Food Theory: The Dark History of McDonaldland (McDonalds)

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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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Комментарии • 8 тыс.

  • @Novusod
    @Novusod 2 года назад +5722

    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 года назад +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 года назад +6

      ruclips.net/video/QK1LHLGvKio/видео.html

    • @massdestric6945
      @massdestric6945 2 года назад +54

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

    • @cyndinelson6263
      @cyndinelson6263 2 года назад +41

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

    • @matthewwilson9749
      @matthewwilson9749 2 года назад +28

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

  • @opbossgg
    @opbossgg 2 года назад +2103

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

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename 2 года назад +3

      ruclips.net/video/HXHDjoaPp3Q/видео.html...

    • @JETS5
      @JETS5 2 года назад +16

      How do you have Disneyland at home..

    • @Dragon....
      @Dragon.... 2 года назад +30

      RUclips needs to solve the bot problem soon.

    • @opbossgg
      @opbossgg 2 года назад +15

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

    • @dguy0386
      @dguy0386 2 года назад +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 года назад +196

    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 месяцев назад +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 месяца назад

      @@garfieldfan925 😂😂😂

  • @charlafrederick1245
    @charlafrederick1245 2 года назад +389

    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.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 года назад +12279

    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 года назад +14

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      ...

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 года назад +17

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      ....

    • @kaloian1697
      @kaloian1697 2 года назад +135

      Hello again magic man

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename 2 года назад +8

      ruclips.net/video/HXHDjoaPp3Q/видео.html....

    • @mariodude7424
      @mariodude7424 2 года назад +19

      Lol

  • @agent_seb
    @agent_seb 2 года назад +1715

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

    • @LDarlong
      @LDarlong 2 года назад +8

      ?

    • @agent_seb
      @agent_seb 2 года назад +35

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

    • @CosmicCreatorCat
      @CosmicCreatorCat 2 года назад +12

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

    • @JJCUBER
      @JJCUBER 2 года назад +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 года назад +4

      ironic because a comment about copying was copied

  • @morxsum693
    @morxsum693 2 года назад +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 года назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад +9

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

    • @bradbradthebrad
      @bradbradthebrad Год назад +7

      yo friend like that clussy

    • @johngalt5205
      @johngalt5205 Год назад +1

      Was your friend John Wayne Gacy?

    • @RanoutofideazXD
      @RanoutofideazXD Год назад

      technically you don''t have to be drawing it

  • @LonelySandwich
    @LonelySandwich 2 года назад +5722

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

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 2 года назад +128

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

    • @Fable869
      @Fable869 2 года назад +94

      Pretty sure it is actually

    • @XPTanush
      @XPTanush 2 года назад +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 года назад +56

      they have Five nights with Mac Tonight

    • @Pablo-rg7ge
      @Pablo-rg7ge 2 года назад +15

      @Krk Jk what is wrong with you

  • @MrJag1
    @MrJag1 2 года назад +388

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

    • @Igorcastrochucre
      @Igorcastrochucre 2 года назад +27

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

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 2 года назад +5

      @@Igorcastrochucre same

    • @ja1.pessoal
      @ja1.pessoal 2 года назад +14

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

    • @ihavepermissiontospamracia7794
      @ihavepermissiontospamracia7794 2 года назад +2

      @@ja1.pessoal but do you drink vodka

    • @TyTitan77
      @TyTitan77 2 года назад +6

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

  • @ajwinberg
    @ajwinberg Год назад +39

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

  • @aiRCoft
    @aiRCoft 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @curtdog647
    @curtdog647 2 года назад +730

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

  • @art_by_black
    @art_by_black 2 года назад +494

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

    • @GeminiPrincess-gq7cj
      @GeminiPrincess-gq7cj 2 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @aaaaaaabutyt
      @aaaaaaabutyt 2 года назад +6

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH wow, nice try bot

    • @petermarsella6537
      @petermarsella6537 2 года назад +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 года назад +5

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH That is terrible parenting, just saying

    • @ezradianadieuveille4676
      @ezradianadieuveille4676 2 года назад +1

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH BBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

  • @imhappilysmad9813
    @imhappilysmad9813 Год назад +12

    8:24 i could watch this all day

  • @Carmen88888
    @Carmen88888 Год назад +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 😳

  • @Policy_-fk8gf
    @Policy_-fk8gf 2 года назад +788

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

  • @blumouse8539
    @blumouse8539 2 года назад +836

    So Ronald essentially said
    "The secret ingredient is crime"

    • @123GOHANZ
      @123GOHANZ 2 года назад +1

      I thought it was thousand island

    • @khalidfrancis6845
      @khalidfrancis6845 2 года назад +2

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

    • @JonJon-it8kk
      @JonJon-it8kk 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/QK1LHLGvKio/видео.html

  • @kristinacatherine5121
    @kristinacatherine5121 2 года назад +15

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

  • @permanentsmile6327
    @permanentsmile6327 Год назад +10

    0:28
    Best part in the whole video

  • @alexmorrison3442
    @alexmorrison3442 2 года назад +3393

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

    • @eunoiamorosis
      @eunoiamorosis 2 года назад +71

      @@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 года назад +6

      @Fidel Ramirez-Lemus Lol

    • @BBMASTER413FAM
      @BBMASTER413FAM 2 года назад +14

      he had already now he is entering super saiyan dadpat

    • @noniluke
      @noniluke 2 года назад +20

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

    • @longlostbro499
      @longlostbro499 2 года назад +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

  • @CHEFPKR
    @CHEFPKR 2 года назад +4630

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

    • @mariodude7424
      @mariodude7424 2 года назад +12

      Lol

    • @aosksnneen
      @aosksnneen 2 года назад +2

      Ye

    • @donaldharlan3981
      @donaldharlan3981 2 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +8

      Don’t click on the links

  • @iamhungey12345
    @iamhungey12345 10 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @saitama5291
    @saitama5291 11 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @researcherchameleon4602
    @researcherchameleon4602 2 года назад +804

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

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      ..

    • @Foxtrot-51
      @Foxtrot-51 2 года назад +12

      @@lfkkkfk862 *REPORTED FOR SPAM*

    • @henry7486
      @henry7486 2 года назад +7

      Just a theme...

    • @Novusod
      @Novusod 2 года назад +8

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

    • @didyee1172
      @didyee1172 2 года назад +8

      i understood that reference

  • @Webb_Studios
    @Webb_Studios 2 года назад +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 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      .....

    • @alittlekittycat21
      @alittlekittycat21 2 года назад +11

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

    • @akallalsimon1554
      @akallalsimon1554 2 года назад +2

      I love the banana splits

    • @ventii_kun
      @ventii_kun 2 года назад +1

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

    • @henrym4484
      @henrym4484 2 года назад +1

      Remember that banana split horror movie

  • @dylanzrim3635
    @dylanzrim3635 10 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @looched
    @looched 2 года назад +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.

  • @ailsaide1680
    @ailsaide1680 2 года назад +793

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

    • @Skyfall_Studios
      @Skyfall_Studios 2 года назад +14

      I’m hatin the new motto!

    • @michaelcumpton5795
      @michaelcumpton5795 2 года назад +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 года назад +2

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

    • @mischievousjr.9299
      @mischievousjr.9299 2 года назад +4

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

  • @taylspin
    @taylspin 2 года назад +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 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html

    • @crescentmoon5859
      @crescentmoon5859 2 года назад +7

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

    • @starrdustt5442
      @starrdustt5442 2 года назад

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

    • @kevywevy1893
      @kevywevy1893 2 года назад +6

      @BILLIE SAYS DUH is it films or games
      HMM

  • @mkalic7423
    @mkalic7423 Год назад +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

  • @valentinhernandez3998
    @valentinhernandez3998 Год назад +5

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

  • @_j5126
    @_j5126 2 года назад +1977

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

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople 2 года назад +15

      lol

    • @ratking9577
      @ratking9577 2 года назад +244

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

    • @vioninjadogdb8428
      @vioninjadogdb8428 2 года назад +27

      That’d be me as well as others.

    • @Chihirolee3
      @Chihirolee3 2 года назад +50

      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 года назад +23

      @@Chihirolee3 that’s the joke….

  • @flamefierce998
    @flamefierce998 2 года назад +683

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

    • @tach-uq5tw
      @tach-uq5tw 2 года назад +15

      Dammit, can't believe I actually laughed

    • @DamonNomad82
      @DamonNomad82 2 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +2

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

    • @Loss_XD
      @Loss_XD 2 года назад +2

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

  • @liligatinha29
    @liligatinha29 4 месяца назад +2

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

  • @destoker
    @destoker Год назад +1

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

  • @PeacefulRises
    @PeacefulRises 2 года назад +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”*

  • @mr.animefan8920
    @mr.animefan8920 2 года назад +580

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

  • @britejelly169
    @britejelly169 2 года назад +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

  • @puppetman833
    @puppetman833 2 года назад +3

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

  • @joshuabender7400
    @joshuabender7400 2 года назад +1989

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

    • @superjamainyt6395
      @superjamainyt6395 2 года назад +73

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

    • @Lexxxxiii
      @Lexxxxiii 2 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +10

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

    • @graceelizebeth2201
      @graceelizebeth2201 2 года назад +2

      He didn't lol. He just editted

  • @Stan_man
    @Stan_man 2 года назад +259

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

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 2 года назад +7

      @Yeet Feet Forever Gaming yeah

    • @gabrielplayzytdalt2299
      @gabrielplayzytdalt2299 2 года назад +1

      LOL

    • @Chancemm
      @Chancemm 2 года назад

      He’s still around

    • @saneman7177
      @saneman7177 2 года назад +2

      Best thing they ever did was get rid of that psycho clown & his demonic minions... hideous creation.

  • @aliensoup2420
    @aliensoup2420 2 года назад +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.

  • @adambrotherton9930
    @adambrotherton9930 2 года назад +2

    Crime always pays, getting caught just costs more

  • @13xPetra
    @13xPetra 2 года назад +190

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

    • @Jacob-ru3mu
      @Jacob-ru3mu 2 года назад +1

      @Krk Jk wow literally no one cares

  • @Megalon-qc8pf
    @Megalon-qc8pf 2 года назад +319

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

    • @danielkeys8974
      @danielkeys8974 2 года назад +4

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

    • @ClockworkMan13
      @ClockworkMan13 2 года назад +4

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

    • @danielkeys8974
      @danielkeys8974 2 года назад

      @@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!"

  • @Halo44327
    @Halo44327 2 года назад +1

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

  • @doomsayer7937
    @doomsayer7937 2 года назад +1

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

  • @scrat.1773
    @scrat.1773 2 года назад +436

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

    • @ggjk8419
      @ggjk8419 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      .....

    • @Safalmao
      @Safalmao 2 года назад

      how

    • @imagoat273
      @imagoat273 2 года назад +5

      That can be... arranged

    • @imperial_void77
      @imperial_void77 2 года назад +1

      And some purple

    • @speedsterbo1e505
      @speedsterbo1e505 2 года назад

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

  • @sweettarts1285
    @sweettarts1285 2 года назад +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 года назад +13

      I'm sorry what?

    • @sweettarts1285
      @sweettarts1285 2 года назад

      @@r.j.penfold ruclips.net/video/J-0JR5vY8R8/видео.html

    • @Mimikkyudayo
      @Mimikkyudayo 2 года назад +8

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

    • @sweettarts1285
      @sweettarts1285 2 года назад +2

      @@Mimikkyudayo the video kinda explains it

    • @sweettarts1285
      @sweettarts1285 2 года назад +3

      @Sonal Mohrir yep

  • @ARandomBaconHair
    @ARandomBaconHair Год назад +2

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

  • @Showtunediva
    @Showtunediva 9 месяцев назад +1

    Born in 85. Totally remember the McDonaldland commercials. ❤

  • @JonahMcD
    @JonahMcD 2 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +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)

  • @adrianestrada1118
    @adrianestrada1118 2 года назад +963

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

    • @MinisDunyasi5
      @MinisDunyasi5 2 года назад +35

      The Food History

    • @jacksonbarrett5751
      @jacksonbarrett5751 2 года назад +18

      yeah it's basically clickbait at this point

    • @meowdasia
      @meowdasia 2 года назад +7

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

    • @_theoutsider_7941
      @_theoutsider_7941 2 года назад +4

      The thumbnail says "Secrets exposed"

    • @odasiam6342
      @odasiam6342 2 года назад +7

      @@meowdasia how are your legs theese days

  • @HOURLYSNIPES
    @HOURLYSNIPES 2 года назад +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😥

  • @M4t_P4tGT
    @M4t_P4tGT Год назад +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

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 2 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +25

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

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 2 года назад +27

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

    • @Muhil_mumu
      @Muhil_mumu 2 года назад +15

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

    • @lagartino5093
      @lagartino5093 2 года назад +8

      ok...?

  • @justacommenter6597
    @justacommenter6597 2 года назад +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

  • @RedEyesTops
    @RedEyesTops 2 года назад

    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

  • @DJAlex1417
    @DJAlex1417 2 года назад +494

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

  • @therobotengineer9834
    @therobotengineer9834 2 года назад +200

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

    • @arthurlam751
      @arthurlam751 2 года назад +1

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

    • @therobotengineer9834
      @therobotengineer9834 2 года назад +1

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

    • @arthurlam751
      @arthurlam751 2 года назад

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

    • @therobotengineer9834
      @therobotengineer9834 2 года назад

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

  • @Fnaffan777
    @Fnaffan777 27 дней назад

    I don’t know what’s crazier, Grimace originally being a villain with four arms or the fact McDonald’s proved that crime pays.

  • @emmaahlqvist6885
    @emmaahlqvist6885 Год назад +4

    7:39 😆😂 Monty

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax 2 года назад +877

    The 70’s Hamburgler keeps me up at night

  • @bm5298
    @bm5298 2 года назад +445

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

    • @ramadoor4524
      @ramadoor4524 2 года назад +8

      Holy crap youre right

    • @uswr1835
      @uswr1835 2 года назад +24

      cuz the kids from the 80s grew up

    • @marcellagflowers
      @marcellagflowers 2 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

    • @kingjac0881
      @kingjac0881 2 года назад +1

      @Take a look i dont want to

  • @xyyroz
    @xyyroz 8 месяцев назад +1

    now in 2023 you can say "grimace" to a 3 year old and they'd know what your talking about

  • @bdafun123
    @bdafun123 10 месяцев назад +3

    Pls make a video on the grimace shake!

  • @SapphireDragon357
    @SapphireDragon357 2 года назад +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 года назад +14

      15:00

    • @DeMuypr
      @DeMuypr 2 года назад +16

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

    • @acgeewhiz
      @acgeewhiz 2 года назад +12

      Yeah, he totally did say it…

    • @edwardthibodeaux8815
      @edwardthibodeaux8815 2 года назад +9

      Yeah man you’re wrong

    • @DannyWinsatLifeYT
      @DannyWinsatLifeYT 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@edwardthibodeaux8815bro what is your pfp

  • @oxlclout3395
    @oxlclout3395 2 года назад +309

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

    • @Chronicler9
      @Chronicler9 2 года назад +5

      lol Mom-jokes hurt more than Dad-jokes huh

    • @justarandomdude3050
      @justarandomdude3050 2 года назад +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 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/QK1LHLGvKio/видео.html

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 2 года назад +1

      @@JonJon-it8kk silence bot

    • @goldenexperiencerequiem7214
      @goldenexperiencerequiem7214 2 года назад

      @@justarandomdude3050 m.ruclips.net/video/XXwHQHrcyTw/видео.html

  • @Mike-pj1kv
    @Mike-pj1kv 2 года назад +1

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

  • @comicfan1324
    @comicfan1324 7 месяцев назад

    Honestly, maybe this is more about me as a person, but I’m always found the McDonald’s mascots intriguing. I wasn’t scared of Ronald McDonald, if anything, I thought he was quite inviting, and I was just fascinated with the question “why would MCDONALDS choose a clown as their mascot rather than something like a farmer name Old McDonald?”

  • @the_roguelogue1491
    @the_roguelogue1491 2 года назад +263

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

    • @thedeltasalamance1258
      @thedeltasalamance1258 2 года назад +13

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

    • @hashhbrownn560
      @hashhbrownn560 2 года назад +2

      I don’t really like popcorn that much

    • @smallgraydonguy
      @smallgraydonguy 2 года назад +3

      @@hashhbrownn560 you’re wrong

    • @hashhbrownn560
      @hashhbrownn560 2 года назад

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

    • @kontroller5304
      @kontroller5304 2 года назад

      @@hashhbrownn560 false

  • @Mrbutters17
    @Mrbutters17 2 года назад +742

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

  • @bzrklarz4295
    @bzrklarz4295 8 месяцев назад

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

  • @gabrielkawa3477
    @gabrielkawa3477 2 года назад

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

  • @yuca6202
    @yuca6202 2 года назад +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 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      ...

    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/StCAcI1w1gg/видео.html

    • @globeonthethread866
      @globeonthethread866 2 года назад +4

      Good idea!

    • @xoykon5773
      @xoykon5773 2 года назад +4

      Yes

    • @shadowcat5939
      @shadowcat5939 2 года назад +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

  • @GoreyBits
    @GoreyBits 2 года назад +1724

    As if The Hamburgler wasn’t scary enough. 🍔

    • @_lucky-moon_2056
      @_lucky-moon_2056 2 года назад +8

      True

    • @_lucky-moon_2056
      @_lucky-moon_2056 2 года назад +11

      @@lemintx Well that’s just rude

    • @O-3967
      @O-3967 2 года назад +11

      I remember when I was in kindergarten they gave us McDonald’s pencils I was so scared of them I never grabbed one

    • @anormalperson1188
      @anormalperson1188 2 года назад +1

      Wat why is there only 7 comments
      Now 8

    • @Raiun313
      @Raiun313 2 года назад

      @@_lucky-moon_2056 bruv u were rude first

  • @titangirl161
    @titangirl161 Год назад

    I think it was Sam o Nella that has the theory that when Grimace would later become good, he then has two arms. Those extra two arms were the evil all along, and they're still out there, ready to drag some unsuspecting kid into a ball pit, never to be seen again

  • @brandonprater4613
    @brandonprater4613 2 года назад +1

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

  • @toxictaco7567
    @toxictaco7567 2 года назад +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 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      ..

    • @edwardthibodeaux8815
      @edwardthibodeaux8815 2 года назад +5

      Just reported a spammer

    • @Justme-zy2id
      @Justme-zy2id 2 года назад +2

      @@edwardthibodeaux8815 me too

    • @TyTitan77
      @TyTitan77 2 года назад +2

      @@edwardthibodeaux8815 same they are everywhere

    • @nyxlawal9105
      @nyxlawal9105 Год назад

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

  • @jamesapplesword7846
    @jamesapplesword7846 2 года назад +77

    Matpat gets vietnam flashbacks every time he seen an animatronic

    • @ggjk8419
      @ggjk8419 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      .

    • @nicholewilde4750
      @nicholewilde4750 2 года назад

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

  • @franklinforest888
    @franklinforest888 Год назад +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

  • @mipzy9168
    @mipzy9168 2 года назад +1

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

  • @depressantdrug
    @depressantdrug 2 года назад +213

    "Jimmy's mother knows McDonald's hamburgers are 100% beef." 😭😭

  • @RicchVR
    @RicchVR 2 года назад +241

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

    • @mistycredo4861
      @mistycredo4861 2 года назад +1

      True, but for my country he isn’t trending :(

    • @mistycredo4861
      @mistycredo4861 2 года назад

      Btw you are the top comment

    • @JustAPencil_
      @JustAPencil_ 2 года назад +1

      Bah da ba ba ba…

    • @Gaton221
      @Gaton221 2 года назад

      @@mistycredo4861 you have to be safe at home 🏡

    • @JupiterKnight
      @JupiterKnight 2 года назад

      ok lol

  • @abhinavchaubey8979
    @abhinavchaubey8979 2 года назад +2

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

  • @mikemcconeghy4658
    @mikemcconeghy4658 4 месяца назад +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.

  • @jazzy2189
    @jazzy2189 2 года назад +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 года назад +3

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

    • @naranciabestboi1293
      @naranciabestboi1293 2 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

  • @EclipsaEldrich
    @EclipsaEldrich 2 года назад +325

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

    • @horrordoll.mp4
      @horrordoll.mp4 2 года назад +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 года назад +10

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

    • @soggy_ramen3362
      @soggy_ramen3362 2 года назад +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 года назад +1

      @@shore_ oh yeah lol

    • @sadmermaid
      @sadmermaid 2 года назад +2

      Its so cold I had to put pants on today!

  • @11338325
    @11338325 Год назад +1

    Just wanted to add, to be more exact, $1,044,000 in 1977 would be worth $4,668,198.91 in 2021 (when this video came out)

  • @raisingphoenix3374
    @raisingphoenix3374 10 месяцев назад +1

    Cashier be like:
    Customer:
    1 mcdonald's hamburger please.
    Cashier:
    The year is 1971 and that will be 28 cents.
    Customer:
    What an unusual thing to do to specify the year but okay. Wait, what are those? Why would you fill this family restaurant with these creepy monsters?
    Cashier: creepy? What are you talking about? It's 1971. That's what kids like you are into these days apparently. Uh, hey hey kid you all right?
    Customer: Sorry i uh gotta go make a youtube video.
    Cashier: heh heh yeah i have no idea what that is.
    Me: Wait, what?

  • @gameboy100ac
    @gameboy100ac 2 года назад +115

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

  • @alucardsantradideus267
    @alucardsantradideus267 2 года назад +121

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

    • @lfkkkfk862
      @lfkkkfk862 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      ..

    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/StCAcI1w1gg/видео.html

    • @FreddyImran32
      @FreddyImran32 2 года назад

      :O

    • @eaglekiller888dragon2
      @eaglekiller888dragon2 2 года назад

      @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 года назад +3

      👀👄👀

  • @dylanmiller5334
    @dylanmiller5334 2 года назад +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 года назад +2

    The intro was hilarious

  • @dotty7789
    @dotty7789 2 года назад +192

    "5 minutes ago"
    Mmmm yes, extra fresh theory

    • @Chkprofilename
      @Chkprofilename 2 года назад +2

      ruclips.net/video/HXHDjoaPp3Q/видео.html . 8

    • @poo1945
      @poo1945 2 года назад +7

      very fresh baked out of the oven

  • @JacketedRock717
    @JacketedRock717 2 года назад +92

    “McDonald’s got taught a lesson crime definitely pays” -Matpat

    • @ggjk8419
      @ggjk8419 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/waJfxO6-8DU/видео.html
      .....

  • @RVRGOL
    @RVRGOL Год назад +1

    Regardless of the dirty business behind the curtains…..this stuff made kids happy. That’s all that matters at the end of the day. I’m thankful that I’m a 90s baby and I got to experience this.

  • @HeroBrenn
    @HeroBrenn 2 года назад +1

    Fun fact: While not Krockland there is a Gator Land in Florida. Its actually not a bad place its pretty cool my family always went there.

  • @jomogaming2
    @jomogaming2 2 года назад +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!