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[[File:Mcdonalds.jpg|right|250px]]'''McDonald's''' is a fast-food restaurant chain that promoted the [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]] movies released between [[1996]] and [[2018]].
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[[File:Mcdonalds.jpg|right|250px]]'''McDonald's''' is a fast-food restaurant chain that promoted the [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]] movies released between [[1996]] to [[2006]] and [[2018]].
   
 
==Happy Meals==
  
==Happy Meals==
 
McDonald's has made several promotional tie-ins with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/Pixar and released multiple Happy Meals of Pixar characters.
  
McDonald's has made several promotional tie-ins with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/Pixar and released multiple Happy Meals of Pixar characters.
   
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===''[[Toy Story]]'' (foreign set)===
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===''[[Toy Story]]'' (foreign set, Europe and Asia)===
 
#[[Woody]]
  
#[[Woody]]
 
#[[Buzz Lightyear]]
  
#[[Buzz Lightyear]]
 
#[[Rex]]
  
#[[Rex]]
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#[[Hamm]]
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#[[Hamm]] (European set only)
 
#[[Bo Peep]]
  
#[[Bo Peep]]
   
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===''[[A Bug's Life |A Bug's Life]]''===
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===''[[A Bug's Life]]''===
 
#[[Dim]]
  
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#[[Hopper]]
  
#[[Hopper]]
 
#[[Princess Atta]]
  
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*In Asian countries, the set only included Flik, Dim, Hopper, and Francis.
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*The Australian promotion has a puzzle set instead of the toys.
   
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===''[[Toy Story 2]]''===
 
====General====
  
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#[[Woody]]
  
#[[Woody]]
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#[[Green Army Men|Green Army Man]]
  
#[[Green Army Men|Green Army Man]]
 
#[[Tour Guide Barbie]]
  
#[[Tour Guide Barbie]]
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*The Australian promotion only features Woody, Buzz, Hamm & Bullseye, but different kind of toys.
   
 
====Candy Dispensers====
  
====Candy Dispensers====
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===''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''===
  
===''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''===
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====USA====
 
#[[James P. Sullivan]]
  
#[[James P. Sullivan]]
 
#[[Boo]]
  
#[[Boo]]
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#[[George Sanderson]]
  
#[[George Sanderson]]
 
#[[CDA|CDA Agent]]
  
#[[CDA|CDA Agent]]
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====Europe====
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#[[James P. Sullivan]] (plush)
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#[[Boo]] (w/ plush monster uniform)
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#[[Randall Boggs]]
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#[[Mike Wazowski]]
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#[[Henry J. Waternoose III]]
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#[[Celia Mae]]
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#[[Roz]]
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#[[CDA|CDA Agent]]
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====Asia (wind-ups)====
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#[[James P. Sullivan]]
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#[[Boo]]
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#[[Randall Boggs]] (same version from European set)
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#[[Mike Wazowski]]
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#[[Henry J. Waternoose III]] (same version from European set)
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#[[Roz]]
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*The Australian promotion featured Mike, Boo and Waternoose from the Asian set, along with the plush toy Sulley from the European set.
   
 
===''[[Finding Nemo ]]''===
  
===''[[Finding Nemo ]]''===
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#[[Buddy Pine|Syndrome]]
  
#[[Buddy Pine|Syndrome]]
 
#[[Incredibile]]
  
#[[Incredibile]]
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===Pixar Pals (2005)===
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#[[Woody]]
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#[[Buzz Lightyear]]
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#[[Mike Wazowski]]
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#[[James P. Sullivan]]
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#[[Nemo]]
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#[[Dory]]
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#[[Bob Parr|Mr. Incredible]]
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#[[Dash Parr|Dash]]
   
 
===''[[Cars]]''===
  
===''[[Cars]]''===
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#[[Edna Mode]]
  
#[[Edna Mode]]
 
#[[Jack-Jack Parr|Wind-Up Jack-Jack]]
  
#[[Jack-Jack Parr|Wind-Up Jack-Jack]]
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===''[[Toy Story 4]]''===
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#[[Woody]]
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#[[Forky]]
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#[[Bo Peep]]
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#[[Buzz Lightyear]]
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#[[Jessie]]
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#[[Rex]] and [[Trixie]]
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#[[Duke Caboom]]
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#[[Ducky]] and [[Bunny]]
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#[[Gabby Gabby]]
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#[[Aliens|3 Green Alien]]
   
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===''[[Onward]]''===
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#[[Ian Lightfoot]]
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#[[Barley Lightfoot]] and Guinevere
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#[[Laurel Lightfoot]] and [[Corey the Manticore]] (in a vehicle)
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#[[Wilden Lightfoot]]
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#Raven's Point
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#[[Dewdrop]] and [[Pixie Dusters]] (motorcycle)
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#[[Blazey]]
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#[[Unicorns|Unicorn]] with trash can
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*''[[Toy Story 2]]'' is the only movie in the ''Toy Story'' series to be promoted by McDonald's during its theatrical release. The original ''[[Toy Story]]'' was promoted by [[Burger King]] while ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' wasn't promoted by a restaurant. However, McDonald's did promote the original ''Toy Story'' in some countries (for example, Europe, Japan, and the Philippines) outside of the USA and Latin America.
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*''[[Toy Story 2]]'' and ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' are the only films in the ''Toy Story'' series to be promoted by McDonald's during its theatrical release. The original ''[[Toy Story]]'' was promoted by [[Burger King]] while ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' wasn't promoted by a restaurant. However, McDonald's did promote the original ''Toy Story'' in some countries (particularly Europe and Asia) outside of the United States and Latin America.
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*The ''[[Cars]]'' movie toys have variations, as there are clean and dirty versions of [[Lightning McQueen]], and green, purple and yellow versions of [[Ramone]].
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*The ''[[Cars]]'' movie toys have variations, as there are clean and dirty versions of [[Lightning McQueen]], and green, purple, and yellow versions of [[Ramone]].
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*The ''Cars'' character Fillmore was originally planned to be called "Waldmire," named after Bob Waldmire, a Route 66 resident whom the crew befriended during a road trip to do research for the film. However, Waldmire was an ethical vegetarian, and since Fillmore toys would be featured in Happy Meals, he did not want his name to be used.<ref name="Bob Waldmire: 'An ethical vegetarian'">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120710133702/http://www.sj-r.com/bakke/x1802478879/Bob-Waldmire-An-ethical-vegetarian Bob Waldmire: "An ethical vegetarian"]</ref>
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*The ''Cars'' character Fillmore was originally planned to be called "Waldmire", named after Bob Waldmire, a Route 66 resident whom the crew befriended during a road trip to do research for the film. However, Waldmire was an ethical vegetarian, and since Fillmore toys would be featured in Happy Meals, he did not want his name to be used.<ref name="Bob Waldmire: 'An ethical vegetarian'">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120710133702/http://www.sj-r.com/bakke/x1802478879/Bob-Waldmire-An-ethical-vegetarian Bob Waldmire: "An ethical vegetarian"]</ref>
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*''Toy Story'', ''Ratatouille'' to ''Coco'' are the only Pixar films so far not to be promoted by McDonald's, although again, the original ''Toy Story'' was promoted by McDonald's outside of the USA and Latin America.
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*''Toy Story ''(inside the United States),'' Ratatouille'' to ''Coco'' are the only Pixar films so far not to be promoted by McDonald's, although again, the original ''Toy Story'' was promoted by McDonald's outside of the United States and Latin America.
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*The ''Finding Nemo'' commercial in the UK was the first McDonald's advertisment to use the "''I'm lovin' it''" slogan, which is still been used to promote the restaurant chain in other advertisments to this day.
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== Commercials ==
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<gallery>
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McDonalds Toy Story Commercial (1995)
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McDonald's "A Bug's Life" Commercial (1998)
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McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Nothing Good on TV” Sauce (1998)
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McDonald's Ad- A Bug's Life 1 (1998)
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McDonald's Ad- A Bug's Life 2 (1998)
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Toy Story 2 Mcdonald's AD Running Surveillance (2000)
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Toy Story 2 Mcdonald's AD The Remote (2000)
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McDonald’s – Toy Story 2 “Up Periscope” (2000)
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McDonald's Monsters inc happy meal (2001)
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McDonald's - Finding Nemo Happy Meal USA Commercial (2003)
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McDonald's Happy Meal Ad - The Incredibles (Full version, 2004)
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McDonald's Ad - Pixar Pals (2005)
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Disney Pixar Cars McDonald's Commercial (2006) USA
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McDonald's Happy Meal - Incredibles 2 (Commercial)
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McDonald's Disney Pixar's Toy Story 4 Happy Meal Commercial 2019
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McDonald's Onward Commercial 2020
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</gallery>
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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[[Category:Cars Culture]]
  
[[Category:Cars Culture]]
 
[[Category:Incredibles 2 Culture]]
  
[[Category:Incredibles 2 Culture]]
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[[Category:Toy Story 4 Culture]]
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[[Category:Onward Culture]]

Revision as of 17:26, 24 March 2020

Mcdonalds

McDonald's is a fast-food restaurant chain that promoted the Pixar movies released between 1996 to 2006 and 2018.

Happy Meals

McDonald's has made several promotional tie-ins with Disney/Pixar and released multiple Happy Meals of Pixar characters.

Toy Story (foreign set, Europe and Asia)

  1. Woody
  2. Buzz Lightyear
  3. Rex
  4. Hamm (European set only)
  5. Bo Peep

A Bug's Life

  1. Dim
  2. Rosie
  3. Dot
  4. Flik
  5. Francis
  6. Heimlich
  7. Hopper
  8. Princess Atta
  • In Asian countries, the set only included Flik, Dim, Hopper, and Francis.
  • The Australian promotion has a puzzle set instead of the toys.

Toy Story 2

General

  1. Woody
  2. Mr. Potato Head and Mrs. Potato Head
  3. Robot
  4. Slinky Dog
  5. Alien
  6. Rex
  7. Hamm
  8. Jessie
  9. Bo Peep
  10. Lenny
  11. Zurg
  12. Prospector
  13. Marionette Woody
  14. Barrel of Monkeys
  15. Buzz Lightyear
  16. Bullseye
  17. RC
  18. Etch-a-Sketch
  19. Green Army Man
  20. Tour Guide Barbie
  • The Australian promotion only features Woody, Buzz, Hamm & Bullseye, but different kind of toys.

Candy Dispensers

Monsters, Inc.

USA

  1. James P. Sullivan
  2. Boo
  3. Randall Boggs
  4. Mike Wazowski
  5. Henry J. Waternoose III
  6. Celia Mae
  7. Yeti
  8. Roz
  9. George Sanderson
  10. CDA Agent

Europe

  1. James P. Sullivan (plush)
  2. Boo (w/ plush monster uniform)
  3. Randall Boggs
  4. Mike Wazowski
  5. Henry J. Waternoose III
  6. Celia Mae
  7. Roz
  8. CDA Agent

Asia (wind-ups)

  1. James P. Sullivan
  2. Boo
  3. Randall Boggs (same version from European set)
  4. Mike Wazowski
  5. Henry J. Waternoose III (same version from European set)
  6. Roz
  • The Australian promotion featured Mike, Boo and Waternoose from the Asian set, along with the plush toy Sulley from the European set.

Finding Nemo

  1. Nemo
  2. Dory
  3. Gill
  4. Bloat
  5. Marlin
  6. Bruce
  7. Squirt
  8. Pearl

The Incredibles

  1. Mr. Incredible
  2. Mrs. Incredible
  3. Violet
  4. Dash
  5. Jack-Jack
  6. Frozone
  7. Syndrome
  8. Incredibile

Pixar Pals (2005)

  1. Woody
  2. Buzz Lightyear
  3. Mike Wazowski
  4. James P. Sullivan
  5. Nemo
  6. Dory
  7. Mr. Incredible
  8. Dash

Cars

  1. Lightning McQueen (clean and dirty)
  2. Mater
  3. Sally
  4. Doc Hudson
  5. Ramone (purple, green and yellow)
  6. Flo
  7. Luigi
  8. Fillmore

Incredibles 2

  1. Mr. Incredible
  2. Elasticycle
  3. Dash
  4. Violet
  5. Levitating Jack-Jack
  6. Frozone
  7. Mrs. Incredible
  8. Raccoon Surprise
  9. Edna Mode
  10. Wind-Up Jack-Jack

Toy Story 4

  1. Woody
  2. Forky
  3. Bo Peep
  4. Buzz Lightyear
  5. Jessie
  6. Rex and Trixie
  7. Duke Caboom
  8. Ducky and Bunny
  9. Gabby Gabby
  10. 3 Green Alien

Onward

  1. Ian Lightfoot
  2. Barley Lightfoot and Guinevere
  3. Laurel Lightfoot and Corey the Manticore (in a vehicle)
  4. Wilden Lightfoot
  5. Raven's Point
  6. Dewdrop and Pixie Dusters (motorcycle)
  7. Blazey
  8. Unicorn with trash can

Trivia

  • Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4 are the only films in the Toy Story series to be promoted by McDonald's during its theatrical release. The original Toy Story was promoted by Burger King while Toy Story 3 wasn't promoted by a restaurant. However, McDonald's did promote the original Toy Story in some countries (particularly Europe and Asia) outside of the United States and Latin America.
  • The Cars movie toys have variations, as there are clean and dirty versions of Lightning McQueen, and green, purple, and yellow versions of Ramone.
  • The Cars character Fillmore was originally planned to be called "Waldmire", named after Bob Waldmire, a Route 66 resident whom the crew befriended during a road trip to do research for the film. However, Waldmire was an ethical vegetarian, and since Fillmore toys would be featured in Happy Meals, he did not want his name to be used.[1]
  • Toy Story (inside the United States), Ratatouille to Coco are the only Pixar films so far not to be promoted by McDonald's, although again, the original Toy Story was promoted by McDonald's outside of the United States and Latin America.
  • The Finding Nemo commercial in the UK was the first McDonald's advertisment to use the "I'm lovin' it" slogan, which is still been used to promote the restaurant chain in other advertisments to this day.

Commercials

References

  1. ↑ Bob Waldmire: "An ethical vegetarian"
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