Virtual Mr. Spud Head Introduction

Introduction

I don't know about you, but I always loved Mr. Potato Head®. But I also always had a problem with him: If you used the plastic head that came with the set, you were pretty much stuck with sticking your parts in their prescribed positions; that is, Mr. Potato Head's eyes went in the middle, with one nose underneath, and one mouth under that, and so on. There was some leeway, of course, but there were only so many holes to play with, unless your parents let you play with power tools. Maybe it was just me, but I found it kind of stifling.

This is something of a reaction to that. You can stick your pieces wherever you want. Of course, this is stifling in a new and different way; it's flat, for one thing, and you're trapped using the few pieces I've drawn. (I'd draw more, but I'm having palette difficulties I'm too lazy to overcome right now.) This is rather more like Colorforms than Mr. Potato Head.

Thanks go to Elvi Dalgaard for suggesting an eggplant for a head; Thomas Edmondson for voting for a Bob Dole head; and Mike Kuhn for asking for a ``Clear All'' button.

For a few different takes on this general idea, visit the Mr. Edible Starchy Tuber Head Home Page.

And for your guide to other Silly Buddy stuff on the Web, visit the Silly Buddies . (And don't blame me for the British spelling.) They were kind enough to list this page somewhere.

If you like this toy, why not visit WestNet and their Mall, who kindly provide space and time for this diversion?

Chris Rywalt
crywalt@westnet.com