Mr. Potato Head is a new comic strip launched in July 2001, by Jim Davis and Brett Koth. Koth is a long-time collaborator with Davis, having worked on U.S. Acres and many of the Garfield television efforts.
The strip focuses on the family life of Mr. Potato Head. He's a Vice President in charge of testing at a toy manufaturer. Mrs. Potato Head is a gardening advice columnist. Their children are teenaged Julienne and young Chip.
Gags based on the whole interchangable-body-part thing are plentiful but not overdone. Also amusing is the frequent potato-based humor, such as when the Mr. got caught out in the rain and had sprouted by the time he got home.
The strip is definitely reminiscent of Garfield, but the characters and situations are new and intriguing. That, along with having Koth along to provide a fresh perspective, help make Mr. Potato Head a good strip. Unfortunately, it also, by way of comparison, makes it that much clearer how far Garfield has fallen from its heyday.