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| − | In 2007, the ''[American Idol]'' television series partnered with fast food megacorporation McDonalds to make ''American Idol'' toys for their Happy Meals. In 2008, they put out eight cartoony figurines of fictional genre singers including this leisure-suited Lothario with an oversize medallion and receding hairline. | + | In 2007, the ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319931/combined American Idol]'' television series partnered with fast food megacorporation McDonalds to make ''American Idol'' toys for their Happy Meals. In 2008, they put out eight cartoony figurines of fictional genre singers including this leisure-suited Lothario with an oversize medallion and receding hairline. |
The figures each play a different short music clip (no vocals) when their arm is raised. | The figures each play a different short music clip (no vocals) when their arm is raised. | ||
| − | MTV thinks Disco Dave may be a veiled version of real contestant Sanjaya Malakar. | + | MTV thinks Disco Dave (#1 in the series) may be a veiled version of real contestant Sanjaya Malakar. |
==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
| − | *[http://www.qsrweb.com/article/105932/McDonald-s-debuts-American-Idol-inspired-Happy-Meal-toys McDonald's debuts American Idol-inspired Happy Meal toys ] | + | *[http://www.qsrweb.com/article/105932/McDonald-s-debuts-American-Idol-inspired-Happy-Meal-toys McDonald's debuts American Idol-inspired Happy Meal toys] |
| + | *[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/music-lovers-unite-pick-your-favorite-from-mcdonaldsr-line-up-of-american-idol-happy-mealr-toys-57383952.html Music Lovers Unite! Pick Your Favorite From McDonald's(R) Line-Up of 'American Idol' Happy Meal(R) Toys!] | ||
*[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585197/some-familiar-idol-faces-coming-happy-meal-near.jhtml American Idol' McTwins: Some Familiar Faces Are Coming To A Happy Meal Near You] | *[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585197/some-familiar-idol-faces-coming-happy-meal-near.jhtml American Idol' McTwins: Some Familiar Faces Are Coming To A Happy Meal Near You] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Toys]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Disco]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:55, 22 May 2019
In 2007, the American Idol television series partnered with fast food megacorporation McDonalds to make American Idol toys for their Happy Meals. In 2008, they put out eight cartoony figurines of fictional genre singers including this leisure-suited Lothario with an oversize medallion and receding hairline.
The figures each play a different short music clip (no vocals) when their arm is raised.
MTV thinks Disco Dave (#1 in the series) may be a veiled version of real contestant Sanjaya Malakar.
