Happy Meal

* Season 2 (Vacation Clash)
* Season 1

**Happy Meal** is a contestant who competed in S1, and is currently competing in *Vacation Clash*. He joined the server on April 20th, 2023.

## Personality

Happy Meal is known to be very silly and can't take things seriously. However, this plans to change during *Vacation Clash.* This, unfortunately, never happened.

## History (taken from the Wikipedia page)

In the mid-1970s, Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño began working with her husband operating McDonald's restaurants in Guatemala. She created what she called the "Menú Ronald" (Ronald menu), which offered a hamburger, small fries and a small sundae to help mothers feed their children more effectively while at McDonald's restaurants. The concept was eventually brought to the attention of McDonald's management in Chicago. The company gave the development of the product to Bob Bernstein, who then came up with the idea for the Happy Meal.

In 1977, the McDonald's restaurant owner clients who regularly met with Bernstein were looking for ways to create a better dining experience for families with kids. Bernstein reasoned that if kids could get a packaged meal all their own instead of just picking at their parent's food, everybody would be happier. He had often noticed his young son at the breakfast table poring over the various items on cereal boxes and thought, "Why not do that for McDonald's? The package is the key!" He then called in his creative team and had them mock up some paperboard boxes fashioned to resemble lunch pails with the McDonald's Golden Arches for handles. They called in nationally known children's illustrators and offered them the blank slate of filling the box's sides and tops with their own colorful ideas from art to jokes to games to comic strips to stories to fantasy: whatever they thought might appeal to kids, at least eight items per box. Inside the box would be a burger, small fries, packet of cookies and a surprise gift. A small drink would accompany these items. Bernstein then named it the Happy Meal and it was successfully introduced with television and radio spots and in-store posters in the Kansas City market in October 1977. Other markets followed and the national roll-out happened in 1979.

Bernstein received Trademark #1136758 (Serial #73148046) for his idea in 1977 which he assigned to his client, McDonald's Corporation, on June 10, 1980. In 1987 at the annual McDonald's marketing meeting, he was recognized for his accomplishment with a full-size golden replica of the Happy Meal box with the following inscription:

> McDonald's Happy Meal 10th Anniversary 1977-1987
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> To Robert A. Bernstein, Bernstein-Rein Advertising
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> Thank you for bringing the Happy Meal, a bold idea, to the McDonald's System.
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> Your insight and conviction truly has made McDonald's a fun place for children for the past 10 years!
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> McDonald's Corporation
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> September, 1987
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Often, the Happy Meal is themed to promote a children and family-oriented film or television series. The first such promotion was the "*Star Trek* Meal", which promoted *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* in December 1979. The packaging used for the *Star Trek* Meal consisted of various images and games related to the film, as well as a comic strip adaptation of the film. Consumers had to buy numerous meals in order to complete the set. In 1982, McDonald's recalled Playmobil Happy Meal toys because they could have been dangerous to children under three years of age. In 1992, McDonald's withdrew their range of Happy Meal toys for the film *Batman Returns*, after complaints from parents that the film was unsuitable for children.

In July 2011, McDonald's announced plans to make Happy Meals healthier, including the addition of apples. The redesigned meals will contain a smaller portion (1.1 ounces) of fries, along with the apples. On February 4, 2013, McDonald's announced that Fish McBites (fried Alaskan pollock, the same fish used in Filet-O-Fish) would be added as an entree, which would run until March, intended to coincide with Lent.

In 2014, McDonald's introduced a mascot to Happy Meals in the United States named Happy, who originated in France and some international countries as early as 2009. Reactions were mixed, including criticism that the mascot's design was too frightening.

## Camp History

### Season 1

Happy Meal was an early revealer in Season 1. He placed 3rd overall, being the only early revealer to join Alumni and the Final 3. He was in an alliance with Apple Slice, Potted Plant-a-Tron, UV, and Epic Ass Hen named *Team :) Legacry*. Inside *:) Legacry* was a subset alliance featuring Apple Slice, P.P.A.T., and Happy Meal named *Team :) OG's,* because these three were the original members. *:) OG's* would later become the final 3.

Happy Meal would occasionally make his entries animation entries. This would aid him in surviving elimination countless times. As we reach alumni, these animations would become quite uncommon.

In the Final 3 challenge (Part 1), he failed to place high in points, causing him and PPAT to do another challenge, while Apple Slice moves on. in Part 2, Happy Meal failed to get a higher score than PPAT, and he was eliminated. Afterwards, he would root for Apple Slice, who would later win the season.

### Vacation Clash

Happy Meal joined a team with Apple Slice and Twerky Duck simply named "🤰", or ":pregnant\_woman:". After Twerky Duck striked out, Happy Meal gathered 2 strikes, 1 from excusing, and another from DNPing. Him and Apple Slice were supposed to be eliminated together, however AS used a Beth, making him immune. Happy Meal was eliminated alone.

As of 10/8/23, Nail Bat sued NBP, in attempts to get Happy Meal back in. Nail Bat and Overgrowth were on Happy Meals side to rejoin. With lucky persuasion, Happy Meal convinced the judge (Epic Ass Hen) that he should rejoin.

Happy Meal will rejoin at the Final 15.

## Final Words

### Season 1

WHAT THE FUCK?!?

This is insane! I never thought I'd get this far, especially to F3. Especially for my FIRST CAMP in forever, too. My reaction: Eh, oh well. Now I must focus on my other camps, root for Apple Slice, and uhhhhhhhhhh- Buh bye!

* Happy Meal

P.S. Good job, PPAT. I knew you could do it.

## Gallery

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