11 minutes not enough? Check out my THIRD COMPILATION, which includes 40 minutes of Mac Tonight commercials. czcams.com/video/gv2kWPahejs/video.html I also have a Discord server for Mac Tonight fans! discord.gg/bVXXQgv Check description for Instagram and link to my Mac Tonight archive.
Ah I can see why I fell so in love with Mac Tonight when I was a little girl. These commercials would only come on later, I was in elementary school at the time....My Grandmother would let me stay up a little extra late to see at least one or two Mac Tonight commercials. Wonderful childhood memories. ^_^ The first one came out in 1986 so if it was before Nov. 18 I was still 6 years old. PS. I was born Nov. 18 1980 so when the first Mac Tonight commercial aired I had just turned 6 years old.
@@MacTonight8 December 1986? Woah I had just turned 6 years old, I was born Nov. 18 1980. Oops my dumb ahaha! I can't believe I got that mixed up. I can't really think of any other commercials from 1986 that I remember I was a little girl. I do remember that my first crush was Marc Singer when he starred in The Beast Master, I was only 4 years old. I'm sure that at that age I had no idea what was happening to me, probably didn't even know the word crush yet. My Mom & late Grandmom knew though, because I wanted to watch him all the time. Well he was handsome and kind to animals so could you blame me? I wonder what exactly attracted me to Mac? Well he's cool & sexy....Course back when I had a crush on him I didn't know what sexy was nor cool either yet. Ah the innocence & magic of being a child.
Me too I had a crush on Mac when I was a little girl. I was about 7 years old when these commercials were out. I still have a Mac Tonight plastic McDonald's cup, and a little plastic figurine of Mac that my Grandmother bought me at East Point Mall.
One of the most magical and wonderful characters I remember from the McDonalds franchise. Mac Tonight is awesome. I would like to go and have Dinnah at McDonalds any time because of him.
Neither did I! This just came to mind based on a text I received in the wee hours of this morning. The original ad still comes to mind on occasion, nearly 35 years after it appeared. I think of the friend I worked with who was equally taken by the ad. We'd sing "It's Mac to-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite!" and laugh like the idiots we were. Fun memories. What a testament to the power and longevity of a memorable ad, in spite all of the crass realities of our hyper-commercialized world. ; ]
@@BigSarnt not really, and they would’ve won if they tried (the lawsuit was bs, Bobby Darin’s son probably just wanted a handout) but they decided it wasn’t worth spending money on and just stopped using the character.
I had a pair when I was a little kid, had them until I was a teen they were nice. The only issue was the little Mac Tonight decal on the bottom of the right lens came off "VERY" easily. If I ever get another pair I'll by them new in package and never take them out.
@BirminghamBoy lyrics for the commercial at 4:35 that your needed: "When the night speeds Toward the dawn, babe Time to head for Golden Light Oh that great taste (Yeah) It's my morning' place Oh, McDonalds It's a beautiful mornin'!"
Lyrics: When the clock strikes, Half past six, babe, time to head for... Golden Lights, hey, it’s a good time For the great taste, DINNAH! At McDonald’s! It’s Mac Tonight! C’MON MAKE IT MAC TONIGHT!!
Kid: Can we have Mac tonight? Mom: Sure. Kid: What is this? Mom: Mac. Kid: This is Macaroni and cheese. Mom: Is that not what you asked for? Kid realizing their mistake: .... yeah I guess it is.
The fact you actually thought the kids said “yes it is” shows your maturity. You know the screams and tantrums, fights, over Mickey Ds. It’s Mac tonight 🤣
*when the clock strikes, half past six, hey! Time to head, for Golden liiiights! It's a good time for the great taste --dinnah! At McDonald's, it's Mac tonight Come on make it Mac tonight* -MoonMan
I mean, it may be a joke or a meme, but white supremacism ain’t a very funny one Fun fact: Moonman is in the Anti Defamation League’s list of hate symbols for a reason lol
Even though I vaguely remember these as a child, they had extra appeal because my grandpa was a jazz musician, also funny as hell when that comet hits the Earth and just illuminates a McDonald's restaurant at the top of the Earth!😂
I particularly have fond memories of the "Study Break" version (6:15) of those Mac Tonight commercials... I clearly remember how the mom said at the end "Jim! Want something from McDonald's?" (including the teenager's name)! A few years ago i made a very concerted effort to hunt down this particular Mac Tonight ad on YT but no luck! Then tonight i came across this Mac Tonight ad compilation which popped up (where else?) in YT's recommended videos list after watching some vintage Morris the Cat Nine Lives cat food commercials (remember those?)! At any rate, it's great getting long sought-after confirmation that my memory of the ad was intact after so many years!
this gentleman is my first real subscriptio thank you .....I have a ton of footage from the flood here in rochester and all of western ny coming soon ty again
I was just watching an old episode of Max Headroom I had on VHS and one of these commercials was on it. I just had to come on CZcams and look for more. Thank you for your compilation video.
It's actually very interesting on how Mac Tonight was supposed to be used to attract adults to eat at McDonald's and yet he wound up being used in commercials for kids eventually. He must have become more popular than Ronald McDonald indeed.
Totally forgot he was even in our Aussie ads until that 1997 one, I was trying to remember where this dude was from haha. Better mascot than Pennywi- I mean, Ronald McDonald or the Psychotic blood-stained happy meal box with the shady, jagged teeth.
I loved Mac Tonight, I just received an order of the toys from back in the '80s. The red motorcycle one was my fave. My kid wants her own, I was like nah baby, these belong to daddy. Just saw the commercial with all the toys, I got all 6 travel toys.
When I was a kid in the early 90's I remember playing with a Mac Tonight mcdonalds toy all the time, sometimes in the bath tub. And I remember specifically, we all called him "moonman" back then, way before the meme. So to me he always was and always will be Moonman.
I hate McDonald's but DAMN , he makes me want to eat there more than the Register sounds and the smell at 7 AM when all the young people who have been awake all night at the club come to eat . Might even make me Nostalgic ... even though I discovered him as a late teenager .Especially Breakfast Tomorrow .
Bobby Darin’s version of Mack the Knife was “parodied”/lyrically adapted into Mac Tonight, that’s just a fact Actually, that’s partly why ads using the Mac Tonight signature song stopped, cause Dodd Darin filed a lawsuit against McDonalds for copyright theft(i think) and they didn’t fight it and just stopped using the ad song
Why have I never seen these commercials before? I grew up in the 90s and all I remember is that stupid clown. but this is badass. he's like the mcdonalds version of Pepsi man. they should make a video game about him. And NO, not a racist one like the Doom mod. Sad I found out about him from all the racist joke videos. he would make for a pretty good comeback for mcdonalds commercials if not for all that.
McDonalds got a class action lawsuit filed against them for using a parody version of Bobby Darin’s Mack the Knife by Dodd Darin They could have easily won the case and Darin’s version of the song wasn’t very original in itself, but they decided to leave it as the ad campaign was about through Moonman was really just the nail in the coffin, Mac was already just about gone by then
When it's time to, check some emails, These ol' boxing gloves, will make it right. Oh, it's a good time, for large-headed monstrosities, Oh! To sell you cheeseburgers. Hey! Strong Bad Tonight!
11 minutes not enough? Check out my THIRD COMPILATION, which includes 40 minutes of Mac Tonight commercials. czcams.com/video/gv2kWPahejs/video.html
I also have a Discord server for Mac Tonight fans! discord.gg/bVXXQgv
Check description for Instagram and link to my Mac Tonight archive.
best 40 minutes of my life
Being born in ‘06, I have never grew up with this mascot, but I already want him as a Smash Bros fighter.
Same
🤣 call him moonbuddy
And his final smash is gonna be him just throwing big macs and then a BIG chicken nugget
@@Kaydee_Y1pp33 nah he throws a giant piano and every other thing on the menu
MACTONIGHT serves up Dinnah!
Mac the Knife: *Is a song from the 1950s about a serial killer.*
Macdonald in the 1980s: You could make an ad campaign out of this.
The spinoff where he sings KKK themed parodies of rap songs fit quite well.
Yeah! That kinda makes Mac Tonight even more creepy when you Think about it.
You could make a religion out of this!
What?!.
Mac Tonight is the best anime character
Yes
yes he is
he is not anime. he is awesome
@The Last Thing You See Before You Die nope, he is better!
@@MacTonight8 It's Mac Tonight. -Mac Tonight.
Nice to see some Mac Tonight fans. I’d buy an album with his songs.
🤣 yeah it’s called frank Sinatra…..
Actually, he is modeled after Bobby Darin’s likeness, and the Mac tonight song is a rendition of Bobby’s cover, “Mac the knife”
¿ Really ? 😮👍
Macdonalds please bring back this mascot
(EDIT) I like how he says DINNAH
I wish companies would make funky ear-catchy ads like this with actual production behind them
The cool thing is that, unlike most other ads from the 80s, I could totally see this still airing today. Since Ronald's gone, bring back Mac!
A 99 cent big mac? Holy shit, how times have changed
I wasn't even alive in the 80s yet this makes me feel nostalgic.
Ah I can see why I fell so in love with Mac Tonight when I was a little girl. These commercials would only come on later, I was in elementary school at the time....My Grandmother would let me stay up a little extra late to see at least one or two Mac Tonight commercials. Wonderful childhood memories. ^_^ The first one came out in 1986 so if it was before Nov. 18 I was still 6 years old. PS. I was born Nov. 18 1980 so when the first Mac Tonight commercial aired I had just turned 6 years old.
@FlourescentLightBeauty Glad this brought back memories for you! The first commercial was aired December 1986.
@@MacTonight8 December 1986? Woah I had just turned 6 years old, I was born Nov. 18 1980. Oops my dumb ahaha! I can't believe I got that mixed up. I can't really think of any other commercials from 1986 that I remember I was a little girl. I do remember that my first crush was Marc Singer when he starred in The Beast Master, I was only 4 years old. I'm sure that at that age I had no idea what was happening to me, probably didn't even know the word crush yet. My Mom & late Grandmom knew though, because I wanted to watch him all the time. Well he was handsome and kind to animals so could you blame me? I wonder what exactly attracted me to Mac? Well he's cool & sexy....Course back when I had a crush on him I didn't know what sexy was nor cool either yet. Ah the innocence & magic of being a child.
:)
@@watchensee it’s good you didn’t really know what it means to actually have a crush.
same for my mom she was born feb 14 1980 so she was 6 years old when the first mac tonight commercial aired
I wish this legend was still alive
He is (the actor is, anyway), he actually played the 'fish guy' in the Shape of Water and the 'fawn' in Pan's Labyrinth
Me too I had a crush on Mac when I was a little girl. I was about 7 years old when these commercials were out. I still have a Mac Tonight plastic McDonald's cup, and a little plastic figurine of Mac that my Grandmother bought me at East Point Mall.
@_ D0ct0r _ A fact
I use to have a crush on Mac tonight I fingered myself to him
I do that all the time
I want Mac Tonight back, as a Gen-Z'er
Me too!!!
One of the most magical and wonderful characters I remember from the McDonalds franchise. Mac Tonight is awesome. I would like to go and have Dinnah at McDonalds any time because of him.
i had no idea there were this many variations
Neither did I! This just came to mind based on a text I received in the wee hours of this morning. The original ad still comes to mind on occasion, nearly 35 years after it appeared. I think of the friend I worked with who was equally taken by the ad. We'd sing "It's Mac to-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite!" and laugh like the idiots we were. Fun memories. What a testament to the power and longevity of a memorable ad, in spite all of the crass realities of our hyper-commercialized world. ; ]
The older commercials were the ones worth watching.
THEY NEED TO BRING HIM BACK!!! IDC IF THEY CAN!T USE THE MCDONALDS PARODY OF MAC THE KNIFE, JUST BRING HIM BACK!!!
Did McDonald's really lose that settlement?
@@BigSarnt not really, and they would’ve won if they tried (the lawsuit was bs, Bobby Darin’s son probably just wanted a handout) but they decided it wasn’t worth spending money on and just stopped using the character.
@@jorgegranados4547 oh yeah you know that's probably the real thing. Dude just saw dollar signs
That's not the reason they won't bring it back. 4chan trolls now use him as a racist figurehead called moonman
Uhhhhh government thinks he’s a racist icon so uhhh probably not
Oh, that "Big Mac Attack" commercial!!!!! So funny!
7:24 They actually called him Moonman
See, this was the 80s, so that script was written long before M.Tonight was meme'd as a racist in mid-2010s.
So you can call it a coincidence, really.
And people getting upset when we called him that. 🙄😒.
@@rayminishi689What?.
@@Inconstructionmaybe-x5vBecause Moonman is for EDGYS
These take me back to when I was a kid. I miss the 80's. Simpler times.
I want the Mac Tonight shades! :’(
i saw a pair on Ebay. May just be for kids tho
only around $30 these days.
I bought a pair on Ebay for 15 or 16 dollars. They are pretty nice and arent cheaply made. Goes great with a leather jacket and slicked back hair!
Pizza_Boi05 me too
I had a pair when I was a little kid, had them until I was a teen they were nice. The only issue was the little Mac Tonight decal on the bottom of the right lens came off "VERY" easily. If I ever get another pair I'll by them new in package and never take them out.
Back when actual effort went into ads
@BirminghamBoy lyrics for the commercial at 4:35 that your needed:
"When the night speeds
Toward the dawn, babe
Time to head for
Golden Light
Oh that great taste (Yeah)
It's my morning' place
Oh, McDonalds
It's a beautiful mornin'!"
I was born in 2000. This character looks interesting. I saw a painting of him when I went to a McDonald's out of town.
4:39
Sunglasses behind his sunglasses!?
Too fucking cool
Mac Tonight is the best fast food mascot ever created, nobody can ever convince me otherwise.
now, i’m not saying this guy’s better than the moon-singing legend, but ever heard of jack in the box’s mascot jack?
Mac Tonight and Pepsiman, are my favorite mascots ever.
Best commercial in history
EmpLemon sends his regards.
The Mac Tonight Quake Commercial Made Me Hungry
For what? The cringe or the discontinued product he was advertising?
@@BerserkGoblin -_¤ ?
@@beautifulsentaismash Sorry, 2017 me was weird
I was born in '08, and even I still want Mac back so badly
Lyrics:
When the clock strikes,
Half past six, babe, time to head for...
Golden Lights, hey, it’s a good time
For the great taste, DINNAH! At McDonald’s! It’s Mac Tonight! C’MON MAKE IT MAC TONIGHT!!
On nick at night.
Kid: Can we have Mac tonight?
Mom: Sure.
Kid: What is this?
Mom: Mac.
Kid: This is Macaroni and cheese.
Mom: Is that not what you asked for?
Kid realizing their mistake: .... yeah I guess it is.
The fact you actually thought the kids said “yes it is” shows your maturity. You know the screams and tantrums, fights, over Mickey Ds. It’s Mac tonight 🤣
XD BRO
Mom: I miss Mac tonight.
ah yes, nothing better than having mac(aroni) tonight
*when the clock strikes, half past six, hey! Time to head, for Golden liiiights! It's a good time for the great taste --dinnah! At McDonald's, it's Mac tonight Come on make it Mac tonight*
-MoonMan
On nick at nite.
Am I the only one who called him moon buddy 🤣
Why I oughta…
Why are people so bothered by some meme,it's the friggin internet.Mac Tonight is a legend.
I mean, it may be a joke or a meme, but white supremacism ain’t a very funny one
Fun fact: Moonman is in the Anti Defamation League’s list of hate symbols for a reason lol
@@elipse371 the ADL is worthless lol they fell for that ok hand sign hoax. No one takes them seriously
Those pieces of shit literally ruined the best food franchise Mascot.
@@elipse371ADL is known for being extremely bad. And the joke of Moon Guy is being extremely bad
This dude scared me as kid, still creeps me out
well, gotta love the way he says : DINNNAH!
If I were The McDonald’s promotion management I would do a promotion of Mac tonight where at 8:00 pm thru 5:00 am EVERYTHING IS 50% off
This is unrelated but I love your profile picture my friend.
Mac tonight was my man back in the day compared to all other trashy ads this is different this will always have a place in my heart
Even though I vaguely remember these as a child, they had extra appeal because my grandpa was a jazz musician, also funny as hell when that comet hits the Earth and just illuminates a McDonald's restaurant at the top of the Earth!😂
A cooler mascot than Ronald tbh
I particularly have fond memories of the "Study Break" version (6:15) of those Mac Tonight commercials... I clearly remember how the mom said at the end "Jim! Want something from McDonald's?" (including the teenager's name)! A few years ago i made a very concerted effort to hunt down this particular Mac Tonight ad on YT but no luck! Then tonight i came across this Mac Tonight ad compilation which popped up (where else?) in YT's recommended videos list after watching some vintage Morris the Cat Nine Lives cat food commercials (remember those?)! At any rate, it's great getting long sought-after confirmation that my memory of the ad was intact after so many years!
Remember guys when, when you could litterally buy Mac tonight sun glasses in old times?
These old days...
this gentleman is my first real subscriptio thank you .....I have a ton of footage from the flood here in rochester and all of western ny coming soon ty again
I know for a fact that when I wake up tomorrow, this song will be stuck in my head all day
Thank you for making this important video about all the Mac Tonight advertisements I like them.
I want Mac to make a return so bad. This fits McDonald's so much better!
I was just watching an old episode of Max Headroom I had on VHS and one of these commercials was on it. I just had to come on CZcams and look for more. Thank you for your compilation video.
Moonman: The Golden Age
It's actually very interesting on how Mac Tonight was supposed to be used to attract adults to eat at McDonald's and yet he wound up being used in commercials for kids eventually. He must have become more popular than Ronald McDonald indeed.
Mac will live for an eternity
My 1 Gbps optical fibre internet connection wasn’t able to handle this level of epicness.
Totally forgot he was even in our Aussie ads until that 1997 one, I was trying to remember where this dude was from haha. Better mascot than Pennywi- I mean, Ronald McDonald or the Psychotic blood-stained happy meal box with the shady, jagged teeth.
I like to think Jim Carrey is behind that mask.
:)
The guy that actually played mac is Doug
Whoever replaced Mac Tonight with Ronald McDonald made a Big McMistake .
I loved Mac Tonight, I just received an order of the toys from back in the '80s. The red motorcycle one was my fave. My kid wants her own, I was like nah baby, these belong to daddy. Just saw the commercial with all the toys, I got all 6 travel toys.
Commercial back in the day were a different breed
They need to bring him back.
The only religion I could ever get down with.
The finger snap at 10:35 gives me life
Quite NOTORIOUS
*It's Mac Tonight!*
Moonman, moonman, can't you see
When I was a kid in the early 90's I remember playing with a Mac Tonight mcdonalds toy all the time, sometimes in the bath tub. And I remember specifically, we all called him "moonman" back then, way before the meme. So to me he always was and always will be Moonman.
thanks brings me back
KMART then RADIOSHACK there is one RS still in webster I will get all the footage Ican
@@bluecollardude9046 calm down. What?
Big Macs were listed as $0.99 in the 1987 commercial. They're $3.99 now. Christ.
I mean, two massive economic crashes and senseless government spending will do that.
Wish i could pay 3.99 in my currenc for a Big Mac, here in where i live is literally 6X more than 3.99.
Mac Tonight vs Ronald McDonald
Mac Tonight wins
I love mac tonight he is so cool
one of my favorite characters
Rest in peace Mac tonight
Reason for his death: Moon Man's racist memes killed him.
He lives in all of us.
I curse white supremacists, they turned Mac tonight into a monster and killed him.
Mac Tonight é um personagem muito incrível ♡
Por que ter um palhaço quando se pode ter *O Cara.*
@@beaniewearingbastard3125 Mac, um cavalheiro formal e estiloso, que ainda toca Jazz. Ronald McDonald's, só um palhaço genérico.
3:56 The first dab ever performed.
What do you mean?
@@coreforce9872 i don't think the time stamp lines up anymore for some reason
I removed part of the beginning of this compilation a couple of years ago, so any timestamps commented prior to that will be a few seconds early.
I willingly choose to watch these ads and I still crave McDonalds at the end of them. Damn good marketing.
I was born in 2007, I remember when the 24 hours commercial aired, best commercial ever
Its just feeling good the music its just great
1983 is when its done for mac tonight
I hate McDonald's but DAMN , he makes me want to eat there more than the Register sounds and the smell at 7 AM when all the young people who have been awake all night at the club come to eat .
Might even make me Nostalgic ... even though I discovered him as a late teenager .Especially Breakfast Tomorrow .
In my opinion his insperation are Bobby Darin and Ray Charles
Actually they are
Bobby Darin’s version of Mack the Knife was “parodied”/lyrically adapted into Mac Tonight, that’s just a fact
Actually, that’s partly why ads using the Mac Tonight signature song stopped, cause Dodd Darin filed a lawsuit against McDonalds for copyright theft(i think) and they didn’t fight it and just stopped using the ad song
The leyend of the vaporwaves 👌😔
The fact “golden light” is a TM is just 😮 I’m done with Mickey Ds. I can see why they got sued by frank Sinatras legal team.
Why have I never seen these commercials before? I grew up in the 90s and all I remember is that stupid clown. but this is badass. he's like the mcdonalds version of Pepsi man. they should make a video game about him. And NO, not a racist one like the Doom mod. Sad I found out about him from all the racist joke videos. he would make for a pretty good comeback for mcdonalds commercials if not for all that.
McDonalds got a class action lawsuit filed against them for using a parody version of Bobby Darin’s Mack the Knife by Dodd Darin
They could have easily won the case and Darin’s version of the song wasn’t very original in itself, but they decided to leave it as the ad campaign was about through
Moonman was really just the nail in the coffin, Mac was already just about gone by then
Like how Mac Tonight said dinner
Wow A Big mac a dollar. Now a days a dollar can give you a sauce pack
*D I N N A H*
*O* *H* *B* *O* *Y* *!*
@@Firguy It's Moonpie.
I’m craving a late night delight!
10:13 top 10 plastic surgeries gone wrong
What about the commercial when Mac Tonight is standing on the Billboard ledge playing the harmonica
3:05 when I saw the play icon i imagine that this one was just an ad in the middle of their favorite show that they recorded.
Win a new camcorder! Lol. Old school. I love these commercials.
wow! 4.5k views! well done!
#15 made me feel uncomfortable XD
God damn every time I see mac tonight commercial or that video essay makes me wanna go buy McDonald’s.
ESSA MÚSICA ALEGRA O MEU CORAÇÃO PELO MENOS N SEI A MAIORIA DAS PESSOAS (AS OUTRAS PESSOAS) E VOCÊS.
This makes my day
When it's time to, check some emails,
These ol' boxing gloves, will make it right.
Oh, it's a good time, for large-headed monstrosities,
Oh! To sell you cheeseburgers.
Hey! Strong Bad Tonight!
D I N N A H
Edit: Thx for the heart!
bruhhhh
99cents for a big mac!!!!!!
I loved this character.
When i was a kid, around the 90's i got to see these comercials and that moon guy always made me scared lol
Wow big macin austria costs like 4€ lol
Melissa M. Fuck the VAT lol
Its like 2€ or shit but shush
I'm an 80s baby! You just had to be there!
I think I heard my stomach rumble. Glad I'm having McDonnalds for dinnah'.
I just noticed, you changed the thumbnail