McDonald's - "Introducing...The Happy Meal" (Commercial, 1979)
Published 2012-03-12
"Offer ends July 29, 1979 - While supplies last." (something tells me they extended this offer)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 23rd 1979.
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All Comments (21)
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Things I watch at 2 AM for no reason at all.........
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I remember when they first came out... The first Happy meal was the only one that didn't have a movie and/or toy tie-in.
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1979- the UN declared it the "Year of the Child" and two icons of modern childhood made their debuts, Nickelodeon and the Happy Meal!
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Offer ends July 29, 1979??? Damn, I missed it.
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I can remember getting my first Happy Meal at McDonalds when they first came out. It seems like yesterday but its been many many years ago. Lol I was the first one of my friends to get one and I thought I was really cool. 😂😂 Seeing this ad brings back so many wonderful memories of my childhood.💕
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Brings back great memories of my childhood!
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Its funny how that was "regular size" back then
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I was in McDonald's recently for a light meal, and the order taker convinced me to buy a Happy Meal, because all of what I ordered was in it, but it was cheaper. I said OK, although I was kind of embarrassed eating a Happy Meal. I forgot what I did with my toy. :(
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The first Happy Meal that I remember came with a Star Trek communicator that scrolled a Star Trek comic strip.
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Why is it the dad seems excited about the prize and not the kid?
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I'm an 80's kid & I yearn for those listless days when my biggest worry was whether I'd get the McDonaldland or the choc. chip cookies. Those days are LONG gone!
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Happy 45th anniversary to McDonald's Happy Meals.
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The "Happy Meal" concept was originally test-run in metro Phoenix (and a few other cities) a year earlier, in 1978. I remember that the original logo was the words "HAPPY MeAL" (with the "e" beinng lowercase); when the name was displayed on screen at the end, the "e" would start laughing.
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Anybody miss those cookies? Little ceaser's had the same ones too. Is there any mcdonald's that still sells them?
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i was 7 when happy meal hit the market. we were so excited by the commercials we couldn't wait for our monthly trip to McDonald's!
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And thus, a legend in fast food was born.
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Do I ever remember this!
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Happy 35th anniversary. and for the expiration date.
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I always loved the Happy Meals! As a kid in the 1980s I collected a score of toys, including the transforming McDonalds meals, the Berenstein Bears, Bambi. I even remember calling local McDonalds to track down one that still had a Sister Berenstein Bear because I had the other three and the others ran out of Sister (I got it!). Plus I worked at McDonalds in the late 90s when they had Babe Pig in the City dolls (the summer of the Arch Deluxe). Good memories. :)
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I remember buying my first happy meal when I was 6. But that's when it was back in either 1998 or 1999. I was so very happy when I saw a happy meal ad from McDonalds. I thought that's when the happy meal came out. But after watching I learned that It actually came out i the late 70s. Boy I was very wrong.
