Burger Invasion: The History of McDonald's and Disney

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    In this Defunctland minisode, Kevin explores the history of McDonald's and Disney's relationship, from Dinoland to Happy Meals.
    Make sure you check out Rob Plays video that covers Disney's partnership with Burger King.
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  • @Defunctland
    @Defunctland  Před 5 lety +1086

    Hey everyone! Hope you liked the minisode!
    Make sure to check out RobPlays video on Disney’s partnership with Burger King today! czcams.com/video/HvrenscuS2s/video.html
    We’ll be back with Part 4 of the Jim Henson series next. Have a great day!

    • @randomlocal7857
      @randomlocal7857 Před 5 lety +5

      Defunctlandtell kevin that i love him and hope he is having a great day

    • @waltdreamworksanimationstu1177
      @waltdreamworksanimationstu1177 Před 5 lety +1

      When exactly will part 4 be out

    • @daveybentley9059
      @daveybentley9059 Před 5 lety +7

      Just went to the McDonald’s at Disney world last week. It was the saddest place on the whole property.

    • @witchfingergeneral
      @witchfingergeneral Před 5 lety +3

      Your Jim Henson series is so good! Thank you!

    • @marcusblackwell2372
      @marcusblackwell2372 Před 5 lety +1

      Kevin, one day, please do either that Cedar Point or Barney idea after the series. Please?

  • @MrPatters
    @MrPatters Před 5 lety +6223

    Title about McDonald's and Disney.
    Intro: "In 1918, the world was at war"

    • @asdfghjklemmaa
      @asdfghjklemmaa Před 5 lety +27

      😂

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 Před 5 lety +26

      Not in december though

    • @GoldenfoxxPrime
      @GoldenfoxxPrime Před 5 lety +51

      It's practically a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point.

    • @NoahDKitts
      @NoahDKitts Před 5 lety +32

      The war was actually the backstory of the McDonald's franchise.

    • @GoldenfoxxPrime
      @GoldenfoxxPrime Před 5 lety +57

      @IHHOS: They know. It's just a running gag that Perjurer would go back to the dawn of man if he felt it was needed for the proper context.

  • @DankGank
    @DankGank Před 5 lety +6444

    No Disney Defunctland episode is complete without Michael Eisner doing or saying something stupid

    • @cesarvictoriano8072
      @cesarvictoriano8072 Před 5 lety +535

      He's the Dio of Defunctland.
      "You thought this was a mistake Catsenburg made, but it was I, Micheal Eisner."

    • @cierabaldwin8314
      @cierabaldwin8314 Před 5 lety +330

      me: where did they go wrong
      Eisner *is mentioned*
      me: ahhhhh okay

    • @lamptrent
      @lamptrent Před 5 lety +212

      At this point, I'm starting to think he chooses his topics based on if Eisner is involved. Maybe it's a crush?

    • @KidSnivy69
      @KidSnivy69 Před 5 lety +108

      He is Defucntland's Hydra. Just when you think he finally been cut off, two more of him takes its place.

    • @chrisallot66
      @chrisallot66 Před 5 lety +32

      Mike is a fucking legend and that's just fax

  • @TrashmeisterGarbage
    @TrashmeisterGarbage Před 5 lety +1986

    Unironic thanks for repeating "Countdown to Extinction: Sponsored by McDonald's™". I would have glazed right over that without truly appreciating it.

    • @jackpumpoen
      @jackpumpoen Před 2 lety +29

      go look at the art featured during that it’s so good too

    • @LoveMyUnusual
      @LoveMyUnusual Před 2 lety +18

      Futurama: This dream brought to you by Light Speed Briefs!

  • @blazingblight2706
    @blazingblight2706 Před 5 lety +2124

    "You really are Ronald!"
    *_And thus, the little boy was never seen or heard from again._*

  • @Nintendotron64
    @Nintendotron64 Před 5 lety +1979

    "Countdown to Extinction Sponsored By McDonalds"
    If there was ever a more on-the-nose title, I have yet to hear it.

    • @bluedragon9925
      @bluedragon9925 Před 5 lety +63

      I almost passed out from laughter when I realized the pure irony of that title...
      They had to have known... If not, then LMAO!

    • @CrossfacePanda
      @CrossfacePanda Před 5 lety +68

      Feels like the title of a newscast scene you’d see in a satirical cyberpunk disaster movie.

    • @cmdraftbrn
      @cmdraftbrn Před 5 lety +31

      sounds like skit on the daily show.

    • @endlessnoise9173
      @endlessnoise9173 Před 5 lety +31

      Also the name of a really good Megadeth album.

    • @PeterGriffin11
      @PeterGriffin11 Před 5 lety +14

      I wish Mcdonald's would really go extinct.

  • @re0294
    @re0294 Před 5 lety +1753

    I have to say I was really not expecting the whole them knowing eachother during war times thing to go literally no where

    • @Vokabre
      @Vokabre Před 5 lety +204

      Makes sense if they both did not keep in touch much after the war, which sounds likely. The letter to Disney thus would have a "hi remember me from school long time ago" feel to it.

    • @mrWendybird
      @mrWendybird Před 5 lety +131

      The fact that Ray and Walt actually met was brand new to me, funnily enough

    • @ThatLaloBoy
      @ThatLaloBoy Před 5 lety +58

      @scottbaino with the lonely life I have, I'll take what I can get

    • @axelpatrickb.pingol3228
      @axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Před 5 lety +25

      @scottbaino This is Walt Disney we're talking about, the guy who NEVER forgets a single name and face.

    • @nightflyer3242
      @nightflyer3242 Před 5 lety +58

      @@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 The letter never made it to Walt's desk though, if it did then Walt would've probably reached out to Ray who was still just starting his franchise. Also why would Walt want to partner up with a then-small restaurant from 40 miles away in bumfuck San Bernardino when he was trying to attract the biggest corporations of the time for sponsorships to help open the world's biggest theme park at the time.

  • @TheHightower92
    @TheHightower92 Před 5 lety +1793

    I always like how Kevin is always so focused with the narration, but whenever Michael Eisner's dumb sense of humor shows up, he always cracks a little

  • @nekotj_
    @nekotj_ Před 5 lety +1279

    "Szechuan Sauce"
    *Aw shit, here we go again.*

    • @slipwaykitsune
      @slipwaykitsune Před 5 lety +63

      Those were dark times

    • @bconroy328
      @bconroy328 Před 5 lety +86

      A distant ree could be heard echoing across horizon.

    • @jandersontolentinogandra4173
      @jandersontolentinogandra4173 Před 4 lety +46

      *WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUB*

    • @abrahamalvarez8692
      @abrahamalvarez8692 Před 4 lety +40

      I still have a Szechuan Sauce packet sitting in my closet. I'm planning to sell it on an ebay auction someday.

    • @warlock1186
      @warlock1186 Před 4 lety +36

      Guys, mulan is getting remade, there might be a chance of this BS coming back.

  • @danieljones361
    @danieljones361 Před 5 lety +1145

    “Countdown to Extinction: Sponsored by McDonald’s”
    Please put that on a shirt!

    • @ratuse
      @ratuse Před 5 lety +13

      McDonald's promise to you! LOL

    • @emelianemone777
      @emelianemone777 Před 5 lety +3

      yeah, this definitely has promise.

    • @spacetypo
      @spacetypo Před 5 lety +14

      10/10 would buy it, and I never buy merch!

    • @kellyweingart3692
      @kellyweingart3692 Před 5 lety +4

      The McDisney burger 😂

    • @sovietonion4020
      @sovietonion4020 Před 4 lety +13

      I'm pretty sure that's a lawsuit just waiting to happen

  • @fuzzy7644
    @fuzzy7644 Před 5 lety +287

    Remember kids, don't talk to stranger unless they give you free burgers then they're your friend.

    • @Demiglitch
      @Demiglitch Před 5 lety +13

      You're throwing money away otherwise

    • @arootube
      @arootube Před 4 lety +40

      Look if a stranger has the power to effectively duplicate matter through time manipulation, I ain't about to piss him off.

  • @arksrapid4582
    @arksrapid4582 Před 4 lety +819

    When you started naming the all the McDonald’s toys I could see my life flashing back before my eyes lol

    • @travisboutilier2220
      @travisboutilier2220 Před 3 lety +12

      Wish i could see the ones for atlantis the lost empire

    • @athena8794
      @athena8794 Před 3 lety +11

      @@travisboutilier2220 I had some of them. I was *big* into Atlantis. Kida is still my fave Disney Princess

    • @travisboutilier2220
      @travisboutilier2220 Před 3 lety +1

      @@athena8794 What kind are their? i have watched it many times.

    • @athena8794
      @athena8794 Před 3 lety +10

      @@travisboutilier2220 most of them were pull-back-and-release vehicles. I remember there being the submarine, the chow wagon, the big drill, and a few others. The two toys I had were Kida on one of the fish shaped atlantian fighter plane things and a keyring shaped like one of the power crystals.

    • @travisboutilier2220
      @travisboutilier2220 Před 3 lety +5

      @@athena8794 Those sound quite cool. i was only four when it came out.

  • @MuppleUK
    @MuppleUK Před 3 lety +189

    The amount of contempt in his voice when he says "dougs 1st movie" is palpable.

  • @ismaellovera4767
    @ismaellovera4767 Před 5 lety +887

    Me: wow I should probably do some chores around the house
    Defunctland: H a m b u r g e r
    Me: fair point

    • @ismaelsyed6449
      @ismaelsyed6449 Před 4 lety +4

      Ismael Lovera fair enough

    • @kvltizt
      @kvltizt Před 4 lety +2

      I am cleaning kitchen/cooking while watching this on my tablet. :p

  • @Spalfos
    @Spalfos Před 5 lety +792

    The key to making a Defunctland video is always to start the video at least four decades prior to the topic at hand

    • @MattMcIrvin
      @MattMcIrvin Před 5 lety +50

      The Key to Making a Defunctland Video! "In 1834, William George Horner invented the zoetrope..."

    • @KendrickHarrisKenfinity
      @KendrickHarrisKenfinity Před 4 lety +10

      There's always background information in our awesome videos!

    • @9206156175
      @9206156175 Před 4 lety +32

      Key no. 2: Michael Eisner screwing something up

    • @FroJSimpson
      @FroJSimpson Před 2 lety +6

      Now the Dillon Family joke in the FastPass episode of Defunctland makes perfect sense to me.

  • @guytorie
    @guytorie Před 5 lety +348

    That stranger danger McDonald's commercial was probably dangerous in and of itself, since it clearly attempts to demonstrate a hypothetical scenario in which it WOULD BE somehow okay for small child to accept food from a strange man who claims to be the real Ronald McDonald. And hey, even if it WAS the real Ronald McDonald, he can't take that kid to McDonald's. In fact, he EXTRA can't take that kid to McDonald's if he's the actual Ronald McDonald.

  • @ripleyandweeds1288
    @ripleyandweeds1288 Před 5 lety +393

    'they promoted a special seczchuan sauce"
    *gets war flashbacks* dude, you gotta warn a brother before you say stuff like that.

  • @CoolEric258
    @CoolEric258 Před 5 lety +551

    That old Ronald McDonald design is going to be in my nightmares forever

    • @hotwax9376
      @hotwax9376 Před 5 lety +26

      Ronald McDonald in general is serious nightmare material. Seriously, he alone is enough to keep me away from McDonald's most of the time.

    • @paquio100
      @paquio100 Před 5 lety +49

      The creepy clown that pulls burgers out of his dick? You can trust him don’t worry

    • @EssexAggiegrad2011
      @EssexAggiegrad2011 Před 5 lety +46

      @@lanceturley7745 Pennywise wishes he could kill as many people as Ronald McDonald

    • @andrewduong2740
      @andrewduong2740 Před 5 lety +26

      @@EssexAggiegrad2011 he's the clown that haunts Pennywise's nightmares

    • @EssexAggiegrad2011
      @EssexAggiegrad2011 Před 5 lety +4

      @@andrewduong2740 Yup

  • @JPTQJR
    @JPTQJR Před 5 lety +488

    Countdown to Extinction
    Sponsored by McDonalds
    Whoever pitched that must've really hated McDonalds

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Před 5 lety +13

      Funny now, but back then it was huge. Like Avatar, it wasn't about the recycled stolen story, it was about the graphics. Disney's first real attempt at a CGI film without the help of Pixar. And when Animal Kingdom opened in 1998, there really wasn't that many attractions. Kilimanjaro Safari, and Countdown to Extinction were the major E ticket rides. Of course, it was more extreme, and more of the ride worked, but it was still a major hit, even after the film flopped. Guests couldn't just CZcams ride through of DL's Indiana Jones to compare which was better. This was Star Tours/Body Wars on crack! Now it's just a shakey journey through darkness. Then again, people are still big fans for Space Mountain. Perhaps this was why Disney did what they could with the rest of Dinoland USA. They needed something other than the boneyard. And what better way to make Dinosaur the ride appear great again, than to put it next to some mediocre carnival rides?

  • @ukbigman91
    @ukbigman91 Před 5 lety +194

    That marimba opening music transitioning from the Disney theme to the McD theme was genius.

  • @jacobmanning7983
    @jacobmanning7983 Před 4 lety +60

    From the thumbnail, I thought it was going to be about how Eisner got miffed at some McDonald's employee and started his own chain of mouse shaped burgers and nuggets

  • @simonsaidsleep
    @simonsaidsleep Před 5 lety +1522

    I’m just gonna say it...
    McDisney sounds like an absolutely horrible ship name

    • @crocketlawnchair259
      @crocketlawnchair259 Před 5 lety +130

      And you are now not allowed to give the internet any more ideas

    • @oldmanmammoth5364
      @oldmanmammoth5364 Před 5 lety +69

      Kevin Hanson that’s not your decision to make.
      *THE COUNCIL WILL DECIDE HIS FATE*

    • @candicoated2001
      @candicoated2001 Před 5 lety +46

      No, its WaltKroc..

    • @avocado4799
      @avocado4799 Před 4 lety +2

      I’m dead

    • @alexschneider1667
      @alexschneider1667 Před 4 lety +23

      Why did my brain think that was a ship between Paul McCartney and Walt Disney

  • @JennyNicholson
    @JennyNicholson Před 5 lety +1333

    This episode is well-timed to coincide with my disappointment that they did not wheel the old conestoga fry wagon into Star Wars Land

    • @hornedcrusader9485
      @hornedcrusader9485 Před 2 lety +26

      Who's the scamp that nearly bankrupt Disney
      It's Michael! Michael! Michael Eisner!

    • @dougmartin7129
      @dougmartin7129 Před 2 lety +2

      HornedCrusader
      Actually it’s Iger with his 70 billion dollar purchase of fox.

    • @dizzylilthing
      @dizzylilthing Před rokem +6

      ​@@hornedcrusader9485 Who poked out his brothers eye? It's Micheal, it's Michael!

  • @AdamYJ
    @AdamYJ Před 4 lety +191

    "The promotional would annoy librarians of all people as players would call up their local information centers with Disney trivia questions."
    Honestly, as a librarian, I can say a number of us have issues with Disney already.

    • @alexandriaacord9895
      @alexandriaacord9895 Před 4 lety +16

      Adam Hoffman As a fellow librarian, I can’t help but wonder what would win out: annoyance towards Disney or our desperation to feel needed for reference questions.

    • @starsparkle78
      @starsparkle78 Před 4 lety +2

      why do librarians have problems with Disney?

    • @ryanahr2267
      @ryanahr2267 Před 3 lety +41

      @@starsparkle78 Probably because of the way Disney has altered both fiction and actual history to add some drama and make their movies more family friendly

    • @wyattsteel411
      @wyattsteel411 Před rokem +6

      @@ryanahr2267 *cough cough* The Fox and the Hound.
      I'm unironically mad about the Disney adaptation, as a fan of the original novel.

    • @saynotocupcakes
      @saynotocupcakes Před rokem +3

      @@wyattsteel411I feel the same way about Bambi.

  • @elainejsta
    @elainejsta Před 5 lety +359

    Hey, I know a little bit about this
    “In 1918-“
    Lol never mind

  • @stevethepocket
    @stevethepocket Před 5 lety +712

    Ack! You left out the most interesting artifact left over from the partnership: In the queue for Dinosaur, there are a number of pipes running along the ceiling. Three of them-red, yellow, and white-are labeled with a series of chemical compounds and Linnaean scientific names.
    They refer to the ingredients of ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise, respectively.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 Před 3 lety +30

      That's actually really good.

    • @travisboutilier2220
      @travisboutilier2220 Před 3 lety +11

      I always wondered why those pipes looked that way.

    • @sofcarolq
      @sofcarolq Před 2 lety +7

      I work at wdw and it makes me chuckle every time

    • @fuzzlegs
      @fuzzlegs Před 2 lety +3

      Aye Homestar Runner!

    • @whofuckingcares420
      @whofuckingcares420 Před 2 lety +10

      Someone was really proud to have gotten that one approved

  • @MadBunny1010
    @MadBunny1010 Před 5 lety +718

    Me: oh yay a new Defunctland!
    Kevin: war.....war never changes....

  • @theend1555
    @theend1555 Před rokem +74

    Insane how Michael Eisner was able to save Disney from the brink, bring in large revenue streams like this partnership with McDonald's, open entire parks and iconic rides BUT also make some of the worst more boneheaded decisions possible.

    • @jimmyboy7817
      @jimmyboy7817 Před 11 měsíci

      Did you see it turn pink as he was unzipping it?😅

    • @sebastiann.8088
      @sebastiann.8088 Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@@jimmyboy7817ayo what 🤨

  • @steelemimbs877
    @steelemimbs877 Před 5 lety +69

    My dad worked at McDonalds in the late 90s and early 00s. We went to Disneyland in that same time range, and because he was a McDonalds employee we were able to enter a special room at the Countdown to Extinction area set aside for said employees. It was wonderfully air conditioned, they had soda machines you could drink from as much as you want, and when you were done relaxing you were taken directly to the front of the line for the ride itself. It was pretty nice, and basically the only thing I actually remember from that day at the park.

  • @DistoryDan
    @DistoryDan Před 5 lety +1208

    Whoa! This episode was a real WHOPPER! I can't believe Croc & Disney met all those years ago. Thats insane to me. One of those strange bits of coincidence that proves how strange life is.

    • @hotwax9376
      @hotwax9376 Před 5 lety +29

      Kroc, not Croc. Although if you read about his business practices, he turned out to be quite a crock as well.

    • @medes5597
      @medes5597 Před 5 lety +31

      There's some debate on whether it's true that they met all those years ago. However it's one of those things where you can kind of get away with "printing the myth" because Disney/McDonald's connection gives you nice sort of poetic symmetry in having those two major architects of American capitalism in the 20th Century meet each other years before they would make their mark on the commerce of the country.
      It's insane if it is true thoufg.

    • @E_Unik
      @E_Unik Před 5 lety +1

      Were you in the video? 10:37?

    • @Sirenhound
      @Sirenhound Před 5 lety +3

      Whopper is from Hungry Jack's not McDonalds.

    • @gator9339
      @gator9339 Před 5 lety +2

      @@Sirenhound You clearly aren't American

  • @Relic827
    @Relic827 Před 5 lety +1219

    :video about anything:
    Kevin: “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth...”

    • @Lensman864
      @Lensman864 Před 5 lety +18

      I thought he only does non-fictitious subjects?

    • @WombatLoveAffair
      @WombatLoveAffair Před 4 lety +36

      Typical asshole atheist

    • @Natlanivstheworld
      @Natlanivstheworld Před 4 lety +9

      @@WombatLoveAffair People can have their own beliefs, Lmao.

    • @liamryan7239
      @liamryan7239 Před 4 lety +28

      Confuseicorn He knows. People are just tired of ultra atheists and ultra religious people being dicks to anyone who disagrees with them.

    • @berwynsigns4115
      @berwynsigns4115 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Natlanivstheworld Tell that to Lensman, not to Slam.

  • @Rick586
    @Rick586 Před rokem +51

    I will never be able to forget that McDonald's and Disney had a partnership.
    It was evening in Frontierland, the sky had turned orange with the sunset and the pathway lights began humming as they came to illuminating life. My family was on our way to ride Big Thunder Mountain one last time for the day when I heard a voice.
    "Is that a ********* Micky D's?"
    A middle-age man was standing by a covered-wagon-shaped food cart with boards over its windows and the iconic golden arches emblazoned above the vacant counter.
    "It's a ********* Micky D's," he stated as he walked away, shaking his head.

    • @emmylightner3688
      @emmylightner3688 Před 10 měsíci +2

      I cant decide if he was excited about the f****** McDonalds or upset 😂

    • @Rick586
      @Rick586 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@emmylightner3688 He seemed upset and confused XD

  • @terla2971
    @terla2971 Před 5 lety +91

    I knew you’d start by mentioning their meeting in the war. It’s so crazy to me that two boys went to fight for their countries and then became gigantic business men.
    History can be fascinating like that.

    • @izaacreatherishere
      @izaacreatherishere Před rokem

      What if World War 1 didn't happen?

    • @Awimpyman69
      @Awimpyman69 Před rokem +2

      @@izaacreatherishere wrong channel bud, I think you’re looking for @alternatehistoryhub

  • @sandmaneyes
    @sandmaneyes Před 5 lety +379

    The Mouse and The Clown, two powerful entities combined to conquer the hearts and stomachs of men.

    • @lilrhia
      @lilrhia Před 5 lety +26

      ...with both originally having horrifying costumes for mascots in their mission to do so...

    • @benabramowitz18
      @benabramowitz18 Před 5 lety +22

      "A powerful clown, named Donald Ronald McDonald."

    • @JoseAlberto-dh8pf
      @JoseAlberto-dh8pf Před 5 lety

      @@benabramowitz18 ONALD

    • @asch7906
      @asch7906 Před 5 lety

      And poison them.

    • @PeterGriffin11
      @PeterGriffin11 Před 5 lety

      Unlike Disney which dipped in quality as of recently McDonald's was never good.

  • @rspud
    @rspud Před 5 lety +834

    That szechuan sauce bit just about gave me a heart attack until you said Mulan

    • @allisonwilhelm1308
      @allisonwilhelm1308 Před 5 lety +109

      I WANT THAT MULAN MCNUGGETS SAUCE, MORTY!

    • @missybarbour6885
      @missybarbour6885 Před 5 lety +153

      As someone who was living in a college dorm full of white boy STEM majors at the time, the phrase "szechuan sauce" gives me oddly specific war flashback

    • @nintendogirl1016
      @nintendogirl1016 Před 5 lety +23

      Oh no not again!

    • @WavePrism
      @WavePrism Před 5 lety +17

      ... wubba lubba dub dub

    • @jurgenvingerhoets9689
      @jurgenvingerhoets9689 Před 5 lety +22

      We're gonna get schwifty in medieval China.

  • @TheAjCalvillo
    @TheAjCalvillo Před 5 lety +183

    "Change from Jabba The Hutt to Pizza the Hutt"
    **Mel Brooks has entered the chat**

    • @Ragan31687
      @Ragan31687 Před 4 lety +5

      TheAjCalvillo Okay I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that!

    • @theangryholmesian4556
      @theangryholmesian4556 Před 4 lety +16

      Merchandising! Merchandising!

    • @amphioxusanniversary
      @amphioxusanniversary Před 4 lety +16

      @@theangryholmesian4556 *ahem * MOICHANDIZING! MOICHANDIZING!

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 Před 3 lety +7

      @@amphioxusanniversary Where the *real* money from the picture is made!

  • @antteeter7646
    @antteeter7646 Před 5 lety +33

    I was half expecting Ronald to offer that kid a paper boat!

  • @hamishm9594
    @hamishm9594 Před 5 lety +169

    *EVERYONE*: Endgame is the most ambitious crossover in history!
    *ME*: Idk, A water ride at Disney land and McDonalds collabbed one time.

    • @warlock1186
      @warlock1186 Před 4 lety +3

      Well, eisner did say that the partnership was, the most ambitious crossover of family brands.

  • @ogjk
    @ogjk Před 5 lety +409

    Subtle jabs at ruthless commercialism, I'm lovin it.

    • @brutallyhonest123
      @brutallyhonest123 Před 5 lety +8

      Complaining about ruthless commercialism on youtube is akin to protesting police brutality
      in blackface.

    • @BenoHourglass
      @BenoHourglass Před 5 lety +16

      DOWN WITH COMMERCIALISM
      -Sponsored by SkillShare.

    • @ezakustam
      @ezakustam Před 5 lety +7

      @@brutallyhonest123
      Nice comment, but the better video creators aren't the problem. The people managing the algorithms are the problem.

    • @jroberts3412
      @jroberts3412 Před 5 lety +11

      @@brutallyhonest123 by that logic you can never criticise capitalism if you've bought food

    • @brutallyhonest123
      @brutallyhonest123 Před 5 lety +2

      @@jroberts3412 that's the point.

  • @dharmallars
    @dharmallars Před rokem +29

    Nostalgia is such a strange thing, man. Watching this video made me sad for the days when happy meals and other competing brands offered COOL toys with their meals, instead of just like a sticker like they do now. Some of my favorite childhood toys came from McDonald’s or Burger King. But then I feel weird, because I’m feeling sad and nostalgic for a marketing ploy designed specifically to get screaming rowdy kids to demand their parents take them to McDonald’s and feed them garbage. I remember always asking my mom for McDonald’s whenever we drove anywhere! So I guess what I’m missing isn’t the era, because it sucked, or the marketing tactic, because it sucked. I’m really just missing being a kid and not KNOWING that I was being manipulated. So in a sense I’m realizing that most of my nostalgia was corporately manufactured, and all I’m really missing is the time when I couldn’t understand what that- HOLY SHIT 8:32 I HAD THAT BAMBI I STILL HAVE IT SOMEWHERE

    • @giselletorres4156
      @giselletorres4156 Před 8 měsíci +3

      It's why so much of nostalgia nowadays like "omg the old school pizza hut/taco bell/ etc" or nostalgia for toys and products like Transformers and Power Rangers,
      it's all materialistic when you grow up and take a step back. You're all nostalgic for PRODUCTS and CORPORATIONS. Adults back then had so much disdain for 90s product placement as today's adults do with popular youtube and netflix figures like cocomelon and ryan's world garnering so much money with their merchandise.
      It's also why I feel fatigued with the oversaturation of collectible funko pops. Times weren't simple back then and it certainly isn't any better now.

  • @divinityd662
    @divinityd662 Před 5 lety +160

    No one:
    Old Ronald McDonald: HEY KID WANNA HAMBURGER MMMM?

  • @BlueHero112
    @BlueHero112 Před 5 lety +112

    Jeez what was with The Red Cross volunteers in Italy. Walt Disney served alongside both writer Ernest Hemingway and Ray Kroch? That's three of the most influential men in modern American culture all in the same place right before they would start their careers

    • @Ryan-0413
      @Ryan-0413 Před 5 lety +2

      Well Hemingway was the Spanish Civil War in the 30s

    • @xaviersaavedra7442
      @xaviersaavedra7442 Před 5 lety +8

      That’s not even the most coincidental meetings in history.

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Před 5 lety +5

      And to think, my 13yo grandfather was stationed on a boat in the Pacific. We could've been rich and famous, but he had to fight the Japanese instead!

    • @Demiglitch
      @Demiglitch Před 5 lety +11

      @@UmmYeahOk McDonald's Splash Mountain, brought to you by Hemingway

    • @candicoated2001
      @candicoated2001 Před 5 lety +3

      I would pay for someone to create a story of those three hanging put together.

  • @simonkawasaki4229
    @simonkawasaki4229 Před 5 lety +105

    Love the slight voice inflection on “Doug’s First Movie”

    • @aceshighdueceslow
      @aceshighdueceslow Před 5 lety +13

      "Doug had a movie, remember when that happened? just reminding you that that was a thing that happened"

    • @simonkawasaki4229
      @simonkawasaki4229 Před 5 lety +3

      aceshighdueceslow also love Nostalgia Critic’s review on it. You should check it out.

    • @Gravydog316
      @Gravydog316 Před 4 lety +3

      hardly 'slight' ....that was an epic burial if there ever was one!

  • @joshjames582
    @joshjames582 Před 5 lety +21

    "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers, mister."
    Oh no. I no, no nooo. Run, Georgie. Run.

    • @50percentGrey
      @50percentGrey Před 5 lety +3

      I think it's fairly obvious where Stephen King got the inspiration for that scene from.

  • @niknaython1979
    @niknaython1979 Před 4 lety +27

    seeing those "Incredibles" toys really brings me back to my childhood

  • @gwentheboyfriendkisserandn9476

    countdown to extinction sponsored by McDonald's
    say that 5 times in a row

  • @openingband
    @openingband Před 5 lety +188

    I was waiting for the Michael Eisner does something stupid and I was not let down.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Před 4 lety +4

      It's not like there was a better pun available.

    • @SammEater
      @SammEater Před 4 lety +5

      I was like "this is a Michael Eisner does something stupid episode".

    • @nervousgreg
      @nervousgreg Před 4 lety +2

      @kristian rikardsen That reminds me that Burger King used to have Shrek toys. We need a part 2 to this minisode about the rivalry between McDisney and BurgerWorks!

  • @DailyDoseOfMigue
    @DailyDoseOfMigue Před 5 lety +155

    Defunctland is literally my history class 😌

  • @CthulhuianBunny
    @CthulhuianBunny Před 4 lety +19

    "Disney was looking for a way to advertise their new attraction."
    What? You mean that totally radical hip-hop version of Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah that featured in your Okefenokee video didn't have everyone buying out tickets faster than they could print them? I'm shocked!

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Před 4 lety

      Funnily enough, he actually downplayed how weird the advertising was.

  • @pablog74
    @pablog74 Před 5 lety +222

    You should do more food videos and call the series somthing like DefunctBrand
    Still loved this minisode

  • @ezraparish1138
    @ezraparish1138 Před 5 lety +33

    Former Disney employee, but during my orientation, they mentioned this in some good detail, and told us that there were fry carts on MainStreet USA at one point. (They also unofficially told us the partnership ended because of public perception.)

  • @techguypaul
    @techguypaul Před 5 lety +43

    I remember the Westward Ho fries. Somehow, they tasted better than regular McDonald's fries and it was what I always wanted when my parents asked if I wanted a snack while at Disneyland! I wish they'd bring them back, though I'd prefer a cheaper pass so I could actually go to Disneyland in the first place lol

  • @sleeksheepfox
    @sleeksheepfox Před 5 lety +21

    3:49 Sounds oddly similar to Pennywise's first encounter with Georgie

    • @darkmatterburger
      @darkmatterburger Před rokem

      Stephen King based that interaction from that ad, actually!

  • @alb5338
    @alb5338 Před 5 lety +42

    3:40
    Son: "Stranger Danger! Stranger Danger!"
    Father: "Don't worry son, they were different times (immediately stares into the void while repressed memories of Ronald come flooding back)."
    Bada-ba-ba-ba.

    • @e2daron
      @e2daron Před 5 lety +3

      Plot twist: The father was the kid in the commercial

  • @samrosenthal8481
    @samrosenthal8481 Před 5 lety +27

    It took me far longer than I would like to admit to figure out this had nothing to do with Jim Henson

  • @SuperDevolution
    @SuperDevolution Před 4 lety +9

    It's so weird knowing that these companies were together for a relatively short amount of time when that time encompassed basically your entire childhood and provided so many memories.

  • @MikeKobela
    @MikeKobela Před 5 lety +14

    Your tone of voice when you said McDisney Production says everything.

  • @rfrolicarts
    @rfrolicarts Před 5 lety +90

    This episode was interesting as always :)
    * Thank you for sharing that bit of trivia about these two giants crossing paths early. Life works in mysterious ways.
    * That musical segue into the McDonald's jingle was clever. Props for that :)
    * I never imagined Ronald McDonald could look even creepier than his regular iconic image... but him in that early commercial plying a child with burgers is amazing/awful.
    * I have strong memories of using that puppet from the movie Dinosaur to bite my brother.
    * Countdown to Extinction: Sponsored by McDonald's is unintentional surrealist alt-lit.
    * 14:09 all of these park attractions feel so much more organic (and appetizing) without the branding.

  • @JCstock
    @JCstock Před 5 lety +148

    What? Szechuan sauce? Man that's crazy I had NO IDEA that McDonalds sold that. I bet it tasted really good. Wish they'd bring it back. I bet that wouldn't cause mass chaos or anything.

    • @KidSnivy69
      @KidSnivy69 Před 5 lety +34

      I know you are joking, but I was at a store that day not knowing what was going on.
      It was not pretty!

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Před 5 lety +13

      I still have my rerelease container of it. Like all those McDonalds Beanie Babies I have, they're gonna make me RICH!!!

    • @zacharytomes5202
      @zacharytomes5202 Před 5 lety +2

      @@KidSnivy69 It was hell

    • @JCstock
      @JCstock Před 5 lety +3

      @@tigerclaw34 bad day?

    • @astoldby
      @astoldby Před 4 lety

      @@tigerclaw34 I'm a month behind but I love your statement. Hahaha

  • @2kdegenerate708
    @2kdegenerate708 Před 5 lety +14

    Kevin is simply the best. I miss the days of less than 10k subs so that you could actually see my comments lol.

  • @PurpleColonel
    @PurpleColonel Před 3 lety +4

    I love that McDonalds ad, literally a scene in IT.

  • @Davanthall
    @Davanthall Před 5 lety +9

    Countdown to Extinction: Sponsored by McDonald’s.
    You know, sometimes there’s false advertising, and then sometimes there’s....the exact polar opposite.

  • @someguy7601
    @someguy7601 Před 5 lety +77

    A new Defunctland video? And one involving Disney and McDonald’s?
    Now this is an awesome birthday present!

  • @ginablackmon5460
    @ginablackmon5460 Před 3 lety +9

    3:54
    Encourages kids to talk to strangers as long as they’re dressed as Ronald McDonald.
    🙄 That seems well thought out.

  • @carterd5364
    @carterd5364 Před 4 lety +7

    4:57 R.I.P the yellow hat

  • @alphabulblax1649
    @alphabulblax1649 Před 5 lety +6

    There's not enough red flags in the world for that old McDonald's commercial.

  • @AmandaSmith
    @AmandaSmith Před 5 lety +64

    I LOST IT at 11:53 at “from the McDon of time”

  • @marlafranca5910
    @marlafranca5910 Před 5 lety +59

    Wait, Steve jobs was a shareholder in disney? He was the largest shareholder of disney after disney bought pixar? Why is this my first time hearing about this?
    Edit: apparently he created pixar, and just about nothing i had ever seen covering Steve jobs seemed to believe that was notable information. Well then.

    • @wrdz3748
      @wrdz3748 Před 2 lety +5

      He only made Pixar Studios, but he didn't create the technology. George Lucas, ILM, and Lucasfilm were the creators of the original Pixar technology.

  • @ninjaboyjoel9183
    @ninjaboyjoel9183 Před rokem +5

    This is like the start of metal gear solid 3 but for mcdonalds and disney

  • @krx50
    @krx50 Před 5 lety +118

    Really? You mention "Pizza the Hutt" but don't use a clip from Spaceballs? Opportunity majorly missed there

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond Před 5 lety +78

    Ah yes, Countdown to _Extinction._
    _SPONSORED BY_ *_MCDONALDS._*

    • @KMcNally117
      @KMcNally117 Před 4 lety

      Me: czcams.com/video/iimTHhCRjG8/video.html

  • @canadianfurrytrash906
    @canadianfurrytrash906 Před 5 lety +15

    Nobody:
    Disney's Animal Kingdom: "Countdown to Extinction: Sponsored by McDonald's"

  • @skivvy3565
    @skivvy3565 Před rokem +2

    3:54 *the kid shakes his left hand with Ronald’s right hand* , causing that incredibly awkward *failed hesitating handshake* where one person just grabs to other person’s wrist and flings it around to try and salvage the hen situation. Dear god it’s painful to see and experience

  • @redfive1300
    @redfive1300 Před 5 lety +70

    Defunctland:
    McDonalds started its collab with Disney with Splash Mountain in 1989.
    Roger Rabbit’s McDonalds campaign, a year earlier:
    *Am I a joke to you?!*

    • @bananafanafoferry6970
      @bananafanafoferry6970 Před 5 lety +11

      There were Happy meals for Bambi and Oliver & Company. There was also a Who Framed Roger Rabbit tie-in. Then there was a Cinderella Jaq and Gus ornament set that was available for Christmas in the mid to late 1980’s. This was all before Splash Mountain and The Little Mermaid.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Před 4 lety

      Or alternatively: *How dare you!*

  • @squidyy2k
    @squidyy2k Před 5 lety +91

    I can't believe the origin Szechuan sauce dates back to the First World War

    • @JunitaThiessen
      @JunitaThiessen Před 5 lety +3

      Squidy Y2k :o he noticed you

    • @GenkiGanbare
      @GenkiGanbare Před 4 lety +7

      Tiny beginning domino: The Red Cross stages humanitarian aid in WWI Italy
      Gigantic last domino: A teenager quotes Rick and Morty while jumping up and down on a McDonalds counter

    • @raphythemighty2613
      @raphythemighty2613 Před 4 lety +1

      @@GenkiGanbare We come real far as a society. Evolution at its finest.

  • @NikateeN
    @NikateeN Před 4 lety +7

    I remember the McDonalds fry stand in Disneyland back around 2005. I was young and couldn’t understand why they just had fries.

  • @toygertiger5504
    @toygertiger5504 Před 3 lety +23

    Can I just say supersize me was a hack of a “documentary”, the guy who did it was vegan for a long time and the reason the food made him so ill was because his body was going into shock from taking on so much meat after years without it

    • @jenneacubero1036
      @jenneacubero1036 Před 3 lety +3

      Toyger Tiger Not to mention that NOT eating McDonalds everyday should be common sense. Still, when I was in high school, our home-ed teacher showed us "Portion Size Me" where a man and woman got the healthier options of fast-food menus and were fine in the end.

    • @monstersociety3360
      @monstersociety3360 Před 3 lety +1

      McDonald's definitely deserves the hate it gets, what with having little if any nutritional value & spreading the obesity crisis everywhere it goes, but... purposefully spreading lies and misinformation the way Morgan Spurlock did is unacceptable. The only right way to fight BS is with FACTS. Fighting BS with more BS only fills the world up with more BS. (He does that in ALL of his "documentaries" too. Dude's a tool.)

    • @metademetra
      @metademetra Před 3 lety +5

      I recall a university doing his experiment the exact same way he did (eating McDonald's for every meal for a month and trying to eat every item at least once), and they couldn't replicate how sick he got.

    • @teddy-1965
      @teddy-1965 Před 3 lety +3

      I remember being so confused when I watched it as a kid as to why just eating a burger made him throw up. I thought he was just being dramatic and had forced himself to get sick.
      Now I can confirm that eating meat after being vegan/vegetarian for a long period of time can make you hella sick. 3 years into my vegetarian diet I decided to eat some grilled chicken to see if it tasted as good as I remembered since my taste buds had changed so much by that point (it didn’t) and I ended up getting really nauseous.
      Still annoyed that he didn’t disclose his veganism though.

  • @DigiRangerScott
    @DigiRangerScott Před 5 lety +51

    Excuse me I had several of the Hercules plates McDonald’s did Back in the day. The Hercules, The Pegasus, and the Zeus. One of them mentioned meat and potatoes

    • @Frog888
      @Frog888 Před 5 lety +1

      I had the meat and potatoes one too. I miss it.

    • @DigiRangerScott
      @DigiRangerScott Před 5 lety

      Apryl McIntosh And mine lasted a long time. I only lost track of it because I stopped living in the house with the person who had it.

    • @hotwax9376
      @hotwax9376 Před 5 lety +2

      Meat and potatoes, huh? What a clever yet subtle McDonald's reference. I still have a 101 Dalmatians Christmas ornament from McDonald's that I bring out every year. I don't typically put it on our Christmas tree, however, because I don't know if it has a loop for attaching a hanger. I typically put it on a coffee table or something like that.

    • @CarbyGuuGuu
      @CarbyGuuGuu Před 5 lety

      I broke mine because I threw it like a frisbee... yeah.

    • @lorelig
      @lorelig Před 5 lety +1

      I had the Phil one! It was broken sometime during my childhood unfortunately :(

  • @originalname28
    @originalname28 Před 5 lety +78

    “Countdown to Extinction: Sponsored by McDonalds”
    This really says a lot about our society 🤔

  • @CorporalPig22
    @CorporalPig22 Před 4 lety +18

    "McDonald's even went as far as selling a special edition Szechuan sauce...."
    *INCOMING RICK AND MORTY COMMENTS*

  • @chaoflaka8132
    @chaoflaka8132 Před 4 lety +7

    I believe I remember that Mcdonald stall in epcot. Me and my family one time ordered fries in the stall. Then when we ate them, we realized how extremely salty it was.

  • @Why_It
    @Why_It Před 5 lety +22

    New game I play every time Defunctland uploads is "how long until Eisner is mentioned?"

  • @bryonweikle587
    @bryonweikle587 Před 5 lety +28

    I knew that my joke that McDonald's was just the Disney of fast food was right.

  • @therobotdevil2284
    @therobotdevil2284 Před 3 lety +1

    It's 3:30 AM and that 90s promo video for Animal Kingdom almost made me cry... I think I should go to bed.

  • @THEFOOTBALLHUB39
    @THEFOOTBALLHUB39 Před rokem +2

    I am here on January 24th 2023. The day after splash mountain has closed. RIP to an amazing ride

  • @mothersbasement
    @mothersbasement Před 5 lety +180

    4:08 that kid's gonna end up face down in a ditch before long
    Enjoyed the episode, but I'm waiting on fraggle rock!

  • @notkaywhy
    @notkaywhy Před 5 lety +59

    "McDonalds could revolutionize the way Americans eat"
    *Is also infamous for the obesity problems and for Super Size Me*

    • @raphaelmarquez9650
      @raphaelmarquez9650 Před 5 lety +17

      Nowadays, Super Size Me is called into question after failed attempts on duplicating the same results the documentary shared.

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Před 5 lety +17

      Not to mention that he ate multiple meals there every day and super sized them all. No one does this. You can take your kid to McDonalds once a week, and let them play out the calories from the meal at their playplace, and they won't become overweight. It may not be healthy, but it won't make your overweight.

    • @stevethepocket
      @stevethepocket Před 5 lety +5

      @@UmmYeahOk Hence my favorite rebuttal to the movie: "No shit, Spurlock."

    • @202cardline
      @202cardline Před 5 lety +1

      @@raphaelmarquez9650 Right, besides fast, cheap hot food is something I wouldn't get for that price without mcdonalds. Kinda need it for my overworked broke ass :/

    • @Badsy_the_Edgecat
      @Badsy_the_Edgecat Před 5 lety +7

      @@UmmYeahOk AND DONT FORGET HE WAS ON A VEGETARIAN DIET PREVIOUSLY

  • @beachgirl_bev
    @beachgirl_bev Před 5 lety +3

    Man, didn’t expect to get Nostalgic over this one! I remember going to McDonalds with my Grandpa before seeing Treasure Planet, and getting a toy of the little goo guy. I also have really fond memories of the Downtown Disney McDonalds, I grew up in Tampa and my family would take us to D.D. or the lobbies of the hotels because they where free.

  • @nicks4802
    @nicks4802 Před 4 lety +5

    10:22 I vividly remember going to mcdonalds when I was 3 - almost 4 years old.
    I got this alligator toy her and holy hell did I ever like that thing.
    There was something super satisfying about taking it home and making it chomp on my batman action figures head lol
    Easily in my top 5 happy meal toys,
    The other 4 would be
    - the sega handheld electronic games
    -any time they had pokemon stuff, unless it was the time burger king had Pokemon stuff like the gold mewtew toys (burger king really beat the happymeal that time in 1999)
    -mini Furby
    - 2001 Hotwheels cars/2000 lego vehicles the McD's characters painted on one brick in each set (these 2 are nostalgic favorites, and I cant choose just one)

  • @evanredacted7977
    @evanredacted7977 Před 5 lety +27

    >Video about Disney and McDonald's
    >Starts with World War 1
    Hoo boy

  • @samuelsteingart6726
    @samuelsteingart6726 Před 5 lety +63

    Kevin, you just opened a forbidden Pandora’s Box by mentioning the Szechuan Sauce

  • @MediumDSpeaks
    @MediumDSpeaks Před 5 lety +2

    DUDE I had those Animal Kingdom McDonald's toys! I loved that dragon and rhino. You've just hit me with the hardest wave of nostalgia I think I've ever felt

  • @netrimos
    @netrimos Před 2 lety +6

    Kevin, truly love your work. You are an under appreciated next-gen Ken Burns.

  • @junkiejackflash
    @junkiejackflash Před 5 lety +14

    The infamous szechuan sauce...

    • @governor_explosion
      @governor_explosion Před 5 lety +3

      CJ R You can apparently sort of make a bootleg version of it by mixing teriyaki sauce and ketchup. Or just buy authentic Szechuan sauce from an Asian market.

    • @junkiejackflash
      @junkiejackflash Před 5 lety +2

      @@governor_explosion I've always bought it at the store or order the szhecuan chicken at the Chinese restaurant. Both are spicier than the McD's version.

  • @lilrhia
    @lilrhia Před 5 lety +48

    This is definitely one of my favourite channels as it marries my love of Disney and pop culture with my love of history and learning new things. I always marvel at how much history and amazing content is in each of these videos! Better, more entertaining, and more informative than most commercial documentaries. Keep it up!

  • @thegrandxbunny2073
    @thegrandxbunny2073 Před 2 lety +2

    4:30 Literally 1984.
    9:22 and we all know what happened......
    (edit) It's been a year. Dang.

  • @Team_pediatrics
    @Team_pediatrics Před 3 lety +8

    It's definitely immersive. I really feel like I'm in a mcdonald's owned work camp.

  • @Pezmage1
    @Pezmage1 Před 5 lety +60

    Not sure I appreciate your tone of voice when referring to the true masterpiece that is Doug's First Movie.

  • @ratinyourcloset8901
    @ratinyourcloset8901 Před 5 lety +49

    The original Ronald McDonald was horrifying

    • @xaviersaavedra7442
      @xaviersaavedra7442 Před 5 lety +1

      Assigned Snufkin
      Well in The 60s defense this was the norm for clowns.

    • @lanceturley7745
      @lanceturley7745 Před 5 lety +13

      I don't know what you mean. There's nothing suspicious about a hobo clown standing outside of a restaurant, wearing clothes that appear to be made out of garbage, offering free burgers to unsupervised children.

    • @ratinyourcloset8901
      @ratinyourcloset8901 Před 5 lety

      @@xaviersaavedra7442 I feel so sorry for all the children of the 60s that had a clown for their birthday.....

    • @ratinyourcloset8901
      @ratinyourcloset8901 Před 5 lety

      @Frizzurd I now wanna watch hella McDonald's commercials

    • @Lightspeeds
      @Lightspeeds Před 5 lety

      agreed. Also, now I have context to Pennywise's first scene in it thanks to this commercial.

  • @LegoPack99
    @LegoPack99 Před 5 lety +3

    So I didn’t hallucinate those McDonald’s fry stands in magic kingdom all those years ago, thank you