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Re: Question about McDonalds
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Thu, 5 Aug 1999 04:09:12 GMT
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dkrenz wrote:
> The official McD site doesn't give a schedule on Happy Meals, but I
> visited
> a happy meal toy collector site and came up with this line up:
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> Inspector Gadget
> Barbie / Hot Wheels
> Disney's Beauty and the Beast
> Halloween Pails
> Lego's
> Disney's / Pixar's Toy Story II
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> I have no idea how reliable the above info is.
> http://www.happytoy.com/News/Up%20Next/up%20next.htm
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> Toy Story II, I can't wait!!!! I read the plot is something about Woody
> being
> stolen by an evil toy collector, and Buzz must rescue him. I wonder if
> Woody will
> end up on eBay?
Yeah, I think he does, and Buzz snipes him, and they live happily ever after. And
the movie becomes the biggest box office hit of all time, making Disney cash rich
and thus making TLG an offer to buy the company that they can't refuse. Disney
places mouse ears on every stud, but that's okay because the money-grubbing Mouse
offers bricks in bulk. And Michael Eisner makes Larry President of
Operations-Walto Building Bricks. And first thing Lar does as Prez is release a
brand new 8 wide train line{:-D
Man, I'm in a weird mood:-( <signing offf>
-John
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> Julie
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> Steve Bliss wrote:
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> > In lugnet.general, Tamyra Teed writes:
> > > I remember a while back reading about the lego sets McDonalds will be
> > > doing in the happy meals... and I remember that they would be starting
> > > in August. Has anyone seen these yet? have they started? I don't
> > > frequent Mcd's much so I'm not always up on what they have in the happy
> > > meals...
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> > They haven't started yet--they're still working on the Inspector Gadget toys,
> > which hopefully will go on for a bit longer, because we're about 3 body parts
> > short of a full inspector, and who wants an incomplete cheap plastic toy?
> >
> > > Anyone remember the exact starting date??
> >
> > Not I.
> >
> > Steve
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| (...) Considering that Disney has licensed TLG to use the Pooh characters, this is NOT as far-fetched as you might think, John. When I was getting my MBA back in the 80's, one of our M&A case studies was to "deal with" Disney, which was in a slump (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Lego already puts Mouse ears on window frames. (and Gary breaks them off with needle-nose pliers.) Disney-Lego conspiracy theories... sounds like this should move to lugnet.off-topic.debate -- dave (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| The official McD site doesn't give a schedule on Happy Meals, but I visited a happy meal toy collector site and came up with this line up: Inspector Gadget Barbie / Hot Wheels Disney's Beauty and the Beast Halloween Pails Lego's Disney's / Pixar's (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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