On a recent visit to McDonald’s I spied a Hello Kitty toy in a Happy Meal, and I was almost inspired to order a kid’s meal myself. The McDonald’s Happy Meal was by far the most brilliant marketing ...

Global fast food giant McDonald's dates all the way back to 1940, but its iconic Happy Meal didn't come about until June 1979. The first Happy Meal toy set was rather random: a stencil, a puzzle lock, ...

In the 1980s, McDonald’s Happy Meals became a cultural phenomenon, and the toys tucked inside quickly turned into collectibles. For kids, they were a fun surprise, but today many of those small ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mcdonald's worker hands a happy meal to a driver - John Keeble/Getty Images Even as adults who have ostensibly outgrown the target ...

Whether on the way home from a big game or a doctor appointment, or just on a special night when Mom and Dad didn’t feel like cooking, getting a McDonald’s Happy Meal was a magical right of passage as ...

In 1982, McDonald's teamed up with the TV show to create these Happy Meal boxes modelled on its cars – General Lee, Daisy Duke's Jeep, Boss Hogg's Cadillac, Uncle Jesse's truck and Rosco P Coltrane's ...

(CNN) - After many social media requests for its return, McDonald’s is going vintage and bringing back the popular Changeables Happy Meal from the 1980s. Starting Tuesday, customers can get the Happy ...