Quirk of the Month: Snoopy Happy Meal Set
McDonald’s announced their new lineup of Happy Meal toys last December to hype up the January 2016 release of The Peanuts Movie. Although this CG-animated, 3G version of Charles M. Schulz’s classic started screening in the US as early as October, it arrived late in Manila. As Charlie Brown would put it, “Good grief!”
But hey, there’s a sweet Peanuts set that screamed my name as soon as it was displayed in McDonald’s. It reminded me of my childhood in Vallejo, California. My sister and I had Happy Meals every week just to complete the 1989 Peanuts farm set that came with a punch-out cardboard box that could be transformed into a farmhouse. Those were the days!
Let’s not forget that I love all things Snoopy. Remember when my sister threw me a Peanuts-themed party back in 2014?
For this new set, I vowed I would happily eat 10 Happy Meals in one go just to complete the entire Peanuts gang. I remember when Mcdo released the Minions collection and there was an immediate shortage of toys when all the kids and grownups hoarded on the first week. People resorted to signing reservation forms or looking for obscure branches of McDonald’s in provinces just to complete their Minions.
As for me, I charmed my mother into having a Happy Meal feast with me on the first day the Peanuts toys were released. We ordered a total of nine Happy Meals in one day—only nine because Schroeder was sold out by mid-afternoon! I went back for my missing Schroeder two days later. I probably gained 10 lbs. in the process.
Now meet the whole gang:
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Cue my happy Snoopy dance. What’s your favorite Happy Meal toy of all time, dear readers?
January 27, 2016
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Hi Kate!
I am looking for that Flying Ace Snoopy for sale and it seems it’s nowhere to be found.
Any ideas?
By thge way, Snoopy wsa not “the Red Baron”.
The famous Red Baron pilot from Germany was actually Snoopy’s worst enemy in his imaginary flights as a pilot for the Allies in World War I.
Ooh, I didn’t know that! I need to brush up on my Snoopy knowledge. Thanks for telling me. I’ll correct the caption after this. This was the Happy Meal Set from Mcdonald’s Philippines back in 2016. But some branches hold secret toy sales, where they need to get rid of old Happy Meal toys. Best to ask your nearest branch in the PH.
If not, try ebay!
This post in particular brings back good ol memories back when I still have the appetite in eating happy meals just to complete my collection. Now that I have 2kiddos, I see myself in them and secretly laughs whenever they order “happy meal” at Jollibee! LOL
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This is really cute! I actually have the spinning snoopy and The Red Baron. 🙂 The spinning snoopy is super cool. Tagal naming pinaglaruan. haha
I love the snoopy that turns. Haha
The Peanuts! My mom bought me pillow from dakki coz she knew I love snoopy.haha nice post again
My Tita gave me a Snoopy Dakki pillow, too! 😉
Do you remember the time when McDonalds also had Snoopy stuffed toys? I had the whole set! Unfortunately when we moved to Cavite my mom made me give them all away. 🙁 #biggestregretever
Waah! 🙁 What year did they have stuffed toys? I think I still have many Mcdo toys from the 90s and 80s in a box somewhere.