What Happened To Mr. Potato Head?

Mr. Potato Head wasn't alone in rising to success. Just a year after its launch, Hassenfeld Brothers released Mrs. Potato Head, and the addition was soon followed by their children — Brother Spud and Sister Yam (via All Recipes). The new additions had children wishing to have all the members of the potato family, which only propelled the toy company's success.

Over the years, interest in Mr. Potato Head waned as other children's toys emerged, but there was renewed interest when Pixar's movie "Toy Story" came out in 1995. Craig L. Good, a camera artist from Pixar, revealed how excited they were to get the rights to use Mr. Potato Head as a character in the film. "It was touch and go for a while, but we landed him. To the best of my recollection we didn't pay cash for any clearances, but did offer credit at the end of the film," he revealed in Quora. In 2012, on Mr. Potato Head's 60th anniversary, it was reported that about 100 million units of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Heads had been sold worldwide since the initial release in 1952. Today, the toy line has expanded and includes Potato Head Tots, Mr. Potato Head Chips, and other variations.

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