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[[File:McDonalds-SuperMarioBros-Toys-HappyMeal-2018.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Super Mario'' series Happy Meal toys that were available from July 24, 2018 until August 20, 2018]] | [[File:McDonalds-SuperMarioBros-Toys-HappyMeal-2018.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Super Mario'' series Happy Meal toys that were available from July 24, 2018 until August 20, 2018]] | ||
A '''{{wp|Happy Meal}}''' is a kids' meal sold at the American fast food chain, {{wp|McDonald's}}. The Happy Meals usually have a tie-in promotion of a franchise with a toy relating to the promotion. The Happy Meal box is also designed after the thing it is promoting and sometimes includes activities on it. The ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise has had tie-in releases as early as ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. | A '''{{wp|Happy Meal}}''' is a kids' meal sold at the American fast food chain, {{wp|McDonald's}}. The Happy Meals usually have a tie-in promotion of a franchise with a toy relating to the promotion. The Happy Meal box is also designed after the thing it is promoting and sometimes includes activities on it. The ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise has had tie-in releases as early as ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. | ||
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===Game-specific=== | ===Game-specific=== | ||
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (August 1990)==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (August 1990)==== | ||
The ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' promotion took place in August 1990, and it was the [[Nintendo]]'s first tie-in with a fast food restaurant.<ref>[http://www.nintendoplayer.com/art/happy-meal/ Super Mario Bros. 3 Original McDonald’s Happy Meal Artwork - Nintendo Player]</ref> | The ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' promotion took place in August 1990, and it was the [[Nintendo]]'s first tie-in with a fast food restaurant.<ref>[http://www.nintendoplayer.com/art/happy-meal/ Super Mario Bros. 3 Original McDonald’s Happy Meal Artwork - Nintendo Player]</ref> One of four toys were included in a Happy Meal, and a fifth one could be requested for children younger than the age of three. | ||
*A figurine based on [[Raccoon Mario]] which bounces up if pushed down | |||
*A figurine with [[Luigi]] sitting on a cloud and holding a [[Super Star|Starman]]. Pull it back and it rolls | |||
*A [[Goomba]] figurine that can hop | |||
*A red [[Koopa Paratroopa]] which can hop around | |||
*The Raccoon Mario toy for children under age 3 | |||
====''Mario Kart 8'' (July 2014)==== | ====''Mario Kart 8'' (July 2014)==== | ||
[[File:Mario-kart-8-happy-meal.jpg|thumb|300px|The July 2014 | [[File:Mario-kart-8-happy-meal.jpg|thumb|300px|The July 2014 ''Mario Kart 8'' Happy Meal toys]] | ||
In July 2014, eight toys based on ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' were included in Happy Meals. Seven of them are racing figurines and one is a plastic [[Mario Cap]] with the ''Mario Kart 8'' logo on it. The racing figurines include: Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Toad, Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi. | |||
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===''Mario'' franchise=== | ===''Mario'' franchise=== | ||
====September 2006==== | ====September 2006==== | ||
The Happy Meal promotion | [[File:Happy Meal 'Take the Mario Challenge' toys.jpg|thumb|left|The September 2006 collection of McDonald's toys, as shown from the commercial]] | ||
In September 2006, there was a Happy Meal promotion titled "Take the Mario Challenge". It was promoted via the [http://web.archive.org/web/20060903150643/http://www.happymeal.com:80/mario/ Happy Meal] official website and through a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-AT_3v8RRg television commercial]. Two of the toys are based on a specific game in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. | |||
*A figurine of Donkey Kong capable of launching two circular objects | |||
*A figurine of Yoshi that plays music if it comes in contact with another object | |||
*A figurine of Yoshi that includes a miniature baseball intended to be caught in its mouth | |||
*A toy based on ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' that shows Mario winking in his pinball form | |||
*A toy modeled after Mario's [[Iron Hammer]] move from ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' | |||
*A green frisbee with artwork of Donkey Kong centered on the spinning yellow plastic part | |||
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====April-May 2017==== | ====April-May 2017==== | ||
[[File:SuperMarioHappyMealToysApril2017.jpg|thumb | [[File:SuperMarioHappyMealToysApril2017.jpg|thumb|The April-May 2017 set of the ''Super Mario'' Happy Meal toys]] | ||
A wave of eight ''Super Mario''-branded toys were included in McDonald's Happy Meals in April through May 2017. | |||
*A basic Mario figurine | |||
*Yoshi (able to extend and retract his tongue by pressing a button on his saddle) | |||
*Bowser (plastic fire can be inserted into his mouth and ejected by pressing a button on his back) | |||
*Peach with a background (Peach spins around as the toy moves) | |||
*A [[Red Shell]] (can be moved similarly to a toy car) | |||
*Luigi with a yellow [[Warp Pipe]] (Luigi can be inserted and ejected from the pipe) | |||
*[[Invincible Mario]] (flicking the switch on the toy's base lights the toy up in a number of colors) | |||
*A [[1-Up Mushroom]] (makes the 1-Up sound from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' when a switch is flicked) | |||
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====July-August 2018==== | ====July-August 2018==== | ||
[[File:McDonalds-SuperMarioBros-Toys-HappyMeal-2018.jpg|thumb | [[File:McDonalds-SuperMarioBros-Toys-HappyMeal-2018.jpg|thumb|The July-August 2018 ''Super Mario'' Happy Meal toys]] | ||
Nintendo released another | Nintendo released another wave of ''Super Mario''-branded toys starting from July 30, 2018 through August 20, 2018.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/get-a-super-mario-happy-meal-toy-with-your-mcdonalds-happy-meal/ Get a Super Mario Happy Meal toy with your McDonald's Happy Meal - Nintendo.com]</ref> One of eight toys were included in the Happy Meal: | ||
*A Yoshi (roulette toy) | |||
*A ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-themed maze toy (has two sides) | |||
*Mario (toy slot machine) | |||
*Rubix cube (with miniature cards, one is to rearrange the blocks to match up with the design, which includes a; brick block, a musical note block, a ? block, an empty block, and a purple, green, red, and blue block that features on each of their sides an icon based on Mario characters; purple having a Goomba, a Blooper, a Boo, a Bullet Bill, and Bowser; Blue having a POW Block; Red having Mario, a Toad, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Peach; and Green having a Mushroom, a Fire Flower, a Yoshi's Egg, a Super Star, and a Koopa Shell) | |||
*[[Fire Luigi]] (comes with a cutout Goomba and Koopa Troopa, where the left arm acts as the firing mechanism to launch a disc representing the fireball) | |||
*Running Yoshi (Yoshi can be inserted into a launcher and ejected, with a pik representing an egg and fruit acting as stoppers) | |||
*''Super Mario Bros.''-themed pointer game (flicking the switch on the toy's base will have a Koopa shell being launched and fall into any of the designated points, with the leftmost bit awarding 10 points, the middle being 50, and the rightmost bit awarding 100 points) | |||
*A Mario and Cappy target game (twist Mario around to have him "throw" Cappy onto a target icon depicting Goombas and coins) | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main-gallery|Happy Meal}} | {{Main-gallery|Happy Meal}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Happy Meal SMB3 display front.jpg|Front of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' display | Happy Meal SMB3 display front.jpg|Front of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' display | ||
Revision as of 17:55, July 31, 2019
It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information.
A Happy Meal is a kids' meal sold at the American fast food chain, McDonald's. The Happy Meals usually have a tie-in promotion of a franchise with a toy relating to the promotion. The Happy Meal box is also designed after the thing it is promoting and sometimes includes activities on it. The Mario franchise has had tie-in releases as early as Super Mario Bros. 3.
Promotions
Game-specific
Super Mario Bros. 3 (August 1990)
The Super Mario Bros. 3 promotion took place in August 1990, and it was the Nintendo's first tie-in with a fast food restaurant.[1] One of four toys were included in a Happy Meal, and a fifth one could be requested for children younger than the age of three.
- A figurine based on Raccoon Mario which bounces up if pushed down
- A figurine with Luigi sitting on a cloud and holding a Starman. Pull it back and it rolls
- A Goomba figurine that can hop
- A red Koopa Paratroopa which can hop around
- The Raccoon Mario toy for children under age 3
Mario Kart 8 (July 2014)
In July 2014, eight toys based on Mario Kart 8 were included in Happy Meals. Seven of them are racing figurines and one is a plastic Mario Cap with the Mario Kart 8 logo on it. The racing figurines include: Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Toad, Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi.
Mario franchise
September 2006
In September 2006, there was a Happy Meal promotion titled "Take the Mario Challenge". It was promoted via the Happy Meal official website and through a television commercial. Two of the toys are based on a specific game in the Mario franchise.
- A figurine of Donkey Kong capable of launching two circular objects
- A figurine of Yoshi that plays music if it comes in contact with another object
- A figurine of Yoshi that includes a miniature baseball intended to be caught in its mouth
- A toy based on Mario Pinball Land that shows Mario winking in his pinball form
- A toy modeled after Mario's Iron Hammer move from Mario Power Tennis
- A green frisbee with artwork of Donkey Kong centered on the spinning yellow plastic part
April-May 2017
A wave of eight Super Mario-branded toys were included in McDonald's Happy Meals in April through May 2017.
- A basic Mario figurine
- Yoshi (able to extend and retract his tongue by pressing a button on his saddle)
- Bowser (plastic fire can be inserted into his mouth and ejected by pressing a button on his back)
- Peach with a background (Peach spins around as the toy moves)
- A Red Shell (can be moved similarly to a toy car)
- Luigi with a yellow Warp Pipe (Luigi can be inserted and ejected from the pipe)
- Invincible Mario (flicking the switch on the toy's base lights the toy up in a number of colors)
- A 1-Up Mushroom (makes the 1-Up sound from Super Mario 3D Land when a switch is flicked)
July-August 2018
Nintendo released another wave of Super Mario-branded toys starting from July 30, 2018 through August 20, 2018.[2] One of eight toys were included in the Happy Meal:
- A Yoshi (roulette toy)
- A New Super Mario Bros. U-themed maze toy (has two sides)
- Mario (toy slot machine)
- Rubix cube (with miniature cards, one is to rearrange the blocks to match up with the design, which includes a; brick block, a musical note block, a ? block, an empty block, and a purple, green, red, and blue block that features on each of their sides an icon based on Mario characters; purple having a Goomba, a Blooper, a Boo, a Bullet Bill, and Bowser; Blue having a POW Block; Red having Mario, a Toad, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Peach; and Green having a Mushroom, a Fire Flower, a Yoshi's Egg, a Super Star, and a Koopa Shell)
- Fire Luigi (comes with a cutout Goomba and Koopa Troopa, where the left arm acts as the firing mechanism to launch a disc representing the fireball)
- Running Yoshi (Yoshi can be inserted into a launcher and ejected, with a pik representing an egg and fruit acting as stoppers)
- Super Mario Bros.-themed pointer game (flicking the switch on the toy's base will have a Koopa shell being launched and fall into any of the designated points, with the leftmost bit awarding 10 points, the middle being 50, and the rightmost bit awarding 100 points)
- A Mario and Cappy target game (twist Mario around to have him "throw" Cappy onto a target icon depicting Goombas and coins)
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Happy Meal.
Front of the Super Mario Bros. 3 display
Raccoon Mario jumping toy from 1990
Donkey Kong frisbee from 2006
External links
- A Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal commercial
- A second Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal commercial
- A third Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal commercial
- Commercial of the "Take the Mario Challenge" (2006)
