McQueen and Friends as McDonald Happy Meal Collectibles

The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios released the first product of its collaboration in 1995 with the full length animation Toy Story and by June 2006 the team up reached its seventh creation with the movie Cars. To celebrate the film's launching, the leading fast food chain, McDonald's, momentarily joined this productive partnership when it issued the collectible memorabilia of the main disney characters as its Happy Meal toys.

From June to July of the same year, plastic miniatures of Lightning McQueen, Sally Carrera, Mater, Doc Hudson and Ramone were among the 9 freebie items that kids were to choose from to go along with every Happy Meal. The 1:50 scale models are replicas of their screen counterparts, each with a hint of their respective personality traits.

The Happy Meal model for Lightning McQueen, the racetrack rookie who takes center stage in the movie, comes in two versions. Both are pullback toys and can perform wheelies but one depicts the clean and sleek McQueen, whereas the other is the unkempt form, as if having just completed the repairs on Radiator Springs' main road.

The miniatures of his friends from the formerly popular stopover to a now sleepy town also have their individual attributes. The Sally and Mater models steer left or right, while Flo, the 1950s sassy show car and Fillmore, the hippie van of the 60s, are both pullback toy cars like that of McQueen. Ramone, the body paint artist and Flo's husband, expresses his art in the movie by changing his body color daily, so the miniature version comes in three hues, namely orange, green and the original violet. Meanwhile, Luigi, a 1959 Fiat 500 who owns the town's Casa Della Tire Shop, comes with a tire crank. Lastly, Doc is a wind-up toy that knows its bounds, turning about when it reaches the table edge. This design is quite fitting for the Hudson Hornet in the film who is also the town's doctor and voice of wisdom.

Interestingly these Happy Meal toys which are created for the film's young viewership, also attracts the adult crowd. Apart from quickly running out of stock which implies the popularity in demand, these same giveaways are available at online stores for the serious collectors. Priced somewhat costly considering these are released as tokens, most are for sale with the factory packaging still intact. The rarer the item, like the dirty McQueen and Mater, the more expensive it is.

Cars is a computer graphics animation that is backed by a formidable list of voice artists, starting off with Owen Wilson as McQueen, Larry the Cable Guy as Mater, Bonnie Hunt as Sally and Paul Newman as Doc. Cheech Marin, Jenifer Lewis, Tony Shaloub and George Carlin also join the list of talents to give life to Ramone, Flo, Luigi and Fillmore, respectively. Since the film is entertaining to both kids and adults, it is no wonder that the McDonald's Cars collectibles are popular to audiences of all ages.

90's Commercials Vol. 15

These commercials aired on local Sacramento Affiliate KRBK 31 in November of 1990. Apologies for the quality, but better than nothing, right? Thanks to my cousin David for recording these. 1. KRBK Station ID 2. Disney Afternoon Opening 3. Disney Afternoon Bumper 4. Hot Potato (With Claymation by Will Vinton Studios) 5. Froot Loops 6. Hot Keyz Keyboard Synthesizer 7. Apple Cinnamon Cheerios (I loved these things as a kid, but haven't had them in forever...) 8. Disney Afternoon Bumpers 9. Promo for "DuckTales" 10. Fun With Music from TOMY 11. McDonalds (With TaleSpin Happy Meal Toys!) 12. Cinnamon Toast Crunch (This must have been right before Wendell killed the other two bakers, thus securing his rule of The Cinnamon Toast Crunch Empire) 13. Disney Afternoon Bumpers 14. Disney Afternoon Promos for "Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers", "TaleSpin" and "DuckTales" 15. Cap'n Crunch 16. Rub-A-Dub Dolly 17. Baby Shivers (So Bizarre) 18. TV Spot for "Home Alone" 19. Twin Turbo Trains from TYCO 20. Ker Plunk (I remember playing this at some kids birthday party...) 21. McDonald's coupons in General Mills Cereals (With Mac Tonight!)



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80's Commercials Vol. 52

These commercials aired on local Fox affiliate KTVU in March of 1989. 1. "The Woody Woodpecker Show" Commercial Bumper 2. Tyco Military Super Blocks (So this ad is basically saying that the Lego folks were allied with the Russkies?) 3. TV Spot for "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege" 4. Sliders 5. "The Woody Woodpecker Show" Commercial Bumper 6. Lucky Charms 7. Daffodil Day 8. Promo for "The Flintstones" (The sheer variety of programming for my generation is unequaled) 9. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumper 10. Chef Boyardee Dinosaur Pasta (Such a classic commercial. Amazing jingle) 11. Turbo Tricksters 12. McDonald's Mickey's Birthdayland Happy Meal (I definitely had the Donald Duck toy, and maybe a few others) 13. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumpers 14. Anti-Drug PSA ("I learned it by watching you!") 15. Pampers 16. Keds 17. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumpers 18. TV Spot for "The Rescuers" 19. Fruity Pebbles (I've actually never had these. Am I missing much?) 20. Dino-Riders (I had the stegosaurus) 21. "DuckTales" Commercial Bumper 22. Big Brother/Big Sister PSA 23. Jim Rogers: People's Lawyer 24. Skyhawk At Great America (These always looked stupid to me)



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Business Logo Design - Creating the Right Logo for Your Business

If you are starting a new company, one of the first things you should do is find a way to create a business logo design. Many people overlook this and some people may feel it is unnecessary. People who are starting new businesses are interested in getting the ball rolling. Anything that can get put off, will get put off. This is especially true for small business owners or people opening a business that provides a service.

McDonald's Muppet Babies Toys Commercial

Commercial for Muppet Babies toys you could get in a Happy Meal back in the 80s, featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and Gonzo.



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another one of the blessed meal activity thingggy

interactive media i need to sort out the music i might make something with the maranz and a synth yet like a remix of the mcdonalds thing if it will work



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Collecting: Hobby and Industry

Many people today might not be aware of the fact that the collectible hobby industry is currently declining in popularity.  This might be due to the fact that collectibles have taken a backseat to technology.  The younger generation of today has taken more of an interest in computers, cell phones, Playstation, Nintendo and Ipods.  The slower pace of yesteryear made collecting a fun pastime for children and their families who did not have all the advances of today to fill their time.  Families used to pass their time collecting coins and stamps.  The baby boom generation made the collectible hobby industry a popular hobby for the individual that wanted to collect any sort of memorabilia.  The collectible hobby industry was turned into a billion dollar industry.  The collecting of sports cards was a very popular hobby for the baby boom generation.  Today, people collect everything from lunch boxes, baseball cards, salt and pepper shakers, stamps, coins, to cars and antique furniture.  Any item in the world that has a demand can be considered a collectible and is open to the collectible hobby industry.  The toys given out in McDonald's happy meals are often collected.  Beanie Babies also have had their place in the hearts of collectors as well.
Today, collectors can join an actual collecting club specific to their collecting interest.  The members of these clubs represent the knowledge base for the collecting area that the group supports.  They provide a network to other collectors, and friendships that can last a lifetime.  However, these collecting clubs are seeing a decline in their membership and are also experiencing aging memberships.  Collecting clubs are trying to find new ways to reach the younger generation of collectors.  These clubs feel that they have a great service to offer the collector, but are finding that with the technology boom the collectible hobby industry is taking a backseat to other pastimes.  There are large trade shows all over the world that cater to the collectible hobby industry.  Collectors can attend these trade shows to buy collectibles of their choice, swap collectibles and/or receive specific information on collecting.   Collectors can also attend shows that are specific to their item of choice.  For example, a person who collects baseball cards can attend a baseball card show.  Someone who collects cookie jars can attend a cookie jar show.  A vast majority of these trade shows can be found through the internet or a local collectible club.
There are magazines specific to the collectible hobby industry.  Once again, a collector can find magazines specific to their collectibles.  A train collector can find magazines on trains; a coin collector can find magazines on coins; and a doll collector can find magazines on dolls.  There is no end to the amount of information available to the collector and/or his or her collectibles.  
Television has even made its way into the collectible hobby industry with shows like the Antiques Roadshow.  Individuals can take any item that is at least twenty-five years old onto the show and have its value assessed.  This show has gained real popularity over the last five years.  Even for the non-collector, this show is entertaining to watch.  It also gives the viewing public a real insight into the collectible world.  The show recently featured a gentleman that collected "pickelhaube" helmets.  These helmets, which displayed a spike on top, were introduced by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia in 1842.  Even for someone who is not part of the collectible hobby industry, this information can be very interesting and informing.
The important issue of today should be informing the younger generation of the importance of collecting.  Collecting items can turn into family treasures that are passed on from generation to generation.  The collectible hobby industry is an excellent way to pass on some history to younger generations.  The older generation has so many collectibles to pass down to their families; however, without the knowledge and appreciation of collectibles, families may find their relatives passing on these items to their friends at collecting clubs or trade shows.

McDonald's GIJOE -VALOR vs VENOM- SNAKE EYES Review!

This is a video review on a toy from McDonald's which isn't out in stores at the moment. Its not the greatest toy but if you are a gi joe fan or Snake Eyes fan then it may be for you..Let me know what you think of it. Thnx. Please comment, like, share, video response and subscribe..thnx.



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Happy Meal General Grievous Bobble Head Review

My review on the Happy Meal Clone Wars General Grievous toy. Bought this on ebay from turtles-r-me, great seller and I hope I end up buying more from them later.



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Love adventure ice age 3 !

We went to eat McDonald...and got something from iceage 3 inside happy meal.. Thought of making a short lover story between " Scrat & Scratte " Hope you will enjoy our funny video.... Chaow !!



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Showing off those "RARE" Happy Meals Toys of The Rescue Rangers

Back in 89-90, Mcdonald's along with Disney release this series of toys featuring everyone's favorite crimefighters.



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Sally Davies Happy Meal Project Press

Some Press for Happy Meal Project Oct 2010



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