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[[File:McDonald's Corporate Logo.svg|right|150px|McDonald's Corporation]]
'''McDonald's Corporation''' is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants. Their connection to '''''Star Trek''''' is the first ever '''''Happy Meal'''''s to have a movie theme were those sold during the release of '''''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''''' in December 1979. Six different Happy Meal boxes were released (officially, the count is five, but there were TWO versions of the box featuring [[Spock]]), each featuring movie-inspired artwork, puzzles, and a short [[comic]] strip depicting a key scene in the film. Among the premiums included with the meals were "video [[communicator]]s" (featuring small, pull-through comic scene strips), "secret compartment" rings (molded with images of [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], Spock and the movie [[Starfleet]] insignia), iron-on sheets featuring movie-inspired graphics & characters, and the board [[games|game]] ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Game]]''.
 
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'''McDonald's Corporation''' is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants.
   
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In {{y|1979}} McDonald's ran a promotional ad that tied in the release of {{film|1}} with their ''[[Star Trek]]'' Meal. The offer was valid at participating McDonald's and lasted until {{m|February|1980}} (or until supplies lasted).
===External Links===
 
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* {{wikipedia|McDonald's}}
 
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The advertisement was presented by an actor dressed as a [[Klingon]] speaking in [[Klingonese]], and a voice-over announcer promoting the {{w|Happy Meal}} consisting of a regular hamburger, fries, soft drink, a {{w|McDonaldland}} cookie sampler, and a ''Star Trek'' prize.
* {{wikipedia|Happy Meal}}
 
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* [http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/stcomix/ustosstripsmcd.html '''Star Trek Comics''' Site with images of boxes & "video communicators"]
 
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Six different Happy Meal boxes were released (officially, the count is five, but there were two versions of the box featuring [[Spock]]), each featuring movie-inspired artwork, puzzles, and a short [[comics|comic strip]], created by artist Ron Villani, depicting a key action scene in the film. Each box had two jokes, including, for example:
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvRyBRVpJGw '''YouTube'''-posted commercial promoting Star Trek Meals]
 
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* Q. What's most important when transporting "Bones"?
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* A. To get the real McCoy.
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The prize included with the meal consisted of a black or gray plastic "video communicator" that, when assembled, could be used to scroll the comic strip that was included, "secret compartment" rings (molded with images of [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], Spock and the movie [[Starfleet]] insignia), iron-on sheets featuring movie-inspired graphics and characters, toy versions of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, {{class|K't'inga}} cruiser, [[long range shuttle]], [[USS Enterprise spacedock|drydock]], [[air tram]], [[orbital office complex]], [[travel pod]], and the [[Epsilon IX station]], and the board [[games|game]] ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Game|Star Trek: Starfleet]]''.
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== Video communicator comics ==
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Each installment was eight illustrated panels in length and concluded with "''Thus ends another chapter in the saga of the U.S.S. ''Enterprise''.''" In each strip, the ''Enterprise'' is depicted in it's pre-refit configuration.
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=== #1 - "''Star Trek'' Stars"===
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This comic was a brief introduction to the ''Enterprise'', its crew, and its mission. The ''Enterprise'' is described as the "[[flagship|command ship]] of the [[Federation]]". [[Willard Decker|Decker]] and [[Ilia]] are aboard, and the ship is en route to stop an alien force speeding toward Earth, likely ''[[V'Ger]]''.
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=== #2 - "A Pill Swallows the ''Enterprise''" ===
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[[File:Mcdonalds pill.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' is trapped]]
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Captain Kirk is awakened from [[sleep]] and informed that the ''Enterprise'' has been enveloped in a capsule. Spock is at a loss to explain it, and the construct is impervious to [[Phaser bank|phaser]]s. Suddenly, the crew see a "heavy Delphus [[meteoroid|meteor]]" approaching. Concluding that a "retro blast" would be ineffective, the crew braces for impact. The meteor is stopped by the capsule, which then dematerializes, and [[Spock]] concludes that they have a good friend out there.
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{{Bginfo|Since the starship would presumably be able to easily maneuver away from a meteor, a Delphus-type would have to possess special properties to constitute a threat. 'Delphus' may be derived from Delphos, the son of [[Apollo]].|Spock's line "''Cannot compute''" may be a reference to the ''[[w:c:irwinallen:Lost in Space|Lost in Space]]'' robot's catchphrase "''Does not compute.''"}}
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=== #3 - "Time. And Time. And Time Again." ===
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[[File:Mcdonalds yankees.jpg|thumb|Uhura visits the [[New York City|Bronx]]]]
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Kirk and Spock prepare to beam [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] down to the planet Turages<!--Scan hard to read, could be wrong spelling-->. The equipment malfunctions, and she materializes in 172 billion BC, confronted by a gigantic beast. She then appears in a rectangular construct drifting near a star in the year 21,000<!--Scan hard to read, could be wrong number-->, using her [[communicator]] to send the message that she is "three [[Star system|solar system]]s ahead". Spock discovers that the [[transporter]] has been sabotaged. Uhura appears on home plate in [[New York Yankees|Yankee]] Stadium in the year 1940, holding a bat, and surmising that the Klingons must be behind her predicament. She is then beamed back to the transporter pad of the ''Enterprise'', along with her bat, with Spock quipping that "it was just a matter of time."
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{{bginfo|Sixteen years later, {{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}} and {{e|Past Tense, Part II }} dealt with crewmen traveling through time via transporter accident. Four years after that, {{VOY|Relativity}} showed that [[Starfleet]] had [[timeship]]s equipped with [[temporal transporter]]s by the 29th century.}}
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=== #4 - "Votec's Freedom" ===
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:"''Captain's Log, stardate 10:18:4<!--Scan hard to read, could be wrong number-->. We land on Moonsek, and meet the last of the Mrogars.''"
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Kirk and Spock beam down and meet Votec. He recalls how he fought in a war against the Nozda, and stayed behind to allow his people to escape. He was captured, and determined never to tell where his people were. Spock says that he can break Votec's chains with his new "ultra [[laser]]", and Votec plans to rejoin his people.
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=== #5 - "Starlight, Starfright" ===
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On a [[viewscreen]], Kirk shows McCoy [[planetoid|subplanet]] 897-JOJ. McCoy is then abducted by transporter and is informed that a Doctor is needed for experiments. Spock offer that the Argontrons are afraid of darkness, so the ''Enterprise'' arranges for darkness and rescues McCoy with a shuttlecraft.
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{{bginfo|The ''Enterprise'' directs a beam of energy toward a celestial body to cast 897-JOJ in darkness. It may be [[tractor beam|tractoring]] a small celestial body to create an eclipse, or spinning the planetoid to face away from its sun. The beam emits from the bottom of the [[Primary hull|saucer section]].|This strip implies that [[Class F shuttlecraft]] remain standard-issue in the 2270s.}}
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== External links ==
 
* {{wikipedia}}
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* [http://www.startrekcomics.info/ustosstripsmcd.html McDonald's ''Star Trek'' Meal] - website featuring the boxes and prizes that came with the ''Star Trek'' meal
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvRyBRVpJGw Original advertisement] on [http://www.youtube.com YouTube.com]
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Revision as of 04:17, 18 February 2014

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McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants.

In 1979 McDonald's ran a promotional ad that tied in the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture with their Star Trek Meal. The offer was valid at participating McDonald's and lasted until February 1980 (or until supplies lasted).

The advertisement was presented by an actor dressed as a Klingon speaking in Klingonese, and a voice-over announcer promoting the Happy Meal consisting of a regular hamburger, fries, soft drink, a McDonaldland cookie sampler, and a Star Trek prize.

Six different Happy Meal boxes were released (officially, the count is five, but there were two versions of the box featuring Spock), each featuring movie-inspired artwork, puzzles, and a short comic strip, created by artist Ron Villani, depicting a key action scene in the film. Each box had two jokes, including, for example:

  • Q. What's most important when transporting "Bones"?
  • A. To get the real McCoy.

The prize included with the meal consisted of a black or gray plastic "video communicator" that, when assembled, could be used to scroll the comic strip that was included, "secret compartment" rings (molded with images of Kirk, Spock and the movie Starfleet insignia), iron-on sheets featuring movie-inspired graphics and characters, toy versions of the USS Enterprise, K't'inga-class cruiser, long range shuttle, drydock, air tram, orbital office complex, travel pod, and the Epsilon IX station, and the board game Star Trek: Starfleet.

Video communicator comics

Each installment was eight illustrated panels in length and concluded with "Thus ends another chapter in the saga of the U.S.S. Enterprise." In each strip, the Enterprise is depicted in it's pre-refit configuration.

#1 - "Star Trek Stars"

This comic was a brief introduction to the Enterprise, its crew, and its mission. The Enterprise is described as the "command ship of the Federation". Decker and Ilia are aboard, and the ship is en route to stop an alien force speeding toward Earth, likely V'Ger.

#2 - "A Pill Swallows the Enterprise"

Mcdonalds pill

The Enterprise is trapped

Captain Kirk is awakened from sleep and informed that the Enterprise has been enveloped in a capsule. Spock is at a loss to explain it, and the construct is impervious to phasers. Suddenly, the crew see a "heavy Delphus meteor" approaching. Concluding that a "retro blast" would be ineffective, the crew braces for impact. The meteor is stopped by the capsule, which then dematerializes, and Spock concludes that they have a good friend out there.

Since the starship would presumably be able to easily maneuver away from a meteor, a Delphus-type would have to possess special properties to constitute a threat. 'Delphus' may be derived from Delphos, the son of Apollo.
Spock's line "Cannot compute" may be a reference to the Lost in Space robot's catchphrase "Does not compute."

#3 - "Time. And Time. And Time Again."

Mcdonalds yankees

Uhura visits the Bronx

Kirk and Spock prepare to beam Uhura down to the planet Turages. The equipment malfunctions, and she materializes in 172 billion BC, confronted by a gigantic beast. She then appears in a rectangular construct drifting near a star in the year 21,000, using her communicator to send the message that she is "three solar systems ahead". Spock discovers that the transporter has been sabotaged. Uhura appears on home plate in Yankee Stadium in the year 1940, holding a bat, and surmising that the Klingons must be behind her predicament. She is then beamed back to the transporter pad of the Enterprise, along with her bat, with Spock quipping that "it was just a matter of time."

Sixteen years later, DS9: "Past Tense, Part I" and "Past Tense, Part II " dealt with crewmen traveling through time via transporter accident. Four years after that, VOY: "Relativity" showed that Starfleet had timeships equipped with temporal transporters by the 29th century.

#4 - "Votec's Freedom"

"Captain's Log, stardate 10:18:4. We land on Moonsek, and meet the last of the Mrogars."

Kirk and Spock beam down and meet Votec. He recalls how he fought in a war against the Nozda, and stayed behind to allow his people to escape. He was captured, and determined never to tell where his people were. Spock says that he can break Votec's chains with his new "ultra laser", and Votec plans to rejoin his people.

#5 - "Starlight, Starfright"

On a viewscreen, Kirk shows McCoy subplanet 897-JOJ. McCoy is then abducted by transporter and is informed that a Doctor is needed for experiments. Spock offer that the Argontrons are afraid of darkness, so the Enterprise arranges for darkness and rescues McCoy with a shuttlecraft.

The Enterprise directs a beam of energy toward a celestial body to cast 897-JOJ in darkness. It may be tractoring a small celestial body to create an eclipse, or spinning the planetoid to face away from its sun. The beam emits from the bottom of the saucer section.
This strip implies that Class F shuttlecraft remain standard-issue in the 2270s.

External links