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Twelve fantastic McDonald’s tray covers.

New article, covering thirty years' worth of McDonald's history...as told by one dozen promotional tray covers. Once merely thought of as those sheets of paper that protected loose fries from tray grime, these tray covers are a window into fast food history, and a solid memento of those swank Batman Forever mugs McDonald's used to sell. Read it and weep.

Posted by Matt on 02/19/2007. E-mail me!

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Okay, I actually remember getting honey with chicken nuggets at Popeye’s Chicken back in the 80s.

I still have the entire set of Batman Forever glasses as well as the entire set of McD’s Disney World glasses from 2000 and 2003. I also have a couple of the Flintstone glasses and one of the Disney World 25th Anniversary glasses. Speaking of which, anybody remember the Disney Trivia game McDonald’s had back in 1996?

And does anybody remember the little toy cars McDonald’s used to have in the early 80s where you push down on the driver’s head and it speeds off? They had all the McDonaldland characters like Ronald, Birdie, Hamburglar, Officer Big Mac, etc.

And one more thing, has anybody seen the new McDonaldland Wacky Wobbler bobbleheads made by Funko? They have Ronald, Grimace, the original Hamburglar, Mayor McCheese, and Officer Big Mac.

P.S. My Wii console number is 4211 7916 4397 9557

Chestnuts roasted by Luap @ 02/20/2007 11:27 PM

I still have a bunch of the McDonalds “election ’86″ glasses that have held up remarkably well over the years, despite being machine-washed once a week on average.

Chestnuts roasted by Jim @ 02/20/2007 11:39 PM

The superhero/sideways burger reminds me of a something I had at a McD’s a few years ago, and then only once since it disappeared so quickly. They called it the McClub and it had the hoagie bun, three patties, cheese,lettuce, and a cheese sauce that tasted like Cheez-Whiz. It was DELICIOUS. Has anyone else tried/remember this?

My favorite Happy Meals were always the Batman ones, especially the glasses. I also have the animated series toys and the Batman Returns toys.

Another one was the famous McD’s Transformers. They had things like shakes, fries, etc. and they all transformed.

Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose” ROCKS, BTW.

Never really paid attention to the tray liners, but will for now on thanks to this article. Hope to see a sequel to this, too.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 02/20/2007 11:42 PM

You know, while you’re on this McDonald’s loving binge, any chance you could have an article about how they’ve fired Grimace and the Hamburglar and Birdie the Early Bird? Since they don’t want little kids to get fat, they’ve stopped using those characters, so that kids won’t be attracted to McDonald’s so much. -.-

Chestnuts roasted by Babs Bunny @ 02/20/2007 11:49 PM

Anyone remember the McDonald’s plastic plates from about 1981? They were McDonald’s answer to commerative plates from the Franklin Mint, yet these were made of shatter proof plastic and actually usable for meals instead of just for show. Mayor McCheese, Hamburgler, the French Fry guys, ect. Now for the hardcore, does anyone remember Boner from Growing Pains doing a Micky D’s commercial around 1989?
Finally, I have a blatant McDonald’s misconception to debunk to set basically everyone straight. Grimace is lavender, NOT purple.

Chestnuts roasted by Josh Ednoff @ 02/21/2007 12:01 AM

I miss the McDLT’s. I would probably eat at McD’s more often if they still had those. When I was a kid, I used to pretend like I worked at McD’s while building my burger. Boy did I have high goals back then.

Chestnuts roasted by cyn @ 02/21/2007 12:08 AM

To my fellow Transformers fans on XE, today I finally found & picked up the Toys R Us excluse G1 Reiusse of Soundwave. I have to say one thing, the figure is still pretty fantastic & kickass. He comes with 2 familar cassettes, Laserbeak & Ravage.

To tell you the truth, I never had this soundwave before and actualy getting him basically fufilled a big quest to get all the old G1 figures I really wanted. (Optimus, Megatron, Shockwave, Jetfire, Astrotrain, Galvatron, Perceptor, etc) So now…I guess I can say that I’m done with the old transformers for now? It seems bittersweet, I’m actually sad now, despite having a figure I’ve been looking for for years.

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/21/2007 12:41 AM

Josh, I had those plates as well. They always got brought out when we brought McD’s home.

I have to disagree about Grimace. I can say without a doubt that after eating the solid sugar Grimace that was on the McDonalds birthday cake, my tongue was certainly purple, not lavender. Of course, you would have to pry me off the ceiling with a broom to find out.

Chestnuts roasted by Yelnick McWawa @ 02/21/2007 12:48 AM

Talk of Batman lead me to FINALLY locate and download Prince’s “Batdance” (I know, not the same movie), which I had been thinking about for months. Now I’m rockin’ out to it, but it’s not the same version I had on my little single tape. *sigh*

Talk of Chicken McNuggets lead me to drool uncontrollably over the thought of said McNuggets drenched in Szechwan (sp?) sauce during the Disney’s Milan promotion. I can’t eat McNuggets anymore without longing for that deliciousness… *sob!*

I had many of those Hot Wheels cars because I was a daddy’s girl and we collected them together. I remember 2-6 and 14 specifically.

I remember the SeaWorld liner because Ronald always freaked me out on that one.

Chestnuts roasted by Special K @ 02/21/2007 1:02 AM

I’ve used my Batman Forever mugs featuring Batman and Robin as ashtrays and pencil holders and incense burners for ages. They’re right behind me on my bookcase holding pencils and movie ticket stubs.

Chestnuts roasted by Joe @ 02/21/2007 1:20 AM

The hot mustard is my fave sauce, I really like honey on the golden flavor nuggets though.

Does anyone remember when they had the apple cinammon dipping sauce a long time ago? That shit was great!

I also liked the little McNugget toys that they had, with the interchangable costumes, there was the rockstar Nugget, and some chick Nugget, shit I dont know. Those might still be at my ‘rents house, actually I think they are on top of a gun cabinet!

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 02/21/2007 1:36 AM

I saw that Der Super. Thank you for remedying it yourself.

No, I’m not saying you can’t have opinions on an article’s quality, or be critical. But I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone say anything negative about an article on the blog. Culture Shock. No, I take that back, someone once told Matt he should stop writing Kool-Aid and Cereal Prize entries. That was just f***ed up. I’ll preserve his anonymity, though he doesn’t really deserve such kindnesses.

Also, who needs Hot Mustard and Honey when you have Sweet & Sour?

Chestnuts roasted by K- @ 02/21/2007 1:45 AM

BRILLIANT!

Chestnuts roasted by Evan @ 02/21/2007 2:19 AM

hey the sites working.

Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 02/21/2007 11:06 AM

Yeah, I was deprived of it the latter part of the night, as well. Still didn’t keep me from not writing that paper until right now

Chestnuts roasted by K- @ 02/21/2007 11:22 AM

I had to stop reading immediately and come here to post when I noticed that they don’t have ‘honey sauce’ where you live. My God man, are you serious? You haven’t lived until you’ve had McNuggets with McDonald’s honey.

Honey is the ONLY stuff I would get for my McNuggets. I guess I just can’t picture my life without it. It really is that serious.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt(#2?) @ 02/21/2007 11:22 AM

This was great. Thanks Matt. But it sadly made me realize that thirty years ago is now in the 70′s. For that I feel old.
hey kidney, where you been? welcome back
just an FYI I got a new web phone after checking to see if my plan would pay for most of it, and they did. Anyways, I was able to read this whole article on it, amazing little pocket computer, I love it.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 02/21/2007 11:26 AM

Also, who needs Hot Mustard and Honey when you have Sweet & Sour?

Right on K- right on! The only dip for Chicken McNuggets, or any Nugget is sweet & sour!

Manimal, I vote boy!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 02/21/2007 11:41 AM

See, I’ve always been a fan of the BBQ suace and while I like honey and sweet and sour, I always felt why bother with second and third place? I don’t think I’ve ever even seen anyone chose hot mustard before.

Anyone remember the very short lived 30 cent cup of hot cheese you could buy with your fries? I think it was going on at the same time they were trying to charge people for the nugget sauces which was also happening at the same time they were doing 2 for 2 six piece nuggets (remember, 6, 9 and 20 piece?) which was ALSO during the time that the nuggets were more expensive because they were being made with things other than just white meat.

It was as if their own nugget promotion was going too well and they weren’t legally allowed to stop it for some reason so they came up with the dumb idea of charging for sauce and the idea that people would want cheese with mcdonalds fries. Horrible sentence structure today.

Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 02/21/2007 11:52 AM

I used to be a big supporter of sweet & sour, but now I’m all about the ranch.

Anyone mix sauces?

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/21/2007 12:38 PM

I wonder why we never hear about any of the people who win these contests. I think in 2006 the big prize was $5,000,000. Wouldn’t that be worth promoting? Ken Jennings only won half of that and he’s the most famous celebrity in the world. (Right?)

Chestnuts roasted by The Unmustachioed Man @ 02/21/2007 1:09 PM

Manimal: I see a little girl in your future. Just a web vibe.

Good news everyone. I do not have rabies. I picked up a stray shitzu on the side of the highway last week and he freaked out and bit my hand. Long story short I managed to wrangle him in the car and bring him home only to see that he was a really sick little dog. I called animal control and they gave me my very own bite ID number. So they called me this morning and left a 3 minute message filled with suspence. I swear they do this shit on purpose. “The test reeeeeesultssss cammmmmme in….. and you…….have ……..picked up a dog …(breath heavy in the phone)…and been bitten by that dog….that …has tesssssted ….negative for rabies.
What a jerk. But no 7 shots in the stomach! Good day indeed.

Mystie: Hell no. I dated a girl once that used to mix ketchup and mustard for her salad dressing. Also she ordered extra lemons and sweet n low and made lemonade no matter where we went. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with that, it just made me queasy.

Chestnuts roasted by Bill @ 02/21/2007 1:11 PM

When did McDonalds start giving out Ranch dressing for nuggets? Why wasn’t I informed of this?

Not that it matters, I’d stick with the Sweet & Sour. Ranch is the ambrosia of the gods, but nah, not on McNuggets.

Chestnuts roasted by K- @ 02/21/2007 1:36 PM

Heeeeyyy, Invader Norbert! Check this out:

http://www.bbts.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK10696&mode=retail

It’s both Old School and New Class!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash vs The Tounge That Wouldn't Quit @ 02/21/2007 1:46 PM

I may be going to purchase some McNuggets right away.

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 02/21/2007 1:52 PM

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