One of those classic
toys from the
Fifties that is now entrenched in
American culture.
A brief history (I can't believe I researched this):
1952: Mr. Potato Head is created. Initially, it consisting a bunch of plastic parts in a bag. Kids were then supposed to find perfectly good potatoes in which to stick these parts.
1953: Mrs. Potato Head is added
1964: After many a family goes hungry because all of the potatoes were ruined by bratty little kids, a plastic Mr. Potato Head is introduced with pre-drilled holes. As a result, from that moment forward, kids knew that for the rest of their lives, big corporations were going to tell them where to stick it
...: it gets pretty lame from here on in - except for a resurgence in popularity with the Pixar Toy Story movies.