bitch that corporations are just like petty assholes who will shoot themselves in the face to be petty and vindictive, just like certain illegal alien trillionaires who will overpay for a shitty bluesky copycat and then pretend it was all part of some great plan
>>11788513>>11789824I know generally speaking that toys have just gotten worse in quality, but it baffles me that they keep making MPH look worse and worse since the 80s. That was genuinely the best looking one. Why do they keep trying to give him pants?
Non american here, whats the appeal of this boomer slop? A plastic vegetable? With doll shoes?
Giving them pants is just baffling
>>11794583>>11794619I do not know where the pants keeps coming from. Its a little strange but I prefer the seperate feet over the conjoined ones, and the new ones are removable. That said just put two holes on the bottom it cant be that fucking hard. >>11794610You take it apart and put it back together. I dont expect third worldsrs to understand the appeal of everything good but EUfags are a different breed of retarded. "Boomer slop" this toy has been around for 75 years and raised generations of children, not just boomers. Downplaying its history and importance to the toy industry as a whole is disingenuous. Its a classic for a reason. Hoopensticken isnt some marvel either so its not surprising American superiority perplexed you. Disgusting animal.
>>11795864>ed. "Boomer slop" this toy has been around for 75 years and raised generations of children, not just boomers. Downplaying its history and importance to the toy industry as a whole is disingenuous. Its a classic for a reason. Hoopensticken isnt some marvel either so its not surprising American superiority perplexed you. Disgusting animal.>a potato wearing a hat is superior toy making skillsJapan made tin toys out of recycled cans right after ww2
>>11795927No, nothing you said makes any sense spammer. Maybe stop ban evading?
>>11795906yeah and americans made plastic pieces to stick into vegetables that evolved into one of the most iconic toys ever made, whats your point? >>11795927Hasbros QC is noticeably worse nowadays, and holes seem to have less grip on parts after a shorter period of time, though its worth noting thats always been an issue and it varies between bodies, that said it probably Is better than NECA... Ive only had 3 potato bodies "break" over the last 25 years. Two had some plastic inside crumble making the holes loose. One was from 87, the other was from 2011. The other was broken because it fell under a carseat when I was like 3 or 4 and it cracked in half when the seat was moved back, so not a hasbro or age issue. The 2011 one was the one that was baffling to me.
>>11796122That said you don't know anything
>>11796122>americans made plastic pieces to stick into vegetables that evolved into one of the most iconic toys ever madewhere? dumb hick cousin fucker alabama?
>>11796129Isnt it past your bedtime eurofag? Go pretend to be retarded in /lg/ while the men talk about preschool toys.
>>11796437americans innovate? nah its asia making all the good toys not this boomer slop plastic potato head with a stupid doll hat
>>11796444What toys have asia made in the last 50 years that has had the global impact of Mr. Potato Head?
>>11796562labubu
>>11796563not a toy, zero lasting cultural impact. It was an accessory for cattle. Mr. Potato Head continues to hold the test of time, any kid or adult knows who that is, either from growing up with it or seeing him in toy story. Ask anyone over 30 and under 10 if they know what a labubu is and I guarantee not a single one does.
>>11796586>zero lasting cultural impactIt's only been out a short time, you can't really say something like that until people've forgotten about it in 20 years.
>>11790399>I don't want some bendy cloth toy with a pull string.Tragic....
>>11798269If people already have forgotten it, what makes you think 20 years will make a difference?>>11798407Agreed. I just want real movie accurate toys, and they dont exist. Every woody has a different expression that the standard "toy mode" woody doesnt have.
>>11790399Im gonna be crucified for this but...as much as i hated toy story 4 i actually liked forky
>>11798662I actually think 4 has a better ending and resolution for Woody as a chatacter than 3 does, but Forky was a glorified plot device and the weakest part of the movie. For me
>>11791846Woody and Buzz arrived today, and they were made in Vietnam, not India. Directly comparing to my first release regular Mr. Potato Head 2025 design, the bodies have a better texture and feel like higher quality plastic. I noticed the regular Mr. and Mrs. have a new box style as well, so i assumed it was just a box art change, next time Im out im going to see if it is the higher quality plastic, as my biggest issue with the current Potatos is the durability. The 2011 model late into its life had similar issues, I believe it switched to India for manufacturing and that lead to a drop in quality in Hasbros end, and it seems as if its been corrected. Rare Hasbro W.
>>11798662>liking the worst thing about the movie despite hating itcertainly an odd one
