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McDonald's E.T. Happy Meal Box

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McDonald's E.T. Happy Meal Box

Category

Recreation

Classification

CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Containers - Box

Object Origin
Copyright Holder:

McDonald's Corporation

Date Manufactured:

1985

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Collapsed cardboard McDonald's Happy Meal box. Front of the box reads "McDonald's® / HAPPY MEAL® / Featuring / E.T." in yellow and white text with an image of E.T. To the right of the title is a large yellow moon and the silhouette of Elliot riding a bicycle with E.T. in the front basket. Below the title is an image of the main characters from the movie with the text ""E/T MAKES / FRIENDS" / PUNCH OUT AND SAVE! / DIRECTIONS BELOW" in white to the...

Materials:

cardboard

Measurements: Object:
    Length: 9.5 in, Width: 11 in
    Weight: 0.077 lbs

Credit

Gift of Jeff and Marilyn Escue, 1996.18.1509ww

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McDonald's E.T. Happy Meal Box

About: McDonald's E.T. Happy Meal Box

About: McDonald's E.T. Happy Meal Box

When the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released in 1982, McDonald’s released E.T. Happy Meals boxes with games and puzzles. The movie portrayed a friendship between a young boy named Elliott and an alien, or extraterrestrial, who was left on Earth.

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