Food Theory: The Dark History of McDonaldland (McDonalds)

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  • čas přidán 9. 07. 2021
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    We've covered McDonald's a few times on this channel and this will likely not be the last. Theorists, have you ever heard of McDonaldland, the McDonald's theme park? Yes, a real place where you could go hang out with Ronald McDonald, the Hamburglar, Grimace, and the rest. Think of it like a Disney but for a fast food chain... because that was exactly what McDonald's was trying to rip off. It is time to open the greasy wrapper of a part of McDonald's dark history that they want you to forget.
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  • @LonelySandwich
    @LonelySandwich Před 2 lety +5715

    "Five Nights at McDonaldland's" needs to be a fangame.

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle Před 2 lety +128

      or "MekyD" or "The Restaurant of the Golden Seagull"
      For copy right reasons.

    • @Fable869
      @Fable869 Před 2 lety +94

      Pretty sure it is actually

    • @XPTanush
      @XPTanush Před 2 lety +57

      It is sadly, not a hater of both McDonald’s or FNaF but I knew MatPat was gonna put FNaF somewhere in a Video

    • @Zaynethegachatuber
      @Zaynethegachatuber Před 2 lety +56

      they have Five nights with Mac Tonight

    • @Pablo-rg7ge
      @Pablo-rg7ge Před 2 lety +15

      @Krk Jk what is wrong with you

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 2 lety +12267

    Imagine being a kid who's scared of clowns and having to go to McDonaldland because your parents thought it was like Disneyland

  • @carolinejohnston5545
    @carolinejohnston5545 Před 2 lety +190

    My dad used to tell this story of when he would go to McDonalds and get SOOO excited to see Ronald. this was when they would have people dress up as Ronald. He would always run up to him and hug him, and since he would go there so much as a kid, the guy playing Ronald knew his name. He would go around school all the time telling everyone that Ronald McDonald knew HIS name. Kinda cute, really reminds you on Disneyland with all the characters going around

  • @charlafrederick1245
    @charlafrederick1245 Před 2 lety +386

    My Mom was an assistant manager of one of the largest McDonald's in California in the mid 80s. Thanks for the memories, she would dress up as Grimace for special events.

  • @Novusod
    @Novusod Před 2 lety +5717

    As a Gen-X who grew up in the 80s. The McDonald land theme definitely had the same kind of magic as Disney. They had talking hamburgers. Which was just as cool in the pre-internet era as a talking mouse. Ronald was the only clown that wasn't scary. I hated clowns but Ronald was the man. He was a low key super hero who was always saving the Hamburgers from thieves and pirates.

    • @befastisgood5946
      @befastisgood5946 Před 2 lety +188

      Like the hamburgerler?
      (Instead of McDonald’s stuff, I grew up on pbs, so “juicy juice”and “where a kid can be a kid” is forever a memory of mine.

    • @JonJon-it8kk
      @JonJon-it8kk Před 2 lety +6

      czcams.com/video/QK1LHLGvKio/video.html

    • @massdestric6945
      @massdestric6945 Před 2 lety +54

      @KINGSLY gen Y is millennials if i'm not mistaken

    • @cyndinelson6263
      @cyndinelson6263 Před 2 lety +41

      @KINGSLY Yes. Gen Y is those born 1981-1996.

    • @matthewwilson9749
      @matthewwilson9749 Před 2 lety +28

      And we weren’t snowflakes afraid of everything and offended by all

  • @opbossgg
    @opbossgg Před 2 lety +2098

    Me: "Mom, can we go to Disneyland?"
    Mom: "No we have Disneyland at home."
    Disneyland at home:

    • @InvestmentIdea
      @InvestmentIdea Před 2 lety +3

      czcams.com/video/HXHDjoaPp3Q/video.html...

    • @JETS5
      @JETS5 Před 2 lety +16

      How do you have Disneyland at home..

    • @Dragon....
      @Dragon.... Před 2 lety +30

      CZcams needs to solve the bot problem soon.

    • @opbossgg
      @opbossgg Před 2 lety +15

      @@Dragon.... yea but they probably won't...

    • @dguy0386
      @dguy0386 Před 2 lety +34

      there's a little bit of irony in the fact that this meme was originally a kid asking to go to McDonald's and his mom says they have food at home, now you have turned McDonald's into the inferior "food at home"

  • @morxsum693
    @morxsum693 Před 2 lety +116

    Your description of Grimace, calling him "fast food Jabba the Hutt" was HILARIOUS 😂 That did come as a big shock to me that Grimace was originally a villain, he is my only fav character in Mcdo, everyone else I was scared of.

  • @manslaughter3180
    @manslaughter3180 Před 2 lety +68

    My friend with a special... _fondness_ of clowns made me view clowns as something completely else and singlehandedly removed any discomfort I may have felt with them. I primarily felt uncomfortable because I feared being approached in public and messed around with for fun, but now that I know I'm my own biggest clown, nothing can stop me.

    • @Karishma_Unspecified
      @Karishma_Unspecified Před rokem +21

      I'm sure this wasn't your intention.... but God! This comment seems so very cursed when read in the right tone... like what did your friend do to make you like clowns? WTF did you mean by fondness? How are you your own clown?? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!

    • @hazeltree7738
      @hazeltree7738 Před rokem +9

      W
      What do you mean special fondness
      Did your friend draw clown h3nt4i?

    • @bradbradthebrad
      @bradbradthebrad Před rokem +7

      yo friend like that clussy

    • @johngalt5205
      @johngalt5205 Před rokem +1

      Was your friend John Wayne Gacy?

    • @RanoutofideazXD
      @RanoutofideazXD Před rokem

      technically you don''t have to be drawing it

  • @CHEFPKR
    @CHEFPKR Před 2 lety +4627

    Matt, I've never bought a Ramen shirt so fast. Well played.

    • @mariodude7424
      @mariodude7424 Před 2 lety +12

      Lol

    • @aosksnneen
      @aosksnneen Před 2 lety +2

      Ye

    • @donaldharlan3981
      @donaldharlan3981 Před 2 lety +5

      This is the story of the 'darkside of McDonalds', which is told by one of the children of the 'Villians who stole from them and sued them.' Not that Croc was a good guy, just the family of the narrator is worse. Understand History Yet ??

    • @Dragon....
      @Dragon.... Před 2 lety +3

      I built a time machine so I could go to the future get the shirt and go back to the past so I could have it before anyone else could

    • @mrchadstuff7517
      @mrchadstuff7517 Před 2 lety +8

      Don’t click on the links

  • @MrJag1
    @MrJag1 Před 2 lety +386

    Trash cans: "Would you mind letting us have the papers please..."
    Comrade: "Glory to Arstotzka"

    • @Igorcastrochucre
      @Igorcastrochucre Před 2 lety +27

      I didn't expect a Papers, Please reference here of all places.

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Igorcastrochucre same

    • @ja1.pessoal
      @ja1.pessoal Před 2 lety +14

      @@Igorcastrochucre neither i did, but glory to arztostka or something i dont speak in vodka

    • @ihavepermissiontospamracia7794
      @ihavepermissiontospamracia7794 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ja1.pessoal but do you drink vodka

    • @TyTitan77
      @TyTitan77 Před 2 lety +6

      All other endings are progranda, glory to arstotzka.
      But seriously Nice to see you here comrade

  • @ajwinberg
    @ajwinberg Před rokem +38

    As a member of Gen X I played on these very scary play grounds in the 1980s.

  • @imhappilysmad9813
    @imhappilysmad9813 Před rokem +11

    8:24 i could watch this all day

  • @agent_seb
    @agent_seb Před 2 lety +1705

    "Can I copy your homework? "
    "Yeah but make it a little different so it isn't obvious. "

    • @LDarlong
      @LDarlong Před 2 lety +8

      ?

    • @agent_seb
      @agent_seb Před 2 lety +35

      @@LDarlong it makes more sense after watching the video. Other than that, it's a common way of cheating.

    • @eliot1014
      @eliot1014 Před 2 lety +12

      This joke doesn't really work when the original creators were vehemently opposed to being copied

    • @JJCUBER
      @JJCUBER Před 2 lety +11

      @@eliot1014 while it isn’t the best analogy to portray what is discussed in this video, it is meant to put emphasis on the fact that they blatantly ripped everything, while changing practically nothing.

    • @somedanieiguy1
      @somedanieiguy1 Před 2 lety +4

      ironic because a comment about copying was copied

  • @art_by_black
    @art_by_black Před 2 lety +492

    Grimace: Where's the coke?
    Me: Someone pulled a fast one in the writers room...

    • @GeminiPrincess-gq7cj
      @GeminiPrincess-gq7cj Před 2 lety +1

      😂😂😂

    • @aaaaaaabutyt
      @aaaaaaabutyt Před 2 lety +6

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH wow, nice try bot

    • @petermarsella6537
      @petermarsella6537 Před 2 lety +11

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH yeah I've heard that one before. No sane parent is actually going to give their child an expensive piece of equipment just because they got a lot of comments

    • @theonebman7581
      @theonebman7581 Před 2 lety +5

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH That is terrible parenting, just saying

    • @ezradianadieuveille4676
      @ezradianadieuveille4676 Před 2 lety +1

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH BBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

  • @Carmen88888
    @Carmen88888 Před rokem +5

    Born in 80.
    I loved McDonaldland. And since my dad was raising us by himself, we got to go to McDonalds a few times a week. Food sucked, but being able to play was nice.
    So many memories of friction burns on my legs from sliding down the metal slide 😳

  • @aiRCoft
    @aiRCoft Před 10 měsíci +6

    Here's an idea for a video: "Who is Grimace and Why Should I Care About Their Birthday?", where you could dive further into the history and development of _McDonald's_ characters/mascots, as well as their current "Grimace's Birthday" promotion.

  • @curtdog647
    @curtdog647 Před 2 lety +729

    "Where's the Coke?"
    Pretty sure the founder snorted it all when coming up with McDonaldLand

  • @alexmorrison3442
    @alexmorrison3442 Před 2 lety +3395

    The picture of Mat Pat by the grill confirms he's evolved into Dad Pat.

    • @eunoiamorosis
      @eunoiamorosis Před 2 lety +71

      @@pranavbangaru2114 I never knew that, I just assumed hes an eldritch being that never ages and looks like james from the odd1sout for the rest of time, but that's just a theory, a game theory.

    • @nightwolf1416
      @nightwolf1416 Před 2 lety +6

      @Fidel Ramirez-Lemus Lol

    • @BBMASTER413FAM
      @BBMASTER413FAM Před 2 lety +14

      he had already now he is entering super saiyan dadpat

    • @noniluke
      @noniluke Před 2 lety +20

      @@pranavbangaru2114 he is 34!?!? He is aging very well, he looks like 23-ish

    • @longlostbro499
      @longlostbro499 Před 2 lety +10

      My theory is that he uses old photoes of himself but the real theory of mine is that the games the films the foods powerful souls combined makes him impossible to age soon there will be two of them father mat son pat and then we will be age 89 watching game theory episode fnaf mr aftons childhood where he read 85 books of fnaf who get why i said 85?? WATCH THE EPISODE WHERE HE TRIES TO LEARN WHEN crying child afton died so we will just be one step closer to learn the reason why aftons kills people and blah blah well I am really happy he makes these videos

  • @kristinacatherine5121
    @kristinacatherine5121 Před 2 lety +14

    Oh, I loved the McDonaldland stuff, especially the hamburger jail! 🤣

  • @permanentsmile6327
    @permanentsmile6327 Před rokem +8

    0:28
    Best part in the whole video

  • @Webb_Studios
    @Webb_Studios Před 2 lety +401

    The Fnaf joke isn’t as weird once you remember The Banana Splits costumes were made by Sid and Marty Kroft, the same people behind the law suite

    • @ggjk8419
      @ggjk8419 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/video.html
      .....

    • @alittlekittycat21
      @alittlekittycat21 Před 2 lety +11

      Wow you really surprised me that you know the banana splits!!

    • @akallalsimon1554
      @akallalsimon1554 Před 2 lety +2

      I love the banana splits

    • @ventii_kun
      @ventii_kun Před 2 lety +1

      I guess Marty Kroft isn’t only one who found the concept of creepy mascots + dead children *apeeling~*

    • @henrym4484
      @henrym4484 Před 2 lety +1

      Remember that banana split horror movie

  • @blumouse8539
    @blumouse8539 Před 2 lety +835

    So Ronald essentially said
    "The secret ingredient is crime"

  • @iamhungey12345
    @iamhungey12345 Před 9 měsíci +3

    And now they're selling Grimace's spooge as milkshakes.

  • @looched
    @looched Před 2 lety +7

    I hadn’t heard about the founder at all when I went to see it. My dad and I went to go see some other movie but it was sold out so we chose another one- the founder- and it was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen! I’ll never forget watching it in the cinema. It’s so different to my usual movie taste but I was just so interested. 10/10.

  • @taylspin
    @taylspin Před 2 lety +513

    Ooooh gosh. Someone who lives in the next town over has one of those McDonald land jails in their yard; just with a lot of the paint missing. I've always wondered what it was and where it came from. Now I know and I don't know if finding the answer made it better or worse.

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 Před 2 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/video.html

    • @crescentmoon5859
      @crescentmoon5859 Před 2 lety +7

      Is it in your yard or not if yes I kinda want it.

    • @starrdustt5442
      @starrdustt5442 Před 2 lety

      what?? im pretty sure ive seen someone with that in their yard, too... huh 🤔

    • @kevywevy1893
      @kevywevy1893 Před 2 lety +6

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH is it films or games
      HMM

  • @ailsaide1680
    @ailsaide1680 Před 2 lety +793

    McDonalds should change their slogan from "I'm lovin' it" to "Who needs friends when you're McRich?"

    • @Skyfall_Studios
      @Skyfall_Studios Před 2 lety +14

      I’m hatin the new motto!

    • @michaelcumpton5795
      @michaelcumpton5795 Před 2 lety +17

      You'll find some of the most greedy crooked sleaze bags in fast food. The higher up you look in there management the sleazier they get

    • @jellylazychips862
      @jellylazychips862 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah and mcdo in the ph is still love ko to wich is im lovin it in filipino

    • @mischievousjr.9299
      @mischievousjr.9299 Před 2 lety +4

      @@michaelcumpton5795 That's very true, unfortunately. Stay safe God Bless 🙏🏾

  • @saitama5291
    @saitama5291 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I remember having my birthday party with these characters, it was like a fantasy for us kids back then.

  • @mkalic7423
    @mkalic7423 Před rokem +2

    5:35 Just don't forget that DisneyLand also had some Creepy Statues and people dressed as Disney Characters in the Early days of the ThemePark

  • @Policy_-fk8gf
    @Policy_-fk8gf Před 2 lety +786

    Anything: * exists *
    Matpat: *it has lore*

  • @_j5126
    @_j5126 Před 2 lety +1978

    “Stuff that is familiar to all us 90’s kids”
    The one guy born in 1999: *Ah yes very familiar*

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Před 2 lety +15

      lol

    • @ratking9577
      @ratking9577 Před 2 lety +244

      People born on 11:59:59 pm December 31st 1999: The 90’s were lit!

    • @vioninjadogdb8428
      @vioninjadogdb8428 Před 2 lety +27

      That’d be me as well as others.

    • @Chihirolee3
      @Chihirolee3 Před 2 lety +50

      Being a 90's kid means you predominantly grew up in the 1990's, not necessarily be born in the 90's. It's the same for 80's kids (as many were born in the late 70's) and so on and so forth....

    • @Meimei.333
      @Meimei.333 Před 2 lety +23

      @@Chihirolee3 that’s the joke….

  • @liligatinha29
    @liligatinha29 Před 3 měsíci +2

    0:02 love the implication matpat is 53
    Also o7 matpat

  • @emmaahlqvist6885
    @emmaahlqvist6885 Před rokem +4

    7:39 😆😂 Monty

  • @researcherchameleon4602
    @researcherchameleon4602 Před 2 lety +804

    Ray: “I’ll make my own theme park, with ketchup, and burgers, in fact, forget the park”

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/video.html
      ..

    • @Foxtrot-51
      @Foxtrot-51 Před 2 lety +12

      @@lfkkkfk862 *REPORTED FOR SPAM*

    • @henry7486
      @henry7486 Před 2 lety +7

      Just a theme...

    • @Novusod
      @Novusod Před 2 lety +8

      The park part got removed because they got sued for the playgrounds causing injuries.

    • @didyee1172
      @didyee1172 Před 2 lety +8

      i understood that reference

  • @flamefierce998
    @flamefierce998 Před 2 lety +683

    "That's what you kids are supposedly into these days"
    *shows FNAF*
    Me: Is... is that a pun?

    • @tach-uq5tw
      @tach-uq5tw Před 2 lety +15

      Dammit, can't believe I actually laughed

    • @DamonNomad82
      @DamonNomad82 Před 2 lety +26

      The funny thing is that there is actually a hamburger and ice cream chain called "Freddy's". It doesn't feature animatronics, and has a 50s diner style of decor. Every time I drive by one, I think "I don't want to spend five nights there!"

    • @australium7374
      @australium7374 Před 2 lety +7

      @@DamonNomad82 I went there before it’s down my block it’s pretty good. wouldn’t be surprised if there were animatronics in the closet

    • @flamefierce998
      @flamefierce998 Před 2 lety +2

      @@thuanlai5537 Rick roll is better than this. Stay pure and stay at school

    • @Loss_XD
      @Loss_XD Před 2 lety +2

      @@DamonNomad82 i ate there ones and that wasnt ice cream it was frozen custard i think (or we are thinking bout dif places)

  • @gabrielkawa3477
    @gabrielkawa3477 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the fetch rewards. I never heard of it but I'm excited to try it.

  • @valentinhernandez3998
    @valentinhernandez3998 Před rokem +5

    Didn’t anybody else notice a creepy dog next to Walt Disney add the time stamp 8:00

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax Před 2 lety +877

    The 70’s Hamburgler keeps me up at night

  • @mr.animefan8920
    @mr.animefan8920 Před 2 lety +580

    Now imagine saying "where's the coke?" without McDonald's marketing for proper context.

  • @C.Ross_Faded
    @C.Ross_Faded Před rokem

    This is actually the first time I paise the video in the intro and I LOVE it. I never noticed the Freddy’s or Kronk and the Food Reviewer from Ratatouille. Considering I LOVE all those characters you got my seal of approval. (Though I would’ve loved to see Aqua Teen Hunger Force hidden somewhere in there, Meatwad is my spirit animal.)

  • @mipzy9168
    @mipzy9168 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow. This is super interesting. I've always wondered where their characters came from.

  • @joshuabender7400
    @joshuabender7400 Před 2 lety +1989

    Crazy how matpat accually went back in time just to make the intro. Such a deticated youtuber.

    • @superjamainyt6395
      @superjamainyt6395 Před 2 lety +73

      I wonder how long it took him to build the time maschine

    • @Lexxxxiii
      @Lexxxxiii Před 2 lety +55

      @@superjamainyt6395 well its easy
      You nees to remember that **proceeds to explain the entire theory of relativity and all examples of it**

    • @jimchackan560
      @jimchackan560 Před 2 lety +13

      He really is dedicated to his job, he invited me over for a threesome, but he was just working on a script and he just rubbed one off while watching in the corner.

    • @starlagirls
      @starlagirls Před 2 lety +10

      @@tfcshortsnon-official7283 I cant agree more....

    • @graceelizebeth2201
      @graceelizebeth2201 Před 2 lety +2

      He didn't lol. He just editted

  • @13xPetra
    @13xPetra Před 2 lety +190

    “A hamburglar themed swing set does not a Space Mountain make” - MatPat 2021

    • @Jacob-ru3mu
      @Jacob-ru3mu Před 2 lety +1

      @Krk Jk wow literally no one cares

  • @losticarus
    @losticarus Před rokem

    i LOVED hr pufnstuf as a kid (i'm gen z) so hearing you talk about this totally-not-creepy-in-retrospect show is amazing! (plus it reminds me that the witch in that show isn't just a weird fever dream lol)

  • @M4t_P4tGT
    @M4t_P4tGT Před rokem +1

    Random thing we tried while on vacation in Las Vegas:
    Since our hotel was the Red Rock in Summerlin, we tried the McDonald’s that they had nearby. The Ice Cream machine was never broken at all while we were there

  • @Megalon-qc8pf
    @Megalon-qc8pf Před 2 lety +319

    “Sentient trash bins don’t exist, they can’t hurt you”. Sentient trash bins- 5:55

    • @danielkeys8974
      @danielkeys8974 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah, but the fanged beings who hunger for leftover flesh are the least creepy mascots here.

    • @ClockworkMan13
      @ClockworkMan13 Před 2 lety +4

      Go watch The Wiz. Sentient trash cans WILL hurt you.

    • @danielkeys8974
      @danielkeys8974 Před 2 lety

      @@ClockworkMan13 I don't know if you know this, but guys dressed as clowns have also been known to hurt people.
      That early commercial might have actively malicious writers, because it told kids, "I'm not a stranger! You know my name, which I am definitely not lying about! Eat this strange-smelling food I'm giving you! Everything is fine here!"

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna Před 2 lety +660

    As a kid, I came up with a theory that Ronald Mcdonald and Hamburglar met in a correctional facility. And somehow they got out, or at least intensively planning to. Birdie was their pet bird, who they truly believed can carry messages like a spy, and Grimace is just a figment of Ronald's imagination as he descended into madness.
    Looking back at it now, that could be some indie slice-of-life webseries.

    • @kitycatrggaming5228
      @kitycatrggaming5228 Před 2 lety +28

      Oh wow, reminds me on the movie about the Joker for some reason (of how he ended up as the Joker)

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis Před 2 lety +25

      Whoa, you came up with that when you were a kid!? That's amazing lol 🤣

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna Před 2 lety +27

      @@princessthyemis A kid who grew up alternating between Mcdo and Jollibee as second home, lol.

    • @Muhil_mumu
      @Muhil_mumu Před 2 lety +15

      I wanna make a comic based of this for the funsies :0

    • @lagartino5093
      @lagartino5093 Před 2 lety +8

      ok...?

  • @destoker
    @destoker Před rokem +1

    I like it how at 11:50 they put a crown on "McDonald Land" !😂

  • @ARandomBaconHair
    @ARandomBaconHair Před rokem +2

    Bro has 3 Theory Chanel’s now I think he’s a legend

  • @JonahMcD
    @JonahMcD Před 2 lety +556

    This feels like a superhero origin story or something. The way that the characters all had to change designs to be less copyright-infringing and thus became who they are known as today seems so dramatic to me for some reason lol

    • @anonymous0771
      @anonymous0771 Před 2 lety +3

      Hahahaha XD
      Edit: Oh wait you kinda look like Tubbo? Or Tubbo looks like you?
      Either way, that's cool! :D

    • @gummilatte1618
      @gummilatte1618 Před 2 lety +5

      Honestly yeah I really like that approach! I kinda wish fast food had more of a fandom like fanartists and stuff cause I’d love to see some ideas on how three went about changing their looks and stuff (if that makes any sense)

  • @sweettarts1285
    @sweettarts1285 Před 2 lety +787

    “Nobody can see me cause I’ve stolen all their eyes.”
    “And if they want them back you have to eat McDonald’s fries.”
    is what I thought the vid would be about

  • @eelguttz885
    @eelguttz885 Před rokem

    I grew up in perto rico and for some reason the island was always a bit behind on the era so i grew up seing these creepy statues of the mayor cheeseburger and the ham-burglar even in 2008. It's weird talking to people my age who never played with a skip-it or saw these statues out side McDonald's but honestly it's for the best, Birdie will forever haunt my dreams.

  • @maximilianopaz7828
    @maximilianopaz7828 Před 2 lety

    You just made me happy for some reason

  • @PeacefulRises
    @PeacefulRises Před 2 lety +144

    And at the end of 2020, as we all thought the chaos had ended, A ringing can be heard in the distance, like a bell. You don’t understand it at first, but then it all comes back to you. Your heart drops as you mutter those cursed words.
    *”The Burger Alarm”*

  • @Stan_man
    @Stan_man Před 2 lety +259

    "Hes been laughing all the way McBank ever since" Well not anymore, Ronald McDonald was executed back in February 2011.

  • @doomsayer7937
    @doomsayer7937 Před 2 lety +1

    During three 70s, we kids loved McDonald Land and all the characters. Fun times for sure.

  • @dylanmiller5334
    @dylanmiller5334 Před 2 lety +1

    I work at a McDonald's, and we have the Funko-Pop figurines of Officer Mac, Mayor McCheese and Birdie the Early Bird chilling on display in our kitchen. So really the characters that were blatant rip offs also got McDs merchandize deals as well, lol.

  • @GoreyBits
    @GoreyBits Před 2 lety +1724

    As if The Hamburgler wasn’t scary enough. 🍔

    • @_lucky-moon_2056
      @_lucky-moon_2056 Před 2 lety +8

      True

    • @_lucky-moon_2056
      @_lucky-moon_2056 Před 2 lety +11

      @@lemintx Well that’s just rude

    • @O-3967
      @O-3967 Před 2 lety +11

      I remember when I was in kindergarten they gave us McDonald’s pencils I was so scared of them I never grabbed one

    • @anormalperson1188
      @anormalperson1188 Před 2 lety +1

      Wat why is there only 7 comments
      Now 8

    • @Raiun313
      @Raiun313 Před 2 lety

      @@_lucky-moon_2056 bruv u were rude first

  • @Mrbutters17
    @Mrbutters17 Před 2 lety +1670

    This wasn't even a theory, this was just straight facts.

  • @franklinforest888
    @franklinforest888 Před rokem +1

    At the beginning of the video I was confused when you said the purple creature was a villain but as I kept Ed watching and you said he turned into a good guy I didn’t feel as crazy lol

  • @aliensoup2420
    @aliensoup2420 Před 2 lety +1

    An indelible memory of mine is from working on a McDonald's commercial in 1979, and seeing Ronald McDonald between scenes slumped in a director's chair with a Heineken and a cigarette.

  • @the_roguelogue1491
    @the_roguelogue1491 Před 2 lety +263

    Still waiting for that “popcorn is the most valuable currency” theory

  • @britejelly169
    @britejelly169 Před 2 lety +2

    All References in the intro, have i missed anything?
    -Nugget is in a pile of nuggets
    -Plankton is stealing the secret formula
    -Bendy has his own restaurant
    -Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen doing what he does
    -Rick and Morty are ordering food with Morty’s Dad
    -Bob’s burgers is open

  • @rabbid_DERRY
    @rabbid_DERRY Před 11 měsíci

    I remember as a kid I played in a Mc donalds that had the big tree as a small little play place, it was fun and I loved how cool it looked

  • @SapphireDragon357
    @SapphireDragon357 Před 2 lety +381

    I kinda love how this was just a completely factual history lesson, so MatPat does NOT end it with "That's just a theory!" 'Cause it's not.

    • @mathiew_
      @mathiew_ Před 2 lety +14

      15:00

    • @DeMuypr
      @DeMuypr Před 2 lety +16

      He did. In the last seconds of the video...

    • @acgeewhiz
      @acgeewhiz Před 2 lety +12

      Yeah, he totally did say it…

    • @edwardthibodeaux8815
      @edwardthibodeaux8815 Před 2 lety +9

      Yeah man you’re wrong

    • @GhostyWins
      @GhostyWins Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@edwardthibodeaux8815bro what is your pfp

  • @DJAlex1417
    @DJAlex1417 Před 2 lety +494

    Not even 1 minute in and we already got a FNaF joke... i love this channel

  • @dylanzrim3635
    @dylanzrim3635 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Grimace is the embodiment of the customer, not a tastebud or milkshake.
    It shows in the original iteration

  • @k2daj537
    @k2daj537 Před 2 lety

    Not only am I getting educated on something I never knew but I get a huge kick out of the opening of the show very funny.

  • @bm5298
    @bm5298 Před 2 lety +445

    but this begs the question:
    Why does mcdonalds now build a depressed middle aged adult version of itself???

    • @ramadoor4524
      @ramadoor4524 Před 2 lety +8

      Holy crap youre right

    • @uswr1835
      @uswr1835 Před 2 lety +24

      cuz the kids from the 80s grew up

    • @marcellagflowers
      @marcellagflowers Před 2 lety +35

      bc playplaces don't pay no more. they gotta market to millennials and gen x bc the more recent generations aren't having kids as much as previous generations, therefore being less lucrative to target children

    • @revan3270
      @revan3270 Před 2 lety +1

      I suggest you watch Ordinary Things’ video on this for that answer

    • @kingjac0881
      @kingjac0881 Před 2 lety +1

      @Take a look i dont want to

  • @yuca6202
    @yuca6202 Před 2 lety +114

    Theory idea: What makes a snack a snack? like how much proportions of food do you need to be considered a snack?

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 Před 2 lety

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    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 Před 2 lety

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    • @globeonthethread866
      @globeonthethread866 Před 2 lety +4

      Good idea!

    • @xoykon5773
      @xoykon5773 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes

    • @shadowcat5939
      @shadowcat5939 Před 2 lety +5

      I feel like type of food would also be a factor like chips would be a snack but even small portions of like hamburgers would be more likely considered a small meal

  • @Halo44327
    @Halo44327 Před 2 lety +1

    God MatPat, you tingle my nostalgia with Bozo. I remember watch that back then at my grandma’s house. Good times.

  • @JK-gm6kk
    @JK-gm6kk Před 2 lety

    There exists a videotape somewhere, that is my 3rd birthday party at an indoor playplace in 1990, with the jail, and all. Kinda fascinating to watch, with how much has come to pass in the last 30 YEARS. Can go through the kids: dead, junkie, 3 husband's, etc

  • @scrat.1773
    @scrat.1773 Před 2 lety +436

    This legit sounds like some short of FNAF lore.
    Just add some dead children.

  • @Mrbutters17
    @Mrbutters17 Před 2 lety +742

    After all this time, MatPat is STILL trying to make “Fetch” happen

  • @anyanaylor
    @anyanaylor Před rokem

    I watched a lot of retro cartoons when I was younger and just from seeing the clips from the show at the beginning made me immediately think of Pufnstuf

  • @JahangirAlam-fq4wo
    @JahangirAlam-fq4wo Před 2 lety +2

    this channel helps you in real life like it sometimes saves and tells the secrets of popular food companies.Reshpekt.(I know that its RESPECT not reshpekt I am just trying to be like the guy from angery memes.)

  • @therobotengineer9834
    @therobotengineer9834 Před 2 lety +200

    Pennywise: *exists*
    Ronald McDonald: ah yes, my true successor.

    • @arthurlam751
      @arthurlam751 Před 2 lety +1

      Robot Engineer? Didn't expect to see you here.

    • @therobotengineer9834
      @therobotengineer9834 Před 2 lety +1

      @@arthurlam751 Have I become one of the youtubers who appears everywhere now? When did I last see you?

    • @arthurlam751
      @arthurlam751 Před 2 lety

      @@therobotengineer9834 you never have. I'm just surprised your username exists what with all The Engineer and Engineer Gaming users.

    • @therobotengineer9834
      @therobotengineer9834 Před 2 lety

      @@arthurlam751 Ah yes the engineer gaming meme. But that talk about the human engineer and not the robot one from MVM

  • @EclipsaEldrich
    @EclipsaEldrich Před 2 lety +325

    Mat: keeps talking about summer
    Me, in Australia: ah, yes, summer

    • @horrordoll.mp4
      @horrordoll.mp4 Před 2 lety +14

      LOL my dad grew up in Australia and my stepmom will make references to her childhood (as an average american child) and my dad will just be like "yeah, mhm, whats that?"

    • @shore_
      @shore_ Před 2 lety +10

      yes, summer here is equivalent to he-double hockey sticks when it comes temperature

    • @soggy_ramen3362
      @soggy_ramen3362 Před 2 lety +6

      Omg same. Don't you love to hear Americans complain about it
      Me, a Queenslander: *laughs in 40 degrees*

    • @soggy_ramen3362
      @soggy_ramen3362 Před 2 lety +1

      @@shore_ oh yeah lol

    • @sadmermaid
      @sadmermaid Před 2 lety +2

      Its so cold I had to put pants on today!

  • @Atotallynormalperson
    @Atotallynormalperson Před 7 měsíci

    this is my favorite intro out of all the theory channels i have no idea why

  • @RedEyesTops
    @RedEyesTops Před 2 lety

    What I find funny is how much the first pennywise scene in IT is a lot like that scene with the early incarnation of Ronald McDonald. With the whole "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers" interaction

  • @alucardsantradideus267
    @alucardsantradideus267 Před 2 lety +121

    In my town there was a rumor about the statues kidnapping children.

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      @lfkkkfk862 Před 2 lety

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    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 Před 2 lety +1

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    • @FreddyImran32
      @FreddyImran32 Před 2 lety

      :O

    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 Před 2 lety

      @2024 student7 don't forget about that time the chocolate shepp is flavored on cloudy tuesday so don't forget skyscaper dollars should be outlawed for the favored gum so susie adams could finally life her mom. also no

    • @hey_omayo1011
      @hey_omayo1011 Před 2 lety +3

      👀👄👀

  • @oxlclout3395
    @oxlclout3395 Před 2 lety +309

    Me- “Mom, can I get some Food Theory Merch”
    Mom- “Sorry the Food Theory Merch machine is broken”

    • @Chronicler9
      @Chronicler9 Před 2 lety +5

      lol Mom-jokes hurt more than Dad-jokes huh

    • @justarandomdude3050
      @justarandomdude3050 Před 2 lety +2

      Getting a cultured parent these days can be hard, which is why I'm gonna be a cultured dad when i grow up

    • @JonJon-it8kk
      @JonJon-it8kk Před 2 lety

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    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Před 2 lety +1

      @@JonJon-it8kk silence bot

    • @goldenexperiencerequiem7214
      @goldenexperiencerequiem7214 Před 2 lety

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  • @pikanonymous512
    @pikanonymous512 Před 2 lety +1

    There is a McDonald's near me that still has some of that stuff now I understand what it was all for and that's pretty cool!

  • @alleadonai
    @alleadonai Před 11 měsíci

    As a 90's baby, I vaguely remember the 80's character decor being phased out in my early years. I never knew about the court case though, makes sense why I was barely aware of that whole creepy lore 😂

  • @dnd1016
    @dnd1016 Před 2 lety +97

    at least that’s more believable than Alolan Exeguttor being a dragon.

    • @krafterz12
      @krafterz12 Před 2 lety +1

      Lmao

    • @almarvel8868
      @almarvel8868 Před 2 lety +2

      But really tho why is that

    • @shannonhensley2942
      @shannonhensley2942 Před 2 lety

      Say what???? I never caught that. I also thought it was weird a palm tree start out as a bunch of cracked eggs. Idk i thought they were being "creative" my whole life.

    • @franzzabala7973
      @franzzabala7973 Před 2 lety

      Exeggutor.

    • @dnd1016
      @dnd1016 Před 2 lety

      it at least has scales and qualities of being a dragon.
      To be fair Palm tree bark could be seen as scales, but it’s not even a reptile.

  • @BrcyVR
    @BrcyVR Před 2 lety +241

    Matt Pat when he realizes this is 23 on trending: i’m loving it

  • @dani_rose
    @dani_rose Před 2 lety

    There's a private campground my grandma rents a cabin from about 30-45 minutes north of us. I visited for the first time a few weeks ago and they had a McDonald's park there. Apparently, someone donated the play equipment to the campgrounds a long time ago.

  • @HOURLYSNIPES
    @HOURLYSNIPES Před 2 lety +2

    Ever since I was 5 in 2012 something felt off about Ronald McDonald like anytime I looked at his face I got this uneasy feeling and till this day I still do😥

  • @gameboy100ac
    @gameboy100ac Před 2 lety +115

    Not even 30 SECONDS in and we got fnaf jokes
    Absolute perfection

  • @jamesapplesword7846
    @jamesapplesword7846 Před 2 lety +76

    Matpat gets vietnam flashbacks every time he seen an animatronic

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      @ggjk8419 Před 2 lety

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    • @nicholewilde4750
      @nicholewilde4750 Před 2 lety

      Right?!?! At this rate he will need a service dog to go to theme parks

  • @jacklajoie9126
    @jacklajoie9126 Před rokem

    4:31 I don't know why, but the way Ronald said "It worked?" gives me "guy who is greatly confused by everything and has no idea what's going on" vibes, and i can heavily relate to it.

  • @bdafun123
    @bdafun123 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Pls make a video on the grimace shake!

  • @jazzy2189
    @jazzy2189 Před 2 lety +79

    This is a theory idea I've had for a while: Out of all the places who claim to have the best let's say ice cream, who actually has the best and what makes it the best ice cream?

    • @msmaria5039
      @msmaria5039 Před 2 lety +3

      Which fast food place serves the best soft serve ice cream?

    • @naranciabestboi1293
      @naranciabestboi1293 Před 2 lety +3

      @@msmaria5039 I think it's about like Baskin Robin's type beat, actual ice cream places, not ice cream that's a side menu from the actual burgers at like mcdonalds for example

    • @ricktheweeb5382
      @ricktheweeb5382 Před 2 lety +1

      @@naranciabestboi1293 what about that frozen frog place or did they only serve frozen yogurt

  • @toxictaco7567
    @toxictaco7567 Před 2 lety +179

    You know, these videos tend to be just the perfect length for those awkward spaces of time where your about to go do something, so you want to stop doing anything that is heavily time consuming, but also don't want to sit around until you can go do whatever it is you're about to do.

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    • @edwardthibodeaux8815
      @edwardthibodeaux8815 Před 2 lety +5

      Just reported a spammer

    • @Justme-zy2id
      @Justme-zy2id Před 2 lety +2

      @@edwardthibodeaux8815 me too

    • @TyTitan77
      @TyTitan77 Před 2 lety +2

      @@edwardthibodeaux8815 same they are everywhere

    • @nyxlawal9105
      @nyxlawal9105 Před rokem

      Literally me waiting for my bread to finish baking in 10-15 mins😭😭😭 guilty 😩🤚🤚🤚

  • @travis303
    @travis303 Před rokem

    All of this seems to be taking place in the 70s yet I grew up in the 80s and I remember all of this. I remember McDonaldland, I remember the Mayor McCheese playground gym at my local McDonald's. I remember Grimace and Hamburglar and all of this in the 80s. I was my local store in Kansas just slow to change over?

  • @yotuba9493
    @yotuba9493 Před rokem

    Omg the burger seats. You just unlocked a core memory for me

  • @depressantdrug
    @depressantdrug Před 2 lety +213

    "Jimmy's mother knows McDonald's hamburgers are 100% beef." 😭😭

  • @jacobsleeper6815
    @jacobsleeper6815 Před 2 lety +238

    “Who needs friends when you’re mcrich”

    • @ranjimab
      @ranjimab Před 2 lety +4

      You just copied what he said idk why this has so many likes

    • @ianglendenning3032
      @ianglendenning3032 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ranjimab lol that's literally what the video was about too! XD

    • @cydneylucy2139
      @cydneylucy2139 Před 2 lety

      @@ranjimab they have quotation marks, and why does it matter? Originality doesn’t exist here so don’t expect it.

    • @ranjimab
      @ranjimab Před 2 lety

      @@cydneylucy2139 why are you commenting on a random guys comment about my comment?

    • @cydneylucy2139
      @cydneylucy2139 Před 2 lety

      @@ranjimab Because it’s a public platform and I can do whatever I want?

  • @puppetman833
    @puppetman833 Před 2 lety +3

    Why does EVERYTHING have t have a dark secret? Does my pillow have a dark secret? No… WAIT MATPAT NO

  • @tsmsayadyan3194
    @tsmsayadyan3194 Před rokem

    Great Video !
    I think that this fast food restaurant chain attracted people by its Unfamiliar but funny things. The name "Macdonalds" played a big role in its reputation, it sounds beautiful, Strange and funny. Maybe there are other restaurants that might serve better food than macdonalds, but the name Macdonalds really Saves and brings high reputation

  • @spamtong.spamtonthedealmak1256

    I saw the thumbnail and thought: unhappy meal is such a mood XD