I've been looking for that ad on You Tube! Thanks for posting it. I always wished for those certificates, but I didn't get one. But I did get the coupons in the calendars, though.
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I remember someone having a birthday party at McDonalds. We got a tour of the back and they showed us a movie about hamburger university where managers go to school. which was the coolest thing ever.Leave a comment:
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Have you seen that movie called "Dick" that's about Richard Nixon? It was set in the 70s and the two main characters screw it up so that the rest of their class can't go to McDonald's after their field trip. Everyone on the school bus is super-****ed!Leave a comment:
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Yes, during summer it was a major treat. Going swimming in the pool, taking a break to hit McD's and then go swiming later into the summer evening.
Seemed magical especially with all those characters. The one near me would have Ronald and the crew show up on a weekend, usually Saturday and they would have free Ice Cream cones and balloons. Plus special prizes. Now the place is so corporate bland and no zest. The menus aren't colorful and elaborate. Just streamlined for efficiency to have you buy and move you out like slaughtered cattle.
I do miss the old Grimace, old Hamburglar, Professor, Mayor McCheese, Big Mac and Captain Crook.
Anyone remember Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour? That was awesome.Leave a comment:
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In middle school< i had a friend who worked at the local 'D' and we stole two shopping bags filled with those Monopoly game pieces. We spent a few hours peeling them open and we didn't win squat! We won a bunch of food, but not a single dime. It made me wonder if anyone could win.
On a more pleasant note, did you ever get those great McDonald's gift certificates for Christmas. I used to love the ads when the holidays rolled around. 50-cents a piece! And when you scored a $5 book!!!
YouTube - McDonalds Gift Certificates, 1978-12-17Last edited by Wee67; Feb 12, '08, 4:56 PM.Leave a comment:
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Man,that was the best thing about class trips,being able to go eat there on your way back to school.Leave a comment:
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Growing up in NYC, Mom didn't have a car and the nearest McD's was 10 blocks away. So since we had to walk, it really was a treat. But I was a pre-happy meal kid. I liked when McD's marketed their own characters and had those great McDonaldland commercials. (I have a bunch on tape). I remember when you could buy a large soda and get those great McD's glasses w/ Ronald and the gang, wrist coin holders, Hamburglar dolls, calendars w/ code breakers and coupons on every page, Happy Lids (mini frisbees), stickers, 50 cent gift certificates, Triple Ripple cones, (remember those?) and McDonaldland cookies and fried apple and cherry pies!
I remember wishing for Ronald to come and visit, but since he only did the grand openings in the burbs, it wasn't meant to be. Too bad kids today will never know the magic of McD's in the 70s.
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If you have an A&W anywhere near you, it's a real treat. Great burgers, and they have a similar apple pie to the old McDonalds one. I wish there was one closer it might be the best fast-food burger next to In-n-Out!Leave a comment:
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i took my 5 and 3 year old there for the first time and they loved it! i remember when the sno cone first came out back in the 80's... they were only 25 cents!!Leave a comment:
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Thinking back, it is hard to believe that my parents thought it was a good idea to have us eat so much of that stuff! But man, did it taste good....and bringing the food home and eating in front of the tube or while playing atari 2600 or even the bally astrocade, with the grease helping the joystick action....
Anyone ever get close to winning the old mcdonalds monopoly game??? my brother and I had one letter missing each time! they only made like 10 of that one letter for the whole country....Leave a comment:
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I was just thinking about this the other day.
My daughter just turned 11 and we took her out to dinner to celebrate her birthday.
For me, a trip to McDonald's would have been nirvana. We never went there unless it was a special treat. DQ or Carvel was the place to go if we received good grades on our report cards.
Now, McDonald's just doesn't cut it anymore. We used to eat at McDonald's a lot but have since stopped going so we could eat healthier foods. We hardly go out to eat much but when we do, it's usually not a fast food restaurant.Leave a comment:
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Oh I don't mind.......
I think there's a White Castle around there as a back-up.......
mmmmmm, WHITE CASTLE CLAM STRIPSLeave a comment:
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LOL! wow you'd drive 35 miles for one of those old style crunchy fried apple pies? Yeah me tooI went to a Rally's once in Ohio ... Dublin to be exact.
Damn good burgers.
Never seen any around here though, (northeast PA)
I just looked on the net to see what was the closest Checkers to me...
Looks like the closest Checkers is in mid Jersey......
About maybe 35-ish miles from here....
Definitely within my eating-range
just call and make sure they have them first,Checkers changes there menus back and forth all year long 
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I went to a Rally's once in Ohio ... Dublin to be exact.
Damn good burgers.
Never seen any around here though, (northeast PA)
I just looked on the net to see what was the closest Checkers to me...
Looks like the closest Checkers is in mid Jersey......
About maybe 35-ish miles from here....
Definitely within my eating-range
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