Craptactular Star Wars Happy Meal Toys
Author: Stephen Gerding
September 11th, 2008
So, I took my daughter to McDonald’s the other day and hooked her up with her favorite Happy Meal (hamburger, white milk and apple dippers, hold the caramel sauce), and we got the crappiest toy I’ve seen in ages. I worked at McDonald’s back in the early 90s, so I’m more than familiar with the concept of not expecting a whole lot from Happy Meal toys, but this is just sad. Princess Leia - they decided that because my daughter’s a girl, she needed the Star Wars princess, I guess - Princess Leia’s head slapped on bobble-style to a random Star Wars spaceship. That’s the toy. Oh, it has a set of wheels on the bottom so you can attempt to push it along Hot Wheels style, but it really just falls over as soon as Carrie Fisher’s oversized dome starts bopping side to side.

These toys are so bad that my two year old, who has been entertained for hours on end by Happy Meal box in the past, played with this thing for 30 seconds and handed it to me with a “Here you go, Dad.”
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8 Responses to “Craptactular Star Wars Happy Meal Toys”






September 11th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I’ve left like three of these in McDonald’s unopened by now. The Lego Batman/Wizard of Oz toys up next will hopefully be better…
September 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Yeah, it really doesn’t matter that they’re Star Wars or not - no matter what licensed property they’re shilling, they’re just embarrassingly bad toys.
September 12th, 2008 at 5:32 am
I’ve been seeing ads for this junk on a daily basis, using a bizarre mix of the real R2D2 and the SW: Clone Wars’ Anakin Skywalker. By the time the words “bobble head” make an appearance though, the deal is pretty much blown for these crap nuggets.
I guess now that Disney’s dumped icky D’s, they’re just not trying anymore.
September 12th, 2008 at 6:30 am
I just can’t believe you’re still hitting up McD’s when you have In and Outs all over the place.
September 12th, 2008 at 6:51 am
In N Out = not as prolific as McDonald’s, plus they don’t have kid’s meals (with toys!) or apple slices for the kid.
September 12th, 2008 at 6:52 am
I did, however take the family there the other night. My Double Double was excellent, the fries were perfect and Sienna loved her hamburger, extra pickles, hold the onion.
September 13th, 2008 at 6:18 am
If Sienna is really done with Princess Leia, I have a young miss in Florida who has been dying to get her little hands on one for a long time.
September 13th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Dude - I’m more than happy to drop this thing in the mail.