Happy Meals Are For All Ages!

23 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this informal YouTube clip, two speakers reminisce about the role of toys in fast‑food kids meals, recalling how children (and sometimes adults) choose McDonald’s or Burger King based on the promotional toys offered. Speaker B mentions buying a “grown‑up Happy Meal” that included a cactus‑plant‑themed toy, while also stating a personal decision not to purchase such meals for their grandchildren. The dialogue touches on the nostalgia of collecting fast‑food toys, the marketing tactics of fast‑food chains, and the generational shift where adults also enjoy the novelty of these toys.

They used to tell me, oh, we want to eat here.
Why do you want to go there? I drive all the way over there. Oh, because they got a different, the toy.
You know, kids meals. Yeah, McDonald's or Burger King, whichever one had the toy that they wanted. That's where they wanted to go. I don't even keep track of what toys they have at these places anymore.
They usually, I don't know either. I don't buy that shit from, I'm sorry, I don't buy that for my grandkids. They're not eating that around Papa. So I know they give out toys though. Last time I— they had, they had cool toys. Actually, last time I went, I went and bought a Happy Meal, the grown-up Happy Meal. Yeah. And they had some cactus plant, whatever. I forget the name of the brand.
Oh yeah, I forgot they were doing— they still do that or they just had it for a while? That was just one day. One day. I know they had it and they were giving away some superhero thing at one restaurant.