# Why, Mr. Potatohead, You're a Whore! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012 "2008-02-10T06:34:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/1 "2008-02-10T06:34:12Z")
[Taters of the Lost Ark.](http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2008/01/22/an-indy-mashup-taters-of-the-lost-ark/) > [@](#): > > USA Today reports Hasbro’s on continued mashing up of Lucasfilm properties and Mr. Potato Head. The next spud in the lineup is a fedora-wearing potato to be available under the name _Tater of the Lost Ark_. According to the article (found in the Lifetime section), the toy comes out May 1. He. . . he. . .he’s _fuzzy!_ Mr. Potatohead’s **not** supposed to be fuzzy! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/2 "2008-02-10T08:06:27Z")
Is he fuzzy though? The pic is too low resolution to really tell. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/3 "2008-02-10T08:24:04Z")
Yeah, doesn’t look fuzzy to me… just a low-res scan from a magazine or a newspaper. I like the little golden potato statue in his hand. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/4 "2008-02-10T12:40:58Z")
Tremble before the [dark tater](http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/products/H0031274f6_Main400.jpg) of the Sith. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/5 "2008-02-10T12:47:10Z")
[QUOTE=TWDuke] Tremble before the [dark tater](http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/products/H0031274f6_Main400.jpg) of the Sith. [/QUOTE] So why are they looking up in fear? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/6 "2008-02-10T14:12:39Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] He. . . he. . .he’s _fuzzy!_ Mr. Potatohead’s **not** supposed to be fuzzy! [/QUOTE] He doesn’t look fuzzy to me- the photograph was probably taken directly from _USA Today_, which Lucasfilm claims as their source. I remember Darth Tater, R2-Potatoo, and Spider-Spud, but Optimash Prime completely went by without me noticing him. And for some reason, I thought the title of this thread was referring to [the giant Mr. Potato Head robot](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/business/media/10ride.html?hp) that Disney is building for their new _Toy Story_ attraction. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/7 "2008-02-10T14:20:55Z")
[QUOTE=TWDuke] Tremble before the [dark tater](http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/products/H0031274f6_Main400.jpg) of the Sith. [/QUOTE] That’s a riot. The “storm trooper” is holding a blaster that’s a potato masher. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/8 "2008-02-10T20:02:47Z")
[QUOTE=TWDuke] Tremble before the [dark tater](http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/products/H0031274f6_Main400.jpg) of the Sith. [/QUOTE] Don’t forget [Optimash Prime](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/transformania/optimash-prime-transforms-and-rolls-out-265653.php). ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mr-potatohead-youre-a-whore/437012/9 "2008-02-10T20:19:45Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] So why are they looking up in fear? [/QUOTE] Perhaps they see the Jedi hero…or some snot-nosed baby who’s going to drool all over them. (“Ages three and up- it’s on my box! I’m not supposed to be babysitting princess drool!”) [QUOTE=tanstaafl] Don’t forget [Optimash Prime](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/transformania/optimash-prime-transforms-and-rolls-out-265653.php). [/QUOTE] And then there’s [Spider-Spud](http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2538491), who does whatever a Spider-Spud does.