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McDonald’s McBoo Bags (glow-in-the-dark trick-or-treat bags) (1991)

Year
1991 Approximate
Restaurant
McDonald's
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About this item

Vinyl trick-or-treat bags with glow-in-the-dark prints replaced the plastic pails for one year. There were three bags: a witch, a Frankenstein-style monster kid and a ghost, each on a different colored bag.

Details

Holiday
Halloween
Archive type
Restaurant Promotion
Packaging
The vinyl bag itself was the premium.
Country
US

Promotion details

Restaurant
McDonald's
When
October 1991 according to most sources; some marketplace listings say 1990.
Country
United States
Promotion type
Kids' meal toy
Known set size
3
Documented here
3 pieces
Data quality
Disputed: Sources disagree. See the research notes.

The set

U.S. set (3)

Packaging & bags

The vinyl bag itself was the premium.

Research notes

Year conflict: the owner listed these as 1990. Collector histories (Euclid Boo, Dread Central, Nightmare Nostalgia) place the bags in 1991, the year between the 1990 neon pails and the 1992 cookie-cutter pails. Marketplace listings use both 1990 and 1991. The Retro Network calls 1991 an off year, without mentioning bags. No primary source found.

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Sources & verification

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  • Celebrating The Wonderful History Of McDonald's Halloween Buckets Collector Reference Supports: Test in Boston and New York, October 11-31, 1985. Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
  • A Brief History of McDonald's Halloween Buckets Press Release / Official Announcement Supports: 1986 original release; McPunk'n, McBoo and McGoblin face descriptions. View source
  • McDonald's Halloween Happy Meal 1991 McBoo Bags Collector Reference Supports: 1991; three glow-in-the-dark vinyl bags: green witch, orange Franken-kid, purple ghost. Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
  • Vintage McDonalds 1990 Halloween Vinyl Trick-or-Treat Happy Meal Bags Marketplace Listing (reference) Supports: Listing title dates the bags to 1990 (seen as a search result only). Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
  • Vintage 1991 McDonald's Happy Meal Halloween McBoo Trick Or Treat Bag Marketplace Listing (reference) Supports: Listing title dates the McBoo bag to 1991 (seen as a search result only). Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source

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