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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



Crazy Faces -Merit Toy, ca. 1970s