what's the best part of a Happy Meal the toy of course so let's look back at the
10 best McDonald's Happy Meal toys in the 90s Batman Returns
what do kids love more than McDonald's superheroes of course the global phenomenon of Blockbuster
superhero movies didn't start as recently as you might think there have actually been a fair
amount of superhero movies over the years one such movie was the 1992 release Batman Returns starring
Michael Keaton well it just so happens that someone in the marketing department at McDonald's
had the genius idea of pairing their happy meals with officially licensed toys the set came with
four vehicles and figures of Batman Catwoman and the penguin the 90s saw a lot of media directed
towards Big blockbuster movies and the action figure industry was in its prime profitable so
it was a natural extension to pair movie character action figures with everyone's favorite kid's meal
we don't know when the Caped Crusader will next lurk again on the big screen but you can bet that
McDonald's will do their best to package some new Batman toys with the reputable Happy Meal
mini Furbies do you have any idea how much pressure we're under to come up with a new
Furby or Tickle Me Elmo let's face it the 90s were a bit out there fashion demanded that the
clothes be gigantic and the colors be Vivid 90s pop culture was dominated by classic TV shows
classic big screen movies and the toy industry was coming up with some very strange Creations the
Furby is one of these odd inventions the Furby is an odd bird-looking creature with a beak and two
very large eyes its ears wave and flap and there were a variety of vibrant color patterns to choose
from each of these Furbies attempted to simulate a real-life creature by blinking twitching and
even speaking with the toys penchant for learning speech some people found them downright creepy
others found their presence soothing and treated them like pets the real magic came when the user
would interact with the Furby after speaking to it it would attempt to mimic words and develop
its own language it's creepy tired of talking with your Furby that's no problem you can just
turn them on each other and they'll chat up a storm McDonald's saw that these peculiar toy
creatures were selling by the truckload so mcdees had the idea to package a mini plastic version of
the toy in the Happy Meals and give kids a small taste of what it was like to own a Furby these
marketing techniques naturally encourage kids to go and purchase their own full-size Furby and was
probably responsible for millions of unwanted talking toys into homes everywhere we were lost
cast off I loved Space Jam fly like bug burning Space Jam Space Jam was
the ultimate 90s Blockbuster Michael Jordan was still prevalent in the public eye coming off of
his retirement and Studios were looking for the ultimate pairing for this Superstar it came to
pass that we're brothers worked out a deal with the Basketball Star and gave us pure distilled
90s Nostalgia the film grossed over 200 million dollars and became a cult classic for kids and
90s fans alike McDonald's knew immediately that Space Jam was going to be a hit and developed a
new line of toys which featured the characters from the movie We're making all those toys in
the case of this line each toy had jigsaw like pieces on their signs which allowed
them to fit together with other characters when you collected the entire set you would have your
very own basketball court with characters from the movie obviously kids everywhere went crazy
for the toys inspired by their favorite movie McDonald's knew exactly what the kids wanted and
delivered but how many kids are still waiting to see all those characters put together
new to babbletop then how about hitting that subscribe button it's easier than assembling some
of those Happy Meal toys thanks Halloween McNugget Buddies you guys don't even have costumes imagine
this scenario you're a kid out trick-or-treating and instead of candy your neighbors are handing
out chicken McNuggets It's A peculiar pairing but McDonald's has never been afraid to step outside
the box this line of toys was a continuation of an earlier series of the McNugget Buddies launched
back in the 80s this time around these crazy nuggets came decked out in Halloween year this was
a promotion that came just in time for the spooky season surrounding Halloween have you managed to
collect them all you'd be host to a whole Caravan of spooky characters say what you want about these
forgotten nuggets but there is actually a significant demand for old and forgotten
Happy Meal toys and these little McNuggets and their predecessors can be found listed
on eBay all the time shut up and take my money so it's never too late to increase your collection
of McNugget memorabilia Tamagotchi whoa It's a Tamagotchi Japan has been responsible for some
of the greatest additions to pop culture of all time anime video games technology and of course
toys Japan's fascination with entertainment has led to some of the wildest and weirdest inventions
that the world has ever seen and this entry on the list is no exception the Tamagotchi or literally
egg watch in Japanese was created to test and augment a subject's capability for hospitality
and nurturing in short it simulated the responsibilities of owning a pet while this device
was originally used for study it didn't take long for Japan to realize that they could Market this
to the world with the devices linked to Tech and entertainment Tamagotchis became very prevalent
in 90s culture they hung from backpacks made homes on key rings and ultimately became a major seller
around the world certain brands attempted to replicate this success with diminishing returns
you're an imposter it turns out that there's really only one Tamagotchi McDonald's knew this
and decided to implement them into their Happy Meals it was a very limited run and while this was
far from a real Tamagotchi McDonald's had trouble filling demand for the item we salute the honest
attempt at bringing Joy to the masses if you grew up in the 90s chances are you probably ran
into one of these things who knows you might still have one stored away in a boxer drawer somewhere
Disney Mania Disney has never been scared to shy away from a promotional deal they understand that
their impact on the public domain is astronomical and the company does plenty of research on their
target audience as a result of This research it became clear that McDonald's Disney and the
consumer could all live happily ever after are they gonna live happily ever after mama
Disney movie characters and Happy Meal toys were an obvious match famous Disney characters like the
hunchback of Notre Dame Hercules Sleeping Beauty The Little Mermaid and The Lovable pups from 101
Dalmatians have all found themselves part of the Happy Meal experience at one time or another these
figures have actually become semi-valuable in recent years as demand for Disney Collectibles
grows every day if you were lucky you might even have caught the limited time sale of McDonald's
collectible plates featuring characters from the movies this promotion lasted for nearly
eight months and generated exactly the type of Buzz that McDonald's and Disney were looking for
these two companies have a proven track record together and have also given us some culinary
collaborative Specialties like everyone's favorite Szechuan sauce yeah I'd like to get
a 10-piece McNugget and a bunch of the Szechuan sauce that's right MCD Szechuan sauce came out
to accompany the Disney movie Mulan we expect to see many more collaborations from these two in
the future sure as it doesn't look like either company is letting up on the gas anytime soon
mcdino changeables it's a dinosaur okay as you might have heard kids freak out over dinosaurs
there's been a wondered fascination with the creatures and for good measure science tells
us more and more about these prehistoric animals all the time and with movies like Jurassic Park
bursting onto the screen the dino craze was in full effect McDonald's saw this opportunity and
pounce they created a line of dinosaur themed toys that bore a strange resemblance to Transformers
these unsuspecting dinos looked just like your favorite McDonald's menu items until
the user turned them inside out these food items would then transform into a dinosaur while still
reminding them that they were holding McDonald's in their hand it's a bit of ingenious marketing
really that's smart these silly little toys were crazy popular at the time and one of the
most synonymous with the golden era of Happy Meal toys it's one that just about everyone who ate at
McDonald's around that time has come across just like the giant creatures that live before us many
McDonald's toys are waiting to be uncovered in junk drawers all over the world look what I found
Sky Dancers one of the downright coolest entries on this list are sky dancers these toys are put
out by McDonald's with actual intention behind them instead of Simply being a tie-in to a movie
or cartoon this particular entry on our list is an example of a toy coming before the TV show
in the mid 90s a television show is created to capitalize on the increased attention Around The
Addictive Sky Dancers toys while the series didn't last long the cultural impact could still be felt
the McD Sky Dancers came with a base that would shoot them into the air upon command you can fly
from Planes you can fly you can fly it was actually kind of a cool sight to see a group
of these ghosts spinning through the air kids went crazy for them a toy from McDonald's that
provided some great fun to the Chagrin of parents everywhere Sky Dancers are some of the most iconic
toys to come out of the 90s and have spawned dozens of copycats and look-alikes how long did
you think it took before McDonald's learned that kids love to see things fly Berenstein
Bears books read more read less Isn't it nice to know that every so often McD's foregoes the
plastic toy in favor of something a little more educational in this case McDonald's saw the need
to put reading back into the home and decided to package their happy meals with the classic
stories of The Berenstein Bears while not the most glamorous prize to get in a Happy Meal it was an
honest attempt to encourage reading in young kids and at any level that's gotta count for something
I'm smart and I had a book McDonald's has tried on many occasions to Market responsible offerings
to kids through their Happy Meals like having alternatives to fries packaging Health friendly
toys and things like this book collaboration well it's easy to pick on the fast food Behemoth it's
good to know that McDonald's is in some way looking out for its youngest customers can't
ever get the feeling you're being followed Mini Beanie Babies was an investment bribery if you
grew up in the 90s and didn't see a Beanie Baby then you didn't grow up in the 90s these things
were everywhere it seemed like just about every gift shop from San Diego to New York City carried
these plush dolls filled with beads there was always some great promise that they were going
to be the most collectible item of all time for a small window this was correct Beanie Babies
swept the nation with their lovable little animals and clever names it became more about
collecting the entire line than using them as the stuffed animals they cried out to be well it
decades later and some still claim that they'll be worth something someday the truth of the matter is
that like many things beanie babies were a bit of a passing fad if you were a true 90s kid you
shared the Nostalgia of beanie babies with just about every other kid in the world so it was only
natural that McDonald's attempted to share this Nostalgia with everyone who bought a Happy Meal
during their limited time run fell on nostalgic these variants came in a miniature size but didn't
make them any less collectible at the time certain miniature beanie babies from the Happy Meals had
matching counterparts in the full-size model so there was a bit of marketing at play behind the
scenes however anyone who was planning on using their Beanie Baby collection as their retirement
fund may be disappointed here we go profit profit stick around for another great video
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