when did filet o fish commercial come out
A Filet-O-Fish advertisement from 1976 featuring the elusive Phil A. OâFish. Image courtesy of Archives, McDonaldâs Corporation. For a burger joint like Mickey Dâs, the Filet-O-Fish sandwich is surprisingly popular: Pirates would give their arm for one and apparently, whales eat âboatloadsâ of them. The Atlantic-Pollock based lunch item is consumed at a rate of 300 million a yearâ 23 percentof them are sold during Lent, and we can thank the Catholics in Ohio and a struggling businessman for the fast food classic.