Saturday, December 06, 2008

Saturday Commercial Break #14: McDonald's 1970s

I hadn't posted any of my Saturday Commercial Breaks in a while. I sort of stopped it after noticing that YouTube was removing a lot of television commercials from their site for some reason. Apparently that's not the content they want, although it's really the only thing I care about on YouTube. Anyway, I'll start it up again "while supplies last", as they say.

I got a big smile watching this 1970s McDonald's commercial, featuring a fun song and dance number by some hard working fast food employees. "You Deserve A Break Today" remains one of the most memorable McDonald's jingles for me. (Uploaded to YouTube by JMReid1220)



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5 comments:

  1. Adina GennDecember 07, 2008 9:45 AM

    Thank you for posting. When I visited the McDonald's campus in researching my book, "Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonald's" (McGraw-Hill), I smiled reviewing many of these same clips at Hamburger University. We also interviewed Paul Schrage, McD's chief marketing officer, who talks about the role advertising played in communicating McDonald's standards -- particularly the "c" in quality, service and cleanliness.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2009 12:59 AM

    I remember that tune very well! I was always sad to think I'd never see or hear different songs or commercials on tv. Thanks to YouTube, it's possible to kind of re-live our youth.

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  3. OwlBoyJune 08, 2009 6:14 PM

    I wonder why they still don't advertise how their restaurants are clean these days…

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  4. AnonymousJune 11, 2009 1:50 PM

    So many familiar faces in this commercial; all bit players on 70's sitcoms, commercials, etc. And oddly, all middle-aged men...

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  5. AnonymousJune 11, 2009 3:23 PM

    Isn't this one of those jingles that was written by Barry Manilow? I remember it being a part of a medley he used to do.

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