Mr. Potato Head got a raw deal from Fox.
Back in 1998, the iconic Hasbro toy was licensed to producer Phil Roman (Bobby's World, Garfield & Friends, etc.), who sold the puppet-centric Mr. Potato Head Show to Fox. However, you'd be forgiven if you didn't know this show actually existed, since by the end of the 90's, Fox was shuffling shows in and out of the lineup, usually without any prior notice.
The cast was largely made up of unknowns, with Kevin Carlson voicing Mr. Potato Head. Debra Wilson (MadTV) was the only recognizable name in the cast. If Fox was serious about this, they could've chanced a crossover with their late night series. Unfortunately, Mr. Potato Head only got 13 weeks before being canned.
Following is a sample episode:
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2 comments:
I was aware of this show during it's very brief run on Fox Kids, but I never saw it. Now that I've seen an episode of it, I can say that the show was...fine. Not terribly bad, but not terribly good either. Honestly, it's hard to tell if the producers were trying too hard or not trying hard enough. Interestingly, this show was produced by Doug Landale, who also created The Weekenders over at Disney.
Langdale was also a head writer, apparently, and the fact that Mr. Potato Head flopped probably drove him to Disney.
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