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McDonald’s Halloween Pails with Mr. Potato Head (2010)

Year
2010 Community consensus
Restaurant
McDonald's
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About this item

Halloween pails came back after a nine-year gap as two blank-faced buckets that kids decorated with Mr. Potato Head sticker parts. Each detachable handle also worked as a mask.

Details

Holiday
Halloween
Archive type
Restaurant Promotion
Franchise
Mr. Potato Head (Hasbro)
Packaging
Paper lid instead of plastic; sticker sheet included.
Country
US

Promotion details

Restaurant
McDonald's
When
October 15-28, 2010 (U.S.) · Oct 15, 2010 – Oct 28, 2010
Country
United States
Promotion type
Kids' meal toy
Franchise
Mr. Potato Head (Hasbro)
Known set size
2
Documented here
2 pieces
Data quality
Collector consensus: Collector references agree; no primary source yet.

The set

U.S. set (2)

Packaging & bags

Paper lid instead of plastic; sticker sheet included.

Research notes

Documented by a blog post written during the promotion and by later retrospectives; no McDonald's or news source found.

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Sources & verification

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  • A Look Back At McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets Through The Years Press Release / Official Announcement Supports: Test run in 1985 before the 1986 nationwide rollout. View source
  • McDonalds Halloween Pails Mr Potato Head 2010 Collector Reference Supports: Contemporary post: October 15-28, 2010; two pails; skull-and-crossbones and jack-o'-lantern handle masks; stickers; paper lids. Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
  • McDonald's 2010 Halloween Happy Meal Buckets Collector Reference Supports: Listed as the 2010 Halloween pails (title only; page not read). Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source

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