Favorite Kids Meal Promotions

*Powder* · 12-14-2015, 07:36 AM

Thinking back, there were quite a lot of fast food toys that I really loved, with plenty of play value, detailed sculpts/paint jobs, & enjoyable action features. These are some of the ones that stand out in my memory after all these years.

BK's Universal Monsters. Such dope sculpts, & they had neon green LED's in them, very rad.

BK's Jackie Chan Adventures figures. I absolutely adored this show, but as far as I know, it never had any actual toys. These filled that gap in my collection just fine. I played the sh*t out of them, seriously.

BK's Men In Black line. They did two separate waves, but the one I liked most included this thing, it's a spinning top UFO. You'd blow into it & set it down, then it'd whistle & whir about. There were two, the one pictured below, & the one I had (which is harder to find a picture of) that was grey with a light green creature inside, one that resembled the more traditional "grey" aliendesign. They had slimed agents, memory wiping devices, various inter-dimensional beasts, cool stuff.

BK's Pokemon series, my all time favorite of theirs. I had most of what you see pictured here, including the vac-metal chrome Pokeballs with gold plated cards. This stuff was badass. I used most of these pieces with my regular Tomy collection, some of the figures they included with their kids meals were of a more accurate scale to the otherwise awkwardly sized official stuff.

Taco Bell's Crash Bandicoot/Spyro The Dragon set. I had Crash Bandicoot figures, but they were so top heavy & flimsy that they'd never stand up & broke after a week or two. So it was nice to have a solid mini figure of the Playstation mascot that I didn't have to worry about. Spyro was a favorite of mine as well, I really dug these.

McDonald's Dinosaurs. Absolutely fantastic sculpt work on these. This was another show that to my knowledge didn't have toys (if it did, they weren't on my radar) so it was a great set to have. Pretty comprehensive, too!

McDonald's Halloween Chicken Nuggets. No list of this nature would be complete without them. This particular wave was my favorite, or at least, the neon-green haired dude was my #1 & as such I remember these best of all.

Of course, let's not forgot that the BK Kid's Club had TMNT tapes. Those may be the greatest of all.

I guess I have a bias towards their goods, ultimately. I ate there more than most other places in the mid to late 90's, & they no doubt had the best toys, at least I think so.

~~Etsyturtle2~~ · 12-14-2015, 01:46 PM

The super Mario 3 McDonald's line. They are kinda cool for Nintendo collectors. I think they're cool because there was rarely merchandise then for Mario as much as there is now. And if you look closely, bowser is a recoloring of his tv show counterpart.

**Jester** · 12-14-2015, 02:41 PM

If I could find these

And they were too expensive I would totally buy them for my son.

*snake* · 12-14-2015, 03:14 PM

Bk had awesome indiana jones toys back in 2009 or so

*Storm Eagle* · 12-14-2015, 03:54 PM

Probably the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue promotion from 2000, since restaurants in select states also offered a video. My state didn't seem to be one of them, but someone from another state hooked me up. It would be available in general retail a year later though.

Zak The Neutrino · 12-14-2015, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

If I could find these
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...a23181de3d.jpg
And they were too expensive I would totally buy them for my son.

I remember these! I had them to at one time.

precision · 12-15-2015, 09:36 AM

In the early 90s McDonalds had transforming toys that were food products that turned into dinosaurs. I still kept a few from my childhood. I never had the ice cream or the fry toys but the three on the right I still have today. If I were to buy one now it would be the pterodactyl hotcake one.

Walkabout · 01-14-2016, 01:25 AM

#1 for me would definitely be Muppet Babies, closely followed by Duck Tales a little later.
I had all those, and a few of the transforming burgers and fries etc.

What I really loved were those wire frame Pizza Hut Martians and their little flying saucers from the mid 80's.

*Utrommaniac* · 04-23-2016, 06:36 PM

The Tarzan collection!

Back in the late 90's when they would have toys that fit together.
We would go there a lot and do toy trades until we had a complete set

The Tarzan set was no exception.

We even had the full Inspector Gadget toy from the movie, but that was all I really seemed to care for in regards to it.

turtle1237 · 06-20-2016, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

The Tarzan collection!

Back in the late 90's when they would have toys that fit together.
We would go there a lot and do toy trades until we had a complete set
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1Y67tBmpJoI/maxresdefault.jpg
The Tarzan set was no exception.

We even had the full Inspector Gadget toy from the movie, but that was all I really seemed to care for in regards to it.

Hated the Gadget toy. Only got legs and a head. It was dumb that each Gadget Toy was a piece of Gadget.

What you miss arm day, your out of luck lol. You really had to luck out to get Gadget complete. Why cant they release that toy complete in stand of hunting for body parts?

thundermaster612 · 06-20-2016, 01:48 PM

Each McDonalds Bionicle line was pretty good. My favorite was the Mctoran/Tohunga that you could get. Best Happy Meal toys ever. Especially since they are canon and exclusive sets.

MikeyMike · 06-24-2016, 04:59 PM

I liked the Narnia ones in 2005/2006. Although I only got Lucy and the White Witch.
Another one was the beanie babies they did quite a lot. My mom would take us to McDonald's more when they had those.

I'm looking forward to The Secret Life of Pets plushies at McDonald's. The movie looks amazing, and I love it when they do plushies!

GoGreenMachine2014 · 06-18-2017, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

The Tarzan collection!

Back in the late 90's when they would have toys that fit together.
We would go there a lot and do toy trades until we had a complete set
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1Y67tBmpJoI/maxresdefault.jpg
The Tarzan set was no exception.

We even had the full Inspector Gadget toy from the movie, but that was all I really seemed to care for in regards to it.

I LOVED that set and still have it having never seen the Tarzan movie its from

*Spike Spiegel* · 06-20-2017, 02:53 PM

The Inspector Gadget Happy Meal toys, the figurines of famous Disney characters that came in mock videocassette boxes, and I recall a decent-size Buzz Lightyear figure from Burger King...

Also, there was a promotion for Superman: TAS where you put the Superman figurine into a plastic phone booth, push a button, and the outer walls spin.

*TurtleWA* · 06-30-2016, 12:00 AM

McDonalds Released in 1991. Looney Tunes characters in the series were made up as superhero versions of classic DC Comics characters.

I had Taz as a child. I loved the bright red and how the costume was removable. It was like having two separate toys.

I purchased these four awhile ago. Who knows what happened to my original Taz.

*Powder* · 06-30-2016, 12:20 AM

Haha, those are pretty rad! I think I might have actually had the Taz one.

turtle1237 · 06-30-2016, 11:04 PM

Porky as Wonder Woman?

*TurtleWA* · 07-01-2016, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by turtle1237

Porky as Wonder Woman?

Perhaps Petunia Pig

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petunia_Pig

~~justforapic~~ · 11-01-2016, 10:51 PM

My favorite is the Burger King Z-Bots

It was a toy that I could add to my existing collection. What's not to love?

I had the bat robot back in the day. Now I have all of them, thanks to being able to shop online.

12-14-2015, 01:46 PM	#2
~~Etsyturtle2~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: stuff Posts: 1,721	The super Mario 3 McDonald's line. They are kinda cool for Nintendo collectors. I think they're cool because there was rarely merchandise then for Mario as much as there is now. And if you look closely, bowser is a recoloring of his tv show counterpart. Last edited by Etsyturtle2; 12-14-2015 at 05:58 PM. Reason: Grammatical mistake

12-14-2015, 02:41 PM	#3
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	If I could find these And they were too expensive I would totally buy them for my son. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

01-14-2016, 01:25 AM	#8
Walkabout Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 544	#1 for me would definitely be Muppet Babies, closely followed by Duck Tales a little later. I had all those, and a few of the transforming burgers and fries etc. What I really loved were those wire frame Pizza Hut Martians and their little flying saucers from the mid 80's. __________________ "When did Mickey become Sherk?" -Ralph R.I.P. Dave Brockie A.K.A. Oderus Urungus None But The Brave

04-23-2016, 06:36 PM	#9
Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	The Tarzan collection! Back in the late 90's when they would have toys that fit together. We would go there a lot and do toy trades until we had a complete set The Tarzan set was no exception. We even had the full Inspector Gadget toy from the movie, but that was all I really seemed to care for in regards to it. __________________ DeviantART

06-20-2016, 01:48 PM	#11
thundermaster612 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Ninjago City Posts: 1,214	Each McDonalds Bionicle line was pretty good. My favorite was the Mctoran/Tohunga that you could get. Best Happy Meal toys ever. Especially since they are canon and exclusive sets. __________________

12-14-2015, 07:36 AM	#1
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,803	Favorite Kids Meal Promotions Thinking back, there were quite a lot of fast food toys that I really loved, with plenty of play value, detailed sculpts/paint jobs, & enjoyable action features. These are some of the ones that stand out in my memory after all these years. BK's Universal Monsters. Such dope sculpts, & they had neon green LED's in them, very rad. BK's Jackie Chan Adventures figures. I absolutely adored this show, but as far as I know, it never had any actual toys. These filled that gap in my collection just fine. I played the sh*t out of them, seriously. BK's Men In Black line. They did two separate waves, but the one I liked most included this thing, it's a spinning top UFO. You'd blow into it & set it down, then it'd whistle & whir about. There were two, the one pictured below, & the one I had (which is harder to find a picture of) that was grey with a light green creature inside, one that resembled the more traditional "grey" aliendesign. They had slimed agents, memory wiping devices, various inter-dimensional beasts, cool stuff. BK's Pokemon series, my all time favorite of theirs. I had most of what you see pictured here, including the vac-metal chrome Pokeballs with gold plated cards. This stuff was badass. I used most of these pieces with my regular Tomy collection, some of the figures they included with their kids meals were of a more accurate scale to the otherwise awkwardly sized official stuff. Taco Bell's Crash Bandicoot/Spyro The Dragon set. I had Crash Bandicoot figures, but they were so top heavy & flimsy that they'd never stand up & broke after a week or two. So it was nice to have a solid mini figure of the Playstation mascot that I didn't have to worry about. Spyro was a favorite of mine as well, I really dug these. McDonald's Dinosaurs. Absolutely fantastic sculpt work on these. This was another show that to my knowledge didn't have toys (if it did, they weren't on my radar) so it was a great set to have. Pretty comprehensive, too! McDonald's Halloween Chicken Nuggets. No list of this nature would be complete without them. This particular wave was my favorite, or at least, the neon-green haired dude was my #1 & as such I remember these best of all. Of course, let's not forgot that the BK Kid's Club had TMNT tapes. Those may be the greatest of all. I guess I have a bias towards their goods, ultimately. I ate there more than most other places in the mid to late 90's, & they no doubt had the best toys, at least I think so. __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

12-14-2015, 03:14 PM	#4
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,230	Bk had awesome indiana jones toys back in 2009 or so

12-14-2015, 03:54 PM	#5
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,238	Probably the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue promotion from 2000, since restaurants in select states also offered a video. My state didn't seem to be one of them, but someone from another state hooked me up. It would be available in general retail a year later though.

12-15-2015, 09:36 AM	#7
precision Thug Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 61	In the early 90s McDonalds had transforming toys that were food products that turned into dinosaurs. I still kept a few from my childhood. I never had the ice cream or the fry toys but the three on the right I still have today. If I were to buy one now it would be the pterodactyl hotcake one.

06-24-2016, 04:59 PM	#12
MikeyMike Mouser Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 13	I liked the Narnia ones in 2005/2006. Although I only got Lucy and the White Witch. Another one was the beanie babies they did quite a lot. My mom would take us to McDonald's more when they had those. I'm looking forward to The Secret Life of Pets plushies at McDonald's. The movie looks amazing, and I love it when they do plushies!

06-30-2016, 12:00 AM	#15
TurtleWA Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: WA Posts: 2,507	McDonalds Released in 1991. Looney Tunes characters in the series were made up as superhero versions of classic DC Comics characters. I had Taz as a child. I loved the bright red and how the costume was removable. It was like having two separate toys. I purchased these four awhile ago. Who knows what happened to my original Taz.

06-30-2016, 12:20 AM	#16
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,803	Haha, those are pretty rad! I think I might have actually had the Taz one. __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

06-30-2016, 11:04 PM	#17
turtle1237 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 986	Porky as Wonder Woman?

11-01-2016, 10:51 PM	#19
~~justforapic~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: california Posts: 75	My favorite is the Burger King Z-Bots It was a toy that I could add to my existing collection. What's not to love? I had the bat robot back in the day. Now I have all of them, thanks to being able to shop online.