Star Trek Characters Beam to Surface as Mr. Potato Heads

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Star Trek Characters Beam to Surface as Mr. Potato Heads



The true final episode of Star Trek had the crew of the Enterprise entering a transporter as humans and leaving as Mr. Potato Head dolls.

PPW Toys has unveiled its plans to cement Mr. Potato Head into the hearts of Trekkies/Trekkers everywhere in 2011. Later this year, PPW will release the first duo in its line of Star Trek Mr. Potato Head dolls that feature the likenesses of characters from Star Trek: The Original Series [http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Season-Remastered/dp/B000VDDDY6/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1296325645&sr=8-7].

Set one logically includes a Mr. Potato Head version of Captain Kirk, and throws in his Klingon nemesis Kor so owners can bump them together for an imaginary fight. Both characters feature those fancy black boots The Original Series' cast were always rocking, in addition to unique signature elements.

Kirk comes with beautifully combed hair, a yellow shirt (with communicator), and a Phaser for defense. Mr. Potato Head Kor wears a bowl cut, his pointy facial hair, a golden sash, and has a Disruptor at his side.

Both are pretty sweet collectibles for Star Trek fans. Sticking with the Original Series theme, future sets will feature other characters such as Spock and Lt. Uhura, but PPW Toys business manager Dean Gorby hints that Star Trek: The Next Generation [http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Next-Generation-Complete/dp/B000RZIGVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296326373&sr=8-1] and other series could be up afterward.

The Kirk and Kor set will be priced at $30 and is expected to hit retailers in August 2011.

Source: io9 [http://www.ppwtoys.com/subcategory-mr-potato-head-subcat-star-trek.html]

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Tom Goldman said:
Star Trek Characters Beam to Surface as Mr. Potato Heads



The true final episode of Star Trek had the crew of the Enterprise entering a transporter as humans and leaving as Mr. Potato Head dolls.

PPW Toys has unveiled its plans to cement Mr. Potato Head into the hearts of Trekkies/Trekkers everywhere in 2011. Later this year, PPW will release the first duo in its line of Star Trek Mr. Potato Head dolls that feature the likenesses of characters from Star Trek: The Original Series [http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Season-Remastered/dp/B000VDDDY6/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1296325645&sr=8-7].

Set one logically includes a Mr. Potato Head version of Captain Kirk, and throws in his Klingon nemesis Kor so owners can bump them together for an imaginary fight. Both characters feature those fancy black boots The Original Series' cast were always rocking, in addition to unique signature elements.

Kirk comes with beautifully combed hair, a yellow shirt (with communicator), and a Phaser for defense. Mr. Potato Head Kor wears a bowl cut, his pointy facial hair, a golden sash, and has a Disruptor at his side.

Both are pretty sweet collectibles for Star Trek fans. Sticking with the Original Series theme, future sets will feature other characters such as Spock and Lt. Uhura, but PPW Toys business manager Dean Gorby hints that Star Trek: The Next Generation [http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Next-Generation-Complete/dp/B000RZIGVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296326373&sr=8-1] and other series could be up afterward.

The Kirk and Kor set will be priced at $30 and is expected to hit retailers in August 2011.

Source: io9 [http://www.ppwtoys.com/subcategory-mr-potato-head-subcat-star-trek.html]

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$30! Unless thats them together, what a rip off. However, it does seem really cool.
 
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Interesting, but I can't help but think this won't end well when the more politically correct elements take notice:

http://www.slate.com/id/1006162/

That's just one issue because it's fairly local to be, truthfully with all the outcries of Mr. Potato Head being racist, I'm sort of surprised the politically correct brigade hasn't totally stomped them out yet.
 
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And then of course we'll have the female leads, with smaller potatoes just below the mouth...

I'm think too hard on this, aren't I?
 
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I can picture the advertising slogan now. "Remember kids, it's never to early to become nerds!"
 
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Well, taking into account how batshit fucking insane the original series was, this makes about as much sense as anything else.
 
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Not sure I'd shell out the cash for them myself, but this is just the thing one of my friends would get me for my birthday or something. Yeah, I'm a huge trekkie. What can I say?
 
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Reed Spacer said:
And then of course we'll have the female leads, with smaller potatoes just below the mouth...

I'm think too hard on this, aren't I?
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Mrs. Potato Head was never like that. Just saying.
 
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Tom Goldman said:
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Hi Tom,

Thank you so much for putting the source in this format: "Source: PPW Toys, via Star Trek, via io9". This makes it so much easier than having to plow through 2 or 3 more articles before coming to the original source, if at all.
 
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Therumancer said:
Interesting, but I can't help but think this won't end well when the more politically correct elements take notice:

http://www.slate.com/id/1006162/

That's just one issue because it's fairly local to be, truthfully with all the outcries of Mr. Potato Head being racist, I'm sort of surprised the politically correct brigade hasn't totally stomped them out yet.
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Holy shit. So people actually think that a vegetable in clothes is racist?

OT: Cute. It's definitely overpriced for me, but that's pretty much always been the point of collectible editions of things; you pay extra money for unique content.
 
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