From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Potato Head appeared in commercials for Burger King, where he promoted the titular restaurants' fries.
Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head appear in commercials for Lay's Potato Chips, where they eat the titular product, fully aware they're made from potatoes.
British snack food company Walkers did stop-motion animated commercials for their Potato Heads crisps featuring a Mr. Potato Head version of Gary Lineker as their spokesman.
In The Good Doctor episode "Intangibles," Kalu gives a Mr. Potato Head to a boy with a congenital heart defect. Later, the toy inspires an epiphany in Shaun.
In Monopoly64, Mr. Potato Head is a secret playable character. To play as him, select the Money Bag token and name it "Potato".note Monopoly and Mr. Potato Head are both properties of Hasbro.
You Know What's Bullshit?: In the "Temperature" episode, an image of a Mr. Potato Head toy is shown when the Bullshit Man mentions that potatoes are assholes to cook in the microwave because of how unpredictable they are.
In Darkwing Duck, Quackerjack's Mr. Banana Brain doll is a spoof of Mr. Potato Head.
In several episodes of Rugrats, Chuckie is revealed to own a Mr. Banana Head doll.
Rocko's Modern Life: In "Junk Junkies", after selling his beloved childhood pogo stick to earn the money he needs to pay the pizza bill, Rocko meets Mr. Onion Head, his favorite childhood toy, who reminds him of all the good times he had with his pogo stick to convince him to buy it back. When Heffer finds Mr. Onion Head, he eats him.