1965 McDonalds

[ShapelyDice]

very cool

[Sheri451]

I bet all that food cost about $4.00 back in 1965.

[venomblademedia]

Especially...little people. Did that sound any bit socially awkward?

[nozcr]

@venomblademedia Well, yeah. Especially in 1968 when Land of the Giants was one of the TV shows they sponsored.

[PanAmPatrick]

Also notice at 0:21 below "Over", it advertises the Filet-O-Fish Sandwich. I wonder was it a new item at that time?

[Lockemeister]

"especially "little people" "....did this sound creepy or what?

[mewtwo800]

THUMBS UP IS YOU'RE HUNGRY RIGHT NOW

[virtuouswoman908]

Reminds me of the opening of The Andy Griffin Show.

[DPman1989]

how primitave the commercials where XD

[denny906]

That's my favorite McDonald's ad since it first came out. Thank you

[funkadelic29]

at 0.21 it says over 3 millon served but now its 99 billon served

[Ruthenya]

the voice at the end is kinda creepy. but those were the days--no seatbelts, no car seats--no fear of anything. and somehow we survived. i remember us piling intio the back of pick-ups when i was a kid and the driver was usually drunk, or getting drunk. we thought it was funny, swerving down the road.

[D0OMZDAYZ]

Should'nt the dad be in nam?

[bigmclarge1]

@D0OMZDAYZ No, unlike today joining the military wasn't a family thing.

[beaastie]

especially... little people :)

[grassflat1]

i think its funny how the melody in the song turns into 'sleigh ride' for a second at 0:25 Very smart cause a christmas melody even for a second can cause an uplifting mood.

[Lockemeister]

@grassflat1 good catch, i heard it too, it's almost subliminal

[portrartist]

Did the food taste the same then as it does now?

[manhbx96]

back in 1965 in Manhattan you could get a burger fries and a soda fro 90 cents

[DPK641]

How do they know for sure how many burgers have been served and who counts them?

[cobhcdr]

@DPK641 are you retarded?

[DPK641]

@cobhcdr No I am not retarded. That is a legitimate comment / question...Your comment to my comment sounds like it comes from a retarded troll !!!!!!!!

[cobhcdr]

@DPK641 have you ever worked at a retail store? they keep records of every single thing they sell its not like at the end of the day the manager tells the cashier how much we sell "Uhhh like 20 hamburgers" here's a wad of cash, and the managers like derr looks ok. NO they fucking count every single patty they sell, reports to the district manager who reports it to the next guy up the ladder.

[DPK641]

@cobhcdr what about the ones that get dropped on the floor ?.....suggestion to you cobhcdr....lighten up and don't take things so seriously.

[Patriotsfan346]

LOL the sigh is at 3 billion now its at 80!!!!

[werksdesign]

Those were the fun times. We had no political correctness back then.

[Simon5005]

This really shows what living in America was really like back then............before the government started regulating our every move. Ate at McDonald's for the first time in 1966............for less than a dollar.

[Therockfairy777]

Look at that innocence. Explain to me why things can't be like that anymore? Now I can't even play outside, because I'm afraid of the two sex offenders on my street, and the drugs/weapons.

[LoghanZ]

"Especially... Little People"

Am I the only one who feels really uncomfortable when hearing that?

[chefdstair]

Republican uptopian video

[RealAvatarGoolge]

чёртовы америкашки превратили еду в сраный фаст культ

[LINYVideo]

There is plenty of Fast Food in your country that did not originate from America.

[ajimushkai]

А чёртовы рассеяшки ничего не придумали своего....вот и уплетают за обе щёки говно из "хачдоналдса"...))))

[pimas11]

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[ajimushkai]

@RealAvatarGoolge Жрите свиньи, рассеянские...

[pimas11]

@ajimushkai Fuck you, bitch. Don't talk shit about Russians. and RealAvatarGoogle, не говорите об американцах, даже если они раздражаять.

[RealAvatarGoolge]

@pimas11 да ладно вам, они же абсолютно не нужны планете Земля

[RealAvatarGoolge]

@ajimushkai о кацапьё в каментах

[vaibanez17]

Wow there's a really illegal amount of people in that car...i like the people coming out the back of the car totally not buckled or even sitting in a seat.

[Supergungun]

@vaibanez17 it's legal because if the car was built in 1964 it only required 2 seatbelts (2 in front) and none if 1963 and before.

[vaibanez17]

@Supergungun I get being in a seat with no seat belt because Ralph Nader had not proven that seatbelts should be required yet but what about riding in the trunk, that shouldn't have ever been legal lol

[Supergungun]

@vaibanez17 Didn't Ralph Nader also make cars plastic and flimsy? I have hit new cars when opening my 1963 Impalas door and it leaves huge dents. The corvair also wasn't that unsafe either, he just wanted to destroy the American car industry.

[vaibanez17]

@Supergungun I think that things used to be much better quality all the way around. When I was a kid in the early 90's we had metal playground equipment, and it was great. Sure you could get hurt but you can get hurt in plastic equipment too. The stuff was better quality. The stuff was also bigger. We had this slide that was at least 25 feet tall. I loved it. Now there's some regulation that no playground slides can be taller than 15 feet. Lame.

[Supergungun]

@vaibanez17 Yeah that's how the cookie crumbles.

[seka1986]

McDonald's is number one!

[manhbx96]

this was neat

[Sheri451]

With hamburgers for 12 cents and cheeseburgers for 15 cents, I guess people could afford to take the whole neighborhood out. Just think. You could feed a family of four for about three dollars then, now you can't even buy a stinking hamburger for that much .

[DoktorRick]

Mc Donalds LOVES Little People ! MMMMMMmmm Fresh MEAT !

[8447michael]

he new commerical in 2 years has color big change

[childxofxdarkness]

They open the doors to get out but not to get in?

[JoshuaTaylor]

Can you imagine what would happen today if some guy in the neighborhood told all the kids to get into his car (without child seats, no less) so he could drive them to McDonald's ? *sigh* Things were so different back then...

[ggjeffy]

@JoshuaTaylor No seatbelts...no car seats....no sales tax...people weren't afraid to talk to neighborhood kids... government was much less oppressive back then for sure.

[m1049]

@ggjeffy I'm pretty sure they had sales tax in 1965. Maybe not in your state.

[NJTank]

@JoshuaTaylor

This is when America was a free country

[Sheri451]

Did hamburgers only cost a dime in 1965? no wonder the man took all the children to McDonalds. We took our dog to Burger King one time, and the girl in the drive through gave him a plain hamburger. He ate every bite, we also had a dog that loved french fries from McDonalds.

[P1ER3]

I like that bloodhound in the video! also how come the pizza hut commercial was made in the same year but was in colour picture?

[webkinzINSANE]

Maybe rich people only had color camras.

[LINYVideo]

@P1ER3

Color television became the norm around 1966. This commercial was behind the times. Perhaps they got a good bargain on the b/w film that had suddenly become obsolete.

[SteveCarras]

@LINYVideo

Well, a LOT of us STILL didn't get color TV YET.

[jefster1961]

@LINYVideo i think you are right......about the bargain

[Sheri451]

@LINYVideo Back in 1966, color TVs were probably still pretty expensive to some people. The prices went down around 1968. I was born in 1963, and I think we still had a B&W TV until I was about four or five. I really can't remember that far back.

[clwilu94]

they should make the workers wear those hats again

[40intrepid]

Check out the Ford Fairlane station wagon.

Anyone else remember those REAL station wagons?

[brtshstel]

My grandpa had a 58 Chevy Nomad. That thing rocked.

[januseva]

I thought that someone was being hung from a tree in the beginning.

[eifeldude1]

seat belts were not a major concern back in those days judging from this. Everybody just piled in and headed out

[tripjet999]

Well, the dog likes it.

[Reubenhubert]

I have a bloodhound. He will eat anything. LOL

[TheSlovak223]

Now thats what i call a good commercial! The kids are playing outside on a beautyful day and not having their butts parked in front of the PC or BSing on a cell phone!

[rcktmanil]

Only 5 billion served.  Those were the days, eh?

[dutchpicnic]

The sign actually says 3 billion, but who's counting

[pearlmax]

This commercial rules!

[wendyglowworm]

Hey these people live in the I Dream of Jeannie house. Must have been before Major Nelson moved in.

[toadabc]

That is just how I remember it, except for the dick in the hat comming out to take your order.

[mario1136]

Man, the Mcdonald's commercials these days, are just horrible.

[acdeucee]

I remember when burgers were 15cents. How come they stopped selling hot apple pies??

[qwertasdcfghjklmo24z]

They still do sell apple pies.

[acdeucee]

not in my neck of the woods. Can some one send me one, via satellite. Just not one a those McRibs

[1952kid]

HAMBURGER 15 CENTS ; FRIES 12 CENTS; my brother worked there in 1965,.

[lenabina86]

they ridin in a huarst lol... and i wonder how much a burger was back then

[kotraquin]

of course they love people b/c animals can't buy anything

[BigBishop1]

i worked at the first franchise i remember the big mac toaster being delivered around 67 or 68 cost 69 cents

[mpbaseballplaya8]

What I meant to say was that Chicken McNuggets did not make their debut until 1983.

[TheSpoofGirls01]

Did they really used to serve the customers like that at 0:28 ?

[altfactor]

The Station Wagon: SUV of the Sixties :)

[monkeeman1966]

I have a radio commercial from 1966 where they use this same music. The only difference is mine has a voiceover who tells about all of McDonalds products. French Fries were hand peeled and cut from fresh potatoes. To feed the masses and cost efficiency, they went to frozen french fries, which made sense to keep the cost down. They also had a McDouble burger back in 1964. Did that evolve into the Big Mac that made its debut in 1975? Does anyone know?

[darkebony]

This is what I remember,the big mac came out around 1969 it had that dressing that it has today.You could order a doublecheese burger or a double hamburger and that was about it at that time,other than sodas and french fries, see the menu was more like in & out burger is today.

[scottbaino]

Big Mac debuted in 1967. McDonald's has the McDouble today for about $1.39.

[darkebony]

I knew it was some where around then.I didnt eat that stuff but maybe at the most three times a year.Most people dint eat that stuff like they do today.I knew it wasnt good for you then and its even worse today.

[qwertasdcfghjklmo24z]

I thought the Fillet o fish was introduced in 1963.

[manidig]

And the sign said "Over 3 Billion Served." That's a long time ago.

[livor3]

probably like 5 trillion by now...

[TheSpoofGirls01]

I'd say more!

32 trillion!

[luxaurum]

My 'hood was a lot like this back then..people all knew each other..people didn't eat out much then..mothers stayed home and cooked..a dollar could buy you a burger, fries, & shake but people had fewer of them so people ate at home..the antiwar demonstrations, counterculture were on TV but seemed unreal..they were all someplace else..most people didn't have long hair; weren't rioting but: faith & trust + no cynicism about nutrition, safety, govt = blissful life..we'll never see that again..sad

[qwertasdcfghjklmo24z]

"no cynicism about nutrition, safety, govt"

Sounds like paradise! Where I live the government is always passing health and safety laws and every week there will be a report that a certain food or drink causes cancer!

[trh2130]

Andy must have taken Opie and his friends to Mt. Pilot

[SteveCarras]

That's where I was, matter o fatc had a Coke, chcolate chip cookies (three for a buck! Who says stuff ain't that cheap nowadays, otuisde the dollar stores) and a Sausage biscit.

[frozenmoonshade]

especially for little people

[slowaimer]

back in the days when it is perfectly OK to round up all the kids in the neighborhood for a drive to mcdonalds

[ukaz2008]

the burgers look bigger then

[visor109]

They were!!

[torylivingston]

All of these 1960's era McDonald's commercials have a freaky kind of quality to them. I just can't picture a McDonald's being that clean, friendly and well managed.

[Crysal1010]

Old. Music. Freaking. Sucks.

MY EARS!!! *Faints*

[kidswbmaniac]

the food was cheaper back then!

[cosmokramer1987]

And the highest wage was five dollars an hour? People made much less then now.

[CDCB]

Wow, this is so old--Back when Mc Donald's actually was a good resturaunt.

[medwardb1976]

"Little people" was a common word for kids back then. Brian Keith had a show called that in the '70's. Notice the kids didn't need booster seats and just piled in the back of the station wagon without even seatbelts! I remember that well. All the comments about how life was better back then, were all said in the '60's too; about life in the '30's, '20's, or whenever. How well I remember that too! 40 years from now people will say life was better in 2008.

[33Mark221]

McDonald's rules! I love this commercial.

[Annomaniac]

*Especially little people*

At last, they didn't try to hide this interest so much like they try to do nowadays.

[Mikko74]

Midgets love McDonalds...

[UKCNZA87]

well, I mean compared to these days anyway to some degree.

[mikeer87]

It was better because people actually took pride in their work and did things for the right reasons.

[LINYVideo]

You have a romantic and selective memory of the past. A difference between then and now is the emergence of mega-marts. Main street USA isn't what it used to be.

[abdulfez]

I think when the history books are written and people have a chance to see "WHY" things were so much better back then--if a MC.D it will not be hard to get the answer. The ICAHN greed factor at work destroying America, opening borders, off shoring jobs, stealing trillions and sending them (and our young blood) to die for for fake terror....people will be so envious. I lived in that time and the seeds were already being planted by the bankers in London....yet we (who wanted it) had Christmas!!

[LINYVideo]

Do you seriously believe life was better in 1965? Maybe for you.

[cosmokramer1987]

Even with the Vietnam war. I will say 1965 was much better then 2008. Most People at least had morals back then.

[LINYVideo]

A facade of morality. The Peace protests of the 60's were a direct result of the hypocrisy of that facade. Before Vietnam we almost had nuclear war 1962. The civil rights amendment wasn't until 1968. Pollution was out of control. The car in this commercial is burning lead gasoline. Many of the comforts we take for granted today didn't even exist back then. There is a great episode of the Twilight Zone where a man living in the 1950's wanted to go back to the good old 1920's, until he got there.

[TroyOi]

Ahhh, the good old days, when you could get a burger, fries and a Coke, and get change back from your dollar.

For that matter...

Ahhh, the good old days, when you could make a 60-second commercial and get change back from your dollar.

[wildnites558]

Please the hippy/so-called Peace protests were but one small fraction of the population of the country at that time. I always remembered the so-called "peace" protests often ending up in violence. Today's media make a big hoo-ha about the 1960s and the counter-culture as if everyone under 35 was wearing beads, wearing peace signs and protesting the war. The lefties certainly want you to think that, but in reality the majority of the country was raising their kids and warning them about hippies.

[TroyOi]

Thanks for the reply. I didn't know I was being so politically incendiary.

[bellier20]

Eeeeeeeeeee, they hit the dog.

Was there a time when McDonald's was REALLY that glad to see you? Sigh.

[madmonk66]

It kinda reminds me of the beginning of Night Of The Living Dead.

[jazzycockatiel]

WOW

[denny906]

My favorite McDonalds commercial of all time. I used to see this during commercial breaks for the Baseball Game of the Week with Curt Gowdy on NBC.

[sned101]

there burger look like mcgriddles

[daytonaturbofreak]

wait, they just left the dog outside lying on the side walk???

[LINYVideo]

I was six years old when the old style red, white and yellow McDonald's was torn down in my neighborhood and replaced with the current style building. The old style building was "eye candy" to kids. I forced my parents to take me there even though the burgers came with onions back then. No special orders. I would have fries and a soda.

[noahf67]

I seem to recall in my earliest McDonalds memory ('70 or so)in L.I., the only eat-in tables were outside. Shortly thereafter, the

"TownHouses" sprouted up, like the one on Springfield Blvd in Queens. I recall it being erected, & it took fore-ever!

[Jhon409]

WTF, that was the creepyest thing i have ever heard... they said that they love little people, again WTF???

[2roal]

The Scooby Doo Movie was creepy. They called it Spooky Island but it should have been called Creepy Island. WTF???

[hisarrow]

I think I saw Beaver and Wally in there too.

[NatizwarChild]

they actual admitted to loveing little pepole

[mikehart16]

that was just gay man life was a simpler time back then.

[sned101]

the cheesebugers looks like a mcgriddle in the 1960's

[miller3534]

Notice, too, that the family got the FIRST PARKING SPACE right up front....yeah, that ALWAYS happens to me....LOL

[headley62]

I like the Filet O Fish sign.

[ihatetaft]

Love that station wagon!

[danreed2]

wow, no seat belts!