The Happy Meal has been around for over four decades. McDonald’s hoped that the Happy Meal would bring more families into its restaurants. The Happy Meal craze began when they included toys like ...

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Nostalgia is rampant these days, just look at the "2026 is the new 2016" trend on social media. McDonald's will not be left behind – its newest Happy Meal toys evoke the late '80s. The fast-food giant ...

The McDonald's Happy Meal has been a staple in most of our lives, but it has only been around since the 1970s. Marketing guru Bob Bernstein created the Happy Meal to attract children (and their ...