McDonald's Employee Video: Food, Folks & Fun (1990)

Happy 4-Year CTC Anniversary! Enjoy!

[@crypticcryptid5104]

I think I understand now: food, folks and fun!

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Where'd you come up with such a thing?

[@Elvusmiw]

Hehehe I get what you did there

[@TheConstantOne]

Wow, I had never seen that particular Mac Tonight commercial before. He's always been one of my favorite fast food mascots, so that was pretty neat!

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

One of my favorites, too. I had never seen this one either until I popped in this tape, so I'm not sure how long it ran?

[@MacTonight8]

@@ConsumerTimeCapsule Thanks for uploading this - I hadn't seen this commercial either, and was totally unaware that any commercials were produced in 1990. A behind the scenes photo from this particular commercial has existed for many years on the internet, and myself and others have been on the lookout for it for quite some time (was so difficult to find that many thought that the photo must have been from a deleted scene or something).

[@DennisTamayo]

It's at 15:57.

[@Lanae8199]

Wow. I was 9 back in 1990. I vividly remember the commercial with Ronald Mac Donald dancing with the two kids.

[@tomford7983]

"We're not taking ourselves too seriously." "An unpretentious set of words." (First commercial proceeds to take itself more seriously than any food-related commercial I've seen in the last 30 years)

[@Hubjeep]

2:05 "regular fries" 2:27 Note the "regular fries" are now the [paper bag] "small fries" that come in the kids meal! PS: I remember that "garden salad" marketing!!

[@Digglerism]

Thanks again Bobby and Ryan! Sad to see the Capsule close but will be ready with for when it opens back up!

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Thanks, Anthony! Don't worry, CTC is coming back better than ever.

[@im_an_alvani]

Some of the biggest business deals I've closed have been in the company of 2 for 0.99 apple pies.

[@im_an_alvani]

Dude at 9:31 laid down the LAW.

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Yeah, that one was WEIRD.

[@evelynswat1106]

@@im_an_alvani yeah i was like what the hell is guy saying??

[@saulgzazueta]

You have no idea how much we waited to see 15:58

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Yeah, that's the real gem here.

[@SouthpawFrizzell]

Have I told you lately that your collection is amazing? I'm cringing at all the outfits in the ad for "tweens"... but in a nostalgic way. Hope there'll always be a place for finds like this!

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

I really appreciate that. I'll figure out something for this kind of stuff. Honestly, the most likely scenario is keeping this channel as-is and starting 100% from scratch on new stuff going forward. Still figured that all out.

[@strangulator42]

That appears to be Christopher Meloni going on that blind date lol!

[@Hotlog69]

Well yeah, because it is. 😂

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

That's hilarious.

[@ShakeTheBox]

Wouldn't be the first time he's made an appearance on CTC: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJrOpKilZ9-EZpI

[@Hotlog69]

@@ShakeTheBox That was hilarious! Totally NYC attitude.

[@KzintiCV]

That was a great choice for an 4th anniversary / last hurrah for a while video.

[@LDrosophila]

3 simple words, "more content CTC."

[@timothylordan7453]

This is a pleasant surprise

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

It passed the copyright screening, so I figured I'd do something special for the 4th anniversary.

[@JohnShinn1960]

Jim looks like John Candy's skinnier brother.

[@ItsLuckyPurr]

Oh my God she said $7.16 for all of that

[@StelznerGaming]

and in 30 years $25 for all that will sound cheap... ahhh inflation.

[@hrhomer73]

Jesus, My dad was a delivery driver, and I swear he had that exact phone from 00:19 in maybe... 1990? That would make sense, given the year of this video.

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

If he kept it, send it to me. Haha.

[@hrhomer73]

@@ConsumerTimeCapsule There's a non-zero chance he has it. If I ever find it, I'll keep you in mind, haha

[@black2785]

If I hear another F word again..

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Yeah, they went wayyy overboard on that.

[@Hotlog69]

@@ConsumerTimeCapsule They really have to drill it into the heads of their employees.

[@FreezerKing]

Oh, big spender, copping the cheque at McDonald's.

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

And they're executives there??? Even Ryan and I got our food comped there when we used to film fast food reviews.

[@FreezerKing]

@@ConsumerTimeCapsule I also don't think two high-powered executives are going to go to McDonald's for a power lunch, nor would they know they names of the underpaid employees. I'd also like to point out that the "Food. Folks. Fun" campaign is pretty terrible. I wonder if these two guys were also behind the Arch Deluxe?

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Arch Deluxe was only six years later, so it's definitely possible.

[@FreezerKing]

@@ConsumerTimeCapsule I'm reminded of that Simpsons moment where Krusty takes a bite of a Krusty Burger for a commercial and then immediately spits it out after the camera stops rolling. I imagine that's what Grey Moustache Guy did with that "shake"

[@ShakeTheBox]

Is that Toby Maguire at 11:52 and 12:29?

[@amazingabby25]

Yes, lol, this is wild

[@b3ans4eva]

It’s that menace, Spider-man!

[@ethanlaborde]

@@b3ans4eva "Parker! Get me pictures of Ronald McDonald!"

[@anonymousarsonist9653]

CITYSCAPE IS REAL

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Mac Tonight avatar? Very nice.

[@amazingabby25]

OMG that’s Chris Meloni from SVU, in the blind date clip!

[@OldCBnGuns]

Back in the 1990s McDonald's was a big stop for businessman... Now pre covid.. it's mostly Starbucks I bet...

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

We'll know everything is back to normal when dudes in suits close deals at Mickey D's again.

[@Hotlog69]

"Hey you two, can you keep it down over there? I'm trying to enjoy my McDLT here!" When they're were talking about their simple and familiar menu. McPizza and McSpagetti also would work. 1:10 I wonder when McDs started to accept cards?0 7:15 I relate so hard with this. As in 1990 I was five just like these kids. They're my contemporaries! 13:48 I think Dave Chappelle saw this one a few times...... Just got to love two corporate big wigs talking about down to Earth values. When the down to Earth father has a brick phone in 1990! I've watch too many of these corporate propaganda videos from my last employer. They would do the same kind of dialogue skits. Full of buzz words, lingo that doesn't really tell you anything and videos to show how great it's going. Everything is vague and you're left more confused about what's going to happen with the future. 🙄

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Yeah, one of the little skits, the guy says that Ronald McDonald is singing the song, then they cut to a commercial where Ronald neither sings nor appears at all. Haha.

[@Hotlog69]

@@ConsumerTimeCapsule Speaking of Ronald. I miss whomever he was played by in the early 90's. Some other guy must have taken over later in the decade and just wasn't the same. 😥

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

So, one of my big projects right now is becoming one of the world's largest collectors of McDonald's "translite" promotional menu signs. Ronald in print is all over the place, man. It's really crazy. Sometimes, he's great and comforting, sometimes, he's definitely possessed.

[@SideMoneyGarage]

In unison: "For here." 😎

[@simarriott524]

Are these guys ever going to get to eating their food… no one likes cold McDonalds fries

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Part 2: the guys eat their cold food and occasionally utter the phrase "food, folks and fun"

[@DennisTamayo]

Teddy Rubskin would watch it.

[@ChillbitTheChillster]

Nice

[@themilkman6669]

is it just me, or is that phone in the beginning just made of foam or some other sort of softer material

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Looks legit to me, but the guy clearly has no idea how to use it, so maybe that's why?

[@clb8645]

Lindsay Price from Beverly Hills, 90210 at 12:12.

[@joshblack4291]

This campaign was an epic fail. I'm not lovin it lol. When I think nutritious, I think McDonald's lol gotta love the 90s. I grew up in the 90s.

[@bryangarcia5599]

Notice how they never once touch their food.

[@ConsumerTimeCapsule]

Too focused on the "folks" part of the new slogan, I guess.

[@faithsupport4023]

🐕hi, Consumer Time Capsule (you don't have to do a Q&A video but) do you think your a good person? if so do you think there's an afterlife? also i'm not better than anybody else

[@JamalWheat]

Face in the window 17:48

[@ShakeTheBox]

Is that Tahj Mowry at 14:32?

[@amazingabby25]

Yes, and Chris Meloni and Toby McGwire

[@spongedinosaurs]

keller from OZ lmao

[@spongedinosaurs]

9:25

[@j0hn33y]

WacArnolds

[@ryanh8764]

F