What McDonald's Menu Looked Like The Year You Were Born

[@bosshoggg8259]

My dad drove us kids 12 miles to the nearest McDonalds to us on his payday....going to McDonalds once or twice a month was a huge treat for a kid in the 1970’s...🙂

[@edmartin875]

Probably a treat for mom too. She didn't have to cook that meal.

[@amberlyhernandez7845]

I’m not born in the 1970 but yes I agree it is a good treat for kids 👍

[@carolharris2357]

When my parents had an event or anniversary, we got McDonald's before the babysitter got there. Our favorite.

[@crazyentertainment4842]

Even in the 90s it was still

[@debilombard1435]

You're so right, Mom took us on payday. Memories 😀

[@natahndolar2142]

I am very disappointed that I didn’t see the actual menus for each year. I clicked on this video for that very purpose.

[@LinkExzy]

Same here I was like where TF are the menus at

[@zlenxo2523]

[@klachingmacgaming8400]

BOO HOO

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

Same

[@earlwright9715]

That's the reason I came! Darned click bait. 1969 is calling

[@jbm0866]

Thumbs up if you thought you would see actual menus for each year.🤣

[@OlaÅsheim2004]

Yes, i was kinda disappointed lol

[@adamalberts2]

Yup, there's a reason this channel sucks. Same as many channels, bait and switch

[@Jmmoffa]

That’s the only reason I watched I wanted to see the menus, especially 1978.

[@SuV33358]

✋🏼

[@ivoryfyall4231]

Yess I was lookn for the Year of 1970🤔🤔

[@davidinwashington]

I remember the fried pies - apple and cherry. Burn your mouth on the first bite. They were SOOOO much better than the baked ones.

[@westsparks6844]

I used to work at Macs in the 70's. Those fried pies were a headache. Most times 1 or 2 would bust open in the fryer, big mess

[@bigtechisbigbrother8690]

They were so crispy and good. The baked ones were so lame by comparison.

[@apollstar1]

They were the best and they were so cheap too. Usually 2 for a dollar. They had this crispy cinnamon taste that you couldn’t get anywhere else. Then they changed them to be healthier which is so dumb, and they are $1.69 for 1 pie now 🤦🏽‍♂️ we used to always buy pies, not anymore.

[@darknes9556]

@@apollstar1 it’s dumb to be healthier?

[@will6497]

I was recently in Hawaii they fry their pies there! Also some islands in the Caribbean still have the snack wrap

[@agriperma]

I remember the fried apple pies, they were the best, but beware if you bit into one that was recently made, the molten lava apple filling would melt your mouth.

[@karlfortuin5794]

I used to dip em my strawberry milkshake wanna talk about a sugar rush 😋😋😋😋

[@gm7304]

I was not that smart I was a hungry hound that never learned as a kid🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 😜😜😜😜

[@ReginaTrans_]

Plot twist : _No menus are shown for any year at all_

[@sixxkitten7803]

😂🤣😅

[@vincepreston9304]

@@nothere928💣💥 😭😂

[@whitealliance9540]

@@nothere928 [insert harvey weinstein, dave Chappelle little friend]

[@markbrown8097]

Except for 1973

[@sleasy01]

But yet I still watched it LMAO

[@danh4453]

RIP the dollar menu.. now we have the VALUE MENU that keeps going up in prices !!

[@JazneoGaming]

when raise minimum wage to $15 see price go up lol

[@jbm0866]

If even teens getting their first job are making $15 an hour, prepare for the "value menu" prices to look a lot more like the regular menu does today, and the regular menu to rise to near fast casual/gourmet burger joint levels. Nothing isnt without consequence..

[@Robert-hr6sh]

What do you expect?? Everyone wants $15.00 per hour. Cost has to be paid if people demand increases in pay.

[@apexone5502]

I'm wondering why people are answering you with replies about $15 an hour when the minimum wage hasn't even been raised yet. The prices have been going up without any minimum wage increase.

[@jbm0866]

@John Doe Absolutely it will, and they know this. The people it will hurt the most are...wait for it...the ones making $15 per hour. Most of them wont have full time hours at that wage (closer to $18 hr the employer is paying) and even if they do..baseline prices will rise to meet the new pay baseline.

[@edithsmom6140]

I recall our "local" McDonalds with no dining room. Once, as my Dad was coming home from work during a snow storm, he stopped there and they were closing early so they gave him BAGS of food free. We kids thought Heaven had come to earth!! 60 years ago. 😊

[@teeramirez464]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful memory.

[@toddprater14]

That’s awesome...my aunt worked at McDonald’s as a teen in like 76-78...she still lived in my grandmas house (that’s mine now),,and she would bring bags of cheeseburgers and reg hamburgers home and me and my brother were just kids(7&8) we loved it too...that McDonald’s is right around the corner but their food is gross now .

[@N._99]

That's a cute cat

[@edithsmom6140]

@@N._99 Thanks. So is yours. 🐈

[@Idiotic_B_Purcell]

Such a blessing for y'all! Thanx for telling us the story; it's kinda like George Muller, but without the praying, and I'm not even Christian! I'm gonna get flack for stating my opinions and beliefs, but I hope you have a wonderful day!

[@CCAGENT008]

My first experience with McDonald's, was in Germany. During the early 1980's, my family did this as a special occasion maybe twice a year at most. I was a small child at the time and we would journey far, travelling some 2-3 hours to get there. But once we arrived, it was indeed the most rewarding experience as though we had reached the holy land filled with anticipation and crowded with lines extending well outside of the restaurant. Not unusual to wait in line upwards of an hour or more, just to place the order and obtain seating. I remember how it was a two-story building with what seemed like an amusement park style play place, a powerful incentive for a small child to redeem as the reward for good behavior and eating all of one's food. By the time we were done eating and had spent a little bit of time playing in the play place afterwards, the day would be over upon returning. I would always fall asleep on the way back home, a child intoxicated with what seemed like such enchanting feelings. Kids nowadays, have no idea how much appreciation they should really have for an establishment that's taken as all too commonly for granted. It's amazing how impressionable of an experience it all really was back then.

[@joeboo8626]

I lived in Kitzingen back in '85 to '89. It was 2+ hours to get to Pizza Hut. The nearest McDonalds was 30 minutes away. Just before we left, they built one just down the road over an old brewery. Now Germany has these fast food places everywhere. I bet that if you could time travel and get some of that early 80s German McDonald's food and compare it to the garbage they serve today, you'll realize the quality is not the same.

[@jeffcharles9344]

@CCAGENT008 Interesting colorful experiences!

[@kesayo]

I grew up in the 70s and the quarter pounder was my favorite. I used to buy two and make my own double quarter pounder before it became a thing. I would also add fries between the two patties. I can't be the only that did this right?

[@mohammedkhaleel7542]

The fried apple pie needs to come back nationwide

[@yooootoooober]

I agree! But it would need a separate fryer. They don’t sell enough pies to do it cost effectively

[@AvenueD417]

That’s why I like Popeye’s apple pie, they fry them there, same with Checkers/Rally’s

[@terrigramofgirls3565]

@@AvenueD417 I didn't know this.....Guess where I'm going to check out for apple pies?

[@briandavidson1946]

Yup

[@lasetlivingstin7752]

Yes...They need to bring back the original fried pie crust...

[@dm8553]

I miss how it all tasted in the 70's. It's basically all crap now. Not just McDonald's but all of them. Burger King actually cooked burgers by flame in front of you. Smelled and tasted so much better. They changed everything to make it "healthier " but it's actually worse than ever.

[@Mike1614YT]

actually, it isn't

[@markrobert6014]

@I Am Real Eyes was the meat in the hamburgers thicker?

[@googoltagoninfineuron5490]

Let's start with how cows and chickens are farmed now vs the 70s and then on to bread milk ,eggs, desserts, veggies and oils. It's not as much fast foods as it is EVrerything.

[@God-uv7xg]

@@markrobert6014 Yes and it was better too.

[@markrobert6014]

@@God-uv7xg thanks I've always wondered.they say the burger is the same price as back when, Like in todays money but fail to say anything about quality or size.

[@cisium1184]

McDonald's should start a "McDonald's Classic" branch - cheap, carry-out only, limited menu. Hamburger, cheeseburger, fries, soda, shakes, pies. Everything fried in animal fat.

[@canttouchthis6439]

Good idea

[@smoothpotato957]

Would never happen but sounds nice

[@AvenueD417]

@@smoothpotato957 you can get away with it in more rural towns where people don’t bitch or complain.

[@rictech1325]

Absolutely!! I still like the taste ? But !! It’s so commercially out of control. It’s a joke

[@truth4004]

They need to make a vegan mcdonalds. Billions of animals are suffering daily.

[@waycoolscootaloo]

*Fun fact!* The McDonald's brothers opened the first McDonald's in 1940. But when it was taken over by Ray Kroc in April of 1955, it became an all new company from scratch. It became a Chicago based company ever since then. The 1st McDonald's built under the new corporate McDonald's was in Des Plaines Illinois. (A Chicago suburb) Today McDonald's World Headquarters is located on the former Harpo Studios property where the Opera Winfrey Show was taped. McDonald's moved into this brand new 400,000+ sq,ft. building in 2018. There now 3rd location since 1955 in the Chicago area. It even has a fully functional McDonald's restaurant and is home to Hamburger University. Plus a few blocks away their is a 19,000 sq,ft. McDonald's restaurant that is the same size as the Orlando McDonald's which often boasts of it being the largest entertainment McDonald's. (Also 19,000 sq,ft.) The Chicago location however is built on the former "Rock n Roll" McDonald's site. Technically that makes the World Headquarters (Global Headquarters) the largest McDonald's on Earth. Followed by the Orlando and Chicago dedicated restaurants at 19,000 sq,ft. As the largest dedicated restaurant's. Note: Chicago is also home to the world's largest Starbucks on the Magnificent Mile too just south of the John Hancock Center. (875 N Michigan Ave) 🙂

[@rosemaryedwards7239]

It would have been nice to see the menus from at least 5 year intervals over their history.

[@ocsrc]

McDonalds in the 1970s was SOOOOO GOOD The buns were all toasted on the spot, the meat was cooked on the spot, and it was so different than it is today In the 1980s they changed EVERYTHING, to make it cheaper, and it sucks now I wish they would go back to the old days, or even the 1980s When they had the styrofoam containers,. and the McDLT Wow, that was an awesome sandwhich

[@Steven-xd5kn]

We were also told to call the deep fry lard shortening lol.

[@Steven-xd5kn]

Yep. Worked the grill as a teen in the late '70s. We were to call it carmelizing the bun not toasting.

[@ocsrc]

@@Steven-xd5kn the shortening was beef based too That tasted so good When they switched to plant based it forever killed the McDonalds frys

[@Milkycookie]

Yup, they were awesome burgers and the best fries in the world. Sadly...no longer. The fries suck now.

[@OlRickety]

Beef tallow

[@kevinclark6983]

I loved my 80's Big Mac served in environmentally incorrect styrofoam. Such memories.

[@mminkoff]

@Bernard Sutter Why do you people love abortions?

[@user-df3ty8ei2u]

@Bernard Sutter because honestly who cares, world's already shit and im lucky if i get to my 70's without cancer or bullshit like that!

[@walterk1221]

@Bernard Sutter the foam container resulted from tree hugger morons protesting the paper wrappers. Make up your enviro-nazi mind boy.

[@looser56boogerboo78]

I live in cincinnati in mcdonalds is nasty these days

[@ussexeter4601]

And the old fries 🍟 cholesterol made them better.

[@mdgraystone]

I worked at McDonald's in high school in 1979-81. It was during the company's Golden Years when they held the #1 spot in the industry. The food was great and the job was fun. Lots of good memories.

[@Jimbo898]

I worked there during the mid-'80s in high school, food was good back then.

[@dalfvideos]

@@Jimbo898 hey, I'm curious, what do you think has been the biggest change? I've heard a lot of people say that the food was better in the past, but what was the difference exactly? I'm guessing materials were of higher quality and less processed but I don't know...

[@kimrok1]

As a kid in the 80s it was my favorite. I agree by the 2000s total trash

[@malcolmbaldwin5735]

did you give any of your co workers your big mac

[@randalstilskin5266]

@@kimrok1 Me to I remember when Taco Bell was considered a higher end restaurant and had real beef in the much larger tacos.

[@kemolowlow]

4:39 2022: Big Macs haven't looked like that for 40 years.

[@gm7304]

This was put together very well Thank You

[@artistnyc123]

I don't know why the McDLT was so good, but man was it ever.

[@DarianSmith]

I agree is war their best tasting sandwich

[@matthewlane518]

Yep! Big mac, mc DLT, a quarter pounder with some cheese, fillet of fish, a hamburger, a cheeseburger, a happy meal, mc nuggets tasty golden fries, ok I'm done

[@UncleMike131]

They need to bring McDLT back

[@drayad2]

Mainly cuz it kept the hot side hot & the cold side cold😁

[@shotcaller852]

The McDLT was bomb. Aww memories...🥰

[@PastelPiku]

Growing health concerns caused the fried apple pie to become baked. Immediately after, the McFlurry, literally ice cream and candy, is mega popular and still exists today. People pretending to care about health concerns when it comes to food is incredible.

[@kay4706]

Think of the time period though- at that point they were demonizing the helllllll out of fat/oil. Sugar was still totally fine in the publics eyes for a handful more years

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

McDonald's was a completely different restaurant back then, wow

[@genxnomad1978]

Lol I really wish I actually COULD find a barbecue sandwich on someone's dollar menu💃🏾😋

[@zzdoodzz]

Micky D's was at it's best when they had a limited simple menu, cooked the burgers on the grill, had the food under heat lamps (so the service was fast), fried the apple pies, and used natural beef tallow to cook the fries. Sticking to simple is what In-and-Out does and that place is loved. McDonalds is just meh.

[@djgrandprix]

@@zzdoodzz The beef tallow fries were certainly very tasty, the change to vegetable oil wasn't welcome. The simplest thing they do now is really the only thing I eat there, sausage, cheese, english muffin. Done. The new chicken sandwich is horrible, and in my "independent testing" at four locations was uniformly overcooked, dry and generally tasteless. The pickles? Meh also. Disappointment on a bun with mayo. I'd love to see an In-and-Out near me soon.

[@zzdoodzz]

@@djgrandprix The Big Mac is still mostly the same. Fries are almost a throw away in my opinion, I know there are people that say they are the best but I remember when they really were better. I had a fried pie (coconut) when I was in Hawaii, that brought back some memories. I agree the chicken sandwich is on the same level as an elementary school free lunch. Best chicken sandwich (from fast food) is either Chick-fil-a or Popeyes, both are damn good.

[@Yyyyyy5]

When I was a kid they didn’t fuk up the order…

[@martinaustin6230]

11:15 "We see you are considered with your health. So our pies are baked now, not fired" "In other news, you like ice cream? How about ice cream and candy put together? In a cup!"

[@joycemiraglia280]

I miss the orange drink...and wish all of the McDonald's restaurants would follow the standards that was put in place to make them successful 🍔

[@BfDelano]

The menu when I worked there had the chicken fajita on it. I absolutely LOVED them, and wish they'd bring them back. The only thing that remains from them are the breakfast burritos, which were released at the same time. I was also there when the McFlurry was introduced.

[@whitealliance9540]

Disgusting dry mess let it be off the menu forever

[@axelfoley1406]

The fajitas were the best. Simple and tasty. Chicken, bell peppers/onions and picante sauce. Ironically enough, their "Mexican" dish was better than anything on the Taco Bell menu! (except for their Mexican Pizza...That was epic)

[@cordiagabert2573]

Does anyone remember them serving Pizza? They did in Ohio for a short time but quit because they took too long to make.

[@Charmedone9805]

those were the best!!!! i want those back so badly

[@patriothippie5881]

@@cordiagabert2573 I live in Ohio and remember the pizza's.

[@kitkatpitterpat4498]

The bus always stopped at McDonald's on the way home from track meets when I was in high school in the 80s. A Big Mac, med fries & medium coke was $2.79 (there were no meal deals then) with tax, exactly $3. The exact same thing at a local McDonald's now is 9.29. If Ala Carte, it's more expensive. Federal minimum wage then was $3.35. Now it's 7:75. Inflation has risen more than wages.

[@johnthonig8832]

In 1980, a concert ticket for Van Halen was around $10. I made $12 an hour. That ticket now would be over $100

[@ralphkramden2089]

LET’S GO BRANDON!

[@caliscribe2120]

McDonald's has said, I don't know if it's true, that their original price of 15 cents for a hamburger is more expensive than it is now adjusted for inflation.

[@daylilygardener6558]

@@caliscribe2120 Would be $3.01 in 2022.

[@professorkaos2781]

absolutely and as a result the working class in now the working poor

[@AvenueD417]

Turns out that Beef Tallow is actually more healthier for you than vegetable oil. Of course the vegetarians and vegans ruined the French fry. Go to Europe and see that beef tallow is still used for Pomme Frite in Belgium (birthplace of fries) and fish and chips in the UK.

[@bendayho]

When i worked there in 1991 or so, the box if oil was solid and said "formula x-10" or something like that....no clue what it was but it tasted good.

[@sidford8419]

I have been saying this for years! The only place in the USA that I know of that uses beef tallow is the Heart Attack Grill.

[@jabom99]

That's true. The industry name for vegetable oil is seed oil and it is not edible. It has to be heavily processed in a factory first.

[@amiblueful]

Joke's on vegetarians (at least in the US). The use "natural beef flavor," which is a derivative of beef fat.

[@Ozzy_2014]

@@jabom99 mostly canola oil. But in some places canola is called rape seed.

[@llongdong]

My step mommy used to get McDonalds for my brother and I in the late 60's 5 days per week. The other 2 days it was peanut butter on saltines for dinner. We ate breakfast and lunch at school during the week. On weekends, breakfast was one piece of toast with no topping and there was no lunch. The weekly McDonalds dinner was a .15 hamburger (never the .20 cheeseburger), a small fry, and a cup of water. We subsisted on this menu for nearly 4 years until my step mommy hit Pappy on the head with a pan and left us. We made it better after that.

[@DavidWilliams-so2dy]

Where were Mammy Yokum and Lil Abner when all this was going on?

[@fukcensorship9395]

Sounds like you grew up in West Virginia??

[@rcastillo3629]

You're from the Appalachian area?

[@sde257]

@@fukcensorship9395 And how would that match up?

[@B0NY_HAWK]

In high school we used to always cut and head straight for McDonald's. My best memories are from there with people that are not here anymore.

[@jdods8398]

Dollar menu + ramen is how alot of us are alive today!

[@rickkinki4624]

Egg McMuffin came out in about 1973. When I started at McDonald's in January, 1974, the Egg McMuffin was served open-faced in a cardboard box, with a small container of grape jelly, and a plastic knife.

[@DaxG-qp3jf]

I get so irritated when customers are like "gimme a hamburger". Did your grandmother not teach you manners? Service workers are ppl too. Gimme a baseball bat.

[@B_R_]

Gimme a break Ever dealt with a testy service worker behind the counter? Customers are ppl too. Everybody hurts..... Sometimes

[@memyself898]

Don't worry, you'll be replaced with an automated machine soon.

[@Robert-hr6sh]

Well, bad to see how customers are, however no personal values today, along with grammar.

[@woohunter1]

Haha, I’m always very nice to people that are handling my food, especially before I get it.

[@comicnerd420]

@@memyself898 yo, the key to automation is to automate everything. Even your job. Whether it be fast food, trucking, shipping, manufacturing, etc. You just laughing at yourself

[@whatsupwithsteve]

I worked at McDonald's in 1972, my first real job. Back then the majority of employees were like me, high school kids excited to have gotten a job and eager to make a good impression! When we put together a Big Mac for example we put a cardboard ring around the assembled burger, put it in a box and served it that way. We smiled and worked hard even if it was cleaning the parking lot or restrooms. Today, the adults who work there full time don't have that same level of pride and attention to their customers. As a result the sloppy way you get a burger looks like the result of a "ring toss" game where they throw the ingredients towards the bun from across the room. Not to put all the blame on the workers though, management needs to be trained to create an environment of pride and teamwork and ensure their workers are well-trained for their positions.

[@cliffchilders5820]

It no longer about "taking pride in your work"!!! It's all about moving product and the all mighty dollar!!

[@paulchamberlain3359]

Same here started in 1972 $1.65 per hour as part of high school work exprance program

[@stone5015]

Here where I live, most of the employees can't speak or understand english. Shame.

[@adotintheshark4848]

Today, most of what passes for the staff at fast food places act like they've either stoned, got a gun to their head or they're on furlough from the penitentiary.

[@francisjaniewski5990]

The year I graduated. It sure is a different world now. People thinking a McDonald's job should pay for a house mortgage.

[@michaelhungate7506]

Big Mac, Filet o fish, quarter pounder ,French fries, icy Coke, thick shakes, sundaes, and apple pies. I honestly remember that without looking it up on KZbin. That commercial got planted in my head decades ago.

[@Mardasee]

In 1967 when I was eight years old my family moved away from a rural area where there were no McDonald's to a suburb bordering Boston Ma where there were plenty of stores including a McDonald's only walking distance away from home. Being a little kid I had no money back then and the smell of McDonald's was so good it was torture. Back then the McDonald's made their own french fries. The store had a machine that peeled and washed whole potatoes and another machine that cut the potatoes into fries. The Filet O Fish was my favorite....but being a little kid I had no money and so I had to wait until my parents took me there to eat.

[@jbcentral1545]

They made their own fries? That's awesome ngl I'm from the UK and we've only had McDonald's in the country since '74. Though I'm only 21, so I won't be able to remember what British McDonald's was like circa 2005 sadly. One thing that I do know though is that McDonald's killed off the Wimpy brand here in the UK. The South African/American chain really caught on here and was all the rage back in the 60s/70s. They used to serve the most incredible stuff, like coca cola and vanilla ice cream in a glass etc.

[@ColinYapp]

Fries were way better cooked in beef tallow and the Apple pies were better fried.

[@lizhoward9754]

The first McDonalds I visited was in 1962 and the food was great! It was just cheeseburgers, hamburgers, fries and coke

[@terrigramofgirls3565]

Mine was in 1964....over 3 Million Served!

[@extratrois]

@Daniel Loveland Whats the problem with it being cheap? Are you those gucci girls that blah blah blah about money or what.

[@extratrois]

@Daniel Loveland I cant even get a job lol, I'm not even old enough. And I'm not trolling so I don't know what you are talking about.

[@extratrois]

@Daniel Loveland I was just asking whats the problem with food being cheap.

[@extratrois]

@Daniel Loveland ok but that has nothing to do with food being "cheap"

[@davenone7312]

The quality of their fries dropped like a rock when they switched from tallow!!! I remember when they were so so good!!

[@martin1234512345]

Wish McDonalds was still the way it was when it started. Better food, better service, better people.

[@michelleabad295]

I remember the Big Mac chant....2 all beef patties, special sauce, cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions all on sesame seed buns. Say that 5x fast!!!

[@leeann4900]

psst: switch lettuce and cheese around, and ya have it perfect; oh, and not 'all on', but 'on a' ... then take the s off buns. Good memory, though!

[@michelleabad295]

@@leeann4900 ok...thanks. Wasn't sure if I got it right.

[@toddinthemiddle]

@@leeann4900 officer big mac, that you?

[@giggles2302]

In 1979, I came home from summer camp. My mom and aunt picked me up. I was hungry, so before we got home, my mom went to a Mickey Dee's drive-thru and got me a Happy Meal. I LOVED it! I was so happy, so I guess it worked, lol.

[@whitealliance9540]

Thats a sweet comment Bless you

[@MrPlownds26]

The first ever big mac I bought in the U.K. back in 1982 was probably the most disapointing experience of my life .As I opened the small styrofoam box it belched feted steam in my face and I thought someone had already eaten it.

[@Alexafm416]

To be honest they still suck

[@blameitonyaboi]

the $1 menu was more successful then they could have known. Got people (like myself) started on a life long relationship with the D.

[@williambeglen4771]

That slow cooked barbecue sounds way better than a freaking Mc-rib!

[@jackpinesavage1628]

Last year, I paid $5.87 for an egg McMuffin, hash browns and a large orange juice at the McDonald's restaurant in town. Last month, I paid $8.75 for the same meal. Last week, I paid $9.20 for the same meal. Farewell, McDonald's. It's been fun.

[@stevensenlacere1619]

and if you noticed EVERYTHING has gotten smaller except for the prices of course!

[@rexrossman6666]

And if it's like the McDonald's in our town, it's a 15-minute wait to get your food. "Fast food" is a thing of the past.

[@briandonegan8480]

2:57 so that's why McDonald's fries stink now and why I don't eat there anymore. Fascinating. Disappointing but very fascinating.

[@tompinnef6331]

The first McD's I was ever at. Was the old style with stand up only 'shelf' and no seating at all. The deep fried apple pies and the old fries where way better tasting being cooked with beef tallow.

[@huzz1649]

Which year was that / how old were you?

[@lasetlivingstin7752]

You are so right...The fries & deep fried pies never tasted better...I worked there when they changed the fries...

[@lasetlivingstin7752]

@@huzz1649 In the early 90's...

[@hcbs1986]

They still have beef flavor in em

[@hcbs1986]

They still have beef flavor in em

[@mikenixon2401]

I remember walking up to the McDonald's window, placing our order and eating at picnic tables. Hamburgers, cheeseburgers (cheese cost a whole 5 cens extra), soft drink and shakes. And we liked it.

[@theirmom4723]

The McFlurry was served on a Monday and on Tuesday, the soft serve was down...and folks..it has been down ever since.

[@johnszczybor4509]

Now McDonald's bottom line is high priced, no taste, and employees that don't know what they're are doing or care in getting your order right.

[@Robert-hr6sh]

Going to Burger King....

[@Jdogg4089]

@@Robert-hr6sh More of the same. That's the reality of fast food.

[@Whateva67]

I love it when you ask for certain things like mcChicken sauce or ketchup when placing your order at the drive thru then they always forget em and you don’t notice til you’re down the road, ima start asking for them as they hand the bag over then you will get them at least😋

[@johnszczybor4509]

@John Doe never going to happen

[@smokeypuppy417]

Not to bad, spicy mcchicken or mcdouble and small fries for 3$ any size fountain soda for 1$ 4$ for those 3 items, who pays 7$ for a quarter pound combo?

[@raychang8648]

I was born in central Ohio, in 1970. I remember in 1980, they introduced McChicken, which was completely removed from the menu in only a few months. It wasn't until '83 that Chicken McNuggets appeared and finally the McChicken came back to stay. The item I miss the most was "Cheddar Melt" from around 1990. There was a McD in the basement of the building where I worked and I would get Cheddar Melts sometimes more than once per day. I loved that!

[@toasteee252]

Loved cheddar melts

[@tenaciousone4721]

What was the cheddar melt? Grilled cheese?

[@toasteee252]

@@tenaciousone4721 it was a burger that had onions on it that mixed with this medium thick cheese sauce they put on it and the onions were cooked but still had sone crunch to them.

[@toasteee252]

@@tenaciousone4721 actually the grilled onions were more grilled than i thought. The commercial for how they make it is on KZbin. I was surprised i found it.

[@tenaciousone4721]

@@toasteee252 I will have to look myself, thank you for the information. I am a little bummed I am allergic to onions so it would not have worked.

[@ragingmonk6080]

BIG MAC SAUCE 1/2 cup mayo 2 tbls French dressing 4tsp sweet relish 1 tbls minced onion 1 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp white sugar I place all ingredients in a bullet blender ACCEPT THE SWEET RELISH. I blend it for a minute, stir it relish by hand then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

[@stevensenlacere1619]

hmmmmm sounds a lot like. . . thousand island salad dressing

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@stevensenlacere1619 Tried thousand islands and my wife and agreed that it is wrong. But we agree with this recipe which was from a web site that had the sauce chemically analyzed (reverse engineered). But if that dressing suits you.

[@xxpied29xx]

I watched the whole vidéo without any regrets very intertaining 👍

[@AladdinPop]

08:54 "Georgie get over here" the best marine biologist of our time

[@paulachristie7807]

I remember when McDonalds first opened near me, a cheeseburger was $.025 and fries were $0.15. On Friday night we would go to a movie, ($0.50) and afterwards go to McDonalds for fries and a coke.

[@God-uv7xg]

How much was $.025 then

[@pyrocrew17]

@@God-uv7xg 😂 probably 8 dollars

[@Yyyyyy5]

The movie theater still charged $75.00 for a bucket of popcorn? Lmao

[@christoph560]

In germany, the cheeseburger costs 1.50€ (1.70$) and large fries 3.80€ (4,20$) McDonalds is soo EXPENSIVE oh man it costs a fortune

[@johnthonig8832]

@@christoph560 Genau 😊

[@alquinn8576]

funny how they switched out healthy beef tallow for the industrial omega-6 sludge known as "vegetable" oil

[@mrdataguy]

What’s up with the robotic diction of the narration? 🤖

[@elijah2715]

I hate it when they do that robot voice

[@ashley1845]

I was never really bothered by it until you pointed it out and now it feels very unsettling and the pacing is strange

[@IMMACUTMAN]

It sounds like a more sophisticated text to speech program. Its unsettling to think of because the technology could likely put many voiceover artists out of work in the future.

[@bobbyzeigler7416]

Yep..you're watching it all unfold..Even Narrators and Hosts are going to be falling victim to the infamous AI..and to think it all started with people going into the Self-Checkout lanes, because people wait for nothing in good ol' Merica!..

[@amsterdamG2G]

These robots are getting and sounding more human like every yeae

[@timeforchange3786]

Great video thanks

[@petewiltfang]

My older brother took me to McDonald's for the first time when I was 8 years old in his brand new black 62 Chevy Impala SS. He bought me a hamburger, fries, and coke for 45 cents. 68 years old now and still eat at McDonalds from time to time

[@byrons8956]

FTW, Big Macs, and McGriddles. I’m STILL miffed about the apple pie changed to a baked style.

[@gord7025]

in Canada we can get fried pies at A & W and Harvey's. McDs can keep their "healthy" pies.

[@stevensenlacere1619]

i remember the big mac when it was actually big. the mc rib is a joke, everytime it comes back the patty is smaller, less sauce and fits like a hotdog on a bun at least 1.5 inches on each side is nothing but bread. filet o fish in the early days you got a WHOLE slice of cheese, now its a third of a slice and i wouldn't have even noticed had they even remotely tried to put the patty in the center of the bun and they hang it off the edge to trick you!, the big n' tasty what a deal that didn't last long i miss the burger wars of 2000 when EVERYONE had their flagship burger for a dollar. remember big mac two for two dollars? now dont even think of leaviing ANY fast food joint feeling satisfied unless you drop at least $20!

[@AvenueD417]

The reason I found out why they use a smaller slice of cheese on the Filet o fish is because the cheese would over power the flavor of the fish since pollock is very mild. I don’t care, I still ask for a full slice

[@Ozzy_2014]

Two complete meals for $10.00 heck yes.

[@seldom_seen8713]

Big Mac patties are shrinking. It's more like a bread and lettuce sandwich.

[@disguiseddv8ant22]

I remember when McDonald's use to have cooks making your food fresh. I remember McDonald's breakfast was made fresh with cracked eggs, buttermilk pancakes was made on the griddle, and the sausage was cooked. I remember when McDonald's use to serve their orange juice in a plastic 8oz cup made by Tropicana. And yes, the Big Mac use to be the biggest burger on their menu.

[@God-uv7xg]

It’s because of famine

[@stef1lee]

Still haven't had a McDonald's meal since around 1988 and from what I hear, the meal still wouldn't have rotted away.

[@scottschram5178]

Well, aren't you better than the rest of us!

[@God-uv7xg]

@Daniel Loveland doesn’t matter I love Jesus Christ and God and that all that matter

[@tsplays7234]

Well done!!!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@fastfootedone]

I remember the McRib back in the 80s.....they never should have got rid of that!

[@mygreatescape9617]

I was born in 1985 , my favorite breakfast items from McDonald's is the breakfast burrito and the sausage McMuffin yummy 😋🤤

[@ravenjones636]

The big mac is more like little mac these days use to be so much bigger in the 90s

[@briandavidson1946]

Actually not true. I have been a regional manager since 1994.

[@Mike1614YT]

@@briandavidson1946 don't confuse people with facts Brian

[@briandavidson1946]

@@Mike1614YT u didn't say PLEASE

[@ravenjones636]

@@boxychubbo6922 i dont eat McDonald's burgers plus i been skinny my whole life gave birth to 4 boys and still skinny what does weight have to do with this

[@ravenjones636]

@@boxychubbo6922 ok i know what you saying now

[@jamesdietz29]

Big Mac "secret" sauce ain't as secret as they'd like you to think. It isn't anything but 1000 island dressing. (Everybody knows this)

[@amb2745]

I remember watching The Dinah Shore show back in the mid 1970's, and one of her guests was John Amos, from the show Good TImes. John had worked as a manager at a McDonalds before starting an acting career. At the time, the Big Mac jingle was very popular, and Dinah asked John what the "secret sauce" was. John told her it was thousand island dressing.

[@professorkaos2781]

@@amb2745 its thousand island dressing with extra salt and seasoning.

[@jeatcleave]

Bring back fried apple AND cherry pies and McDonaldland cookies. While they're at it, they should bring back the Arch Deluxe for a limited time they were delicious. McDonald's needs to start frying their fries in beef tallow again too.

[@stevensenlacere1619]

the healthy eating yahoos took care of that. tasty fries wont be coming back!

[@peterfitswell535]

The changes started when they got sued, for having to hot of coffee. So I'm guessing none of the good things are ever going to come back.

[@horatiobeaker]

As a kid, I remember watching McD workers put the potatoes in a hand cutter which sliced the entire potato into fries.

[@krapnek]

Being an 02 child and seeing that the last era they felt like including was 2002 really validated me as an adult. Thanks guys

[@Eaglesregionproductions]

The ice cream machine has been broken since 1995 😂😂😂

[@Nonduality]

Bring back the orange drink.

[@aarobbins99]

It's called Orange draaank!😂

[@AvenueD417]

They did already, I guess it hasn’t reached all locations yet

[@dennislong6853]

It never left around here

[@niro1_]

Its back now

[@TheBluestreak147]

It’s back.

[@crimesforkibble6912]

I was born in 1542 in my day they only served cold porridge and giant turkey legs

[@Mike1614YT]

those were the days man

[@RobertStCyr-pe7ic]

That actually sounds better than Macdonalds as long as you heat the porridge.

[@jaycue7641]

Must've been a regional menu but mine only had mead and gruel.

[@trevthekidd]

@@jaycue7641 man, mine had spiced gruel and half eaten feral flesh

[@lindseyroselights2306]

😂😂

[@andrewhanson1180]

I still don't understand why some people don't consider fish, meat. And it's not a secret. It's equal parts thousand island dressing, mayo, ketchup and relish.

[@michaelfinley9988]

I remember the first time I went to a McDonald’s in 1965 when I was a kid, one of the first in the San Fernando valley in California. All glass building with 2 large Golden Arches down the sides. Menu was way smaller back then. Served thousands per year back then.

[@csc115]

I remember going to the McDonalds on Main street in Jacksonville FL in 1965 or so. I remember it clear as day as they had the "Batmobile" on display and i watched Batman on TV twice a week. I was so disappointed when it wasn't the "real" batmobile but some junker painted in batmobile colors.

[@peterjung5965]

I’m a recovering McDonald’s Diet Coke addict.

[@lindseyroselights2306]

So is my grandmother but it took her getting gangrene in her Gail latter which the only thing that could have been the reason was the artificial sugar. She quit the diet coke and picked up an ice tea habbit

[@Ozzy_2014]

The straw is the key. Allows more CO2 to reach your nose. Most taste is smell. A bigger straw, is the secret. Also they have a special blend with Coca, -Cola.

[@DigitalSteel]

Ironically, the beef tallow was healthier than vegetable oils

[@timfagan816]

Double quarter pounder with big mac sauce and nuggets with big mac sauce are my go to from the menu. All for the killer price of $23.99

[@kenlompart9905]

You gotta love how people in the 70s thought eating healthier meant eliminating red meat and eating deep fried battered chicken, (or whatever that stuff is), instead.

[@mysharona6754]

You mean how people now think eating "beyond meat" is healthier than the meat itself

[@warrenroy7333]

Big Mac’s in the styrofoam with the ring around them..BEST EVER

[@nathankellogg2640]

I was born in 2005... so I guess McDonalds was closed that year.

[@Robert-hr6sh]

Lol

[@Reggie2000]

That is true. Now that you bring it up, McDonald's was in fact closed that year. Man that was crazy! Seeing all of those dark McDonald's. Why they did it, I have no idea. But they did! Oh, the memory's you are stirring in my brain!

[@SuperDavi5]

Her voice is somehow soothing and grating at the same time

[@James-pt4fw]

The ice cream machines have been broke down sense the early 1970s😂😂😂

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Fun and fascinating video.

[@R3troZone]

4:38 incorrect. The Big Mac sauce has not been a secret for many years, It's mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, yellow mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika.

[@crazywolf1x1x]

The arch deluxe was actually pretty good.

[@gli7utubeo]

I like the scenes from "The Founder" about Ray Kroc. at the beginning. That was a good movie whatever you think of McDonald's.

[@nx8481]

Mac sauce isn’t a secret. It’s the stuff that gets spilled on the prep table as you’re building the burgers, recon onions, pickles, lettuce shreds, mixed into Mayo, ketchup and I think mustard, all blended together. It’s sent to the stores pre made now, but in the beginning it was made in house and those were the ingredients.

[@mexftw9833]

Its thousand island is it not

[@nx8481]

@@mexftw9833 it has basically all the same ingredients as thousand island, except for ketchup. Mac sauce most definitely has ketchup and thousand island does not.

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

Yup that's the ingredients in a recipe I have. Ketchup. Mayonnaise. Sweet relish though I chop up dill chips. I think it's a tbsp of mustard. And the mustard is what gives it the flavor. Well, along with the other things. I mostly taste mustard and mayonnaise but it's the same as mickey d's. I promise.

[@nooneyouknowhere6148]

Thousand island is ketchup,mayo,relish with a little seasoning

[@ghostviggen]

McDonalds have already released the recipe. It’s not ketchup but paprika, onions and garlic.

[@edmartin875]

I was born in 1948 when burgers were 15 cents, but I never saw a McDonalds until the 70's since I grew up in small towns in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. I was in the US Navy stationed on the east coast in the 80's when I first tasted their burgers.

[@darrylt8502]

They used to serve the McDouble with lettuce, tomatoes, and lots of mayo for $2. Today it's just plain two beef patties...

[@mothafraker]

McRibb is a season item now. I would love if the brought back the McDLT. Since they got rid of it due to the Styrofoam box it came in they could use cardboard like they do for the Big Mac, and other items. And I want Fried Pies back.

[@AvenueD417]

I miss dark meat chicken nuggets, those were fire

[@Astarath]

The McDLT will come back in the Summer of George

[@atmosphericpressure3560]

Big-N-Tasty

[@jonathanbloxham2706]

I think the breakfast plates are still served in styrofoam if I'm not mistaken. Also they need to bring back that Arch Deluxe. Mmm that was a tasty burger.

[@Reggie2000]

Arch Deluxe and fried cherry pie! Two of the things I miss the most ever from a fast food joint. Especially the fried cherry pie. All hot and fresh from the fryer, those little crispy flakes on the outside as hot cherry sauce is oozing out the pores. I always bought at least two. They were so amazing! I have found nothing comparable ever.

[@marshalllittleton8832]

Things started going down hill when they got rid of beef tallow for french fries!

[@robedwards5458]

So, nobody is going to mention Jason Alexander dancing around in the McDLT commercial? 8:45

[@DavidFlores-or8yi]

I noticed him

[@mr.makedonija2627]

Lol

[@matttherrien9608]

Before he worked for Vanderlay Industries manufacturing latex.

[@bu-bye565]

Saw McDonald's pizza in Utah while visiting and in Florida at Disney world. It never came to Arizona, not sure why.

[@philipbroberg762]

The Arch Deluxe was so good, I wish they brought it back

[@johnvrabec9747]

Remember when the Canadian bacon wasn't so thin you could see through it? Lol

[@whitealliance9540]

African bacon is better

[@amandaadrienne837]

How I miss those 1980’s chicken nuggets!!!!!! 😫

[@Misfit636]

I remember when happy meals use to be 1.99 an they were a 6 piece nuggies

[@gerardkowalski7683]

I thought i only called them nuggies . Luv it

[@kareneastman9695]

Wow.I was born in 1972.This video is wonderful.:-)😀

[@tonyslaughter8954]

The ice cream is great when the machine works! much of the time the employees clean it and don't want to serve the desert anymore. So they say that the machine is down.