MCDONALDS - 1969

"MCDONALDS - THE MUSICAL !!!"

Why don't they make commercials like this anymore? The new commercials that center around McD's really are not very good. They are rap influenced and hip hop flavored nonsense about how hot the people are eating this... food.

I like the goofy musical versions better. This theme song is familiar they used to run a jingle of it before all the Bob Hope holiday specials in the 1970's. There was a great mood that generally surrounded television advertising back then. It was entertaining.

Nobody is walking around with this suppresed violent tone about them. There are no rap or heavy street themed people in this clip. It comes off looking like the I Love Lucy Show.... And thats good. This shows America as a happy, non-depressing place. That may have not been the case in the grand scheme of things, (Manson went on his killing spree in 1969) but yet the media front painted a glorious picture of happy times.

Speaking of Good Times.. check out the black guy dancing around with the hot mop -- thats John Amos who playsed the dad on Good Times.

DYNOMITE !!!

cantu 2007

THE FIRST RONALD MCDONALD

"I Like To DO Everything That Boys and Girls Like To DO !!!!"
ROnald McDonald, aka WIllard Scott

THis is a very creepy commercial. When they find actor Willard Scott dressed up as Ronald they find him in the dark watching himself on television... go figure !! Then he tells us that a perfect meal consists of hamburgers and potatos fried in oil and milk shakes.. (pffffft).

The part when they find him in the dark is kind of eerie. His costume is peculiar. I am not sure if that works but it is interesting. He is wearing the food.

This was the very first rendition of Mc Donald on television.

Cantu 2007

MCDONALDDS -- HAVE IT MY WAY !!

"THIS IS NOT COMEDY -- ALTHOUGH IT IS CURIOUSLY ENTERTAINING?"

This is beyond cruel and its very depressing but yes... entertaining. The overall effect for this is one of absolute horror and there is no excuse for it. This is self explanatory.

If the food won't kill ya the... guy on the left will do his best to remedy that situation.

Cantu 2007