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McDonalds Star Trek Happy Meal – Vintage Video
The McDonald’s Happy Meal was introduced in 1979, which means that the thing turns 30 this year. (See? I can do math.)
We seem to be on a nostalgia kick at the moment, so its not a surprise that my brain immediately warped back in time to…
The Star Trek Happy Meal.
A quick search reveals not one, but TWO television commercials for the McDonald’s Star Trek Meal. It appears that they were not technically called Happy Meals, but I don’t really care. That’s what I remember, and there are even web sites that call it the Star Trek Happy Meal. So there! (Clearly my maturity level has also warped back in time.)
Here are the two ads I found on YouTube. Both of which, now that I’ve seen them, I recall vividly.
First up is Star Trek – Klingon Happy Meal from 1979. (Technically it wasn’t called a Klingon Happy Meal. But those Klingons have to make everything their own. Even Shakespeare.) This ad features an actor speaking in what they say is the Klingon language. I can’t verify that, however; I’m nerdy, but not that nerdy.
And this is a McDonald’s Star Trek Meal commercial, circa 1980:
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Morning News - McCain Helps Obama | Strollerderby commented on Jul 22 09 at 9:00 amMistress_Scorpio commented on Jul 17 09 at 11:13 amI am that nerdy. And a HUGE Star Trek fan. HUGE. I even know a few choice Klingon phrases, which I will not subject you to. But that first commercial is not actually in Klingonese, as the official dictionary didn’t come out until the mid-80s.
Brett Singer commented on Jul 17 09 at 11:18 amYay!
I’m rewatching the original series on DVD after seeing the movie, and its even better than I remember it. I’ve seen episodes here and there, but watching them in order is a treat.
Would there have been a language created for the show before the official dictionary came out?
Mistress_Scorpio commented on Jul 17 09 at 11:22 amIt was just about the time of the movie that the language was invented. The actor who played Scotty was the one to come up with the basic sound and a few words for the first motion picture. Klingons on the original series always spoke in English.
Brett Singer commented on Jul 17 09 at 11:31 amWow. OK, I bow to your superior Trek knowledge. I did not know that. Neat.
Mistress_Scorpio commented on Jul 17 09 at 1:25 pmUnfortunately, I’ve not been able to leverage this knowledge into anything particularly useful other than impressing/horrifying friends and strangers. But if you haven’t yet seen the latest film, do go and enjoy!
Brett Singer commented on Jul 17 09 at 3:06 pmLoved the new movie. Want to see it again but haven’t had time.
Manjari commented on Jul 17 09 at 5:42 pmI want to see the new movie! One of these days we’re going to have to look into getting a babysitter around here.
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