Whatever Happened to Mac Tonight?

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In the great pantheon of fast food mascots, one iconic figure stands separate from the rest: a crooning, crescent moon-faced musician named Mac Tonight. Originally part of an ambitious campaign to advertise McDonald's as a place for adults as well as kids, Mac experienced skyrocketing -- yet short-lived -- viral fame. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max dive into Mac's origin story to discover exactly what happened to this once-beloved, world famous Moon Man.

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0:00.0	Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show.
0:28.0	Ridiculous historians.
0:29.3	Thank you, as always so much for tuning in.
0:32.1	Let's hear it for our super producer,
0:34.1	the man, the myth, the legend, the mascot, Mr. Max Williams.
0:38.1	Hello, I'm a Max-like item.
0:41.2	Yes, indeed.
0:42.2	You are the big, big Max.
0:44.3	Do you come with a combo, though?
0:46.4	Only if you get the kids meal.
0:48.1	I mean, what is it called?
0:50.1	Happy meal.
0:50.8	Happy meal, whatever.
0:52.4	I haven't eaten McDonald's a McDonald's a condition.
0:57.4	You're a human happy meal, though, and I'm sorry I called you.
1:01.4	I hate when people call me big man or big guy or whatever really bugs me.
1:06.3	So when I called you Big Max, it was just a reference to Big Max, the sandwich.
1:09.4	It wasn't saying that you're like some sort of stocky fellow.
1:13.3	I have this, my old friend, Chelsea, I would call her over there.
1:14.0	I'm like, what a big guy.
1:15.2	I say big guy people all the time.
1:16.5	And she's like, stop calling me big guy.
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