Item # 560-Mister Funny Face playset -The face
pieces are very much like Mr. Potato Head.
The box says you could make funny face men by
using fruit or clay
heads-Peerless Playthings Co., ca. 1953
This Mr. & Mrs. Funny Face set is from Hong
Kong. The hats don’t have
pins that attach them to the fruit. They simply
sit on top of your pretend pal.
Pieces are thin plastic with poor paint, no date
These small bagged Funny Face Kits come from the
same manufactorer and are
almost identical except for the number of parts
included. Inside each is a card with a fruit pictured on it.
“Mr. Potato Head” like pieces are inserted into
the card for display, and are meant to be used with
real fruit. The header card shows happy fruit
people and says: “Use apple, orange, putatu
(yes that’s how they spelled it), banana or any
fruit to create different
characters.” Made in Hong Kong, no date
Similar to the sets above, but from France.
Carded Mr. Funny Face with the same pieces and
graphics as items above.
The “face” display cards have been replaced with
the more familiar styrofoam head. Hong Kong- no date
Very similiar card to the one above, but actually
named Potato Head. Parts are basically the same. Hong Kong- no date
Item #7913C-Mr. & Mrs. Funny Face kit-Exact
copies of early Mr. Potato Head parts
only cheaper quality-Elmar Toys, no date
Mr. & Mrs. Funny Face -knock off of Mr. Potato
Head from Hong Kong, ca. 1960s
Item #6712C-Same item as above, but in a much
smaller box and named Mr. Potato Head
instead of Mr. & Mrs. Funny Face. This same
toy was also sold in a carded bag and
called Mr. Vegetable Head, ca. 1960s
Mr. & Mrs. Funny Face set from the Netherlands.
The same parts as Mr. Potato Head, and
uses real fruit and vegetables-1960s
Item # 209-Pinocchio Funny Face set- Walt Disney
licensed item that was a blatent
knock-off of Mr. Potato Head. In addition to the
standard Mr. Potato Head pieces, Pinocchio
style pieces also were included. (Long nose, donkey
ears etc.)-Lido Toys, ca. 1960s
Carded Mr. Potato Head style Party Favors, almost
exactly like other Hong Kong carded items above, ca. 1970s
