The Toy Zone Asked Designers To Create Nostalgic Happy Meal Toys From Iconic 80s Movies And They Delivered
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Pro member Publish Not your original work? Add source In 1979, just one year before the '80s overtook the '70s, McDonalds made their iconic Happy Meal. It became an instant hit and a household item, bringing joy to many kids. The pop culture-based Happy Meal toys were a revolution that kept going ever since. But there's a caveat. The target audience of the Happy Meal was, and still is, children, and there were many pop culture staples that just weren't added, or even considered, due to them missing this target demographic. And thus, many nostalgic characters and icons from the '80s weren't produced. However, that doesn't mean that we can't actually satisfy our curiosity and speculate on what they might've looked like, from the box to the action figure itself. The Toy Zone asked their designers to try and make Happy Meals that many of us would pay top dollar to get, ones which include memorable characters from movies that were not so friendly to the child demographic, to some that were just overlooked, despite them becoming all-time classics, like My Neighbor Totoro. So check them out, and judge for yourselves. Would you like one? More info: thetoyzone.com Instagram twitter.com This post may include affiliate links. #1
For the uninitiated, Totoro is a mysterious forest spirit that can only be seen by children. He was the star of a 1988 Studio Ghibli anime. His main feature is being adorable. In lieu of a real Totoro Happy Meal, may we suggest you use this movie as your six-year-old's introduction to the pleasures of Japanese cinema? (Just put aside some cash for all that Totoro swag they'll want afterward)."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 38points POST kjorn kjorn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago this could be a huge hit! 5 5points reply View more comments #2
Sadly, a Stephen King Happy Meal would probably suffer the same fate. A shame, cos dads in McDonald's across the States would have loved tearing a tiny, ax-wielding Jack Nicholson out of the Happy Meal box and yelling, 'Here's… Ronny! McDonny!' at their confused offspring."
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Bowie wasn't the world's greatest actor, but he wore a wig and bizarro-costume like nobody else. That's why Labyrinth is his most memorable screen role. And that's why he gets the Happy Meal treatment despite the appeal of making a Hoggle, Ludo, or Sir Didymus to wrap your salty fingers around."
thetoyzone.com Report Final score: 26points Hidrėlėy POST Billy von Mierzwiak Billy von Mierzwiak Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oh, David Bowie 5 5points reply View more comments #4
The Princess and the Brain are put in detention with three other high school archetypes (The Criminal, The Athlete, and The Goth 'Basket Case'). The Princess's only crime? Skipping school to go shopping. Guess she was too old to pick up the My Little Pony bookmark that was in Happy Meals at the time (1985), though."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 23points POST Georgia Hebert Georgia Hebert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This would have made a nice little collection if they did all six characters, maybe even the detention teacher, too! 3 3points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5
David Hasselhoff played Michael Knight, an undercover FLAG agent with a talking Pontiac Firebird called KITT. (Acronyms were also big in the 1980s.) This was the show that made Hasselhoff a household name. And his perpetual low-buttoned shirt gave a preview of Hasselhoff's next iconic role in lifeguard soap opera Baywatch."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 23points POST Orion C. Orion C. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago K.I.T.T. and the Bandit are the coolest Pontiac Firebirds ever. 4 4points reply View more comments #6
The original Blade Runner came out three years after Star Trek. The Philip K. Dick adaptation achieved only moderate box office success at the time, and it took years to develop first a cult and then a mainstream following. For this reason, TheToyZone reckons the Blade Runner Happy Meal toy would be super-valuable and hard to find these days – a bit like those pesky replicants."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 18points POST grey galah grey galah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I guess "Blade" is copyrighted. You could mark the box with dots to make an origami unicorn, I suppose... 2 2points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #7
And just in case audiences don't get the point, Tom Cruise's fighter pilot is called Maverick. (In real life, he would've been called something like SMAT – Small Man Always Talking.) So here's Maverick, SMAT, The Cruiser, smaller than ever, standing unpredictably beside the limited-edition Mac Gun Happy Meal we just invented."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 17points POST Nicky Nicky Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is brilliant! (It should come with dead Iraqi and Afghani civilians so American kids can play war-mongering imperialists.) 4 4points reply View more comments #8
'Certain guys would have played Ferris, and you would have thought, 'Where's my wallet?'' director John Hughes once recalled. 'I had to have that look. That charm had to come through. Jimmy Stewart could have played Ferris at fifteen…I needed Matthew.'"
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With B.A.'s gold chains, muscles, and mohawk, it had to be Sergeant Bosco Baracus, instead. After all, 'Bad Attitude' famously prefers milk to less unwholesome drinks and was tricked onto a plane when Murdoch pulled the ol' switcheroo on his burger. Drink your milkshake, sucka!"
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Unless they were going to manufacture and sell them, there is no copyright infringement to making a tribute happy meal. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Shelby P Shelby P Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago there very well may have been a Mr. T happy meal toy. I grew up in the 80s and don't remember but seems totally reasonable. 4 4points reply Agnes Jekyll Agnes Jekyll Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Where are the gizmos and gremlins? 0 0points reply POST Beth Bartel Beth Bartel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Why are they movie knock-offs and not the real thing? 5 5points reply shep ona shep ona Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My thoughts exactly. Unless they were going to manufacture and sell them, there is no copyright infringement to making a tribute happy meal. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Shelby P Shelby P Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago there very well may have been a Mr. T happy meal toy. I grew up in the 80s and don't remember but seems totally reasonable. 4 4points reply Agnes Jekyll Agnes Jekyll Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Where are the gizmos and gremlins? 0 0points reply Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order Woman Flabbergasted At Thrift Store's Prices, Calls Them Out By Sharing 14 Examples 50 Parents Having A Pretty Miserable Day Photoshop Troll Who Takes Photo Requests Too Literally Strikes Again, And The Result Is Hilarious (17 Pics) Popular on Bored Panda 30 Y.O. 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The Toy Zone Asked Designers To Create Nostalgic Happy Meal Toys From Iconic ’ 80s Movies And They Delivered
13Kviews HidrėlėyPro member Publish Not your original work? Add source In 1979, just one year before the '80s overtook the '70s, McDonalds made their iconic Happy Meal. It became an instant hit and a household item, bringing joy to many kids. The pop culture-based Happy Meal toys were a revolution that kept going ever since. But there's a caveat. The target audience of the Happy Meal was, and still is, children, and there were many pop culture staples that just weren't added, or even considered, due to them missing this target demographic. And thus, many nostalgic characters and icons from the '80s weren't produced. However, that doesn't mean that we can't actually satisfy our curiosity and speculate on what they might've looked like, from the box to the action figure itself. The Toy Zone asked their designers to try and make Happy Meals that many of us would pay top dollar to get, ones which include memorable characters from movies that were not so friendly to the child demographic, to some that were just overlooked, despite them becoming all-time classics, like My Neighbor Totoro. So check them out, and judge for yourselves. Would you like one? More info: thetoyzone.com Instagram twitter.com This post may include affiliate links. #1
My Neighbor Totoro
"Disney and McDonald's have been partnering up for as long as children have been eating processed food, but we really wanted to see them get onboard with Studio Ghibli. Disney and Studio Ghibli have a history of quibbling, but whatever side of the fence you fall, this collab is fire. Now, if there's one thing the world's not short of, it's Totoro merchandise. But McDonald's is short of intercultural toys. Sure, McDonald's Japan has its own range of locally-inspired 'Happy Set' toys such as Cinnamoroll and Sumikko Gurashi. (You can even swap your toy for a book if your kids are more literarily inclined.) But what does an American have to do to get a slice of kawaii with their burger?For the uninitiated, Totoro is a mysterious forest spirit that can only be seen by children. He was the star of a 1988 Studio Ghibli anime. His main feature is being adorable. In lieu of a real Totoro Happy Meal, may we suggest you use this movie as your six-year-old's introduction to the pleasures of Japanese cinema? (Just put aside some cash for all that Totoro swag they'll want afterward)."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 38points POST kjorn kjorn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago this could be a huge hit! 5 5points reply View more comments #2
The Shining
"Do you remember the Batman Returns Happy Meal? Millions of traumatized '90s kids can't forget it. As it turned out, Batman Returns wasn't a kids film, nor very 'happy.' 'I think I upset McDonald's,' recalls director Tim Burton. '[They asked] 'What's that black stuff coming out of the Penguin's mouth. We can't sell Happy Meals with that!''Sadly, a Stephen King Happy Meal would probably suffer the same fate. A shame, cos dads in McDonald's across the States would have loved tearing a tiny, ax-wielding Jack Nicholson out of the Happy Meal box and yelling, 'Here's… Ronny! McDonny!' at their confused offspring."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 28points POST Kookamunga Kookamunga Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "Wendy? Darling? Light of my life. I'm not gonna hurt you, I'm just going to bash your brains in." 12 12points reply View more comments #3
Labyrinth
"You can tell a lot about a person by asking them to name one iconic movie from the '80s. If they say Labyrinth, they're probably a bit of a dreamer, a bit of a dancer, and a lot of a David Bowie fan.Bowie wasn't the world's greatest actor, but he wore a wig and bizarro-costume like nobody else. That's why Labyrinth is his most memorable screen role. And that's why he gets the Happy Meal treatment despite the appeal of making a Hoggle, Ludo, or Sir Didymus to wrap your salty fingers around."
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The Breakfast Club
"There's a whole other piece to be done about 'X Molly Ringwald Princesses.' But in the meantime, we've chosen her Breakfast Club character for our Happy Meal take on John Hughes' Brat Pack-defining high school movie. After all, she was affectionately labeled a 'princess' by Brian (the Brain), played by fellow Brat Packer Anthony Michael Hall.The Princess and the Brain are put in detention with three other high school archetypes (The Criminal, The Athlete, and The Goth 'Basket Case'). The Princess's only crime? Skipping school to go shopping. Guess she was too old to pick up the My Little Pony bookmark that was in Happy Meals at the time (1985), though."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 23points POST Georgia Hebert Georgia Hebert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This would have made a nice little collection if they did all six characters, maybe even the detention teacher, too! 3 3points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5
Knight Rider
"The 'tough guy with iconic vehicle' franchise was hot stuff in the 1980s. But while Street Hawk had awesome graphics and Airwolf had that theme tune, Knight Rider had a not-so-secret weapon: The 'Hoff.David Hasselhoff played Michael Knight, an undercover FLAG agent with a talking Pontiac Firebird called KITT. (Acronyms were also big in the 1980s.) This was the show that made Hasselhoff a household name. And his perpetual low-buttoned shirt gave a preview of Hasselhoff's next iconic role in lifeguard soap opera Baywatch."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 23points POST Orion C. Orion C. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago K.I.T.T. and the Bandit are the coolest Pontiac Firebirds ever. 4 4points reply View more comments #6
Blade Runner
"McDonald's wasn't the first fast food joint to issue a movie tie-in kid's meal. Burger Chef released a Star Wars Funmeal in 1978 when there was still only one Star Wars movie! But imagine if McDonald's continued the science-fiction streak that began with the 1979 Star Trek Happy Meal tie-in by putting a grizzled Harrison Ford/Rick Deckard in lunchboxes…The original Blade Runner came out three years after Star Trek. The Philip K. Dick adaptation achieved only moderate box office success at the time, and it took years to develop first a cult and then a mainstream following. For this reason, TheToyZone reckons the Blade Runner Happy Meal toy would be super-valuable and hard to find these days – a bit like those pesky replicants."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 18points POST grey galah grey galah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I guess "Blade" is copyrighted. You could mark the box with dots to make an origami unicorn, I suppose... 2 2points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #7
Top Gun
"Sometimes serving your country and quietly believing yourself to be 'the best of the best' is not enough. Sometimes you want a trophy that says TOP GUN on it, too. When you're casting that kind of arrogance, only one man will do: The Cruiser!And just in case audiences don't get the point, Tom Cruise's fighter pilot is called Maverick. (In real life, he would've been called something like SMAT – Small Man Always Talking.) So here's Maverick, SMAT, The Cruiser, smaller than ever, standing unpredictably beside the limited-edition Mac Gun Happy Meal we just invented."
thetoyzone Report Final score: 17points POST Nicky Nicky Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is brilliant! (It should come with dead Iraqi and Afghani civilians so American kids can play war-mongering imperialists.) 4 4points reply View more comments #8
Ferris Bueller s Day Off
"Matthew Broderick wasn't a bad boy. Okay, so he nearly triggered global thermonuclear war in WarGames. And he became the poster boy for playing truant as Ferris Bueller. But these against-type roles worked just because he looks kind of smart and reasonable.'Certain guys would have played Ferris, and you would have thought, 'Where's my wallet?'' director John Hughes once recalled. 'I had to have that look. That charm had to come through. Jimmy Stewart could have played Ferris at fifteen…I needed Matthew.'"
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The A-Team
"Our A-Team project posed a unique problem for our design team: which member of the 'crack commando unit sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit' would be in the box? Leader 'Hannibal' Smith might have been our choice in the '80s. But, since his most iconic feature is his thinking cigar, we decided that wouldn't cut it in a kids' toy for the '20s.With B.A.'s gold chains, muscles, and mohawk, it had to be Sergeant Bosco Baracus, instead. After all, 'Bad Attitude' famously prefers milk to less unwholesome drinks and was tricked onto a plane when Murdoch pulled the ol' switcheroo on his burger. Drink your milkshake, sucka!"
thetoyzone Report Final score: 15points POST Nicky Nicky Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I pity the fool who doesn't buy this for their kids! 6 6points reply View more comments Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add New Image Add Your Photo To This List Please use high-res photos without watermarks Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Unless they were going to manufacture and sell them, there is no copyright infringement to making a tribute happy meal. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Shelby P Shelby P Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago there very well may have been a Mr. T happy meal toy. I grew up in the 80s and don't remember but seems totally reasonable. 4 4points reply Agnes Jekyll Agnes Jekyll Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Where are the gizmos and gremlins? 0 0points reply POST Beth Bartel Beth Bartel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Why are they movie knock-offs and not the real thing? 5 5points reply shep ona shep ona Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My thoughts exactly. Unless they were going to manufacture and sell them, there is no copyright infringement to making a tribute happy meal. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Shelby P Shelby P Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago there very well may have been a Mr. T happy meal toy. I grew up in the 80s and don't remember but seems totally reasonable. 4 4points reply Agnes Jekyll Agnes Jekyll Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Where are the gizmos and gremlins? 0 0points reply Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order Woman Flabbergasted At Thrift Store's Prices, Calls Them Out By Sharing 14 Examples 50 Parents Having A Pretty Miserable Day Photoshop Troll Who Takes Photo Requests Too Literally Strikes Again, And The Result Is Hilarious (17 Pics) Popular on Bored Panda 30 Y.O. 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