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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]] | [[ | ||
{{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]]]] | [[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: | ||