McDonalds - You Deserve a Break Today - 1983

[@PaulMcElveen]

This commercial is classic and clever! The jingle is classic and catchy! The very handsome and very pretty singers, and dancers are excellent! I was born in the late fall of 1978. I remember this commercial. The singing and choreography are both fantastic! Thank you so much for posting and sharing this!

[@OldTVCs]

Thank you. Nice comment.

[@angusorvid8840]

I was 10 when this commercial aired. I remember it well. Who says we GenXers didn't whistle while we worked? We just knew how to commiserate about the downside of work in a more constructive way than Millennials and GenZers.

[@2024Trumper]

BARRY MANILOW American composer of "Mandy," "Copacabana," "Could it Be Magic," "Weekend in New England," among others wrote the original jingle.

[@RaulMacias-o9o]

The typical McDonald's employee is now a Spanish speaking Illegal Migrant who has organized and is part of the Service Employees International Union demanding a living wage! California's minimum wage increase to $20.00 is the work of the SEIU.

[@rc70ys]

When it tasted amazing

[@demostheodorakakis6328]

I worked there in 83. Fun, food and friends.

[@harryraiswell2158]

I bet if you worked there now it would be full of sexism, racism and drugs

[@PaulMcElveen]

Outstanding Commerical and Song!

[@jonathansam7383]

I’m in love with this Aussie international jingle all smiles McDonald’s way. Long live down under for its blast from the past, etc.

[@ShontayR]

They all on McCoke???

[@Funnychannel-22-d9e]

when someone ask, "oh brother, give me a break" send them this

[@ThePrez49]

I just love our friends Down Under, the Awesome Aussies‼️ 🇺🇸💞🇦🇺

[@whateversunpopular1338]

If only McDonald’s workers were really this bright and cheerful

[@djamesv]

To their credit, in Victoria BC, they smile and say, "Have a good day".

[@jonathangimbert8373]

I agree

[@bengomes8845]

Why would they, shitty job for shitty pay

[@kenlompart9905]

@@bengomes8845 No-one forced them to work there.

[@russellgrimes3491]

I don’t expect them to be cheerful but at least professional and sociable. Many locations are desperate to hire and the social skills many workers bring to the table are atrocious.

[@DiamondSwordsHQ]

My School work wants me to talk about the displays of attitudes and values of American culture. For an Australian ad...

[@vortexgaming1023]

imagine confusing an australian ad for an American ad. kinda cringe tbh

[@cxsmicvenus]

ODYSSEYWARE MUCH?

[@Logan_Woods-zd2zi]

@@vortexgaming1023 this IS an Australian ad

[@PaulMcElveen]

The Uniforms are classic and sheik! Very Handsome Actors and Very Pretty Actresses!

[@isheworthy]

That is beautiful...

[@rosesingh339]

I miss the old school McDonalds; it was more fun and friendly back then...

[@Ganjatom420]

*The ball pit always smelled like Mcpiss*

[@pfunk42]

Grow up!!

[@russellgrimes3491]

It wasn’t more friendly. Your perception was skewed by your young age. Children tend to see the best in everything. Moreover, children and teenagers are often treated friendlier by adults than other adults are treated.

[@OldAussieAds]

@@russellgrimes3491 Plus, it wasn't like this ad. The McDonald's staff didn't do choreographed dances while you waited for your food.

[@CybernautZero]

It wasn't more friendly, but the design wasn't sterile and cold as it is now. McDonald's is trying too hard to be the cool kid.

[@TruthAndMoreTruth]

This AD was produced for a very different world, that unfortunately, no longer exist... But I miss it. Fast food today gives off prison cafeteria more than warm, respectful, dignified, quality in product and experience.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

Fast food has always been shit. You’re looking through nostalgia goggles.

[@leonadams1942]

Man 1983 was a great year in America. Just 2 years before I was born.

[@kenlompart9905]

Yes it was but this is Australia incase you didn't know.

[@noneyabusiness2237]

It wasn't great if you were unemployed, and lot of us were

[@faeryfeathers]

1983 sucked. The music Was great, but we were all afraid we are going to get nuked at any moment Ronald Reagan was a dip shit and he was our president

[@faeryfeathers]

@@noneyabusiness2237 Yeah unemployment was off the charts, they had just screwed with all kinds of federal aid for schools. It was only gonna get worse between Ronald Reagan and bill motherfucking Clinton

[@faeryfeathers]

Neo Liberalism was getting its infested fangs into the deep shank of America, you Have no mother fucking clue

[@CricketEngland]

If only McDonald’s food was as good as their adverts, then it might just be worth eating

[@InFltSvc]

I want to go back and do it all over ...I am telling you the 70’s and 80’s were my decades and they were the best years of my life. Those decades were quite possibly the last best decades in America. One has to understand that America was absolutely a different place back then. It was still a treat then to get 25 cents from mom and walk uptown to the gas station to get a Coca-Cola or Pepsi or to the ice cream shop and get a CMP ice cream. We truly did not lock our doors and stayed out till after dark with our bikes and on Halloween we all went trick-or-treating without our parents when we got older at night in the cold and it was great fun.. In the summer we played outside all day and all night, The only way my mom got us home to eat was a big brass bell she had outside the sliding glass doors that she would ring to get our attention to come home for dinner. I remember wonderful 4th of July celebrations going on picnics and then mom took us to the ball park and we laid on blankets to watch the fireworks. And of course Christmas and even though it was tuff for my mom raising us she always made sure we had a great holiday . Even Easter was special in America back then... as we got older we started to go see the movies and we really did have the best movies. We had real holidays were we all got together and enjoyed each other’s company. We ate dinner every night together and talked not shouted at each other. We had great stores that are all but gone now in 2023 and great movie theaters and of course the MALLS! It was not the 80’s without a Mall. My very first few jobs were at the mall. First Macdonald’s and then The Gap!. Yes sir those days were GREAT! and we were very lucky to have lived them .... today I don’t even see kids outside and everyone is in fear for safety from crazy people.... I don’t recognize America now..God Bless us all ! (If you can even say that anymore).

[@ThePolaroid669]

Well that was a boring read. The ad is Australian, not American.

[@geoffdevore6321]

That was a great blog!!

[@thomasworden4139]

Come on, bring in the bunch!!

[@SHOCKINGGOTHIC]

It’s like if Richard O”Brian wrote this song

[@Logan_Woods-zd2zi]

Here at the first McDonald's in Canada they had lime green uniforms in the early '80s and I couldn't understand why

[@derekcrudele4695]

But somehow, it now is known in Australia as Macca's.

[@thechillskeleton1811]

We like to shorten shit

[@mikeb8674]

Man, Paul McCartney even figured out how to get royalties from fast food 😂

[@SpeccyHorace]

What do you mean "somehow"?

[@benitajones9115]

I worked fast food in 83 and it was exactly like this 😂😂😂

[@tactical_5569]

Oo how much our society has crumbled.

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

80’s

[@scottbakanumba1heathen313]

All I hear and see is Mick Taylor. Mick Taylor. Mick Taylor. Mick Taylor.

[@john15008]

Did McDonald's employees ever look like that?

[@doodlestrudel1991]

Well in the 70s and 80s YES

[@edersonperin1813]

LMAO !

[@wheatonna]

Hell no.

[@guyservice6646]

yep.... most who worked at McDonalds were there as students to pay for school/ and teenage lifestyle living... it has and never ment to be a living wage job. Best job I had.... the restaurants in the 1970s 1980s are nothing like to corporate crap today. Best time of my life.

[@dalethelander3781]

You bet your sweet bippy they did.

[@Musicradio77Network]

WcDonald’s - You Deserve a Break Today

[@TicklerDude]

No Black employees. Is this paradise?

[@johnpaulgarcia6906]

Wonder what's that McDonald's crew in the commercial is doing now

[@ricksanchezsflask8794]

I strive to be at McDonalds at the time when the employees decide to break into song and dance.

[@frecklesmatthews458]

I want to McDonald’s just like 1999 -2024

[@chuethao385]

Damn the vhs quality

[@jorgefigueroa4437]

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

[@lanabyk8012]

I wonder...were any of the people in the advert actual McD's employees?

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

I visited a McDonald's in Australia and they were friendly.

[@PIXPromosMore]

OK, now Once more With Feeling!

[@chrisdade1741]

The Blue Ranger Billy????

[@LeahDespotopulos]

Never grew up with this I was only born in 1999

[@kathleenjimenez8968]

Wow! Look how clean McDonalds used to be. Now they’re just filthy.

[@OldTVCs]

To you, and to many other commenters - You do realize this is a television commercial, don't you? It was filmed in a real McDonalds outlet. BUT IT IS NOT REAL. Cleaners, set dressing, lighting, actors. It's a commercial!!!

[@tehee-]

Disco hangover, Aussie-style.

[@Foamhead]

If McDonalds employees could sing and dance like this, they'd still get paid minimum wage.

[@faeryfeathers]

Minimum minimum wage in most of the world is a living wage and it's catching up in some states like New York

[@matthewgianelloni560]

McDonalds. All happy white people.

[@eddieprawdzik8674]

An Aussie break mate

[@nathancox5316]

That is one overstaffed McDonalds.

[@Mega911Gamer]

Was this before Maccas was coined

[@joebenedict9527]

Wonderful ad showcasing Australian advertising talent in the 1980s, taking an old 1971 USA concept/jingle and making it better!

[@colliric]

You should see the Aussie version of the Menu song....

[@colliric]

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[@Aztec73]

😊🇺🇲🍔 1:04

[@KevinRichards-my5oj]

Back in the day when Mickey D's apple pies tasted better because they were fried instead of baked. Good ol days.

[@jorgefigueroa4437]

Maccas

[@danielwalker26]

No wonder they always take so long. Quit singing and dancing and make my food.

[@scottdavidson9963]

Big Mac 1.25

[@jerad16]

Omg the group jump fail at the end is rotfl

[@MrJ-dc3yz]

What are they smoking down under? McDonald's makes you that happy, I want 2 lbs of that.

[@jessehill-vo1qt]

LOL if this was made today it would be a bunch of East indians xD

[@Ganjatom420]

these people can always brag about being in this commercial...

[@jenniferfinley785]

Fries were better

[@FATMAN-EATZ]

Looks like everyone working at that McDonald's take meth breaks instead of cigarette breaks

[@gigipeedee]

Back when mcdees looked like a friendly place

[@hectorlopez1069]

Back when McDonald's employees really cared about customer service.

[@lisandromartinez6694]

Debe ser de 1989 o 1990

[@danbanks7930]

They wouldn't let me work at McDonald's cuz I wasn't as good a dancer as these guys you wouldn't believe the level of of dancing they require as a new employee it's ridiculous😮

[@noguardrails47]

LOL! Underrated comment.

[@stanstan-t1w]

beautiful ad, but why did the brand opt for this (rather bland) white & gray "themed" uniform for their Staff ?

[@jorgezarco9269]

No Busby Berkeley musical for you!

[@jonathanvictor935]

Chick fil a... friendly to all except gays!

[@sunrisewow3077]

What in the Maccas is going on here

[@Ufukkkk]

White fast food workers? Wow

[@MJackton]

That Screen Look Like 2009

[@OldTVCs]

What "screen are you asking about?

[@MJackton]

@@OldTVCs That Video Because This Video Doesn't Look Like 1984 It's Look Like 2009

[@OldTVCs]

I don't know what forensic method you are using to divine the vintage of this commercial, but let me remind you that in 1984 we were watching commercials on old CRT TVs that had an aspect ratio of 4:3. In 2009 had digital TVs with an aspect ratio of 16:9. The ad we are talking about is in 4:3. Take your investigation from there.

[@ckrtom2]

Beautiful white people! Is Australia still that white today in 2024?

[@thesixxx8925]

How much money did these people used to earn back in those days Seems like they’re so happy with their jobs in McDonald’s While it’s minimum wage job in present day scenario

[@OldTVCs]

You don't they might be, aw gee, I don't know, maybe actors.

[@Pimp-Master]

I can assume that all the guys are super hot.

[@CaptainCapitulation]

people will find ways to put race even into mcdonalds ads, lmao

[@gigipeedee]

Putting race even into ads is exactly what modern advertisers do.

[@rehenhawksmusic]

How god dam cringy lol

[@kachextrememetal5130]

When they used to hire a s**tload of people 😃 Apparently.

[@timmckinnon3325]

All white

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

OHH.... This IS F*cked uP......

[@pardyhardly]

Cocaine McDonalds.

[@earlgray7003]

Reagan's America. I swear America took one giant step backwards in the 1980s.

[@wheatonna]

Sure did, starting in about 1980.

[@kenlompart9905]

America was great in the 80s, it has been going down hill since the 2000s, this is Australia BTW.

[@OldAussieAds]

Reagan's Australia? lol

[@0patience4flz]

Not very diverse...that makes me a sad panda

[@ronlucock3702]

It was Australia in the early 1980's. Diversity hadn't been invented yet.

[@amandaflynn5835]

ONLY IN COMMERICALS

[@akzutube]

Where's the black folks?... #NoNigz? IJS

[@famousceaser3148]

Not a single black face or any other race for that matter in the whole video. Doubt it was something done by mistake. It’s fine though cause by the looks of things who would even want to be there.

[@aNightmaresRequiem]

Well... It's an Australian commercial. Not many blacks there unless you count aboriginals.

[@acmecompany]

People were not racist back then like today

[@ronlucock3702]

It's 1980'a suburban Australia Jack, not downtown Detroit.

[@akzutube]

@@ronlucock3702 so does that mean there’s no black folks in 1980s Suburban Australia. PS… What does Downtown Detroit have to do with this convo?

[@Gary-s8e]

I want a whopper. family. meal

[@EightiesMusiqLover]

I just got 1 question… where tha black people at?? Cause I know the brothas and sistas were puttin’ in their time giving their best service with a smile.

[@chrism1102]

LOL. An ad like that would be so illegal now. There must be at least one Black, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native American in all ads with 3 or more people.

[@gigipeedee]

They were huffing petrol in the middle of the street somewhere

[@atilla4372]

This is Australia sweetie