The 1950'S & 60'S
 Other than color, here are some of the difference to look for on these parts...

-Glasses-There are 2 styles of glasses  from this era. They appear to be all the same, but close examination reveals that some have a narrow bridge, and other have a wide bridge.

-Shoes-Many of the shoes are marked with L and R. The shoes for Mrs. Potato Head come in 3 different styles and heights.
Also, some are shiny and some have a flat finish. They are much easier to match from the bottom then from the top.

-Eyes-Many of the eyes from the 1950 and 1960 look the same, but if you examine them from the back you will find different posts and back molding.

-Hands-Mostly unchanged. All have 5 fingers. There are various skin tones, and some are yellow or white for specialty sets.

-Mouth-The earliest versions have painted teeth. The backs reveal many different styles of molds and posts.

-Ears- Most are marked L and R, but not all.  Although there are basically only 2 shapes of ears, there are many different styles of molds and posts.

-Nose-The large "indian" nose has 2 different locations of posts.

-Male Body-The oldest versions have side pointing arm holes and no details. The "cowboy" version has bowed legs and side
pointed arm holes. The later "bow tie" versions are all the same, except for the head post. This body has forward pointed
arm holes and a Hasbro logo on back.

-Female Body-The oldest versions have side pointing arm holes and molded details. The later "bow tie" versions are all the same, except for the head post. This body has forward pointed arm holes
 

The 1970’s
-There is a small variation on the eyes. Most of the blue pupils in the eyes are painted on. The eyes with the off center pupils are slightly raised and the blue is a decal.

-Some of the brown bodies have a date on them, and others don't. There are no dates on any of the removable parts other than the hats and pants from the accessory sets, which are dated 1976.

-The teardrop shaped ears are marked L & R for left and right. All other parts are ambidextrous.

-There are no known color variations for any of the 1970’s parts.

-Some of the boxes for the 1970's toys show Mrs. Potato Head's feather pointing sideways, the cowboys hat as light tan, and the fire chief's ax as red instead of blue. These are obviously early photographs...no actual toy has every been located with these differences. 

Mr. Potato Head
**Parts List: brown body, 2 eyes, lips, wide mouth, 2 sets of ears, 2 blue feet, 2 noses, yellow glasses, black top hat, yellow sombrero, black pipe, 2 felt mustaches, 4 felt eyebrows

Mr & Mrs. Potato Head
**Parts List: 2 bodies, yellow skirt, red hat w/ feather, black top hat, yellow sombrero, lips, wide mouth, 4 blue shoes, 4 eyes, blue purse, 2 blue earrings, 2 pairs pf ears, 2 noses, black pipe, yellow glasses, 4 felt eyebrows, 2 felt mustaches.

Super Mr Potato Head
**Parts List: brown body, fireman’s, pants, yellow skirt, fireman’s hat, red hat w/ feather, blue purse, 2 eyes, lips, wide mouth, 2 ears, 2 blue feet, 2 noses, yellow glasses, black top hat, yellow sombrero, black pipe, fireman’s badge, axe, yellow hose, 2 felt mustaches, 4 felt eyebrows, 2 blue earrings

Mr. Potato Head Sheriff parts set
**Parts List: beige pants, brown cowboy hat, gun, star shaped badge, rope

Mr. Potato Head Fireman parts set
**Parts List: red pants, red fireman’s hat, badge, axe, hose

Mrs. Potato Head parts set
**Parts List: yellow skirt, red hat w/ feather, 2 blue earrings, blue purse
 

The 1980’s & 1990’s
 Since 1983, most of the Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head parts have been made in many colors and swapped out in various sets. Here are a few specific color and combo variations that might be important when trying to complete a set...

-The 1983 Mr. Potato Head (the first year with the trap door and egg shaped body) has a few differences from later versions. First of all he has bendy arms. Also, he doesn't have a hole on the top of his head and his green cap also has no hole in it. Lastly, there should be a large Hasbro logo on the inside of the trapdoor. The bendy arms continued until almost 1990, then the removeable arms appeared. Otherwise all years are the same.

Standard Mr. Potato Head
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, blue sneakers, red button nose, teeth, mustache, 2 pink ears, green ball cap, standard eyes, yellow glasses, red tongue. (green pipe included until early 1990s)

Standard Mrs Potato Head
**Parts List: Body, green shoes, pink button nose, lips, 2 pink ears, eyes w/ eyelashes, 2 earrings, 2 arms, green glasses, purse, flower, pink tongue, yellow visor.

Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head set
**Parts List: 2 bodies w/ bendy arms, blue sneakers, green shoes, teeth, 2 red button noses, 2 red tongues, 4 pink ears, eyebrows, green ballcap, green pipe, yellow glasses, green glasses, standard eyes, eyes w/ lashes, lips, red purse, yellow visor, 2 yellow earrings, flower

Super Mr. Potato Head set
**Parts List: body w/ bendy arms, blue sneakers, green shoes, teeth, red button nose, red tongue, 2 pink ears, eyebrows, green ballcap, green pipe, yellow glasses, green glasses, standard eyes, eyes w/ lashes, lips, red purse, yellow visor, 2 yellow earrings, flower

Mr. Potato Head family featuring Baby Potato Head
**Parts List: 2 bodies w/ bendy arms, one baby Potato Head body, blue sneakers, green shoes, red button nose, pink button nose, standard eyes, eyes w/ lashes, 2 eye/nose pieces for baby, red tongue, pink tongue, 4 pink ears, teeth, lips, mustache, green pipe, yellow glasses, green glasses, green ball cap, yellow visor, baby baseball cap, baby bonnet, baby sneakers, baseball mitt, 2 yellow earrings, purse, flower

1987 red bucket and 1989 white bucket- The bucket pictures a round red nose that doesn’t actually exist.
**Parts List: body w/ bendy arms, blue sneakers, green shoes, orange feet, green glasses, yellow glasses, yellow visor, black derby hat, red driving cap, black hair, red purse, lips, yellow mouth w/tongue sticking out, teeth, red tongue, standard eyes, eyes w/ lashes, eyes w/ blue eyelids, large orange nose, red button nose, 2 pink ears, 2 orange ears, bushy mustache, eyebrows, 2 earrings, bowtie

Silly Mr. Potato Head Bucket
**Parts List: Body, 2 zigzag arms, 2 shakespear arms, 2 muscle arms, bunny slippers, pink feet, shoes w/ skis, beehive hair, buzz cut hair, cowboy hat w/ arrow, aviator hat, paper hat, snorkel mask, Cateye glasses, shock glasses, pursed lips, grin w/ tongue, teeth, tongue, bucked teeth, long nose, red button nose, big pink nose, pointed nose, standard eyes, eyes w/ top lashes, eyes w/ comma eyelashes, handlebar mustache, big ears, pink textured ears, standard ears, 2 earrings

Soft Stuff Potato Head
**Parts List: plush body, standard white eyes, eyes w/ lashes, orange nose, blue nose, 2 yellow ears, lips, teeth, tongue, furry mustache, red hat, blue glasses, orange furry hair, flower.
(-If the velcro face pieces for the Soft Stuffed Mr. Potato Head seem a bit large for the face, they are probably actually parts for the Inflatable Mr. Potato Head. They both had the same face pieces, only in different scales. )

Mr. Potato Head and His Funny Faced Car-All of the car pieces are exclusive to this set except the yellow mouth with red tongue.
**Parts List: Body w/ bendy arms, blue sneakers, red button nose, teeth, mustache, 2 pink ears, red driving cap, standard eyes, blue car body with yellow wheels and white trunk lid, 2 green eyes, 2 purple eyes, tag, grill, yellow mouth w/tongue, and red mouth w/teeth.

The 1990's
Crazy Style Mr. Potato Head. -The black furry beard and purple furry hair are exclusive to this set. His cowboy boots were reused in the Sheriff Spud a few years later.
**Parts List: Body, 2 regular arms, 2 wristwatch arms, red sneakers, teeth, mustache, standard eyes, red tongue, grin mouth, black glasses, 2 green ears, guitar, hard hat, cowboy hat, cowboy boots, toolbelt, red nose, yellow nose, bandana, black fur beard, purple hair.

Crazy Style Mrs. Potato Head -in this set the standard Mrs. Potato Head green shoes were changed to yellow. She has new arms in this set that will later be used in the Prima Spudarina and the later Cottontail Tater set. The “heart” jewelry was exclusive to this set. Also, the Crazy Mrs. Potato Head set is the only place the “baby” parts have been used.
**Parts List: Body, 2 puffy sleeve arms, 2 noses, flower, eyelash eyes, long eyelash eyes, 2 blue ears, yellow shoes, bunny slippers, shock glasses, cat eye glasses, hat, necklace, 2 heart earrings, lips (pink or purple), crown, bow brush w/ hair, diaper, barrette, pacifier, yellow wig, curler.

Tool Belt Tator -His tool belt and many of the parts were reused from the Crazy Style Potato Head. His hard hat and work boots were reissued later in the the Fireman silly suitcase, and at the Disney resorts.
**Parts List: Body, standard eyes, hard hat, purple nose, orange nose, purple tongue, grin mouth, 2 muscle arms, 2 wristwatch arms, workboots, mustache, standard ears, red ears, black glasses, teeth, tool belt, guitar.

Prima Spudarina -This set is the only one where Mrs. Potato Head has purple shoes and red hair. Her Ballerina costume and hair attachments are exclusive to this set. White arms are the style originally used in the Crazy Mrs. Potato Head.
**Parts List: Body, red wig, fabric tutu, 2 fabric flowers, lace hair scrunchie, eyelash eyes, purple shoes, 2 arms, flower, purse, lips, 2 ears, 2 earrings, yellow visor, yellow nose, yellow tongue.

Sheriff Spud. -The gun belt, badge and rope are exclusive the Sheriff set. The handlebar mustache was originally in the Silly Mr. Potato Head bucket. The Frontierland Potato Head, released years later at Disney theme parks, contains the exact same set of parts as the the Sheriff Spud.
**Parts List: Body, standard eyes, cowbow hat, red nose, large purple nose, teeth, buck teeth, 2 zigzag arms, 2 standard arms, cowboy boots, handlebar mustache, 2 ears, red glasses, tongue. sheriff badge, llasso, bandana, holster belt.

Pirate Spud's -The exclusive parts are the pirate hat, parrot, sword, hook, patch and peg leg. All of their facial features are from previous sets. (part color variations exist) The Pirates of the Carribean Potato Head, sold at Disney parks, contains the exact same set of parts as the Pirate Spud.
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, teeth, mustache, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, pirate hat, parrot, sword, hook, eye patch, peg leg, grin mouth, tongue, red nose, green nose.

Spud of the Sea -Mrs. Potato Head's exclusive parts are: tail, crown, septer, sea horse, and seashell belt. All of their facial features are from previous sets. (part color variations exist)
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, pink button nose, 2 pink ears, eyes w/ long lashes, yellow wig, starfish scepter, shell necklace, crown, mermaid tail, sea horse, 2 red earrings, tongue, lips.

Santa Spud (original version-Target exclusive) -This set has an red cloth outfit, hat, bag, and white beard. His gray colored glasses are a first. Also, it's the first set to have black shoes. (The non-Hasbro Doctor Mr. Potato Head, Patriotic Potato Head, and Dracula use them later.)
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, red cloth outfit, cloth hat, cloth bag, cloth white beard, black shoes, gray glasses, red button nose, teeth, white mustache, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, lips, red tongue.

Cottontail Tater (Target exclusive) -The standard red button nose was changed to purple, and the buck teeth and cloth outfit are exclusive to this set. The Crazy Style Mrs. Potato Head arms were reused in this set.
**Parts List: Body, cloth bunny suit, cloth ears, muzzle, white bunny slipppers (no paint on eyes) 2 puffy sleeve arms, lavender button nose, teeth, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, yellow glasses.

USAopoly Doctor, Golfer & Fisherman Mr. Potato Head -these collector sets all have standard facial pieces, with exclusive clothing and shoes. All pieces are glued on. The only removable parts are the doctor's stethoscope, the fisherman's pole, and the golfer's club.

Wrigley Field Cubs Mr. Potato Head
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, blue sneakers, red button nose, teeth, mustache, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, yellow glasses, red tongue. cloth jersey, blue cap with Cubs logo

Milwaukee Brewers Mr. Potato Head
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, blue sneakers, red button nose, teeth, mustache, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, yellow glasses, red tongue. cloth jersey, navy cap with Brewers logo

ADDITIONAL PARTS NOTES
-The most common Mr. Potato Head shoes in this era are the blue sneakers. Some of the harder ones to find are the red sneakers and the pink feet.

-Some of the face parts from the 1990’s Potato Head Pals game can be mistaken for similar Mr. Potato Head parts. They however have a more hard plastic feel, whereas the Mr. Potato Head parts are a more pliable rubber.

-The eyes with eyelids are used in the Mr. Potato Head Bucket from the 1980’s and the Toy Story Mr. Potato Head from 1995. However, the brown painted ones are exclusive to the Toy Story Mr. Potato Head.

 

The 2000s 

Toy Story Mr. Potato Head &  Toy Story 2 Mr. Potato Head
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, blue sneakers, red button nose, orange nose, teeth, bushy mustache, 2 pink ears, 2 orange ears, derby hat, standard eyes, black glasses, red tongue, eyes w/ brown eyelids, eyebrows

Toy Story 2 Mrs. Potato Head- has ears with yellow painted earrings. It's the first appearance of her red high heels, but her hat is from the Crazy style Mrs. Potato Head.
**Parts List: Body, red high heel shoes, pink slender nose, pink button nose, lips, 2 pink ears w/yellow dots, eyes w/ eyelashes, eyes w/ long lashes (black painted lashes), 2 earrings, 2 arms, cat's eye glasses, sunburst glasses, purse, white hat, yellow visor, flower, pink tongue.

Toy Story 2 bucket of parts
**Parts List: 2 bodies, 2 pairs of standard arms, derby hat, blue sneakers, orange feet, red heels, tongue, teeth, lips, flower, white hat, green ball cap, pink ears, pink ears w/ painted earrings, big nose, small slender nose, red button nose, standard eyes, eyes w/ brown lids, eyes w/ lashes, eyebrows, bushy mustache, bow tie, purse, black hair, glasses


Spring Easter Bunny (2002-boxed) set reused the earlier bunny muzzle from the Cottentail Tater, but added a new set of plastic ears and a basket of eggs.
**Parts List: Body, standard eyes, pink bunny ears, muzzle, 2 arms, pink nose, pink tail, white bunny shoes, easter basket

Girl Easter Bunny (2005-carded)
**Parts List: Body, eyelash eyes, pink bunny ears, muzzle, 2 arms, pink nose, pink tail, white bunny shoes (painted eyes & nose on shoes).

Boy Easter Bunny (2005-carded)
**Parts List: Body, standard eyes, blue bunny ears, muzzle, 2 arms, blue nose, blue tail, white bunny shoes (painted eyes & nose on shoes)

Santa Spud (2002-boxed) features a one piece beard/mouth, a hard plastic hat, and a plastic bag of toys. All other parts are not exclusive.
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, black shoes, red button nose, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, Santa hat, lips w/white beard (1 piece), toy sack


Surfin Spud has an exclusive swim suit, surfboard, and a reworked sun screen nose. The nose on the box is a prototype and is different from the one in the set.
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, orange feet, nose w/ sunblock, 2 pink ears, green ball cap, standard eyes, surfboard, blue shorts, pink tongue.


Happy Birthday Potato Head has a new hat, mouth w/ horn and cake. The box shows a strap on the bottom of the cake, but the toy doesn't have this.
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, blue sneakers, red button nose, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, party hat, mouth w/ party blower, cake.


American Classic Mr. Potato Head has an exclusive red tie and cloth hat. The black shoes were used originally for the Santa Spud. The hat on the box isn't the same hat that is included with the toy. Also, this box has the first color variation of the Mr. Potato Head logo since it debuted in 1996.
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, black shoes, red button nose, teeth, 2 blue ears, cloth Uncle Sam hat, standard eyes, eyes w/ blue eyelids, red bowtie.

Startin' School Spud sees a swap in the standard hat and feet colors. He has a blue hat and green shoes with painted white laces/stripes. (The blue hat and solid green shoes has previously been seen in some 1980's European sets.) He also has lighter yellow glasses, and exclusive school book and book bag. Unlike other exclusive sets of this time, he has newly shaped arms to help him hold his books & bag. The right arm is bent sharply at the elbow, and his left arm has a slightly wider grip. Also, his box says he comes with 11 parts, but there are actually 12.
**Parts List: Body, right arm bent at elbow, left arm with wider grip, green striped sneakers, red button nose, teeth, 2 pink ears, blue ball cap, standard eyes, book, backpack


Happy Halloween Potato Head (2002-boxed)
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, orange button nose, vampire teeth, 2 green ears, standard eyes, a slicked back hairpiece w/ a widow's peak, black tie, orange jack-o-lantern bucket, black shoes.

Trick or Tater (2006)
**Parts List: Body, blue sneakers, 2 arms, orange button nose, fangs, 2 pointed vampire ears, black derby hat, pumpkin basket, glowing eyes, cloth sheet

Hockey Player Mr. Potato Head comes in two versions. The only difference is that the colors are swapped on the jersey between the two sets.
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, red button nose, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, black skates, a black helmet, teeth w/ missing tooth, hockey stick and cloth jersey


Orlando Magic Special Edition Potato Head
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, red button nose, teeth, mustache, 2 pink ears, black ball cap, standard eyes, red tongue, black glasses, black hair, a cloth jersey, a cloth headband, a cloth basketball, and white sneakers with blue stripes.


Darth Tater Potato Head comes with a black helmet, face mask, black Vader arms holding a lightsaber, and a cloth cape. The face features and black shoes are from previous sets.
**Parts List: Body, 2 black arms, black shoes, red button nose, teeth, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, cloth cape, helmet, faceplate, red tongue.

Spud Trooper has a white helmet, white face mask, and white Trooper arms holding a potato masher. The white shoes with black bottoms are exclusive to this set, but the face pieces are from previous sets.
**Parts List: Body, 2 trooper arms, white and black trooper shoes, red button nose, teeth, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, helmet, face mask, laser masher.


Artoo Potatoo
**Parts List: Small body, 1 silly face, front panel, center foot base, 2 legs, robot arm, top dome w/ eyes, Princess Tater “hologram”

Safari Spud -Most of the parts are new to this set.
**Parts List: Body, 2 arms, blue sneakers, red button nose, teeth, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, 2 monkey ears, monkey nose/mouth, 2 animal eyes, 2 elephant ears, elephant trunk, toucan beak, pig nose, safari hat.

Space Spud -The astronaut arms have a diamond shape on the back of the hand.
**Parts List: Body, arm bent at elbow, arm holding rock, white sneakers, red button nose, 2 pink ears, standard eyes, red tongue, astronaut helmet, astronaut air mask, antennas, eyes on stalks, triple eye, 2 pointed ears, alien snout nose, mouth with fangs, 2 octopus looking arms.

-Below is a list of the Disney theme park exclusive parts.

First Release (2002)
    -Mickey hat with ears
    -Sorcerer’s hat with ears
    -Mickey glasses
    -camera with Mickey shaped lens
    -Mickey Mouse balloon
    -autograph book
    -Mickey ice cream bar
    -new arms designed to hold objects
    -bare feet with Mickey Mouse flip-flops
    -blue sneakers with Mickey logo on the side
    -Teacup Ride base.
    -yellow Fireman hat
    -black Fireman breather mask

Second Release (2004)
    - Safari helmet with Mickey ears
    -Princess hat with Minnie ears
    -Bride veil with Minnie ears
    -Groom top hat with Mickey ears
    -Santa cap with Mickey ears
    -Mad Hatter top hat
    -Goofy hat with ears
    -Minnie Mouse bow
    -Princess Crown with jewels
    -Davy Crockett style coon skin cap
    -Mickey's classic yellow shoes
    -Glass Slippers
    -Buzz Lightyear Spaceship base
    -Mickey clock (fits in hand)
    -Brown suitcase with Disneyland logo on one side and WDW logo on the other (and it really opens!)
    -"Rock n Roller Coaster" guitar
    -Yellow "Tinkerbell" style star wand (fits in hand)
    -WDW/DL Ticket (clips to arm)
    -Red official WDW cast member name badge that says "Potato Head" (clips to arm)
    -Buzz Lightyear Ray Gun (fits in hand)
    -Christmas Tree (fits in hand)
    -Teddy Bear
    -Rain Poncho
    -Mickey Mouse style gloves
    -Dumbo Ride

Third Release, New York (2004)
    -New York Fireman helmet
    -NYPD hat
    -World of Disney ball cap
    -World of Disney shopping bag
    -Statue of Liberty crown
    -Statue of Liberty torch
    -Sunglasses w/ Empire State Building reflection
    -Slice of pizza w/ Mickey shaped pepperoni
    -Subway map
    -Mickey shaped pretzel

Fourth Release (2005)
-Donald Duck faced cap
-Donald Duck bill
-Donald Duck blue hat
-Goofy face hat
-Disney cruise ship hat w/ Mickey ears
-Minnie Mouse red hat w/ flower
-Ariel hair
-Ariel tail base
-Tinkerbell Hair
-Tinkerbell shoes
-Tinkerbell wings
-Mickey Mouse doll
-Glass slipper on pillow
-Pirate patch eyes
-Pin collecting lanyard
-Soda cup
-Popcorn
-Camera
-Mickey  Mouise shaped Halloween bucket
-50th Anniversary golden Mickey ears

Fifth Release (2006)
    -Peter Pan hat
    -Peter Pan shoes
    -Tinkerbell lantern
    -Cruella DeVil hair
    -Cruella DeVil arms (red)
    -Cruella DeVil purse
    -Cruella DeVil shoes
    -Cinderella hair
    -Incredibles nose/eyes
    -Incredibles arms (red w/ black hands)
    -Incredibles pants
    -Incredibles boots
    -Maleficent hat
    -Maleficent wand
    -Buzz Lightyear pants
    -Buzz Lightyear boots
    -Stitch surfboard
    -Pirates of the Carribean captain hat
    -Pirates of the Carribean parrot
    -Pirate head scarf
    -Pirate Boots
    -Chef Mickey hat
    -Dumbo ears
    -Mary Poppins hat
    -Mary Poppins umbrella
    -Minnie Mouse shoes
    -Mickey Mouse cookie sheet