Burger King The Nightmare Before Christmas watches (1993)
- Year
- 1993 Source verified
- Restaurant
- Burger King
About this item
Burger King's tie-in for Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: four collectible wristwatches sold for $1.99 with a value meal purchase. It is described as the film's largest promotion.
Details
- Holiday
- Halloween
- Archive type
- Restaurant Promotion
- Franchise
- Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney)
- Packaging
- Each watch came in a black box with the movie logo, with a different ribbon color and design name on the flaps.
- Country
- US
Promotion details
- Restaurant
- Burger King
- When
- Fall 1993, timed to the film's theatrical release (U.S.)
- Country
- United States
- Promotion type
- Premium (with purchase)
- Franchise
- Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney)
- Known set size
- 4
- Documented here
- 4 pieces
- Data quality
- Strong evidence: Several independent secondary sources agree.
The set
Packaging & bags
Each watch came in a black box with the movie logo, with a different ribbon color and design name on the flaps.
Commercials, ads & store materials
- Commercial Nightmare Before Christmas watches TV ad (1993) — Uploaded copy on YouTube.
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Research notes
The film straddles Halloween and Christmas (one watch is 'Christmastown'). It is filed under Halloween only, to avoid a duplicate slug in burger-king-christmas.json. Watch material is assumed plastic.
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Connected in the archive
Includes
More Halloween restaurant promotions
Sources & verification
- List of Burger King marketing campaigns Encyclopedia Article Supports: 'Crayola Bears (1986)' listed as a tie-in View source
- Nightmare Before Christmas Burger King Watches Collector Wiki (reference) Supports: Four watches and names, $1.99 with value meal, box design, largest promotion for the film (seen via search excerpt) Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
- Burger King The Nightmare Before Christmas Watches Tie-In Ad (1993) Video Supports: Existence of a 1993 TV commercial (title only; not viewed) View source
- Burger King 1993 Nightmare Before Christmas Watches Collector Reference Supports: Promotion and year (page returned HTTP 500; title only) Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source