McDonald’s Bringing Back Iconic Happy Meal Toys

Source: McDonald’s
McDonald’s is giving grownups the chance to revisit their childhood by bringing back some of the most iconic Happy Meal toys from the past four decades.
The nostalgic marketing effort is in celebration of the fast-food giant’s 40th Happy Meal anniversary, with McDonald’s bringing back everything from Beanie Babies to Hello Kitty and Power Rangers.
“Parents tell us how fondly they recall their favorite toys,” Colin Mitchell, McDonald’s senior vice president of global marketing, said in a press release. “So, unboxing the Surprise Happy Meal together creates a real moment of bonding with their children. We hope these toys are something that they will treasure and remember.”

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The first Happy Meal debuted in June 1979 and was called a Circus Wagon Happy Meal. Since then the kid-friendly meal box has evolved from spinning toys and erasers to popular pop culture toys that often coincide with movie releases.
The ‘blast-from-the-past’ Happy Meals will run from November 7th through November 11th with each box including one of the fifteen following nostalgic toys:
Cowboy McNugget: 1988 Fireman McNugget: 1988 Mail Carrier McNugget: 1988 Hamburger Changeable: 1989 Grimace: 1990 Dino Happy Meal Box Changeable: 1991 McDonald’s Hot Wheels Thunderbird (Mattel): 1993 Hamburglar: 1995 Power Rangers (Hasbro): 1995 Space Jam Bugs Bunny (Warner Brothers): 1996 Patti the Platypus (Ty Beanie Baby): 1997 Tamagotchi (Bandai): 1998 My Little Pony (Hasbro): 1998 Furby (Hasbro): 1999 Hello Kitty (Sanrio): 2013