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Post by James Fabiano on Nov 30, 2021 16:28:22 GMT -5
Were the McDonald's Happy Meal toys and etc. really pulled? Or is this a Mandela Effect coming out of the "it was too dark and led to the Schumacherverse" thing?
Been looking through Newspapers.com around 1992 and see no articles about toys being banned.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2021 16:48:15 GMT -5
I had some, so they got out there.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 30, 2021 17:01:32 GMT -5
None of the toys were pulled by McDonald's, but they did receive a ton of complaints from parents outraged at them promoting a movie as dark and violent as Batman Returns, which led to McDonald's upping their level of involvement with movies they had tie-ins with. Jurassic Park had a couple of the more violent scenes cut or edited at their behest, and Batman Forever required script approval from McDonald's execs before it could go into production.
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 1, 2021 0:14:05 GMT -5
I had the vehicle pack. Still got it.
Batmobile, Batmissile, Bat Ski Boat, and the Penguin's duck.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Dec 1, 2021 0:24:09 GMT -5
Were the McDonald's Happy Meal toys and etc. really pulled? Or is this a Mandela Effect coming out of the "it was too dark and led to the Schumacherverse" thing? Wasn't banned as the promotion definitely went from start to finish, but it was the reason for a major change in tone going forward. Case in point with McDonald's retaining the rights for Batman Forever with the glasses and the pogs. |
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Post by agent817 on Dec 1, 2021 1:50:52 GMT -5
I must note that I remember getting a backpack that was related to Batman Returns, as well as clothes (I was little at the time). Hell, I remember some other boy having a folder with Catwoman on it.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 1, 2021 2:00:53 GMT -5
I definitely had the Penguin ducky car.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 1, 2021 4:32:43 GMT -5
I had a Batman and Penguin car, but I do remember hearing some news chatter about how parents thought the movie was too scary (which was how my grandmother probably felt at the time, but my mom and aunt were cool with taking me to see it).
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Post by crashmatsbazz on Dec 1, 2021 6:02:37 GMT -5
yeah, lots of pearl clutching over this, but nothing got banned.
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Post by Glitch on Dec 1, 2021 6:16:01 GMT -5
I remember getting a Batman Returns mask for Halloween. So there was still merch in general selling many months after the movie came out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2021 9:05:41 GMT -5
If they were actually pulled, then they did it too late, but I don't think they were. I collected the whole set and the cups. I was huge into Batman then, and all of the McDonald's near me were all decked out for the promotion.
I remember there being a small but vocal backlash against it, which everyone pretty much ignored.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 1, 2021 9:12:15 GMT -5
I had the vehicle pack. Still got it. Batmobile, Batmissile, Bat Ski Boat, and the Penguin's duck. I spent a good 30 seconds laughing like an idiot because I thought I read "and the Penguin's dick" |
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Dec 1, 2021 9:28:13 GMT -5
I just recently purchased a complete set of bagged Returns toys, so they got out there.
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Post by bibboid on Dec 1, 2021 10:03:50 GMT -5
I misinterpreted the title and wondered why Batman was going to a store and returning merchandise.
Move on. Nothing to see here.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 1, 2021 10:12:17 GMT -5
I don’t think they ever pulled the toys, but I know they were PISSED at WB. They might have scaled back the actual media promotion, but I absolutely had some of the toys.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2021 17:01:03 GMT -5
yeah, lots of pearl clutching over this I bet Catwoman did it. |
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Dec 1, 2021 17:16:27 GMT -5
Yeah, nothing was actually pulled, but there was a huge backlash. I remember definitely having a ton of merchandise:
- Batman Returns backpack
- Batman Returns pencil case
- I was Batman for Halloween and my sister may have been Catwoman??
- Die-cast figurines of Batman, Penguin, Catwoman, one of the penguin soldiers, and the aforementioned vehicle pack
- McDonalds Penguin and Catwoman vehicles
- The book adaptation for kids (I think I still have it, I'll have to clean my closet one day and see)
- several Batman figures, as well as Catwoman and Robin (not in the movie, but he did have an action figure, actually my very first Batman toy)
- The collectible figurines that were given at the theatres (my aunt and uncle got me Batman and Penguin, then my friend gave me them, plus Catwoman, for my birthday)
So yeah, they still pumped out the merchandise lol
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 1, 2021 17:19:32 GMT -5
I'll just say the Penguin Happy Meal toys are the ones that seem to still turn up everywhere (thrift stores, collectibles).
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Post by y4j1981 on Dec 1, 2021 22:30:36 GMT -5
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Post by Casey Jones on Dec 1, 2021 22:48:43 GMT -5
I had the vehicle pack. Still got it. Batmobile, Batmissile, Bat Ski Boat, and the Penguin's duck. I also recall Catwoman driving a purple cat |
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