Food Theory: The Dark History of McDonaldland (McDonalds)

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  • Опубліковано 9 лип 2021
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    We've covered McDonald's a few times on this channel and this will likely not be the last. Theorists, have you ever heard of McDonaldland, the McDonald's theme park? Yes, a real place where you could go hang out with Ronald McDonald, the Hamburglar, Grimace, and the rest. Think of it like a Disney but for a fast food chain... because that was exactly what McDonald's was trying to rip off. It is time to open the greasy wrapper of a part of McDonald's dark history that they want you to forget.
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  • @agent_seb
    @agent_seb 2 роки тому +1717

    "Can I copy your homework? "
    "Yeah but make it a little different so it isn't obvious. "

    • @LDarlong
      @LDarlong 2 роки тому +8

      ?

    • @agent_seb
      @agent_seb 2 роки тому +35

      @@LDarlong it makes more sense after watching the video. Other than that, it's a common way of cheating.

    • @CosmicCreatorCat
      @CosmicCreatorCat 2 роки тому +12

      This joke doesn't really work when the original creators were vehemently opposed to being copied

    • @JJCUBER
      @JJCUBER 2 роки тому +11

      @@CosmicCreatorCat while it isn’t the best analogy to portray what is discussed in this video, it is meant to put emphasis on the fact that they blatantly ripped everything, while changing practically nothing.

    • @somedanieiguy1
      @somedanieiguy1 2 роки тому +4

      ironic because a comment about copying was copied

  • @opbossgg
    @opbossgg 2 роки тому +2108

    Me: "Mom, can we go to Disneyland?"
    Mom: "No we have Disneyland at home."
    Disneyland at home:

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename 2 роки тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/HXHDjoaPp3Q/v-deo.html...

    • @JETS5
      @JETS5 2 роки тому +16

      How do you have Disneyland at home..

    • @Dragon....
      @Dragon.... 2 роки тому +30

      UA-cam needs to solve the bot problem soon.

    • @opbossgg
      @opbossgg 2 роки тому +15

      @@Dragon.... yea but they probably won't...

    • @dguy0386
      @dguy0386 2 роки тому +34

      there's a little bit of irony in the fact that this meme was originally a kid asking to go to McDonald's and his mom says they have food at home, now you have turned McDonald's into the inferior "food at home"

  • @carolinejohnston5545
    @carolinejohnston5545 2 роки тому +198

    My dad used to tell this story of when he would go to McDonalds and get SOOO excited to see Ronald. this was when they would have people dress up as Ronald. He would always run up to him and hug him, and since he would go there so much as a kid, the guy playing Ronald knew his name. He would go around school all the time telling everyone that Ronald McDonald knew HIS name. Kinda cute, really reminds you on Disneyland with all the characters going around

    • @garfieldfan925
      @garfieldfan925 6 місяців тому +16

      “You’re a loser!”
      “Yeah but Ronald McDonald doesn’t know YOUR name.”

    • @Camp_Half_Blood_Is_Here
      @Camp_Half_Blood_Is_Here 4 місяці тому

      @@garfieldfan925 😂😂😂

  • @charlafrederick1245
    @charlafrederick1245 2 роки тому +390

    My Mom was an assistant manager of one of the largest McDonald's in California in the mid 80s. Thanks for the memories, she would dress up as Grimace for special events.

  • @Novusod
    @Novusod 2 роки тому +5726

    As a Gen-X who grew up in the 80s. The McDonald land theme definitely had the same kind of magic as Disney. They had talking hamburgers. Which was just as cool in the pre-internet era as a talking mouse. Ronald was the only clown that wasn't scary. I hated clowns but Ronald was the man. He was a low key super hero who was always saving the Hamburgers from thieves and pirates.

    • @befastisgood5946
      @befastisgood5946 2 роки тому +188

      Like the hamburgerler?
      (Instead of McDonald’s stuff, I grew up on pbs, so “juicy juice”and “where a kid can be a kid” is forever a memory of mine.

    • @JonJon-it8kk
      @JonJon-it8kk 2 роки тому +6

      ua-cam.com/video/QK1LHLGvKio/v-deo.html

    • @massdestric6945
      @massdestric6945 2 роки тому +54

      @KINGSLY gen Y is millennials if i'm not mistaken

    • @cyndinelson6263
      @cyndinelson6263 2 роки тому +41

      @KINGSLY Yes. Gen Y is those born 1981-1996.

    • @matthewwilson9749
      @matthewwilson9749 2 роки тому +28

      And we weren’t snowflakes afraid of everything and offended by all

  • @curtdog647
    @curtdog647 2 роки тому +730

    "Where's the Coke?"
    Pretty sure the founder snorted it all when coming up with McDonaldLand

  • @morxsum693
    @morxsum693 2 роки тому +117

    Your description of Grimace, calling him "fast food Jabba the Hutt" was HILARIOUS 😂 That did come as a big shock to me that Grimace was originally a villain, he is my only fav character in Mcdo, everyone else I was scared of.

  • @manslaughter3180
    @manslaughter3180 2 роки тому +68

    My friend with a special... _fondness_ of clowns made me view clowns as something completely else and singlehandedly removed any discomfort I may have felt with them. I primarily felt uncomfortable because I feared being approached in public and messed around with for fun, but now that I know I'm my own biggest clown, nothing can stop me.

    • @Karishma_Unspecified
      @Karishma_Unspecified Рік тому +21

      I'm sure this wasn't your intention.... but God! This comment seems so very cursed when read in the right tone... like what did your friend do to make you like clowns? WTF did you mean by fondness? How are you your own clown?? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!

    • @hazeltree7738
      @hazeltree7738 Рік тому +9

      W
      What do you mean special fondness
      Did your friend draw clown h3nt4i?

    • @bradbradthebrad
      @bradbradthebrad Рік тому +7

      yo friend like that clussy

    • @johngalt5205
      @johngalt5205 Рік тому +1

      Was your friend John Wayne Gacy?

    • @RanoutofideazXD
      @RanoutofideazXD Рік тому

      technically you don''t have to be drawing it

  • @MrJag1
    @MrJag1 2 роки тому +389

    Trash cans: "Would you mind letting us have the papers please..."
    Comrade: "Glory to Arstotzka"

    • @Igorcastrochucre
      @Igorcastrochucre 2 роки тому +27

      I didn't expect a Papers, Please reference here of all places.

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 2 роки тому +5

      @@Igorcastrochucre same

    • @ja1.pessoal
      @ja1.pessoal 2 роки тому +14

      @@Igorcastrochucre neither i did, but glory to arztostka or something i dont speak in vodka

    • @ihavepermissiontospamracia7794
      @ihavepermissiontospamracia7794 2 роки тому +2

      @@ja1.pessoal but do you drink vodka

    • @TyTitan77
      @TyTitan77 2 роки тому +6

      All other endings are progranda, glory to arstotzka.
      But seriously Nice to see you here comrade

  • @taylspin
    @taylspin 2 роки тому +513

    Ooooh gosh. Someone who lives in the next town over has one of those McDonald land jails in their yard; just with a lot of the paint missing. I've always wondered what it was and where it came from. Now I know and I don't know if finding the answer made it better or worse.

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/v-deo.html

    • @crescentmoon5859
      @crescentmoon5859 2 роки тому +7

      Is it in your yard or not if yes I kinda want it.

    • @starrdustt5442
      @starrdustt5442 2 роки тому

      what?? im pretty sure ive seen someone with that in their yard, too... huh 🤔

    • @kevywevy1893
      @kevywevy1893 2 роки тому +6

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH is it films or games
      HMM

  • @imhappilysmad9813
    @imhappilysmad9813 Рік тому +12

    8:24 i could watch this all day

  • @ajwinberg
    @ajwinberg Рік тому +39

    As a member of Gen X I played on these very scary play grounds in the 1980s.

  • @blumouse8539
    @blumouse8539 2 роки тому +835

    So Ronald essentially said
    "The secret ingredient is crime"

    • @123GOHANZ
      @123GOHANZ 2 роки тому +1

      I thought it was thousand island

    • @khalidfrancis6845
      @khalidfrancis6845 2 роки тому +2

      Can't tell u how often my gf says this.

    • @JonJon-it8kk
      @JonJon-it8kk 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/QK1LHLGvKio/v-deo.html

  • @_j5126
    @_j5126 2 роки тому +1976

    “Stuff that is familiar to all us 90’s kids”
    The one guy born in 1999: *Ah yes very familiar*

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople 2 роки тому +15

      lol

    • @ratking9577
      @ratking9577 2 роки тому +244

      People born on 11:59:59 pm December 31st 1999: The 90’s were lit!

    • @vioninjadogdb8428
      @vioninjadogdb8428 2 роки тому +27

      That’d be me as well as others.

    • @Chihirolee3
      @Chihirolee3 2 роки тому +49

      Being a 90's kid means you predominantly grew up in the 1990's, not necessarily be born in the 90's. It's the same for 80's kids (as many were born in the late 70's) and so on and so forth....

    • @Meimei.333
      @Meimei.333 2 роки тому +23

      @@Chihirolee3 that’s the joke….

  • @aiRCoft
    @aiRCoft 10 місяців тому +6

    Here's an idea for a video: "Who is Grimace and Why Should I Care About Their Birthday?", where you could dive further into the history and development of _McDonald's_ characters/mascots, as well as their current "Grimace's Birthday" promotion.

  • @Carmen88888
    @Carmen88888 Рік тому +6

    Born in 80.
    I loved McDonaldland. And since my dad was raising us by himself, we got to go to McDonalds a few times a week. Food sucked, but being able to play was nice.
    So many memories of friction burns on my legs from sliding down the metal slide 😳

  • @art_by_black
    @art_by_black 2 роки тому +495

    Grimace: Where's the coke?
    Me: Someone pulled a fast one in the writers room...

    • @GeminiPrincess-gq7cj
      @GeminiPrincess-gq7cj 2 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @aaaaaaabutyt
      @aaaaaaabutyt 2 роки тому +6

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH wow, nice try bot

    • @petermarsella6537
      @petermarsella6537 2 роки тому +11

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH yeah I've heard that one before. No sane parent is actually going to give their child an expensive piece of equipment just because they got a lot of comments

    • @theonebman7581
      @theonebman7581 2 роки тому +5

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH That is terrible parenting, just saying

    • @ezradianadieuveille4676
      @ezradianadieuveille4676 2 роки тому +1

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH BBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

  • @Policy_-fk8gf
    @Policy_-fk8gf 2 роки тому +788

    Anything: * exists *
    Matpat: *it has lore*

  • @kristinacatherine5121
    @kristinacatherine5121 2 роки тому +15

    Oh, I loved the McDonaldland stuff, especially the hamburger jail! 🤣

  • @permanentsmile6327
    @permanentsmile6327 Рік тому +10

    0:28
    Best part in the whole video

  • @alexmorrison3442
    @alexmorrison3442 2 роки тому +3391

    The picture of Mat Pat by the grill confirms he's evolved into Dad Pat.

    • @eunoiamorosis
      @eunoiamorosis 2 роки тому +70

      @@pranavbangaru2114 I never knew that, I just assumed hes an eldritch being that never ages and looks like james from the odd1sout for the rest of time, but that's just a theory, a game theory.

    • @nightwolf1416
      @nightwolf1416 2 роки тому +6

      @Fidel Ramirez-Lemus Lol

    • @BBMASTER413FAM
      @BBMASTER413FAM 2 роки тому +13

      he had already now he is entering super saiyan dadpat

    • @noniluke
      @noniluke 2 роки тому +20

      @@pranavbangaru2114 he is 34!?!? He is aging very well, he looks like 23-ish

    • @longlostbro499
      @longlostbro499 2 роки тому +10

      My theory is that he uses old photoes of himself but the real theory of mine is that the games the films the foods powerful souls combined makes him impossible to age soon there will be two of them father mat son pat and then we will be age 89 watching game theory episode fnaf mr aftons childhood where he read 85 books of fnaf who get why i said 85?? WATCH THE EPISODE WHERE HE TRIES TO LEARN WHEN crying child afton died so we will just be one step closer to learn the reason why aftons kills people and blah blah well I am really happy he makes these videos

  • @Webb_Studios
    @Webb_Studios 2 роки тому +401

    The Fnaf joke isn’t as weird once you remember The Banana Splits costumes were made by Sid and Marty Kroft, the same people behind the law suite

    • @ggjk8419
      @ggjk8419 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/v-deo.html
      .....

    • @alittlekittycat21
      @alittlekittycat21 2 роки тому +11

      Wow you really surprised me that you know the banana splits!!

    • @akallalsimon1554
      @akallalsimon1554 2 роки тому +2

      I love the banana splits

    • @ventii_kun
      @ventii_kun 2 роки тому +1

      I guess Marty Kroft isn’t only one who found the concept of creepy mascots + dead children *apeeling~*

    • @henrym4484
      @henrym4484 2 роки тому +1

      Remember that banana split horror movie

  • @iamhungey12345
    @iamhungey12345 10 місяців тому +3

    And now they're selling Grimace's spooge as milkshakes.

  • @saitama5291
    @saitama5291 Рік тому +4

    I remember having my birthday party with these characters, it was like a fantasy for us kids back then.

  • @PeacefulRises
    @PeacefulRises 2 роки тому +144

    And at the end of 2020, as we all thought the chaos had ended, A ringing can be heard in the distance, like a bell. You don’t understand it at first, but then it all comes back to you. Your heart drops as you mutter those cursed words.
    *”The Burger Alarm”*

  • @researcherchameleon4602
    @researcherchameleon4602 2 роки тому +803

    Ray: “I’ll make my own theme park, with ketchup, and burgers, in fact, forget the park”

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/v-deo.html
      ..

    • @Foxtrot-51
      @Foxtrot-51 2 роки тому +12

      @@lfkkkfk862 *REPORTED FOR SPAM*

    • @henry7486
      @henry7486 2 роки тому +7

      Just a theme...

    • @Novusod
      @Novusod 2 роки тому +8

      The park part got removed because they got sued for the playgrounds causing injuries.

    • @didyee1172
      @didyee1172 2 роки тому +8

      i understood that reference

  • @looched
    @looched 2 роки тому +7

    I hadn’t heard about the founder at all when I went to see it. My dad and I went to go see some other movie but it was sold out so we chose another one- the founder- and it was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen! I’ll never forget watching it in the cinema. It’s so different to my usual movie taste but I was just so interested. 10/10.

  • @valentinhernandez3998
    @valentinhernandez3998 Рік тому +5

    Didn’t anybody else notice a creepy dog next to Walt Disney add the time stamp 8:00

  • @ailsaide1680
    @ailsaide1680 2 роки тому +793

    McDonalds should change their slogan from "I'm lovin' it" to "Who needs friends when you're McRich?"

    • @Skyfall_Studios
      @Skyfall_Studios 2 роки тому +14

      I’m hatin the new motto!

    • @michaelcumpton5795
      @michaelcumpton5795 2 роки тому +17

      You'll find some of the most greedy crooked sleaze bags in fast food. The higher up you look in there management the sleazier they get

    • @jellylazychips862
      @jellylazychips862 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah and mcdo in the ph is still love ko to wich is im lovin it in filipino

    • @mischievousjr.9299
      @mischievousjr.9299 2 роки тому +4

      @@michaelcumpton5795 That's very true, unfortunately. Stay safe God Bless 🙏🏾

  • @DJAlex1417
    @DJAlex1417 2 роки тому +494

    Not even 1 minute in and we already got a FNaF joke... i love this channel

  • @mkalic7423
    @mkalic7423 Рік тому +2

    5:35 Just don't forget that DisneyLand also had some Creepy Statues and people dressed as Disney Characters in the Early days of the ThemePark

  • @dylanzrim3635
    @dylanzrim3635 10 місяців тому +3

    Grimace is the embodiment of the customer, not a tastebud or milkshake.
    It shows in the original iteration

  • @flamefierce998
    @flamefierce998 2 роки тому +683

    "That's what you kids are supposedly into these days"
    *shows FNAF*
    Me: Is... is that a pun?

    • @tach-uq5tw
      @tach-uq5tw 2 роки тому +15

      Dammit, can't believe I actually laughed

    • @DamonNomad82
      @DamonNomad82 2 роки тому +26

      The funny thing is that there is actually a hamburger and ice cream chain called "Freddy's". It doesn't feature animatronics, and has a 50s diner style of decor. Every time I drive by one, I think "I don't want to spend five nights there!"

    • @australium7374
      @australium7374 2 роки тому +7

      @@DamonNomad82 I went there before it’s down my block it’s pretty good. wouldn’t be surprised if there were animatronics in the closet

    • @flamefierce998
      @flamefierce998 2 роки тому +2

      @@thuanlai5537 Rick roll is better than this. Stay pure and stay at school

    • @Loss_XD
      @Loss_XD 2 роки тому +2

      @@DamonNomad82 i ate there ones and that wasnt ice cream it was frozen custard i think (or we are thinking bout dif places)

  • @Megalon-qc8pf
    @Megalon-qc8pf 2 роки тому +319

    “Sentient trash bins don’t exist, they can’t hurt you”. Sentient trash bins- 5:55

    • @danielkeys8974
      @danielkeys8974 2 роки тому +4

      Yeah, but the fanged beings who hunger for leftover flesh are the least creepy mascots here.

    • @ClockworkMan13
      @ClockworkMan13 2 роки тому +4

      Go watch The Wiz. Sentient trash cans WILL hurt you.

    • @danielkeys8974
      @danielkeys8974 2 роки тому

      @@ClockworkMan13 I don't know if you know this, but guys dressed as clowns have also been known to hurt people.
      That early commercial might have actively malicious writers, because it told kids, "I'm not a stranger! You know my name, which I am definitely not lying about! Eat this strange-smelling food I'm giving you! Everything is fine here!"

  • @destoker
    @destoker Рік тому +1

    I like it how at 11:50 they put a crown on "McDonald Land" !😂

  • @aliensoup2420
    @aliensoup2420 2 роки тому +1

    An indelible memory of mine is from working on a McDonald's commercial in 1979, and seeing Ronald McDonald between scenes slumped in a director's chair with a Heineken and a cigarette.

  • @Stan_man
    @Stan_man 2 роки тому +259

    "Hes been laughing all the way McBank ever since" Well not anymore, Ronald McDonald was executed back in February 2011.

  • @13xPetra
    @13xPetra 2 роки тому +190

    “A hamburglar themed swing set does not a Space Mountain make” - MatPat 2021

    • @Jacob-ru3mu
      @Jacob-ru3mu 2 роки тому +1

      @Krk Jk wow literally no one cares

  • @puppetman833
    @puppetman833 2 роки тому +3

    Why does EVERYTHING have t have a dark secret? Does my pillow have a dark secret? No… WAIT MATPAT NO

  • @doomsayer7937
    @doomsayer7937 2 роки тому +1

    During three 70s, we kids loved McDonald Land and all the characters. Fun times for sure.

  • @JonahMcD
    @JonahMcD 2 роки тому +556

    This feels like a superhero origin story or something. The way that the characters all had to change designs to be less copyright-infringing and thus became who they are known as today seems so dramatic to me for some reason lol

    • @anonymous0771
      @anonymous0771 2 роки тому +3

      Hahahaha XD
      Edit: Oh wait you kinda look like Tubbo? Or Tubbo looks like you?
      Either way, that's cool! :D

    • @gummilatte1618
      @gummilatte1618 2 роки тому +5

      Honestly yeah I really like that approach! I kinda wish fast food had more of a fandom like fanartists and stuff cause I’d love to see some ideas on how three went about changing their looks and stuff (if that makes any sense)

  • @LonelySandwich
    @LonelySandwich 2 роки тому +5722

    "Five Nights at McDonaldland's" needs to be a fangame.

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 2 роки тому +128

      or "MekyD" or "The Restaurant of the Golden Seagull"
      For copy right reasons.

    • @Fable869
      @Fable869 2 роки тому +94

      Pretty sure it is actually

    • @XPTanush
      @XPTanush 2 роки тому +57

      It is sadly, not a hater of both McDonald’s or FNaF but I knew MatPat was gonna put FNaF somewhere in a Video

    • @Zaynethegachatuber
      @Zaynethegachatuber 2 роки тому +56

      they have Five nights with Mac Tonight

    • @Pablo-rg7ge
      @Pablo-rg7ge 2 роки тому +15

      @Krk Jk what is wrong with you

  • @Halo44327
    @Halo44327 2 роки тому +1

    God MatPat, you tingle my nostalgia with Bozo. I remember watch that back then at my grandma’s house. Good times.

  • @bdafun123
    @bdafun123 10 місяців тому +3

    Pls make a video on the grimace shake!

  • @joshuabender7400
    @joshuabender7400 2 роки тому +1990

    Crazy how matpat accually went back in time just to make the intro. Such a deticated youtuber.

    • @superjamainyt6395
      @superjamainyt6395 2 роки тому +73

      I wonder how long it took him to build the time maschine

    • @Lexxxxiii
      @Lexxxxiii 2 роки тому +55

      @@superjamainyt6395 well its easy
      You nees to remember that **proceeds to explain the entire theory of relativity and all examples of it**

    • @jimchackan560
      @jimchackan560 2 роки тому +13

      He really is dedicated to his job, he invited me over for a threesome, but he was just working on a script and he just rubbed one off while watching in the corner.

    • @starlagirls
      @starlagirls 2 роки тому +10

      @@tfcshortsnon-official7283 I cant agree more....

    • @graceelizebeth2201
      @graceelizebeth2201 2 роки тому +2

      He didn't lol. He just editted

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 2 роки тому +660

    As a kid, I came up with a theory that Ronald Mcdonald and Hamburglar met in a correctional facility. And somehow they got out, or at least intensively planning to. Birdie was their pet bird, who they truly believed can carry messages like a spy, and Grimace is just a figment of Ronald's imagination as he descended into madness.
    Looking back at it now, that could be some indie slice-of-life webseries.

    • @kitycatrggaming5228
      @kitycatrggaming5228 2 роки тому +28

      Oh wow, reminds me on the movie about the Joker for some reason (of how he ended up as the Joker)

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 2 роки тому +25

      Whoa, you came up with that when you were a kid!? That's amazing lol 🤣

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 2 роки тому +27

      @@princessthyemis A kid who grew up alternating between Mcdo and Jollibee as second home, lol.

    • @Muhil_mumu
      @Muhil_mumu 2 роки тому +15

      I wanna make a comic based of this for the funsies :0

    • @lagartino5093
      @lagartino5093 2 роки тому +8

      ok...?

  • @liligatinha29
    @liligatinha29 4 місяці тому +2

    0:02 love the implication matpat is 53
    Also o7 matpat

  • @emmaahlqvist6885
    @emmaahlqvist6885 Рік тому +4

    7:39 😆😂 Monty

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 роки тому +12282

    Imagine being a kid who's scared of clowns and having to go to McDonaldland because your parents thought it was like Disneyland

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 роки тому +14

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    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 роки тому +17

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    • @kaloian1697
      @kaloian1697 2 роки тому +134

      Hello again magic man

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename 2 роки тому +8

      ua-cam.com/video/HXHDjoaPp3Q/v-deo.html....

    • @mariodude7424
      @mariodude7424 2 роки тому +19

      Lol

  • @scrat.1773
    @scrat.1773 2 роки тому +436

    This legit sounds like some short of FNAF lore.
    Just add some dead children.

    • @ggjk8419
      @ggjk8419 2 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/v-deo.html
      .....

    • @Safalmao
      @Safalmao 2 роки тому

      how

    • @imagoat273
      @imagoat273 2 роки тому +5

      That can be... arranged

    • @imperial_void77
      @imperial_void77 2 роки тому +1

      And some purple

    • @speedsterbo1e505
      @speedsterbo1e505 2 роки тому

      You don’t have to their already is they are just hiding it

  • @M4t_P4tGT
    @M4t_P4tGT Рік тому +1

    Random thing we tried while on vacation in Las Vegas:
    Since our hotel was the Red Rock in Summerlin, we tried the McDonald’s that they had nearby. The Ice Cream machine was never broken at all while we were there

  • @britejelly169
    @britejelly169 2 роки тому +2

    All References in the intro, have i missed anything?
    -Nugget is in a pile of nuggets
    -Plankton is stealing the secret formula
    -Bendy has his own restaurant
    -Gordon Ramsay is in the kitchen doing what he does
    -Rick and Morty are ordering food with Morty’s Dad
    -Bob’s burgers is open

  • @CHEFPKR
    @CHEFPKR 2 роки тому +4629

    Matt, I've never bought a Ramen shirt so fast. Well played.

    • @mariodude7424
      @mariodude7424 2 роки тому +12

      Lol

    • @aosksnneen
      @aosksnneen 2 роки тому +2

      Ye

    • @donaldharlan3981
      @donaldharlan3981 2 роки тому +5

      This is the story of the 'darkside of McDonalds', which is told by one of the children of the 'Villians who stole from them and sued them.' Not that Croc was a good guy, just the family of the narrator is worse. Understand History Yet ??

    • @Dragon....
      @Dragon.... 2 роки тому +3

      I built a time machine so I could go to the future get the shirt and go back to the past so I could have it before anyone else could

    • @mrchadstuff7517
      @mrchadstuff7517 2 роки тому +8

      Don’t click on the links

  • @mr.animefan8920
    @mr.animefan8920 2 роки тому +580

    Now imagine saying "where's the coke?" without McDonald's marketing for proper context.

  • @adambrotherton9930
    @adambrotherton9930 2 роки тому +2

    Crime always pays, getting caught just costs more

  • @RedEyesTops
    @RedEyesTops 2 роки тому

    What I find funny is how much the first pennywise scene in IT is a lot like that scene with the early incarnation of Ronald McDonald. With the whole "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers" interaction

  • @yuca6202
    @yuca6202 2 роки тому +115

    Theory idea: What makes a snack a snack? like how much proportions of food do you need to be considered a snack?

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 роки тому

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      ...

    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/StCAcI1w1gg/v-deo.html

    • @globeonthethread866
      @globeonthethread866 2 роки тому +4

      Good idea!

    • @xoykon5773
      @xoykon5773 2 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @shadowcat5939
      @shadowcat5939 2 роки тому +5

      I feel like type of food would also be a factor like chips would be a snack but even small portions of like hamburgers would be more likely considered a small meal

  • @sweettarts1285
    @sweettarts1285 2 роки тому +787

    “Nobody can see me cause I’ve stolen all their eyes.”
    “And if they want them back you have to eat McDonald’s fries.”
    is what I thought the vid would be about

    • @r.j.penfold
      @r.j.penfold 2 роки тому +13

      I'm sorry what?

    • @sweettarts1285
      @sweettarts1285 2 роки тому

      @@r.j.penfold ua-cam.com/video/J-0JR5vY8R8/v-deo.html

    • @Mimikkyudayo
      @Mimikkyudayo 2 роки тому +8

      i dont even know what to say about this comment....

    • @sweettarts1285
      @sweettarts1285 2 роки тому +2

      @@Mimikkyudayo the video kinda explains it

    • @sweettarts1285
      @sweettarts1285 2 роки тому +3

      @Sonal Mohrir yep

  • @franklinforest888
    @franklinforest888 Рік тому +1

    At the beginning of the video I was confused when you said the purple creature was a villain but as I kept Ed watching and you said he turned into a good guy I didn’t feel as crazy lol

  • @ARandomBaconHair
    @ARandomBaconHair Рік тому +2

    Bro has 3 Theory Chanel’s now I think he’s a legend

  • @toxictaco7567
    @toxictaco7567 2 роки тому +179

    You know, these videos tend to be just the perfect length for those awkward spaces of time where your about to go do something, so you want to stop doing anything that is heavily time consuming, but also don't want to sit around until you can go do whatever it is you're about to do.

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/v-deo.html
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    • @edwardthibodeaux8815
      @edwardthibodeaux8815 2 роки тому +5

      Just reported a spammer

    • @Justme-zy2id
      @Justme-zy2id 2 роки тому +2

      @@edwardthibodeaux8815 me too

    • @TyTitan77
      @TyTitan77 2 роки тому +2

      @@edwardthibodeaux8815 same they are everywhere

    • @nyxlawal9105
      @nyxlawal9105 Рік тому

      Literally me waiting for my bread to finish baking in 10-15 mins😭😭😭 guilty 😩🤚🤚🤚

  • @therobotengineer9834
    @therobotengineer9834 2 роки тому +200

    Pennywise: *exists*
    Ronald McDonald: ah yes, my true successor.

    • @arthurlam751
      @arthurlam751 2 роки тому +1

      Robot Engineer? Didn't expect to see you here.

    • @therobotengineer9834
      @therobotengineer9834 2 роки тому +1

      @@arthurlam751 Have I become one of the youtubers who appears everywhere now? When did I last see you?

    • @arthurlam751
      @arthurlam751 2 роки тому

      @@therobotengineer9834 you never have. I'm just surprised your username exists what with all The Engineer and Engineer Gaming users.

    • @therobotengineer9834
      @therobotengineer9834 2 роки тому

      @@arthurlam751 Ah yes the engineer gaming meme. But that talk about the human engineer and not the robot one from MVM

  • @dylanmiller5334
    @dylanmiller5334 2 роки тому +1

    I work at a McDonald's, and we have the Funko-Pop figurines of Officer Mac, Mayor McCheese and Birdie the Early Bird chilling on display in our kitchen. So really the characters that were blatant rip offs also got McDs merchandize deals as well, lol.

  • @bradleyc.5425
    @bradleyc.5425 2 роки тому +2

    The intro was hilarious

  • @spamtong.spamtonthedealmak1256
    @spamtong.spamtonthedealmak1256 2 роки тому +270

    I saw the thumbnail and thought: unhappy meal is such a mood XD

  • @bm5298
    @bm5298 2 роки тому +445

    but this begs the question:
    Why does mcdonalds now build a depressed middle aged adult version of itself???

    • @ramadoor4524
      @ramadoor4524 2 роки тому +8

      Holy crap youre right

    • @uswr1835
      @uswr1835 2 роки тому +24

      cuz the kids from the 80s grew up

    • @marcellagflowers
      @marcellagflowers 2 роки тому +35

      bc playplaces don't pay no more. they gotta market to millennials and gen x bc the more recent generations aren't having kids as much as previous generations, therefore being less lucrative to target children

    • @revan3270
      @revan3270 2 роки тому +1

      I suggest you watch Ordinary Things’ video on this for that answer

    • @kingjac0881
      @kingjac0881 2 роки тому +1

      @Take a look i dont want to

  • @justacommenter6597
    @justacommenter6597 2 роки тому +1

    I think the mascots are more scary because they always look into your soul and see your mind and what your thinking about the ice cream machine

  • @philosoraptor777
    @philosoraptor777 11 місяців тому +1

    10:19 "Psychedelic electric hamburger machine" I think we found our band name.

  • @RicchVR
    @RicchVR 2 роки тому +241

    Matt Pat when he realizes this is 23 on trending: i’m loving it

  • @EclipsaEldrich
    @EclipsaEldrich 2 роки тому +325

    Mat: keeps talking about summer
    Me, in Australia: ah, yes, summer

    • @horrordoll.mp4
      @horrordoll.mp4 2 роки тому +14

      LOL my dad grew up in Australia and my stepmom will make references to her childhood (as an average american child) and my dad will just be like "yeah, mhm, whats that?"

    • @shore_
      @shore_ 2 роки тому +10

      yes, summer here is equivalent to he-double hockey sticks when it comes temperature

    • @soggy_ramen3362
      @soggy_ramen3362 2 роки тому +6

      Omg same. Don't you love to hear Americans complain about it
      Me, a Queenslander: *laughs in 40 degrees*

    • @soggy_ramen3362
      @soggy_ramen3362 2 роки тому +1

      @@shore_ oh yeah lol

    • @sadmermaid
      @sadmermaid 2 роки тому +2

      Its so cold I had to put pants on today!

  • @mikemcconeghy4658
    @mikemcconeghy4658 4 місяці тому +1

    So weird. I was a child in the 70s and watched a lot of TV. I remember HR Puffinstuff, but not the McDonaldland commercials. It always seemed strange to go to the restaurant and see all the characters and not know anything about them, like I'd missed a movie or something.

  • @gabrielkawa3477
    @gabrielkawa3477 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the fetch rewards. I never heard of it but I'm excited to try it.

  • @the_roguelogue1491
    @the_roguelogue1491 2 роки тому +263

    Still waiting for that “popcorn is the most valuable currency” theory

    • @thedeltasalamance1258
      @thedeltasalamance1258 2 роки тому +13

      There is no theory, it’s just a fact.

    • @hashhbrownn560
      @hashhbrownn560 2 роки тому +2

      I don’t really like popcorn that much

    • @smallgraydonguy
      @smallgraydonguy 2 роки тому +3

      @@hashhbrownn560 you’re wrong

    • @hashhbrownn560
      @hashhbrownn560 2 роки тому

      @@smallgraydonguy i just dont like it that much, ill have it over lots of food, I just dont "love" popcorn basically

    • @kontroller5304
      @kontroller5304 2 роки тому

      @@hashhbrownn560 false

  • @oxlclout3395
    @oxlclout3395 2 роки тому +309

    Me- “Mom, can I get some Food Theory Merch”
    Mom- “Sorry the Food Theory Merch machine is broken”

    • @Chronicler9
      @Chronicler9 2 роки тому +5

      lol Mom-jokes hurt more than Dad-jokes huh

    • @justarandomdude3050
      @justarandomdude3050 2 роки тому +2

      Getting a cultured parent these days can be hard, which is why I'm gonna be a cultured dad when i grow up

    • @JonJon-it8kk
      @JonJon-it8kk 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/QK1LHLGvKio/v-deo.html

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 2 роки тому +1

      @@JonJon-it8kk silence bot

    • @goldenexperiencerequiem7214
      @goldenexperiencerequiem7214 2 роки тому

      @@justarandomdude3050 m.ua-cam.com/video/XXwHQHrcyTw/v-deo.html

  • @Mike-pj1kv
    @Mike-pj1kv 2 роки тому +1

    Ronald and all those strange characters always seemed like a bad dream, some sort of a 60s drug trip. Bizzare.

  • @HOURLYSNIPES
    @HOURLYSNIPES 2 роки тому +2

    Ever since I was 5 in 2012 something felt off about Ronald McDonald like anytime I looked at his face I got this uneasy feeling and till this day I still do😥

  • @jazzy2189
    @jazzy2189 2 роки тому +79

    This is a theory idea I've had for a while: Out of all the places who claim to have the best let's say ice cream, who actually has the best and what makes it the best ice cream?

    • @msmaria5039
      @msmaria5039 2 роки тому +3

      Which fast food place serves the best soft serve ice cream?

    • @naranciabestboi1293
      @naranciabestboi1293 2 роки тому +3

      @@msmaria5039 I think it's about like Baskin Robin's type beat, actual ice cream places, not ice cream that's a side menu from the actual burgers at like mcdonalds for example

    • @ricktheweeb5382
      @ricktheweeb5382 2 роки тому +1

      @@naranciabestboi1293 what about that frozen frog place or did they only serve frozen yogurt

  • @adrianestrada1118
    @adrianestrada1118 2 роки тому +963

    This wasn't even a theory, this was just straight facts.

    • @MinisDunyasi5
      @MinisDunyasi5 2 роки тому +35

      The Food History

    • @jacksonbarrett5751
      @jacksonbarrett5751 2 роки тому +18

      yeah it's basically clickbait at this point

    • @meowdasia
      @meowdasia 2 роки тому +7

      @@jacksonbarrett5751 no it’s real I used to work they came to life and ATE MY LEGS

    • @_theoutsider_7941
      @_theoutsider_7941 2 роки тому +4

      The thumbnail says "Secrets exposed"

    • @odasiam6342
      @odasiam6342 2 роки тому +7

      @@meowdasia how are your legs theese days

  • @abhinavchaubey8979
    @abhinavchaubey8979 2 роки тому +2

    The evil grimace is my favorite character from McDonaldland and grimace’s favorite menu items are hamburgers 🍔 and fries 🍟 and cola 🥤

  • @danielraiber3639
    @danielraiber3639 Рік тому +1

    I remember playing with these giant fiber glass characters in the play area as a kid

  • @scloob
    @scloob 2 роки тому +117

    Mat: get ready for summer!
    People in Australia: how about no

    • @So_Indecisive
      @So_Indecisive 2 роки тому +1

      Halp I’m so cold : -:

    • @ooommm4024
      @ooommm4024 2 роки тому

      i kinda want to visit the southern hemisphere during june or july to get a laugh out of winter occurring then and enjoy some skiing. stay warm down there as summer up here in the northern hemisphere has been a scorcher

    • @fangier0
      @fangier0 Рік тому

      People in Africa: no

  • @dnd1016
    @dnd1016 2 роки тому +97

    at least that’s more believable than Alolan Exeguttor being a dragon.

    • @krafterz12
      @krafterz12 2 роки тому +1

      Lmao

    • @almarvel8868
      @almarvel8868 2 роки тому +2

      But really tho why is that

    • @shannonhensley2942
      @shannonhensley2942 2 роки тому

      Say what???? I never caught that. I also thought it was weird a palm tree start out as a bunch of cracked eggs. Idk i thought they were being "creative" my whole life.

    • @franzzabala7973
      @franzzabala7973 2 роки тому

      Exeggutor.

    • @dnd1016
      @dnd1016 2 роки тому

      it at least has scales and qualities of being a dragon.
      To be fair Palm tree bark could be seen as scales, but it’s not even a reptile.

  • @brandonprater4613
    @brandonprater4613 2 роки тому +1

    *MatPat:* Crime DEFINITELY pays.
    *Ronald:* ... & in cash! ✌️🤡💰

  • @scottschoppert9149
    @scottschoppert9149 2 роки тому +1

    I loved these characters growing up

  • @alucardsantradideus267
    @alucardsantradideus267 2 роки тому +121

    In my town there was a rumor about the statues kidnapping children.

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 роки тому

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      ..

    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 2 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/StCAcI1w1gg/v-deo.html

    • @FreddyImran32
      @FreddyImran32 2 роки тому

      :O

    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 2 роки тому

      @2024 student7 don't forget about that time the chocolate shepp is flavored on cloudy tuesday so don't forget skyscaper dollars should be outlawed for the favored gum so susie adams could finally life her mom. also no

    • @hey_omayo1011
      @hey_omayo1011 2 роки тому +3

      👀👄👀

  • @jamesapplesword7846
    @jamesapplesword7846 2 роки тому +77

    Matpat gets vietnam flashbacks every time he seen an animatronic

    • @ggjk8419
      @ggjk8419 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/waJfxO6-8DU/v-deo.html
      .

    • @nicholewilde4750
      @nicholewilde4750 2 роки тому

      Right?!?! At this rate he will need a service dog to go to theme parks

  • @alleadonai
    @alleadonai Рік тому

    As a 90's baby, I vaguely remember the 80's character decor being phased out in my early years. I never knew about the court case though, makes sense why I was barely aware of that whole creepy lore 😂

  • @JahangirAlam-fq4wo
    @JahangirAlam-fq4wo 2 роки тому +2

    this channel helps you in real life like it sometimes saves and tells the secrets of popular food companies.Reshpekt.(I know that its RESPECT not reshpekt I am just trying to be like the guy from angery memes.)

  • @SapphireDragon357
    @SapphireDragon357 2 роки тому +382

    I kinda love how this was just a completely factual history lesson, so MatPat does NOT end it with "That's just a theory!" 'Cause it's not.

    • @mathiew_
      @mathiew_ 2 роки тому +14

      15:00

    • @DeMuypr
      @DeMuypr 2 роки тому +16

      He did. In the last seconds of the video...

    • @acgeewhiz
      @acgeewhiz 2 роки тому +12

      Yeah, he totally did say it…

    • @edwardthibodeaux8815
      @edwardthibodeaux8815 2 роки тому +9

      Yeah man you’re wrong

    • @DannyWinsatLifeYT
      @DannyWinsatLifeYT 9 місяців тому

      ​@@edwardthibodeaux8815bro what is your pfp

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax 2 роки тому +877

    The 70’s Hamburgler keeps me up at night

  • @Showtunediva
    @Showtunediva 10 місяців тому +1

    Born in 85. Totally remember the McDonaldland commercials. ❤

  • @bzrklarz4295
    @bzrklarz4295 9 місяців тому

    5:24
    I cannot get over grimace saying “WHERES THE COKE?!”
    Especially considering this was the 70-80s

  • @Mrbutters17
    @Mrbutters17 2 роки тому +742

    After all this time, MatPat is STILL trying to make “Fetch” happen

  • @yotuba9493
    @yotuba9493 Рік тому

    Omg the burger seats. You just unlocked a core memory for me

  • @garrett8707
    @garrett8707 11 місяців тому

    To me, there’s something just so charming about the mcdonaldland characters

  • @gameboy100ac
    @gameboy100ac 2 роки тому +115

    Not even 30 SECONDS in and we got fnaf jokes
    Absolute perfection

  • @Keegstar
    @Keegstar 2 роки тому +218

    Matpat: *starts making connections between shows*
    Me: *BLASTS PHOENIX WRIGHT MUSIC*

    • @anavanessa3896
      @anavanessa3896 2 роки тому +2

      OBJECTION!!

    • @Crimson_Dynamight
      @Crimson_Dynamight 2 роки тому +4

      @@anavanessa3896 HOLD IT

    • @officiallyvii
      @officiallyvii 2 роки тому +1

      Idk if I'm the only one who played Miles Edgeworth side game ;-;

    • @clock_tok8324
      @clock_tok8324 2 роки тому

      @@officiallyvii I haven't played it, but I'm in the middle of watching a playthrough of it.

    • @officiallyvii
      @officiallyvii 2 роки тому

      @@clock_tok8324 oh nice

  • @mipzy9168
    @mipzy9168 2 роки тому +1

    Wow. This is super interesting. I've always wondered where their characters came from.

  • @EricckkkMoneyyy
    @EricckkkMoneyyy 2 місяці тому

    I can somehow remember my 1st McDonaldland experience in late 80s and early 90s. Those days were the weirdest no matter how old I was...

  • @jomogaming2
    @jomogaming2 2 роки тому +55

    "It basically got sued out of existence, and not for the reasons you'd expect."
    You fool... By telling us it's not what we'd expect, we change our expectations, creating a paradox that will doom us all to a mindset of ever-shifting expectations!