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[[ | [[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: | '''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: | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.advertisingiconmuseum.com/inside/c01/3237050.html Information on Mac Tonight at Advertisingiconmuseum.com] | *[http://www.advertisingiconmuseum.com/inside/c01/3237050.html Information on Mac Tonight at Advertisingiconmuseum.com] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaDgTkqF7rY Mac Tonight commercial (youtube.com)] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaDgTkqF7rY Mac Tonight commercial (youtube.com)] | ||
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOlLIP9-vlQ 2007 Mac Tonight Commercial from Singapore] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOlLIP9-vlQ 2007 Mac Tonight Commercial from Singapore] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmx62JfeWwk 2007 Mac Tonight Commercial from Hong Kong] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmx62JfeWwk 2007 Mac Tonight Commercial from Hong Kong] | ||
[[Category:1986 introductions]] | [[Category:1986 introductions]] | ||
[[Category:McDonald's characters]] | [[Category:McDonald's characters]] | ||
[[Category:Mascots]] | [[Category:Mascots]] | ||