June 22, 2005

"Two All-Beef Patties Special Sauce Lettuce Cheese Pickles Onion on a Sesame Seed LIE!" Or, the Freaky Universe of McDonald's Advertising VIA the current issue of Stay Free! magazine.

Get yourself ready for a trip through McDonaldland / Take along a friend, and grab ahold of Ronald's hand / Follow Ronald McDonald through the land of apple pie trees / And don't be surprised if you meet Big Mac and Big Cheese / There's a thick shake volcano, you'll even find a French fry plant / Now just turn around, and see if you won't find a hamburger patch / As you're heading fooooor . . . A McDonald's . . . in McDonaldland, a McDonald's . . . Aaah, the fond memories of Shamrock Shakes!

posted by sugarmilktea 18 years ago
  • The ads were a nice trip down memory lane...but the commentary was painfully unfunny.
  • Now that I look back on the 1970s and early 1980s, McDonalds DID totally saturate the airwaves. I still remember about 3 or 4 different jingles that are at least 25 years old. Gawd, did they really do that Shamrock Shake commercial? That reminds me a lot of a Kelloggs cereal box back in 2001 that introduced kids to foreign cultures via stereotypes. The box I saw introduced Mexico, with a character named Juan who liked soccer games, wore a sombrero, and liked burritos. Wish I would have saved it.
  • Stay Free! magazine. the mini-pads? they have a magazine?
  • quonsar, I thought the same thing. Funny thing about that is, I haven't seen those in years.
  • Unfunny? This made me laugh outloud... Of course he likes the shake--it's the first thing he's ever eaten that wasn't boiled for months. I wonder how many restaurants he went in to order "something as cool as a green glade, refreshing as a spring breeze" before he lucked upon a place that not only had one of those, but also the patience to listen to him. Dude, we have what's on the fucking menu, OK? I don't go into the supermarket, walk up to the cashier, and say, "I think I'd be liking the ingredients to a dinner that thrills the palate like a savory symphony, that fills the belly but leaves you hungry for more, and that isn't lasagna because I had that for lunch."
  • Oddly enough, this site is but another advertisment for McDonalds.
  • Oddly enough, this site is but another advertisment for McDonalds. I wouldn't necessarily say it is for McDonalds. It didn't really make me jump up and run for a big mac. Rather, I kinda went "ugggh!" as I walked past the McDonalds across the street.
  • Well, there is a saying in Hollywood. It doesn't matter what they are saying about you (i.e. negative publicity), as long as they are talking about you. You might have said ugg, but others might have had their nostaliga button tickled by reading this site and went in for a big mac.
  • There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about ~ Wilde There is no such thing as bad publicity ~ Everyone in showbiz. I hate MacDonalds and haven't eaten any of their products in 7 years. Yes, I am counting. It's like a 12-step thing. You know, Glub grant me the Serenity, etc.
  • Squid, True... Although it sure as hell was not my intent to advertise for McD. *guilty conscious kicks in*
  • McDonalds, Microsoft, George Bush, SUVs, Christians, (did I miss any?)...people just need to relax a little and stop hatin'.
  • *pulls self down from crucifix* Starbucks Shell Oil Nike [don't get me started]
  • It's funny. I think that we define ourselves by what we "hate" as much as what we "like."
  • Anger is an energy.
  • Woah wait, what's wrong with shell oil? I thought shell oil was the lesser of n evils.
  • I work on the Judge Joe Brown television show doing video graphics. One day during the taping we had a heated dispute between the judge and a couple of rather ghetto litigants. One of them accused the judge of being a "hater" and the other kicked in with "he's sippin' the hater-ade". I kinda like that, "sippin' the hater-ade."
  • I can't believe I forgot Wal-mart!
  • Back in the 70's when I was a kid McDonalds had this ad campaign/offer where you would call an 800 number and if you could list all of the ingredients in a Big Mac in <5 seconds you recieved a coupon for same. twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun will survive any alzheimers, CJD, or dementia I may get.
  • I thought shell oil was the lesser of n evils. Not so. All oil companies suck, but Shell is the one I go furthest out of my way to avoid.
  • This thread is great. Four words: "sippin' the hater-ade".
  • You are dead-on squid. What we hate defines us just as much as what we like (if not more so). From my hate list, you could possibly gather that I wear ratty old shoes made by some indie skate shop, ride a bike instead of a car, and get my caffeine fix from NOT drinking Starbucks coffee. Of course, that's just a small part of the story - basically just a sentence. Perhaps if I expand my hate list you would know even more about me. Wal-mart, oh for sure fer-shure, like totally! Republican right-wingers, gag me with a pitchfork! Pfizer, oh mah gawd! [hint: there's a like in there]
  • Like, grody to the max.
  • Grrr!
  • Great find, sugarmilkCoke™tea.
  • More likely, the cable/satellite company is inserting their own commercials, and missed by a frame or two. I'm Lovin' It!
  • Strange -- I just had lunch, but I could really go for a Quarter Pounder with cheese... *clicks voice recorder* Memo to self -- find out if anyone has ever ordered a Quarter Pounder without cheese. Possible clue for a murder mystery, either burger, or lactose intolerance. Horatio Sanz vehicle? *click*
  • *click* Scratch lactose intolerance, as McDonald's cheese is oil-based. Clue has to be leftover burger. Also, need female lead for Horatio. What's Sabrina the Teenage Witch doing these days? Probably desperate for exposure, could be willing. *click*
  • I just got back from a 5-day road trip, and road trips are the ONLY time I allow myself to eat McDonald's food. Hint for deadly-fast-food-lovers: as the Big Mac and Quarter Pounder are too messy to eat while driving, my Driver's Choice meal has always been the lowly McDonald's cheeseburger - easily one-hand-le-able. And now the hint: assinine pricing has left both the cheesburger and the double cheesburger at exactly the same price: 99 US cents. Don't be a fool! Take the double!
  • I spend a lot of time on the road, far too much time. And I would live on salt-a-riffic truck stop pumpkin seeds and Red-Dye-Number-6-a-riffic Red Vines for a week rather than ever again eat at the Mickey D's. Over ten years clean, and lovin' it. Bag of carrots works, too, though you'll have to get off the Interstate to find a grocery store or reasonably buff mini-mart. You can "scrub" them with a clean bandana (before restarting the car, obviously). Of course, if you like fast food, then long road trips would make a nice time to enjoy the forbidden treat. *wonders why he's speaking sotto voce*
  • I love the way the man in the video says "It's coming up. Oops, I missed it. Well, there you have it." QED, buddy. Anyway, I'm with the theory that it's just the network trying to insert commercials too soon/late. Time Warner has been constantly doing this lately. In our area, we also keep seeing local ads which are timed just wrong and run over a national Lunesta ad. So every local ad for Joe's Restaurant and Pete's House of Shoes ends with a 5 second blurb of a black screen with a voice saying "Ask your doctor or pharmacist." Seems like you need to ask your doctor or pharmacist about everything from buying a used car to eating at the local italian dive.
  • Well, I do, why don't you?
  • You did ask your doctor before posting here, Lara? Didn't you?