Mr. Potato Head Joins the War on Easter!
The "Easter Bunny" version of Mr. Potato Head:
is sold as part of a "Spring Basket." Apparently Playskool wants to sell Mr. Potato Head Easter Bunnies to Jews and Muslims and Atheists as well as to Christians who aren't too clear on the meaning of Easter.
I say Playskool should differentiate. I see a number of different Mr. Potato Heads associated with different spring religious festivals:
- Lenten "Mr. Potato Head, Come Forth!" Edition: with Mr. Potato Head as Lazarus.
- Holy Thursday "Deny Me Thrice" Edition: with Mr. Potato Head as Simon Peter.
- Good Friday "Wash My Hands" Edition: with Mr. Potato Head as Pontius Pilate.
- Greek "Liberation of Persephone" Edition: with Mr. Potato Head as Hades.
- Noruz "Zoroastrian New Year" Edition: with Mr. Potato Head as Ahura Mazda.
- Babylonian "Slaying of Tiamat" Edition: with Mr. Potato Head as Marduk.
- Passover "Slaying of the Firstborn" Edition: with Mr. Potato Head as Azrael, the Angel of Death.