Consumer Time Capsule

My latest McDonald’s buying trip haul was completely absurd… a Professor slide topper, Hamburglar body from a swing set, Ronald & Goblins plaques, custom wall hangers based on the 90s kids chairs, 60 Xmas ornaments and best of all, tabletop statues of Captain Crook & Hamburglar!

Just in case it’s 1980 and you’re on the fence about grabbing McDonald’s for breakfast, here’s a free BIC RAZOR!

Dinosaurs never ate McNuggets AND THEY ALL DIED... probably the most unhinged message to ever grace a pog. (1994)

The 1988 lineup of McDonald's french fries: the best packaging design, the best tasting fries.

For a brief time, McDonald's offered MCFOTO Film Service, which included selling film and disposable cameras plus film processing drop off/pick up at the restaurant. I'm telling you - McDonald's has tried everything imaginable. (2000)

With Halloween Pails back at McDonald's, here's a throwback photo from 1986 with McGoblin Pails everywhere!

Nothing beats a McDonald’s Halloween Pail, but the design of this late 80s Hardee’s Halloween bag puts it in the conversation.

The Little Caesars Big! Big! Bucket contained a whopping THREE AND A HALF POUNDS OF SPAGHETTI. Since it was 1992, this behemoth, capable of single-handedly ending world hunger, would only set you back $7.99.

I wonder if we’ll get another Halley’s Comet Fiesta Meal at Taco Bell in 2061? (1986)

A family that wears Ronald McDonald-themed clothing together, stays together (1991)

McDonald’s Pumpkin Pie seems to have first appeared in 1984 (…the history on some of this stuff is very hard to trace). Here’s what that first box design looked like… classy!

An Egg McMuffin, a cup of coffee and a McDonald's-branded 1.5 inch Panasonic tv... the recipe for the perfect morning (1986)

Nothing evokes the Halloween spirit quite like these crunchy, buttery black cat/witch/ghost/pumpkin Halloween cookies. (1991)

Happy McDonald's Halloween Pail Day! Which of the classic lineups was your favorite: 1985/86/87 (all pumpkins), 1989 (first witch and ghost) or 1990 (glow-in-the-dark ghost, neon witch and pumpkin)? I'm team 89 all the way.