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McDino Changeables (1991)
Open the little Happy Meal box and it changes into a dinosaur. Other toys in the series start as fries, a shake, or a burger. Look for dinosaur parts on the inside to tell these apart from the earlier food-to-robot Changeables.
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Space Jam Happy Meal Figures (1996)
Look for Bugs Bunny or Lola Bunny among the basketball-themed mobile figures. Marvin the Martian, a Monstar, and the Nerdluck figures extend the set beyond the Tune Squad. The soft plush toys were sold separately.
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Teenie Beanie Babies First Series (1997)
Patti the Platypus helps identify this first U.S. series. The miniature plush animals came individually bagged, and Patti’s bag identifies it by name. Check the packaging and size when a loose toy looks like one of Ty’s full-size retail animals.
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Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal Toys (1990)
Spring-loaded Mario and Luigi riding a cloud distinguish this early Nintendo set. You may find 1989 molded into toys from the 1990 U.S. promotion, so a date stamp alone does not identify when someone got one in a meal.
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Inspector Gadget Build-a-Figure (1999)
The pieces went together to build one Inspector Gadget. A hat, a torso, and different left and right limbs are easy to mistake for incomplete individual toys unless you remember they came separately. The siren hat had an action of its own.
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101 Dalmatians Puppy Figures (1996–1997)
The pictured display shows a selection of spotted dogs in different poses and costumes. The U.S. giveaway began late in 1996 and ran into 1997. Look at clothing and props when matching a loose puppy to a checklist, and keep in mind that collectors supplied the numbering.
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Furby Happy Meal Toys (1999)
These small plastic Furbys came in multiple colors. Compare the ears, feet, and action as well as the color, because some bodies came in several versions. The 2000 plush clips belong to a later promotion.
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Tamagotchi Keychains (1998)
The egg shape was familiar, but the Happy Meal versions were keychain toys with different small tricks and displays. Look at what the front actually does to tell one apart from another or from Bandai’s retail virtual pets.
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My Little Pony Happy Meal Figures (1998)
Ivy, Light Heart, and Sundance make up this three-pony U.S. set. Match the pony’s colors and molded pose against those three names. McDonald’s offered these little figures alongside Transformers Beast Wars toys in the same promotion.
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Transformers: Beast Wars Happy Meal Toys (1996)
Match Rhino or Panther to the animal printed on the original display. The 1996 toys turned into animals such as a beetle and a manta ray. If you remember named Transformers characters like Blackarachnia instead, check the Transmetals promotion from 1998.
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Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals Happy Meal Toys (1998)
Blackarachnia, Dinobot, and Scorponok distinguish this set from the earlier Beast Wars animals. If you have the blue-and-orange spider, try matching its colors and folded legs to the 1998 Blackarachnia. These figures ran alongside the U.S. My Little Pony toys.
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Winnie the Pooh: Sing a Song With Pooh Bear Clip-Ons (1999)
If you remember a tiny Pooh or Tigger head with a plastic clip, look for the Sing a Song With Pooh Bear set. The eight plush clip-ons were the Happy Meal toys. McDonald’s singled out Winnie the Pooh in its 1999 annual report as one of its most popular U.S. Happy Meal promotions.
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Batman Returns Happy Meal Vehicles (1992)
The four main toys put the movie characters in or alongside vehicles. A black Batmobile and Catwoman’s Cat Coupe belong here. The bigger set tied to the animated series came the following year and includes a cape and other characters.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Happy Meal Toys (1994)
Look for the launchers and wheels to tell this Sega promotion apart from later handheld Sonic games. The four main toys included Sonic, Knuckles, Dr. Robotnik and a Tails flyer. The U.S. Happy Meal bags marked the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in 1994.
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Fifteenth Anniversary Happy Meal Birthday Train (1994)
Check the coupling on the little cars. The anniversary pieces joined into one circus train, with Ronald driving the engine and characters from earlier promotions on the cars. When you roll an intact piece, the figure may spin, jump, or move part of its decoration.
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Peanuts Farm Happy Meal Toys (1990)
Look for the farm setting to tell the Peanuts anniversary toys apart from other Snoopy giveaways. The original group put the comic-strip characters in small farm scenes. McDonald’s marked the strip’s 40th anniversary with these toys in 1990.
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McDonaldland Carnival Thrills (1990)
Look for McDonaldland mascots with small fairground rides, including Grimace. This was a regional U.S. promotion in 1990 and appeared again in some places the next year, which helps explain why two collectors can remember seeing it at different times.
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Halloween McNugget Buddies (1993)
Pumpkin McNugget wears a jack-o’-lantern outfit. Look for the costume parts on a loose figure before treating it as complete. The U.S. fall 1993 lineup includes a mummy, a witch, and McNuggula, and the toys can carry a 1992 mark.
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Nickelodeon Game Gadgets (1993)
The line turned Nickelodeon motifs into toys you could use, including a Loud-Mouth Mike and a Blimp Game. The blimp made for younger children was a separate squirt toy. A 1992 copyright can appear on this summer 1993 giveaway.
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Back to the Future Happy Meal Toys (1992)
Marty’s Hoverboard and Einstein’s Traveling Train belong to the animated-series promotion. Check the giveaway date as well as any manufacturing marks. An original Hoverboard can date to 1991 even though the U.S. promotion ran the following spring.
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Hot Wheels Racing Series (1993)
Among the racing cars given out alongside Barbie was a red McDonald’s Thunderbird with number 27. Check the color if you are trying to place the U.S. release, since a blue version appeared in other markets.
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