Teh_Lurv | 254 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Quote To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Happy Meal, McDonald's is launching the Surprise Happy Meal with some of its most popular Happy Meal toys from the last four decades. This limited-edition offering will be available in more than 90 countries around the world at participating McDonald's restaurants beginning Thursday, Nov. 7 through Monday, Nov. 11, while supplies last. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/theyre-back-mcdonalds-introduces-the-limited-edition-surprise-happy-meal-featuring-iconic-throwback-toys-from-the-past-40-years-300949564.html The list of returning toys: Quote Cowboy McNugget (McDonald's): 1988 Fireman McNugget (McDonald's): 1988 Mail Carrier McNugget (McDonald's): 1988 Hamburger Changeable (McDonald's): 1989 Grimace (McDonald's): 1990 Dino Happy Meal Box Changeable (McDonald's): 1991 McDonald's Hot Wheels Thunderbird (Mattel): 1993 Hamburglar (McDonald's): 1995 Power Rangers (Hasbro): 1995 Space Jam Bugs Bunny (Warner Brothers): 1996 Patti the Platypus (Ty Beanie Baby): 1997 101 Dalmatians – U.S. Exclusive (Disney): 1997 Tamagotchi (Bandai): 1998 My Little Pony (Hasbro): 1998 Furby (Hasbro): 1999 Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey – U.S. Exclusive (Disney): 2002 Hello Kitty (Sanrio): 2013 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Fingers are crossed that this boosts the eBay value of the original McNuggets and Changeables...have a couple of sets of each that I need to unload from cleaning up old toys at my parents'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empire | 106 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Oh hell yeah, I loved the McNugget Buddies, good to see those fat lil globs of grease back....in toy form 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted52405 | 178 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Welp thats it, next Thursday both the kid and me are getting kids meals. Space Jam bunny or Mailman McNugget plz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,480 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) I definitely want all the mcnugget buddies and the changeables... maybe a few others Edited November 1, 2019 by G-type 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Looks so sloppy and thrown together, but I'm lovin' it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I just want Burger King to bring back the BK Kids Club gang. #KidVid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 7 hours ago, empire said: Oh hell yeah, I loved the McNugget Buddies, good to see those fat lil globs of grease back....in toy form They probably taste better than the McNuggets that come with the Happy Meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1874 | 144 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Awe dude! Those Mcnugget guys were in every single thrift store toy grab bag imaginable when I was a kid. I think I inadvertantly had all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I always wanted those transformers. Were the virtual pets US only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeewithmrsaturn | 100 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Man, I haven't eaten there in over a decade, but this is really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themisfit138 | 523 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) I have all the original changeables. Recently found them in a box of my old stuff from Dad’s house. Edited November 2, 2019 by themisfit138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,837 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Welp. Looks like my family is eating happy meals all next weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sign Collector Guy | 334 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I need to get dibs on the store display items at my local store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I think they chose well, all of those are classics and I remember getting like half of them as a child. Loved the changables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Racer | 38 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Stoked for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Reinhardt | 199 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I got super excited but then I realized...limited amounts...what are the chances I'd get them? This stuff will probably sell out fast because nostalgia...so I'm actually going to skip it...as weird as that is for me to say...since this just appeals to me so damn much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalliArtEvo | 44 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I don't understand the appeal of this....at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 7:34 PM, themisfit138 said: I have all the original changeables. Recently found them in a box of my old stuff from Dad’s house. I'm not sure if I have ALL of them, as I haven't double checked against a list, but I have at least "most" of 2 different year's worth from back in the day. Same for McNuggets -- probably have 2 or 3 years worth of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themisfit138 | 523 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 48 minutes ago, arch_8ngel said: I'm not sure if I have ALL of them, as I haven't double checked against a list, but I have at least "most" of 2 different year's worth from back in the day. Same for McNuggets -- probably have 2 or 3 years worth of them. Looking at the picture I am missing the Big Mac. There are a different variations on the fries and hot cakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, themisfit138 said: Looking at the picture I am missing the Big Mac. There are a different variations on the fries and hot cakes. There isn't just the Big Mac, there is at least one version of a foam-pack Quarter Pounder, and another out of the pack burger/sandwich that isn't a big mac. There are at least 2 or 3 versions of the milkshake, as well -- there is the "fold out / tall" guy and there is more of a "clamshell" that slides open. I may be missing the hotcakes, as that doesn't look familiar. I won't get to it tonight, but I'll try and get a picture of my "collection" this weekend, to share. Edited November 5, 2019 by arch_8ngel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Lurv | 254 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Astor Reinhardt said: I got super excited but then I realized...limited amounts...what are the chances I'd get them? This stuff will probably sell out fast because nostalgia...so I'm actually going to skip it...as weird as that is for me to say...since this just appeals to me so damn much. I think your chances are pretty good assuming you don't wait until the evening of the 11th. From the press release these are going to be normal toys packed with every happy meal for that weekend. Edited November 5, 2019 by Teh_Lurv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, arch_8ngel said: There isn't just the Big Mac, there is at least one version of a foam-pack Quarter Pounder, and another out of the pack burger/sandwich that isn't a big mac. There are at least 2 or 3 versions of the milkshake, as well -- there is the "fold out / tall" guy and there is more of a "clamshell" that slides open. I may be missing the hotcakes, as that doesn't look familiar. I won't get to it tonight, but I'll try and get a picture of my "collection" this weekend, to share. There are series 1 and 2 of the actual robots, plus a series of dinosaurs that the food items changed into. The above pic is pretty dino heavy from what I can tell, with all three hotcakes, the happy meal box, and the middle box of large fries being part of that series. I want to say the drink is too, but it's been so long since I've had my set of series 1-2 robots in-hand that I couldn't tell you from just a glance. Edit: Following the blog links from the Wikipedia link below, I can say that the shake cup in the photo is one of the dinos based on the cutouts on top. There definitely was a hotcakes robot, but I can't recall which series it was in. There were paint variations of a couple of the robots--large fries for sure, and I want to say the Big Mac? Here's a link to the Wikipedia article about them all. Apparently they were called "Changeables," with the first two series being the robots, then the dinos rounding them out at the end. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeables Edit 2: Here's a good link to photos of all 3 series, since the series 1 & 2 links from Wikipedia are now broken. https://dinosaurdracula.com/blog/mcdonalds-changeables/ Edited November 5, 2019 by darkchylde28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookii_risu | 206 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Neat! I remember Mac Tonight and Changeables the most. I want that platypus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, darkchylde28 said: There are series 1 and 2 of the actual robots, plus a series of dinosaurs that the food items changed into. The above pic is pretty dino heavy from what I can tell, with all three hotcakes, the happy meal box, and the middle box of large fries being part of that series. I want to say the drink is too, but it's been so long since I've had my set of series 1-2 robots in-hand that I couldn't tell you from just a glance. Edit: Following the blog links from the Wikipedia link below, I can say that the shake cup in the photo is one of the dinos based on the cutouts on top. There definitely was a hotcakes robot, but I can't recall which series it was in. There were paint variations of a couple of the robots--large fries for sure, and I want to say the Big Mac? Here's a link to the Wikipedia article about them all. Apparently they were called "Changeables," with the first two series being the robots, then the dinos rounding them out at the end. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeables Edit 2: Here's a good link to photos of all 3 series, since the series 1 & 2 links from Wikipedia are now broken. https://dinosaurdracula.com/blog/mcdonalds-changeables/ Thanks for the link. I never had any of the dinosaur changeables, just the original robots. Looks like I have a complete set of the first year, and I'm missing hot cakes and the "small fry" robot from the second year. Pretty surprised we never ended up with any of the dinosaurs, because we had a pretty robust collection of McDonald's toys. EDIT: and the pics in the link don't cover it, but there are a number of "paint variants" for each year with different colors from what is shown. I think you're right that both the big mac and fries had multiple paint options -- wouldn't surprise me if that was true for the entire set. Edited November 5, 2019 by arch_8ngel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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