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Burger King Rodney and Friends reindeer plush (Hallmark) (1986)

Year
1986 Approximate
Restaurant
Burger King
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Hallmark's Rodney Reindeer character family, sold as plush add-ons at Burger King during the mid-1980s Christmas seasons and advertised on TV in 1986 and 1987.

Details

Holiday
Christmas
Archive type
Restaurant Promotion
Franchise
Rodney and Friends (Hallmark)
Packaging
Plush carried 'RODNEY and FRIENDS' hang tags.
Country
US

Promotion details

Restaurant
Burger King
When
Christmas 1986 and again in 1987, per surviving TV commercials; tags on some plush carry earlier dates
Country
United States
Promotion type
Premium (with purchase)
Franchise
Rodney and Friends (Hallmark)
Documented here
4 pieces
Data quality
Disputed: Sources disagree. See the research notes.

The set

U.S. (documented characters) (4)

Packaging & bags

Plush carried 'RODNEY and FRIENDS' hang tags.

Commercials, ads & store materials

  • Commercial Rodney Reindeer Burger King commercials (1986 and 1987) — Embedded in a 2009 blog post.

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Research notes

Disputed dating. Listings give 1984, 1986 and 1987, probably mixing Hallmark tag copyright years with promotion years. Commercials support 1986 and 1987 Burger King runs. Prices are not documented, other than that the 1987 price was 30 cents higher than in 1986. A 'set of 6' listing implies more characters than the four named here. Hallmark also sold these plush in its own stores, so not every Rodney plush is a Burger King piece.

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Sources & verification

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  • List of Burger King marketing campaigns Encyclopedia Article Supports: 'Crayola Bears (1986)' listed as a tie-in View source
  • A pair of Rodney Reindeer Burger King Commercials Collector Reference Supports: Commercials from 1986 and 1987, nearly identical; price rose by 30 cents in 1987; charity tie-in in 1987 Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
  • HALLMARK 1986 RODNEY RAMONA & RANDY REINDEER BURGER KING TAGS Marketplace Listing (reference) Supports: Characters Rodney, Ramona, Randy; Hallmark and Burger King tags; 1986 (listing title) Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
  • Vintage 1987 'Rhonda' Reindeer from Rodney and Friends - plush Burger King Marketplace Listing (reference) Supports: Rhonda character, 1987 (listing title) Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
  • Burger King Hallmark Rodney Rhonda Randy & Ramona Reindeer Family Set of 6 1984 Marketplace Listing (reference) Supports: Conflicting 1984 date (listing title) Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source

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