The toy was based on a middle-aged farmer who lived in Old Dime Box, Texas. He was never compensated for the company using his likeness.
The last six years of life, after retirement, he would sit on his front porch stabbing fake eyes, mustaches, and noses in his face using Super Glue.
LL made a song titled, "This Old Porch," as a nod to the ORIGINAL Mr Potato Head.