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Justin Michael joins to discuss the history and impact of Happy Meal toys from McDonald's.

Delicious food. Beautiful architecture. That would be enough—but no. McDonald's upped the ante even more by putting toys in its kids' meals.  TaleSpin ,  Batman Returns ,  Star Trek: The Motion Picture ! All the kids' favorites! Justin Michael ( Among Us ) returns to sort through decades of amazing Happy Meal toys. "Defunct McDonaldland Gang with Emily St. James" episode is up at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/PodcastTheRide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW PODCAST: THE RIDE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PodcastTheRide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcasttheride⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BUY PODCAST: THE RIDE MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/podcast-the-ride⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PODCAST THE RIDE IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/podcast-the-ride⁠   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Podcast: The Ride

Guest: Justin Michael

Topics covered

• Happy Meal toys
• McDonald's
• nostalgia
• pop culture
• children's meals
• collectibles

Keywords

• Happy Meal
• toys
• McDonald's
• Justin Michael
• nostalgia
• collectibles
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McDonald's, Forever Dog

Books & works: TaleSpin, Batman Returns, Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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