Monday, November 1, 2021

The Toy Zone asked designers to create nostalgic Happy Meal toys from iconic ’80s movies and they delivered

In 1979, just one year before the '80s overtook the '70s, McDonalds made their iconic Happy Meal. It became an instant hit and a household item, bringing joy to many kids. The pop culture-based Happy Meal toys were a revolution that kept going ever since. But there's a caveat. The target audience of the Happy Meal was, and still is, children, and there were many pop culture staples that just weren't added, or even considered, due to them missing this target demographic. And thus, many nostalgic characters and icons from the '80s weren't produced.

However, that doesn't mean that we can't actually satisfy our curiosity and speculate on what they might've looked like, from the box to the action figure itself. The Toy Zone asked their designers to try and make Happy Meals that many of us would pay top dollar to get, ones which include memorable characters from movies that were not so friendly to the child demographic, to some that were just overlooked, despite them becoming all-time classics, like My Neighbor Totoro. So check them out, and judge for yourselves. Would you like one?

1. My Neighbor Totoro


2. The Shining


3. Labyrinth


4. The Breakfast Club


5. Knight Rider


6. Blade Runner


7. Top Gun


8. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off


9. The A-Team


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