I know kids today love going to McDonald’s and Chick Fil A and all the rest, but hear me out – those places are nowhere near as awesome as the iterations we visited as kids.
The outdoor playground at McDonald’s, full of metal stairs that could cut open a skull and bars that effectively imprisoned kids, all of the toys we worked so hard to collect – it was a special time.
And these 16 images are going to bring it all rushing back.
16. He looks so friendly.
That’s how clowns suck you in.
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15. The Beanie Baby craze!
Would this even have been a list without it?
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14. These were some of the best.
Not better than the Smurfs, though.
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13. The disposable bibs, yes.
The McDonald’s by me is actually bringing them back.
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12. Who on EARTH thought these were a good idea?
Their first foray into “healthy” eating.
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11. I am not sorry the smoking thing is over.
I bet this ashtray would go for big bucks on Ebay, though.
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10. The kid jail!
I bet our parents loved seeing us in there.
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9. Our parents wanted these more than we did.
And they were so mad when we inevitably broke them.
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8. Oh, how I wanted these!
I can still feel the yearning all these years later.
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7. Not as good as the outdoor ones, though.
You will not change my mind on this.
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6. These were some of the creepiest.
Too like Roger Rabbit.
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5. Because we had to have something to do when our parents were taking forever.
It wasn’t because it took too long to get our food, that’s for sure.
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4. These were so meta.
And nobody even knew what that meant.
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3. Their Halloween toys were always the best.
I could never get them all, though. Which was probably by design.
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2. More toys of McDonald’s food…
…sold at McDonald’s.
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1. Back when their ice cream machines weren’t always broken.
And those twists, man. Those were the stuff.
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Ahhh, can you smell the nostalgia? I can!
Which one of these gave you the biggest smile? Share with us in the comments!
