The characters themselves, including Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie, have all been redesigned. They each have four eyes, for instance. There is also a fourth character: Cactus Buddy!
As it turns out, the main reason that toys have four eyes is because McDonald's collaborated with streetwear brand Cactus Plant Flea Market on their designs. The brand is known for their off-beat designs, and one of their signature elements has long been a face with four eyes.
The two sets of eyes is part of Cactus Plant Flea Market's branding. "They use a happy face with 4 eyes as the logo most of the time," said one Redditor.
Adults can totally order the 'regular' Happy Meals, if you're cool with the portion sizes. The only age restriction on a Happy Meal is that they must be 2 years or older. That means you can get a Happy Meal as an adult — no questions asked. Currently, there are three different McDonald's Happy Meals.
The Cactus Buddy is a tiny, dancing chibi cactus in a light brown clay pot with orangish pattern on the bottom. The cactus has thin, dark green stripes on it's body and "arms". Beady, green eyes and carved out smile can also be seen. Three, sizeable golden spikes stick out of its head.
Yes, but: Pictures of the toys provided by McDonald's show the classic characters have had a bit of a facelift with four eyes like Cactus Buddy, the smiley-face mascot of Cactus Plant Flea Market.
If you look closely, each figurine comes with two sets of eyes stacked on top of one another, making four eyes total. At first glance it seems a little creepy, but if you're familiar with the brand, you know it's nothing out of the ordinary.
As it turns out, the main reason that toys have four eyes is because McDonald's collaborated with streetwear brand Cactus Plant Flea Market on their designs. The brand is known for their off-beat designs, and one of their signature elements has long been a face with four eyes.
Happy Meal: $3.69 (54% increase)
After the Happy Meal was introduced in 1978, packets of cookies were often included inside the meal box. With the exception of Ronald McDonald, the McDonaldland characters and cookies were discontinued in 2003.
But fans have never quite known exactly what he's supposed to be. That is, until now. Back in 2021, Brian Bates — a manager of a McDonald's in Canada — revealed the answer to the Golden Arches' biggest mystery, telling CBC News that Grimace "is an enormous taste bud, but a taste bud nonetheless."
Driving the news: The iconic character — first debuted in the 70s and known for his “robble, robble” catchphrase — is back for his first commercial in traditional form in more than two decades, McDonald's said.
The Hamburglar first appeared in McDonald's commercials in March 1971 as a creepy villain trying to steal all of the hamburgers. He was one of the first villains in McDonaldland and actually went by the nickname, Lone Jogger, at first.
The characters themselves, including Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie, have all been redesigned. They each have four eyes, for instance.
Though Grimace is a male, he was portrayed by female actors, first Patti Saunders, then Terry Castillo.
The appeals court in a 1977 decision, reassessed damages in favor of the Kroffts to more than $1,000,000. As a result, McDonald's was ordered to stop producing some of the characters, or they must be modified to become legally distinct, and to stop airing commercials featuring those characters until then.
Brand Eating discovered that Happy Meals are no longer a part of McDonald's $1 $2 $3 value menu. On the value menu, which McDonald's debuted earlier this year, Happy Meals were discounted around 25 percent from the original price, meaning families could get a Happy Meal for only $3.
The $1.10 meal was circus wagon-themed and its the first toys were a McDoodle stencil, a spinning top, erasers and other products.”Your kids will love McDonald's Happy Meal.
McDonald's announced it would be bringing a double McPlant burger to its menu in 2023. The “twice as nice” burger is landing just in time for the Veganuary challenge.
I thought there was no way I could ever EVER get more emotional than that during a Toy Story movie. Well, Toy Story 4 was full of its own emotional moments. Ones that made me laugh, ones that made me cheer, and ones that made me cry (a lot).
Four Eyes is an American comic book series published by Image Comics beginning in 2008. The comic was created by writer Joe Kelly and artist Max Fiumara and chronicles a revenge story set in Brooklyn, NYC.
Now we can put a name to the incredibly creepy face: Gabby. She's a pull-string doll from the 1950s who's been sitting in an antique store for ages. Voiced by Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Gabby appears in the trailer and sends an army of creepy ventriloquist dolls after Woody and Bo Peep.
But did you know you can get the toy without buying a Happy Meal? That's right, you can always purchase the toys separately for $1.59 – $1.69 each, depending on your McDonald's location.
McDonald's reveals the new Cactus Plant Flea Market Box as a Happy Meal for adults starting October 3, 2022 for a limited time through October 30, 2022, at participating locations nationwide, while supplies last. Cactus Plant Flea Market is a streetwear brand that brings its signature look to the limited-edition box.
Birdie the Early Bird – She was the first identifiably female character who debut in 1980 to promote the company's new breakfast items. She is a yellow bird wearing a pink jumpsuit and flight cap and scarf; in later years her legs were orange.