Hey All! I hope you enjoy this somewhat different episode of Yesterworld exploring the history of McDonaldland and the McDonald’s/Disney Happy Meal. Over the years many of you have probably encountered pieces of the story here and there online, much like myself. However upon learning there was so much more to the history & downfall of such a fascinating and iconic ad campaign, that I thought it’d be a fascinating deep dive to try something a little different. Hope you enjoy!! - (Video Clip Sources Continued from Description) - 1980s McDonalds Commercials - KAPP-99 [EmotionalBlueStuff] - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o6ifgNp909LXp6M.html - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNJjfLSFttnXdZ8.html Ronald Meets The Professor / Story of Cosmic - PhakeNam - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdSYhpZ_0q6Xeok.html - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7ugfad9yrDRiok.html Hamburgler’s Stripes - alligatorjuice - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7thnNRq19e9emQ.html Oliver & Company McDonalds Commercial - Abe Braham - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtucq61309TZpp8.html Star Trek McDonalds - TrekCore - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLyWo9GUrbvLqX0.html McDonalds E.T. - SpacedCobraTV - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j8yfl6qClcy7oaM.html Disney Favorites McDonalds - VHS Party - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jc9ggNuE0ZO2YZs.html McDonalds Mickey’s Birthdayland - Beta MAX - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8WUrKqrzqq3gZs.html McDonalds Splash Mountain - Rewind Me - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpp3nLam3tzKfqM.html Dick Tracy McDonalds - commercials818 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLhxpqZ_35eRk6c.html Dick Tracy McDonalds #2 - WDWManimal - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grllfZuY1ZPDmps.html Roger Ebert Dick Tracy - Aldolpho - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9KVZKWH3avbqWQ.html McDonalds Disney’s Aladdin - bluemonday16 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9xjZM1-xL6maIk.html Burger King Disney Aladdin - FM1156 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7Bhga6IvJ22eXk.html - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iK6HgcKqz9GXpJ8.html Burger King The Lion King Commercial - Commercial Collections - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aN-HaNh5q8DWmYk.html - 90s Nostalgia - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtBlfpeFxL-Vkqs.html Lion King McDonalds UK - Ian Nelson - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/os2Pp9Z72M63fWg.html The Lion King Commercials - smurvin - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i6ylopp0p7vNdok.html McDonalds The Little Mermaid Commercial - quiteacharacter105 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8yjas-Eydq8pZ8.html McDonalds 101 Dalmations - Hakki Bulut - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZuWq92lnpnTZ3U.html - ewjxn - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5ycfphzvc_ah2Q.html Hunchback of Notre Dame McDonalds - ewjxn - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abRgdMemu8_Hl2w.html McDonalds Hercules - Play Pause Video - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdyUq6l9x9-4qnk.html McDonald’s Mulan - Tommy Deonauth’s Archives - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lduapbhlxrrGd2Q.html McDonalds Disney Masterpiece Collection - ewjxn - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJiWgs2BydSnpZ8.html McDonalds Hercules Happy Meal - Movie & Video Game TV Spots - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7-YmdWHntiYiYU.html McDonald’s Millennium Celebration - airplaneengine - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/priEotBmv9q4g4U.html McDonald’s Animal Kingdom - sscb1 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itaVidaS38m3ooE.html - DisneyParkVideos - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8ijqMqXtta7qas.html McDonald’s Commercials 1993 to 2002 - Commercial Collections - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp2DZ5CmyrPbYHU.html Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald - deathrowskater72 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbiakqWJq77JeZc.html McDonalds Skating Commercial - Rewind Me - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8WRepmft6y6n5c.html McDonald’s Chicken Head News - J. Patrick Stublen - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odV9kquSl9uWno0.html McDonald’s I AM HUNGRY - mercatfat - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrZ-h5V41rOtc5c.html McDonalds Incredibles - Tommy Deonauth’s Archives - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZieg5uo09KVf5c.html McDonalds Smile - LONNEYTHOMASFAN2006 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7J7o6VztaubfKc.html Ronald Gram - TheToyVideos - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZpiisde38eRin0.html McDonald’s Frozen Disney Happy Meal & Onward - Disney Channel, Funko, and Ryan’s World Fan 2021 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gq2SdM2j3M_OdX0.html - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9mpiNNpu6yVimQ.html

"...leaving the world a lawless wasteland". Like Mad... Macs? I'll show myself out.

Mcdonald's used to feel "different". The yellow color used to be so appetizing for me, now it's all modernized and looking more like an office space

You completely missed the parts where McDonald's made a cartoon show and would give out VHS tapes with every happy meal. Grimace Island was lit

Finally!! A thorough & well researched, explanation for the disappearance of all the McDonaldland characters! Including, eventually, even Ronald, himself. Had no idea that they had been sued by Sid & Marty Kroft! I'm glad that I was one of the last generations to get to experience the McDonaldland characters, & the playgrounds.

We just gonna ignore how horrifying 70s Hamburglar was?

It’s just amazing to me that even though I grew up in the early 2000s, where none of these characters were around (excluding Ronald) I still knew who they were. That’s how much lasting power they had.

In the late 80's, there used to be a creepy pretend "prison" in the basement of one the larger McDonald's (Toronto). It was a strange, dark carpeted maze with little decorated jail cells, small slides and a ball pit. It was only about 4ft high in there and had bars on the windows. We would stick our heads between the bars to get some air because it was so hot and stuffy in there. Kids would regularly craw into eachother and bash their heads because it was so dark in there. I still remember the carpet burn on my knees. And the smell... oh the smell.

Originally, Grimace was the "Evil Grimace", with two pairs of arms with which to steal milkshakes. After that first campaign, the character was revised to be one of the "good guys", and his number of arms was reduced by two.

Ronald McDonald: "We all McFloat down here."

I have to mention this Story. in 2003 when my Parents got me McDonald’s Toys of Finding Nemo they thought the Dory Toy was broken but they didn’t realize was that she was Speaking Whale they went back to the restaurant and told the employees that it was broken they gave them a new another and it did the same thing and then they told this to my Uncle and he lost it

I always wondered what happened to all the characters, McDonald’s used to be so fun and happy, now it’s just modernized

It’s just sad knowing that colorful place we always went to is now black grey yellow and a little bit of blue in the playgrounds I WANT THE COLOR BACK 🥲🥲

Low-key surprised mcdonald's hasnt already tried capitalizing on the nostalgia, especially w/ how popular 80s and 90s nostalgia are rn. I mean it's not like they NEED more money...buuuut still, they really do be missin out on all that sweet sweet nostalgia money

Weaseling them out of the McDonald's Restaurant is an appropriate description of how Ray Kroc treated the McDonald's brothers.

Really interesting history. I was a 2000s kid so I don't remember seeing a ton of marketing on these characters but I remember seeing them in the restaurant and the play area so I kind of knew them by osmosis. Kind of crazy to hear just how ubiquitous they were for so many people.

Nice put together story. As a child of the 80's when I feel the McDonaldland playground was at its top, there was something I didn't hear you mention that I am surprised not to hear(unless I missed it). The kids birthday parties! All the kids present got a Happy meal and there was a cake that IF I remember correctly had the option of Ronald Birdie or Grimace on it and the little sugar pearls sprinkled on top. I remember going to multiple bday parties there, then out to the playland!

McDonalds really missed the opportunity to call the professor the “Pro’fry’ssor”

Grimace returned last Macy’s parade, so I have hope that it’s a sign that the other McDonald’s characters will return to commercials!

I will never forget the fact that there was once a 60s TV cartoon called Linus the Lionhearted, about a lion who was the literal mascot for a Post cereal and whose complete cast was comprised of other Post cereal mascots

here after they brought grimace back

Here in the Netherlands we didn't have the McDonaldland tv show, but the characters would pop up in happy meals every so often. So now imagine getting these characters with your food with no clue who they were, only to grow up into an adult and now hear about McDonaldland for the first time.

Funny story about the 101 dalmatians tie in, my grandfather won the entire set for my mother in 1994, we still have the box and all 101 Dalmatians in near pristine condition

Those Disney toys from the late 90s and early 00s are super nostalgic to me, I was in love with the Lion King 2 toys especially. Also Super Size Me was a big sham as well, scientists have never been able to replicate the guy’s results and I think it was also concluded he was predisposed to the conditions he developed due to eating way too much in that one month.

coming back to watch this during the peak of the grimace shake trend

“That’s nasty” “That’s pretty gross” “I don’t think it’s that bad”

"The evil Grimace can bounce and bend all day, and is completely safe for children" has destroyed my goddamned mind.

In 2023 grimace, birdy and hamburglar came back

I love how Matpat from the Food Theorist channel literally stole your hard work from your video, with no credit

Me (as a 70's kid) what happened to the McDonald's characters? Me (now at 52): Got it

10:18 *Hamburglar T-poses to show his dominance over McDonaldland*

It seems the 70s was a great era to be a kid in the early days of McDonaldland and Sesame Street. I was a decade late, growing up in the 80s, but I enjoyed these as well.

This is incredible. This is like a personal timeline. I was too young to remember the McDonaldland commercials, but I vividly remember the Happy Meal rollout and many of those toy cross-promotions. Then we get to the late 90s and I don't remember any of that stuff. Wow.

You left out info about birthday parties at McDonald’s in the early 1980s! The cake was DELICIOUS and decorated with Ronald McDonald and the fry guys. We played games like stacking styrofoam Big Mac boxes, took tours of the freezer and kitchen, received a t-shirt and met Ronald McDonald. Would love to see a video about that!

I'd rather see Ronald McDonald and the McDonaldland characters make a comeback as the face of the Happy Meal, instead of, you know, the Minion-influenced monstrosity they have today (at least here in Europe)

Very interesting video! I always thought the goblins were called Fry Kids. Maybe they changed the name. Also some of the most iconic Happy Meal toys were the ones that weren't tied to any tie-in promotion. The ones that were shaped like McDonalds food items but turned into robots or dinosaurs were the best!

We actually had a McDonalds a town over from me that was still in its old appearance from when it was first franchised. It even still had the Speedy mascot on the sign. Was really cool to see how vintage it was. Sadly, though, it was remodeled a few years ago in favor of a more modern look.

They need to bring him back the whole entire McDonald'land crew Ronald and the rest of them. They were iconic and classic characters and believe it or not a lot of us miss them and the mcdonaldland cookies. Just saying.

I remember when the local mall had parts of a playground inside the restuarant. There wasn’t much to play on in that particular McD’s because of space, but they DID have the apple pie tree with small tables for kids and seats shaped like burgers. My younger brother and I LOVED that tree!

I remember playing in the play place in the early 2000's and they had the little plastic bibs of the McDonald's characters along with seats shaped like them. Man I miss those days.

9:20 chairs with the shape of the mascots did exist in the 90s and early 2000s. Maybe not exactly that design, but they existed and I sat on them way too many times during my childhood.

It's sad they just ended the character of Shakes McJunkie without an official story line. He made Hamburglar look like a saint.

I remember trying to get all the “Inspector Gadget” Happy Meal toys as a kid. They were pieces of Inspector Gadget himself and at one time, I cried a lot because when we went to get McDonalds for lunch, I wanted the Happy Meal toy, Inspector Gadget’s helicopter hat, but they didn’t have it. Thankfully, I did eventually get all the pieces of Inspector Gadget.

Omg I was born in 1991 and there was a McDonald’s that had a leftover Ronald McDonald statue that was near the outdoors tubes and play area! I had no idea it used to be a McDonald Land! Until now in 2021 😨🤭 I loved that clown statue and used to climb and hang on it! Memories unlocked 💕

Did anyone else have a McDonald's playfood set in the 2000's I remember exactly what everything looked like too, the sauce containers opened and the drinks and the sundae were like this cheap hollow plastic, same with the apple pie. I used to bite down on that apple pie, I don't know why but I think it was just because I was like 5 and liked the texture. I also had the Barbie McDonald's set if anyone remembers that as well If you want to know the exact one I'm talking about I can put a link to an image

You know mad hatter is iconic when you can pinpoint that voice immediately

Correction! I was born in 85 and spent many birthdays at McDonald's with my fam. And those Grimace high chairs were TOTALLY real!! Ronald and that flying bird girl too!! They rolled! That was near Atlanta GA.

I used to work at McDonald's and I was able to make the food and run the register, and I would have 96 burgers and big Macs , quarter pounders, etc.. Back then, you literally could get your meal in 15 seconds. Now, 5 minutes is the average wait for a burger I really hate what they did to McDonald's

It's not widely known, but the character of Ronald McDonald was actually created by an Atlanta-area franchisee named Eaven. The company objected at first, fearing a region-specific mascot other than the one they already had would create confusion, but they soon saw how popular the new character was. As Eaven had created the character while contracted to McDonald's, the company was able to take control of the IP, though they had to redesign the character since Eaven had independently trademarked the costume and makeup design (the process of designing and trademarking a clown makeup/costume design is surprisingly complicated). Ronald McDonald was rolled out nationally, but Eaven did not see fair compensation for his contribution, kind of par for the course for Ray Kroc.

I remember having a Star Trek happy meal, although my mother made a big scene of demanding I not get a cookie in it because of the sugar. (I was taken to Dairy Queen afterward for ice cream. I didn't say she was sane.)

I still remember as a kid when the toy story 2 McDonald Toys came out. My dad and I drove to 17! McDonald's to get the whole series. So much fun

When I was a kid, in my car seat and I saw a McDonald's from the window, apparently I would say "Donald's" over and over again, in hopes that we would stop. A tape somewhere exists of my 3rd birthday at a McDonald's play place in 1990, complete with the "jail" and all. Was pretty iconic, I'd say.

Food Theorist just released an exact replica of this video on his channel!

Seeing those old Happy Meal boxes made me suddenly remember that my mother still has like a 3 foot tall STACK of those old iconic boxes from the '80s at the top of a closet. She had saved them in the late '80s when I was too young to really do the puzzles and stuff on them to use when I was just a little older, like the old "rainy day" back up. She ended up forgetting about them until I was a teenager in the late '90s, and by then we didn't get rid of them because we figured they'd end up being worth something soon since that's when old Happy Meal toys were starting to really boom as a collector's market. I need to look into that...🤔

We don't even get to see Grimace's culturally appropriated Irish uncle, who used to visit in march and bring the Shamrock shake, anymore.

I always hated how so many people want to point their finger at an industry instead of taking responsibility for their own actions. A common factor among people who went on a successful diet is their saying they had to come to the place where they stopped making excuses and start making serious changes.

"Can't sleep, clown will eat me."- Bart Simpson

"Get yourself ready for a *trip* to McDonald Land!" With that island with crazy things like trees with faces, hamburger flowers, etc, along with music from the 1960's, we know what kind of "trip" they mean! 🤪🤯

I never knew that the Fry Guys were ever called "goblins"

i decided to look up some videos on Ronald McDonald and the gang because of the new Grimace Birthday meal going on now. And I'm really disappointed that my generation never really got the chance to see the high point of McDonalds, I can only hope that some day, we'll have at least something slightly close to resembling what it used to be

I had a NES game featuring a lot of these characters called McKids. Considering it was both a kids game and a giant advertisement, it was surprisingly good. It could've easily passed for a Mario title if the sprites were switched out.

"My mom never told me to talk to strangers" "Very wise of ya mom, very wise indeed. I am Pennywi..uh... um, Ronald McDonald the clown."

I actually had the opportunity two or so years ago to visit the oldest continuously operating McDonald's in Anaheim, CA. They gave us a burger with nothing but onions on it and it tasted incredible. I was floored by how good such a simple recipe tasted. If you have the opportunity, please take it. It was the best McDonald's I've ever had. Now, to the less fun part... I have dietary restrictions now. I was a McDonald's kid, without a doubt. There was a McDonald's drive thru on the way home from my ballet practice and I would get their food pretty often. I can't help but miss their food, even if it would be horrible for my health in the long run (dietary restrictions are a result of Crohn's Disease, not McD's food, to clarify). The spooky Halloween buckets with stickers really captured the magic of the season and gave me something fun to go trick-or-treating with. The nostalgia I am getting from this video, despite not even being a 70s or 80s kid, is intense. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this video.

6:29 "Like a Willy Wonka factory of high-cholesterol" So, just like a regular Willy Wonka factory then?

6:59 "The Burger alarm!" cried Tim Uh, no. "The Burger alarm," Tim casually observed.

I miss the shortbread cookies that used to be in the Happy Meal!

and then it turned out that the guy lied during his "supersize me" film.. he was actually eating substantially more than he was claiming in the film (made possible by the fact he refused to actually release the log of his meals, which would allow independent confirmation of calorie and fat amounts), and many of the serious heath issues he suffered had been preexisting conditions due to a history of drinking heavily. though the fact he did absolutely no exercise (not even the levels you'd get from working a normal job) probably didn't help either. so all in all, a highly deceptive set of claims.

This video got into my reccomended and I had to check it out. And it was really good. Well edited and well researched.

I remember playing in the McDonald’s play land. It was in Santa Clara CA near the corner of Homestead Rd and Lawrence Expressway. The McDonald’s is still there but where the drive-thru lanes are now is where the play land was. All the play structures were there. It was in the early to mid 80’s. It was fun.

“That was nasty” “That’s was pretty gross” “I don’t think it’s that bad” That cracked me up

I find it ironic that the first Mcdonalds to exist were financed by a milkshake mixer salesman when in fact Mcdonald's milkshake and ice cream makers NEVER work 😂

Grimace Shake 2023 💜

Quick little tidbit regarding the McDonaldland game on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Treasure (who developed the game) wanted a publishing contract from SEGA but were not given approval due to not having a solid track record but right around that time SEGA was looking for a company to develop a McDonalds video game so they contracted Treasure to develop the game. A few months into development later they were granted approval to work on Gunstar Heroes which is considered to be one of the best games released on the Mega Drive and Genesis.

As a kid in the 80's I used to love McDonald's commercials with Ronald McDonald & the others. They were very entertaining and made me want a happy meal.

WTF? I never noticed that Boo-Berry had nipple chains?!?! 15:35

The MacDonald chatacters are BAAACK now,with their new Cactus Club campaign‼️💥

Oh wow.. core memory unlocked. I remember seeing Willard Scott as the weather guy on Good Morning America or some show like that when I was a kid. He always gave the people turning 100 a shout out... I think it was sponsored by Smuckers. I also remember my parents hung one of those E.T. posters on my wall. It terrified me. E.T. is creepy af.

Pause why did that woman say “I don’t think it’s that bad” about the chicken head 😂😂😂

I love how McDonaldland feels like an authentic 70s LSD trip

I remember the great *Disney Promo Toy Burger Wars* of the 90’s…going to get fast food was a “twice a month” treat growing up and I remember that all of us kids were super bummed out whenever *Burger King* was running the Disney promo (or had the “good toys”)… Not because we didn’t like BK or anything, but because the nearest location to our tiny farming town was over an hour drive away! So when that happened, we had to hope that our (or one of the other kid’s family’s) had a reason to go into “the city” while the promo was running and that they were willing to bring all of us back a kids meal (I later found out that all of the parents/aunts/uncles/grandparents had a standing promise to bring kids meals back for all the kids, in those particular circumstances…which i think is just adorable…) 😁❤️. So obviously all the kids residing within our lil country farm town were always rooting for McD’s to win the “toy wars”. Those silly memories and marketing were so effective and deeply rooted in my subconscious, that on the rare occasion I get something from fast food, I will still pick McD over BK. Which is super crazy. Lol

Early 2000s McDonald’s was so amazing. Something about it just hypnotized me as a kid. It legit made their food taste more delicious.

My mom bought us the McDonald's character glasses back in the 70s. I remember there was a thing about lead being in the paint. We also had the smokey gray-colored mugs and the trash cans coin banks. My older brother had his way up into the 90s. Had gone on a couple of class trips to restaurant, one of them being a birthday party for a classmate. No Ronald McDonald impersonator though. Was always disappointed about that. I once found a $10 bill in the grass when I was about ten years old and went straight to McDonald's to buy the first Happy Meal. I was so happy that I don't recall getting my change back lol Such golden memories. That was at a time when McDonald's was McDONALD'S!

The waste baskets are hungry too!

Thank you for the trip down memory lane... I grew up in the 80's and experienced all this.. it was awesome!!!

These videos show such amazing parts of history. SO AWESOME! Thank you for making these great documentaries!

As a little kid (1999 to 2002 sometime) I got a happy meal toy of a finger puppet tiger. I LOVED THAT THING and my poor parents had to deal with me screaming for a 3 inch tiger toy every time I lost it (which was often). long story short I still have it even though it was shoved down a vent and thrown out of a hotel window. Most kids have a special teddy or blanket but I had a fcking finger puppet from a happy meal to sleep at night lmao

"And will most likely never return" awkwardly stairs at the funko pops of the McDonald Land characters that came out in 2020 and 2021

It’s 2023 and grimace is back baby

8:55- when I worked there we called the garbage cans 'Castlebins and Castlebin liners were green garbage bags. We each kept a cleaning rag and we had to call it a bartowel. They were serious about the customers not hearing anything pedestrian.

15:06 - "...in the US where items like the Big Mac were a household name" Vincent Vega: "They call it, Le Big Mac."

Excellent work, as usual. As a Gen X’er, this brought back a lot of memories (many of them repressed, for obvious reasons.) A few years ago, I brought my son to our local McD’s, which someone had painted a huge picture of Grimace on the glass. I had to explain to him who Grimace was...when they removed the picture a year later. He kept asking about it. Those characters are hard to forget.

lol ty for the commercial at 7:19 i had that train from a happy meal when i was a kid and always wondered wtf it was

I totally remember the glasswares and a small plastic tray (with a moulded cup holder) ware of sorts that can be purchased during promo week. Back then, a Big Mac was actually... Big Mac. And their Filet O Fish was actually sourced and made from quality "product" of fish. Also, the early days of the McNuggets... and my favourite, the Mc DLT

I can't believe I'm defending McDonald's, but this applies to most fast food restaurants and any large amount of convenience food eating: T.V. dinners, prepared or highly processed foods, etc.

The McDonald's in Fort Myers, Florida was one of the holdouts that kept those fiberglass mcdonald's land character statues well into the 2000's until some college kids came by one night and kidnapped Mayor McCheese. It was all over the local news. Don't think the cops ever located the Mayor 😂😂😂

You should make a quick update on the cactus plant flea market collab and how they brought back some of the original characters

Came here from Penguinz video because he would not stop talking when the video was playing. I think this video is awesome!

“But thankfully he gets his just desserts before getting arrested by officer bigmac” how do you not crack up while reading this?

I remember playing at a McDonaldland playground in the mid 1980s, when I was about 3-4 years old. As a great connoisseur of playgrounds, I thought it was the absolute best at the time. Then, suddenly, there were no more playgrounds at McDonalds. This lasted a few years. Then they brought back the playgrounds. First, there were the small ones with a 4-foot height limit, introduced just after I passed that height. Then, just after my 13th birthday, they introduced larger playgrounds for ages 12 and under. While I realized that the odds that McDonald's was stalking me and deliberately excluding me from their playgrounds with their rules was slight, I couldn't help taking it a little bit personally. My mode of revenge was to simply ignore the rules and play in the playgrounds anyway. I also remember the Disney-themed Happy Meal toys. In the early 90s, when Snow White was re-released into theaters, the Happy Meals featured toys from the movie. The one I remember most was a little plastic wheeled mine cart full of diamonds, with Bashful the Dwarf hiding in them and peeking out as the cart was rolled.

even though i grew up in the 2000s i always remember the originally characters and even watched some of the movies from my older cousins. i still sometimes come across old mcdonald’s who have them who haven’t been renovated !