Opening Nostalgic 90's McDonald's Happy Meal Toys! (Barbie, My Little Pony & More)

[@usainengland]

I love looking at your channel because my childhood was awful and didn’t include many toys. But at 52 I buy myself toys, play with them and then give them to children. The plush cat that I gave my friend’s goddaughter became her favourite. That makes me really happy. I buy many handmade toys so the individual maker, me and children all win.

[@worknotinprogress7172]

That's so kind of you! Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming story. I hope when I get older, I can do the same!

[@zeyiana]

you are a very special and fragile soul, its no nice what you do for both yourself and other children. im very proud of you for healing your inner child while making sure those kids will never have to.

[@norancha2968]

Oh

[@shelleydavis8350]

Divas are so little n cute

[@skyefirenails]

McDonald's actually used to make me sick as a kid, but I was Barbie CRAZY, so apparently my grandma ate happy meals all the time to try to get me all of the Barbies. I didn't know that until literally last night when I was talking to my mom about my Barbie collection. So sweet! 😭

[@Etsuk0]

I'm so glad that the company decided to start selling the toys separately, for this kinda reason. Too bad the toys are trash, but I do get the Pokemon cards when they come around.

[@AmberBrooklyn24]

Aww that’s nice, grandmas are so sweet. I have wonderful memories of visiting my grandma for the summer and she’d take me to Toys R Us to buy Barbies then to McDonald’s for a Happy Meal and I’d get the little Barbie toys and play in the Play Place. I enjoyed it so much, my grandma was the best. She has done SO much for me, even into adulthood. She’s 83 now & I am sure to remind her how special she made my childhood. ❤

[@LeFouGallois]

Back in the year 2000, I worked in a McDonald's in charge of the dining area, and I used to love doing the kids' birthday parties. I even used to get called in to do them on my days off. It was so much fun to entertain them and get paid for acting daft for an hour and a half. We just had to make sure that the birthday cake was taken out of the freezer room well in advance. :)

[@danniellejohnson448]

McDonald’s parties were 🔥 back in the day 😂

[@lindseygoblinluver]

It warms my heart seeing how excited you are about getting the toys you were too shy to get when you were young. So happy you were able to get them now! This is nostalgic for me I was born in 92 and have a few of the barbie and my little pony ones thank you for bringing back childhood memories and seeing how happy you are brings me joy!! Living your best life keep living it!! ❤

[@especiallyqiao]

The Diva Starz looking drunk had me laughing for almost 10 minutes after 🤣

[@BeautyInsideABox]

😂😂😂

[@nicolasribeirodossantos6082]

​​@@BeautyInsideABox you should unbox the first Barbie from 1959!

[@majagirlpower2561]

​@@BeautyInsideABoxI have 6 Audrey Hepburn Barbie dolls but i want to buy silkstone Barbie dress can she wear silkstone ? 💝

[@megjulia4007]

I'm also 31 years old, and omggggg the mini beanie babies were the BEST. I loved them so much. This delighted me, thank you :)

[@zamulakincaid]

Also, that's so interesting that the Bead Blast doll is Barbie in the UK because we definitely got Bead Blast Christie here in the states. She and Teen Skipper are so iconic to my childhood. 🤩

[@zamulakincaid]

The late 90s had some of the best Barbie figurines EVER. The set from I think 1999 had amazing mini dolls based on all the most famous ones (including the OG Barbie) and I can't believe the quality of them.

[@julieletford5695]

I loved Strawberry Shortcake dolls. Next to Barbie, she was my favorite.

[@angelaj686]

The Diva Starz commentary had me cracking up! ❤

[@thewanderingorphan]

Dobie, as in Doberman! lol I had him in all sizes growing up and now I have 3 Dobermans. I had all the girl toys growing up, too! And I would get so embarrassed to go up and ask if I could swap toys for one I didn’t already have and they would be so nice to me and let me pick. I’m so glad you had such a lovely family who let you pick your own toys too ❤

[@Rachj23]

I was trying so hard not to go into full dissociation watching this video. I STILL have these toys in my parents loft … I STILL remember getting each and every one of them. It was like unlocking memories. My favourite were the ty teddies I remember my brother getting the monkey one.

[@lyndanickerson1373]

A book to teach and encourage reading! I love the Muppet Happy Meals from the 80s

[@lars7282]

Fun fact: In 🇩🇪 we didn’t have the boxes. Happy Meal was called „Wundertüte“ (wonder bag), and in the 80s and 90s we got the toys too, but everything was simply just thrown into the regular brown bag 😅

[@Lulaa_the_human]

Here in Argentina we have boxes and the name is "cajita feliz" (little happy box)

[@MmMm-sf7pe]

I love seeing the old Happy Meal toys. I had a McDonalds Thumper and Bambi that were two of my favorite toys. The MLPs names are Sundance (pink), Light Heart (white), Ivy (the one with the mirror), and Sweetberry (pink). For some reason the US set only had Light Heart, Sundance, and Ivy, and Ivy was in a different pose. Have you ever seen an 80s Twinkle Eye pony? They have the same glam diamond eyes!

[@thegirlleastlikelyto]

I had the blonde Diva star and the strawberry shortcake one, what a throwback! I agree with you, i get the environmental concerns but the happy meal toys in my day were top tier and my favourites!

[@Skoella]

Pure nostalgia ❤️

[@jovic_sawyer]

❤ Timestamps ❤ 0:00 Intro 2:10 Boxes Details 2:40 1991's Barbie 6:08 Tiny Beanie Babies 8:49 1996's Barbie 11:56 My Little Pony 13:38 1998's Barbie 16:08 Betty Spaghetty + Strawberry Shortcake 19:28 Diva Starz 22:56 Finale ❤

[@francescamara1901]

I liked this before even watching it! 😂❤️ I was feeling a bit sad and anxious and was hoping for one of your videos 🤩 💕

[@BeautyInsideABox]

Thank you for watching! Hope my video can relive your anxiety a little bit

[@localnailjunkie]

Who else remembers having a birthday party at McDonalds? 🙋🏻‍♀️😅 We didn’t have much growing up so we had parties there and a lot of my toys were actually Happy Meal toys! I never noticed until growing up and especially seeing this video, the My Little Ponies were a staple of my childhood playtime.

[@daniellebenitez]

Oh, the nostalgia!!! Having been born in ‘91, I remember seeing and having so many of these!!! Thank you for taking me back to my childhood yet again 💕

[@sirynne]

I remember in the 2000s when you got the happy meal box, the next months / next round of toy would be on the bottom of the boxes

[@julieletford5695]

I liked the bigger diva stars, because I bought a few of their fashion packs and used them for Barbie.

[@avril6922]

I had the purple/blue chinese (?) friend of the strawberry shortcake collection, but my favourite was the one with the lamb 😅

[@dredredreamy]

My siter was a 90s kid and I was a 2000s kid. Watching this I didn't realize how many toys I had growing up were actually from her McDonalds happy meals. Wow!

[@Chloe4656.]

I was only born in 1999 but this bought joy to me thank you joey.

[@Sakura2596]

Your videos are always such nostalgia! I loved all of these Happy Meal toys as a little girl, sometimes even more than the actual toys they're based off of. I remember when they had the original Littlest Pet Shop toys at McDonalds back in 1996. Those were some of my favorite Happy Meal toys ever! I would LOVE a Diva Starz video from you! I loved those dolls so much. It was so cool to have dolls that could talk to each other. I loved their clip-on clothes and the Diva Petz were so cute too. I was so obsessed with the PC video game from Diva Starz as well. Not the online game, but the actual CD-ROM game.

[@Sophie_idk_lol]

22:24 seems like two of them close both their eyes and the other two wink 😅?

[@julianagregory7056]

Early 80s baby here…I had the rollerblade Barbie and remember sparks coming from the skates. Never knew it got recalled though. I had so many Barbies that I loved. I would get to go to Toys’R’Us on my birthdays and pick out one… such fond memories. I think one of my all time favorites has to be Perfume Pretty Barbie. I loved the perfume that came with it. Thank you for making this video, it takes me back. You definitely have a new subscriber!

[@rubyhay450]

I have most of these toys from MCDs or the larger sizes of them! Love the Beanie Baby toys as I have many and I mean many Beanies lying around my house!

[@valiaakulich9879]

This unboxing reminded me of the times when i went to mcdonalds as a kid to collect parts to a huge snoopy the dog figurine! it was so cute and each part of the doggie had a little game like ball maze or some kind of board games. i dream of owning it again! thanks for the memories you brought to me, appreciate all you do and wishing you all the best!

[@Ayelet.M]

I remember the Barbie toys! My friend had the bride one and two others. Iconic!

[@obalderdash]

I haven’t thought about that articulated skating barbie in over 25 years. That was one of my favorites! ☺️☺️ thank you for the fond memory!

[@feel.like.so.]

So retro! In high school i worked at Mc Donalds from 93-97. I totally remember those late 90s Barbies and Beanie Baby Happy Meal toys. I dont know if it was the 2nd round of Beanie Babies Happy Meal toys, but i remember it being super crazy, with huge lines of really rude people trying to get them all when i worked there. It was kinda insane. My senior year of HS i was always assigned to work the weekend birthday parties, which were actually a lot of fun to do. We used to always ask, boy toy or girl toy before handing out the meal, but if they didnt specify we would give out whatever we had the most of at the time. We never cared at all what the gender of anyone was, we were just working and trying to move the line along. lol

[@awetistic5295]

The nostalgia hit harder than a 90s techno beat! I was born in 1986, so the 90s were peak childhood for me. My Little Pony and Barbie were the absolute highlights in the Happy Meal, that's when trips to McDonald's were a must. I had the reverse issue when Batman toys were in the Happy Meal and I had to beg for the boy version. It was always worth it, though!

[@ASMRshayla]

I got the Bead Blast Christie at McDonald's in 1998 and she was definitely dark skinned. I adored her. ❤

[@Sophie_idk_lol]

I’m surprised the dolls don’t have their names in the catalog

[@REVontobel]

I loved to know that there were barbies or entire barbie lines that were scrapped, I'd love to watch a video on unreleased barbies💖

[@shannastech389]

Such a fun video. I bought a bunch of vintage happy meal toys. My 4 year old just loved the barbie toys and still plays with them. Thank you.

[@CAROLINELobo-y3j]

I would totally love to see the Diva Starz video I love playing with the dolls and playing the games on my website as a kid.

[@mexicanjerry]

Loooove your channel, it's like talking to a friend who also loves Barbie and toys. All the love from Baja, México!

[@danielnascimento6300]

God I remember all of these…… I got embarrassed swapping for the ‘girls’ toys as well. Got my friends to get it for me 😂

[@parkiseul10]

Omg, I had the betty sphagetti one, and the diva starz one, not even realizing they were linked to the originals, I just had only the mcdonalds toys (thats how poor we were 🥲), and they were indeed super cool at that time! 😎

[@ismaelrodriguez6420]

Those Barbie Happy Meal dolls remind me of the Glamour Gals from the 80's!

[@daylenkelly5029]

love your videos so much. Strawberry shortcake lip gloss gives me so much nostalgia

[@lilj4818]

Some of my absolute favorite toys growing up were the Power Rangers toys and the tiny Beanie Babies ❤❤

[@izzieplier]

i had one of the diva starz dolls but lost her about 20 years ago. last year i found her in our pond next to our house, the seaweed had grown into her hair so i had to rip her out. the coolest thing is that she looks almost the same as she did when i lost her, the color in her eyes were gone but everything else was intact and she could blink still! that was truly a weirdly magical experience. the mcdonalds toys really were something else back then.

[@EryVcToys]

This is My favorite video on The channel, i really enjoy it

[@EryVcToys]

Yes i need one video of The Diva starz

[@BeautyInsideABox]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! The diva starz video is happening

[@shierubea]

This was so nostalgic! I've rebought happy meals toys as well, tho it's been dicey how well they hold up in the bag because plastic degrades in surprisingly nasty ways 😂 but it's fun revisiting my childhood.

[@Sophie_idk_lol]

How did Beenie Babys go from stuffies to giant eye gobbles ? 😅

[@dionneking8]

These are cute

[@Alexardelean89]

I’m so glad you did this one. I had so many of these toys and I also remember having to ask to change my toy.

[@havrefrasss]

Hi Joey! 👋 Liking this video! Could you more talk more about smaller dolls, like doll house dolls (and doll houses), vintage ones, like polly pocket ect.? 🤞🦄

[@coolfashiondollshow]

I remember someone once had a wedding at McDonald's 😂

[@magdlynstrouble2036]

What a great idea for a topic! Your videos just keep getting better! I dont know how you keep topping yourself!

[@courtneythornton1003]

I love all the background info you added ❣️

[@iamsoverybored878]

Not surprised that the Strawberry Shortcake still smells. I just got the first one and she still smells like strawberries.

[@kennyvoo]

I LOVE THIS HUHU SO NOSTALGIC!!

[@niabelizaire3596]

The Barbie McDonald’s toys are the best ones! 🩷💯💞💕

[@ka342]

Yes please do a diva stars video!!! You’re the best love ya!!!

[@lilianakiraly8496]

kinda off topic but your nails are so pretty, i love the color

[@BeautyInsideABox]

Thank youuuu

[@nuttybarbiegirl]

I really loved this video!! Good job, Joey! 🎉

[@jessicacaraballo645]

Oh god the peach colored birthday barbie was the favorite mcdonald's barbie to use as a projectile between me and my cousin... She had heft... Lol I loved adding her into stories with our action figures

[@karenibarra3568]

Last week I received my vintage McDonald's Barbies from the 90s, I ordered 8, I was so happy, It was so difficult to find them

[@nicoleluna31]

90s mcdonald’s happy meal toys was everything i still have my barbie and ty and on the bottom of the box would tell you which toy was gona be next

[@minako10]

OMG I've had a memory unblocked with the Diva Starz! I actually got a couple because they had ran out of whatever the "boy option" was. I also had a whole load of beanie babies (the sea creature ones were my favourites) and those 80/90s My Little Ponys (those were gifted to me by my babysitter). BTW, I don't know why but the "girl options" always seemed more appealing and fun.

[@Ritz_Crack]

PLEASE make that Diva Starz video. I’ll definitely be watching.

[@OrianaBats]

OMG the nostalgia! I had several of these as well! My 2 Diva Starz also didn't work properly 😅

[@Toywithme200]

McDonald's used to be so much fun when we were kids. Fun toys, ronald McDonald, grimace, and the hanburgerler....and the food was actually tasty. Now we get greasy nasty tasteless food, and the kids get a book and apple slices. Ih yeah that's really fun! NOT! Poor kids today, theyll never know the fun WE knew.😢

[@PrinceLandon]

I still have my original bride Barbie happy meal toy from 92. I was 5 years old at the time, and I oddly remember that day going through the McDonald’s drive thru with my parents to get it. My sister got the skating one.

[@LavenderLydia]

I HAD THAT EXACT PINK PONY!!! God, now I need to find her.

[@SusiHexeFlohFipsOdin]

I love your nails and your beautiful eyes! ❤❤❤

[@julieletford5695]

I grew up in the 80s. My favorite Happy Meal toys were playmobil.

[@lindsaymontoya9899]

Wow, I have several of the first batch of Barbie figures. I have the giraffe (and stole my brother's penguin). And I have the jean jacket Barbie, green jumper Barbie, and highchair Kelly. Some of them I got in happy meals, but I got some at a thrift store or hand-me-downs from family friends. And I have so many others not in this video. I still have them all, and my daughter will get to play with them. Maybe I can make her home happy meals with them.

[@maggieuphoff]

The beanie baby that was named bones remind me of my dog😢

[@Lulaa_the_human]

90's McDonald's toys ❤❤❤

[@anribower5781]

Wow, this brings back memories ❤

[@Franniiv3]

Those Betty Spaghetti Dolls are almost better quality than some current toys! You got so much Value for like what £1.99 back in the day! Those drunk Diva Starz lol, almost Exorcist Dolls! xo

[@mikeymikesmike]

🎅 Happy Holidays JoJo 💛

[@CC-ce8md]

I remember those beanie babies being so hard to collect. It was like every location just got a huge bin of the same toy. I must've gotten half a dozen of those stupid pelicans

[@HopeJLK]

I waited all year as a kid for Madame Alexender dolls to be the happy meal toy. They lived in my dollhouse and I played with them every single day. I'm 24 and will never get rid of these dolls.

[@my_wikkle_pony]

growing up poor with mcdonalds toys you could afford great brand dolls. especially with betty Spaghetti It looked close to the real thing.

[@AngiBelle1]

So fun! I'm a little older than you, so most of the Happy Meal toys I remember are from the 80s, but I do vividly recall the Teenie Beanies and waiting in line for two hours to get one when I was a teenager! I have one of those My Little Ponies as well- as an 80s baby, I'm super sentimental for the first gen of MLP- these happy meal toys are from gen 2 which I was less fond of (they look like Gumby ponies to me!) but I still wanted one because they were MLP. During the 5 years or so between G1 and G2, I had actually signed an online petition to bring them back. It was called HOOF or Help Our Obsolete Friends. Then G2 happened and a lot of us original fans didn't care for them, and there was a second petition called HORN or Help Our Real Nuzzlers. 😆

[@ManekiMyu]

PLEASE, MAKE THE DIVA STARZ VIDEO 😭 Alexa was my personal expert on style!

[@RebeccaDawnMoon-bn6tv]

I Love thumper Walt Disney classic ❤

[@funkyfeem727]

Fun little fact Diva Stars have the same voice actress as the original Draculaura Debi Derryberry. The Betty Spaghetti dolls bring back so much nostalgia. I used to have the one with the pink hair it was the closest I could get to having one my mum didn't want me to have them for some reason. People tried to make fun of me for having the McDonald's one but I loved her I thought she was so cute I remember being so excited to take her to school to show people that I had a Betty Spaghetti.

[@gynous13]

I remember the diva starz actually giving me nightmares, no matter how much i loved it

[@blazethefan1569]

I actually have 2 of the black and white cats, I love the felines!

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

omg the mlp box❤

[@dirtypoptoxic]

I have the black barbie from the 1998 bead blast, got her when I went ti Canada in 98, aged 10

[@rainbowmashpotato]

I had the diva stars!! What a time to be alive

[@elgabenedicta]

Omg I love this video!! ❤❤❤

[@kathygonzalez1413]

Omg 😳 this was my childhood remember when I was a kid after school I made a good grade so my mom would treat me happy meals I used to collect those barbie toys it's amazing 😂

[@fluffilicious]

OMG Diva Starz! Please do a video on them!

[@adamtownsend5675]

The barbie toys in the 90's were a lot better looking than the ones they came out with in the 2000's, those Barbies always had that one arm that was always locked in that high five position

[@meowsmyths]

I had the black version of the late-1990s Bead Barbie happy meal toy (though the beads had been lost)- but I'm from the USA, grew up in the 2000s, and never knew she had been from a happy meal (I assume my parents thrifted her at some point but idk. we didnt eat at McDonald's). She, along with a blonde barbie happy meal toy of a similar kind but wearing a ballgown, were known to me only as "The Fairy Ladies" due to their small size, waifish figures, and tendency to show up in random places around the house. Weird to finally know what the Fairy Ladies were.

[@brittney5509]

"A book?! That's not a toy... " 😂😂😂😂

[@k0olkt]

I can't stop laughing at the divastarz LOL TRULY ICONIC DOLLS

[@meredithcook3201]

You are so funny! I love these videos for information but also you are hilarious. Hours of fun, I was dying laughing, and then with the bowl moving… feed me more. Love your content. Thank you!

[@fernandodollstories]

Omg where did you get this vintage happy meals? I need them!! ❤❤❤ i love your videos! 🫶🏼🫶🏼