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{{WikipediaSnapshot}}[[File:220908 mac tonight enhanced.mp4 snapshot 00.18.600.jpg|thumb|200x200px|The Original Mac Tonight in a 1988 Commercial]]
[[File:Mac Tonight Animatronic.JPG|thumb|204x204px|Mac Tonight animatronic at Solid Gold McDonald's in [[Greenfield, WI]]]]
'''Mac Tonight''' was a [[Wikipedia:mascot|mascot]] introduced by [[Wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]] restaurants in [[Wikipedia:1986|1986]]. He was intended to advertise McDonald's late night hours to adults. He had a crescent moon for a head, wore a suit and [[Wikipedia:sunglasses|sunglasses]], and was depicted as being a jazzy [[Wikipedia:lounge singer|lounge singer]]. The name was a play on words of the song "[[Wikipedia:Mack the Knife|Mack the Knife]]", made popular in [[Wikipedia:United States|America]] by [[Wikipedia:Bobby Darin|Bobby Darin]].  The song that played over the advertisements, called "It's Mac Tonight", was also a variant on that song, but with McDonald's-themed lyrics, such as those featured in the original 1986 commercial:

::"''When the stars come out to play, babe''
::''A twinkling show, ooh -- dinner! -- out of sight''
::''Yeah, the night time is golden light time -- big dipper!''
::''At McDonald's (showtime), it's Mac Tonight!''"

Other lyrics include this set from a 1987 commercial:
::"''When the clock strikes half past 6, babe''
::''Time to head for golden lights''
::''It's a good time for the great taste -- dinner!''
::''At McDonald's, it's Mac Tonight''
::''Come on, make it Mac Tonight!''"

Mac Tonight is the only character in the McDonald's world to not appear in the [[Wikipedia:McDonaldland|McDonaldland]] advertisements.

Mac Tonight no longer appears in commercials in the United States, but pictures of him can still be seen in some [[Wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]] restaurants. 

Talk show host [[Wikipedia:Jay Leno|Jay Leno]] often makes references to his likeness to [[Wikipedia:Mac Tonight|Mac Tonight]] and promos for his show during the credits of [[Wikipedia:NBC|NBC]] programming show his face as a moon.