tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315368106736177085.post2925807582616058856..comments2024-03-26T05:18:19.975-04:00Comments on Tracy's Toys (and Some Other Stuff): West German Mr. Potato Head SetsTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093220429913265429noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315368106736177085.post-91700489849196559692012-07-11T08:57:29.673-04:002012-07-11T08:57:29.673-04:00Yep: they are some of the most characterful Potato...Yep: they are some of the most characterful Potato Head items I've ever seen. While our American Potato Head seems to have a uniformly bland and pleasant expression, these German ones really display a range of emotion and personality, including what appear to be tremendous anxiety and some "crazy eyes". Not sure what that might have to say about our respective national psyches...perhaps that would make a good doctoral dissertation thesis for someone: "National Personality Characteristics as Exhibited in Anthropomorphic Playthings."Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093220429913265429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315368106736177085.post-55352815669396841342012-06-08T20:38:07.640-04:002012-06-08T20:38:07.640-04:00These have even more character than our regular Mr...These have even more character than our regular Mr. Potato Head, if that's possible. Guten Morgen, Herr Kartoffel Kopf.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315368106736177085.post-84610820979360269252012-05-28T08:13:38.366-04:002012-05-28T08:13:38.366-04:00Hi Gwen, glad you liked them! They do seem to be r...Hi Gwen, glad you liked them! They do seem to be rare here: these are the first I've found.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093220429913265429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315368106736177085.post-62285704933704581372012-05-27T20:44:19.005-04:002012-05-27T20:44:19.005-04:00Oh my goodness!! Just to die for- I especially ado...Oh my goodness!! Just to die for- I especially adore the German ones. Fabulous artwork. Those must be quite rare over here.Gwen Rosewaternoreply@blogger.com