Honestly because of how soft everyone has become over the years, nobody can even handle working in fast paced fast-food restaurants anymore. People have been working the grind since we have existed, and 98 percent of all humans that have ever lived can handle so much more than the people of the last 80 years
They still are unstoppable. Just because you personally don’t like it, they’re by far the most successful fast food corporation in existence. They’re the busiest, most expensive (to franchise), and are guaranteed cash cows for their franchisee’s.
I love the fact that he didn't use computerized voices to narrate this. His voice was clear and comfortable to listen to and he didn't stretch it out with useless verbal diarrhea.
Thank you! I would never use such atrocities as a computer voice so rest assured in the future that will never happen. Unless for a comedic effect haha. I approach my documentaries as just me talking to a friend about something that is backed up with 100% fact. So when you talk to a friend you’re not trying out for the English language mastery Olympics. Some people disregard everything I say in the video and nitpick something I say grammar wise here and there and that’s fine. But it’s like, just enjoy it. Glad a majority do. Thanks for the kind words! 😁
This was absolutely fascinating, I was one of those late-night insomniacs looking for something to watch and ended up being hooked, ended up watching the whole thing. You did such a good job with your research and very calm manner in presenting the facts. I'm from South Africa, McDonald's opened its first restaurant in South Africa on the 12th of November 1995, at the time, my buddy and I looked into getting a franchise, was very exciting to be talking to the head office in America and learning about what it was all about, but in the end, we didn't go through with it. However, the chain is very popular nowadays, although it does get a lot of competition from a homegrown competitor, Steers.
Having been an executive chef for 42 years I never knew where my favorite quote came from” if you have time to lean you have time to clean “ a quote my earliest chefs and instructors emblazoned into my brain. It’s great knowing who came up with it!thanks Ray you helped make me a better executive chef and helped my career in ways you will never know! Over the years I made certain that my baseboards in my kitchen were as clean as the table tops in my dining rooms and I spent many hours doing that work myself to prove to my staff that nobody’s too good to not get on their knees to scrub baseboards!
Brian... you have a lost characteristic, synonymous with an excellent work ethic. Most people don't share your enthusiasm, as they don't get the same satisfaction from what they do. In this day and age, trying to get people to do the minimum of what they're being paid to do, is like pulling teeth. While there are plenty of folks who will go the extra mile, most just are not motivated. They don't correlate initiative with any sense of reward. Why? Because they have too much handed to them. Usually, there isn't much in the way of consequences for their actions. Today, our work force is flooded with mouth-breathers, who feel entitled to walk the path of least resistance. They don't do anything they consider to be beneath them. There's no way around it... a person must be raised with a good work ethic. Otherwise... no one will care about a restaurant's baseboards, no matter how important it is to a sanitary work place. There are a lot of us that WILL get on our knees. But, those people are usually too busy baby-sitting their help, making sure that everything else is getting done. I'm sure you know all about it. Best of luck to you!
I have to give you big credit for presenting this in a factual way without the annoying stock footage and vid tricks used in 80% YT history vids. Also your plain and correct pronunciation of the narration is a pleasure. Nicely done!
Can u give me examples of “stock footage” and “video tricks”? I watch a lot of history videos and have not a clue of what you’re talking about . Please help me understand ❤
This was an extremely well made and well written documentary. They did their due diligence and really got the history of McDonald's. THIS IS a GREAT VIDEO! Again when time and quality effort goes into a video it shows, and this one definitely has it and then some! Excellent job sir! 👏 Thank you for your dedication, time, and effort in bringing this history to us. The historical significance of McDonald's is obviously one if the biggest stories of our generation, and you did a phenomenal job putting it all together. You got a subscriber! Thanks again!
Hey there! Sorry been busy and I’m catching up to replying back to comments with some kind of thought! Haha I made and put this all together myself and it was quite the task! Was fun to make and even better given the fact I could eat the food after filming it! I’ve made plenty more videos on McDonald’s stuff you may like as well! Thanks for such kind words. I appreciate all the love this video has been given when originally I just posted it thinking it may get a thousand views. Haha Take care and have a good one!
@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio I appreciate it too. All the hard work you’ve put in shows. Godbless and keep it up. And your right was sleeping and needed to watch something interesting and this hit the nail on the head.
@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio You certainly have created a product with your documentary production methods and should now start marketing your product there is definitely an established market for low cost doco's and probably loads of new markets waiting to be tapped into, good luck, btw I would present yourself a bit more professionally, not much more though.
That was one hell of a job my friend, I usually can't sit and watch something for more than 20 minutes, I couldn't walk away from this one. Watched it on my TV but had to jump on the phone real quick to leave a like and a comment for all of your hard work. Absolutely fantastic..
Haha! Well thank you! I appreciate it! I’m glad it kept your attention! And if you want to watch more documentaries I made, I did continue on to this “history of McDonald’s” series! Just look in the playlist section of this channel and find the “documentaries” playlist. There’s plenty more stuff to discover! Take care and thanks again!
@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadioOh, believe me I did.. Watched multiple videos already, mostly the documentaries. I always find it fascinating how even the little things we take for granted in everyday life have an interesting history and story behind them.
I still remember so well eating my first ever Big Mac in 1987 in a newly opened MacDonalds in Belgrade, Serbia, then capital of Yugoslavia, it felt immediatelly so tasty and the process of getting the food seemed immediatelly so natural.
@@johnmiller5679 Dobar dan to you sir, it is an honor to meet you, the mac I am refering to is the first that opened in Yugoslavia and in entire southeastern Europe and it was the one in Slavia square. I only missed the year, it was in 1988, not 1987.
Sorry but I usually bring my 5 year old grandson to MCDONALD'S every now and then for a happy meal.When I was little my parents bought me to MCDONALD'S for a happy meal . I look back at those times with my parents and brothers as happy times when we ate hamburgers fries 🍟 and drank thick strawberry and chocolate milkshakes with a straw. We had contest for a $5 00 prize for the first one to finish their milkshake 🥛I never won 😢 we are just so busy now that we only see each other during holidays. Back then our parents allowed us to share a table and we talked to each other's company ate Big Macs , Quarter pounders, fish fillet sandwich 🥪 french fries we had what we wanted most if the time . Fish fillet for Lent and apple pies all the time for dessert I loved the fried apple pies. I can't remember when they changed it to baked apple pie. That was a sad day. MCDONALD'S was a big part of my life and still is ! I will not lie I LOVE MCDONALD'S!❤
Nicely done! I worked for McDonald's for 23 years, and loved every minute of it right up until the very end! It was and has been a huge part of my life and I still use many of the things I learned in the management program to this day to run my own business(s).
Much respect to you sir as your efforts into making this grand documentary was extra special and deserves the attention and praise it gets from here on out. Thank you
I have to admit, I thought I would only watch a few minutes of this, but ended up watching it all!! Very well done.. a big part of my interest came from working at a brand new store built in 1982 in my hometown outside KCMO. My first real job!! I got to see the introduction of McNuggets AND McRib AND McDLT !! I also worked at a corporate McDonald's while in college.. the difference between the 2 was surprising!! I always ask anyone who has worked at McDonald's what they add to their food at work.. Most popular-- Mac sauce on frys, or tartar sauce on frys!! They have AWESOME sauce!!
Right on man! I’m happy you enjoyed it! It’s such a great story, I had to tell it right after the movie “The Founder” left me asking so many questions and no answers. My dad worked around the same time you did when he was a teenager. He claims to have invented the double McRib 😂😂😂
Thank you so much for this documentary. I sat religiously and watched every bit of this video. At a point I left it playing while I was taking a shower so I follow up and do not miss out on any detail. Working on building my own multimillionaire food company. This docu clears up the path for me! I can do this! I will do this ! Thanks ! and see ya in a bit when I’ve reached the top. (12:35am) (11/03/23)
I mourn the loss of the Angus Mushroom & Swiss. That was an amazing product. It was an interesting time when different burger places experimented with Angus beef. I know they weren't exactly cheap but they were worth every penny.
Extremely well-done. Shows how things come into being, and what it takes to bring things into being. We tend to take McDonald's for granted. But it took a herculean effort to bring it into reality. Thank you for the documentary.
Thank you so much for this. I have heard so much about Ray Kroc (he played piano like me)! I admire his meticulous actions even scrapping gum off the sidewalk of his first McDonald's franchise. The McDonald Brothers and Ray Kroc are a NATIONAL TREASURE
Great documentary! Thanks for all the effort and time you put in to producing this. It’s put together so well the time passes there’s never a dull moment. I lived very close to the Des Plaines, Illinois store and frequented quite a bit back into 60s. Again, thanks so much for doing this documentary about McDonald’s!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’m a fellow Illinoisan on the southern side though, I’d love to visit Des Plaines at some point strictly for the McDonald’s history. Have a great day and thanks for the kind words!
Brilliant video! Loved the in depth history of both the McDonald’s Brothers and Ray Kroc. A true, complete documentary. I will share this video everyone on social media.
I tried to do my best besides some other movies on McDonald’s that leaves out reasons of why “this” or “that” happened. Very much appreciate you sharing as it helps and motivates me to bring more stuff like this to the channel. Thank you! 😊
I've been working for McDonald's off and on for the last 10 years or so. I do have to admit, it's one of my favorite places that I've worked over the years.
This video was beautiful. I watched it over the course of 3 days and it's sad that it finally came to an end. I'll miss my entertainment to watch at Lunch and Dinner time. Cheers to this amazing documentary. Ray Kroc and the McDonald's brothers would be proud.
Thank you! But don’t fear! There’s plenty more videos I’ve made in this style for you to keep your lunch and dinner entertainment to carry on for a while. Here’s a playlist of all the documentaries I’ve done. You can continue on the history of McDonald’s journey at chapter 5: the history of the McRib, then up to the recent one chapter 9 Documentaries ru-vid.com/group/PLRBQPQLxxI-5Xa_rrQMDH5H44mCIvYMNG
WOW ! This is one of the most thorough documentaries I have ever seen. The research & photographic history is amazing. This video is whimsical AND informative AND entertaining !
Thanks! That means a lot as I did as much as I could to make the story as laid out and easy to understand as possible. I plan on working on more in the future so stay tuned!
@@scottlarson1548 ahhh yes! The Founder starring Michael Keaton. Released December 7, 2016 and directed by John Lee Hancock. Music by Carter Burwell. Great movie indeed.
Exceptional documentary, by far the best record of the McDonnald's company I've ever seen, McDonald's themselves would approve of this I am certain. Respect to the amount of work you CLEALRY put in, and especially so bypassing the American tradition of putting correct-facts at the bottom of the list of importance.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I just watched your documentary with both a Quarter Pounder and a Big Mac. Hit pause, took a little nap, then woke up and watched the rest. Bottom line: I McLoved it. Thanks for your efforts in putting this together.
A nap with a quarter pounder and a Big Mac in the belly enhances the nap so well! I’m happy you McLoved my video! Thanks for watching! I have plenty more McDonald’s documentaries in the “documentaries” playlist for the next time you wanna go down the rabbit hole 😎. Thanks again for giving my video a chance!
Why am I not surprised that Disney would pop up somewhere in this lol. Seriously though, this was a well put together documentary. As a budding business person, I must have seen The Founder a dozen times already and it still fascinates me. Great work!!
The tentacles of Disney are long! Lol Thank you so much for the high praise, there’s definitely a lot to learn from hearing about how businesses in the past made it.
Very interesting documentary--stayed up past my bedtime to finish it. The one thing that really stood out for me was the fact that both Kroc and the McDonald brothers tried so many things to be successful. They just got up, and then they looked around and found something new. Over and over. Hm.....maybe there's some sort of lesson in that.
An extraordinary look at a remarkable colossus. And wow, I sure have donated loads of cash for nearly identical burgers right around the world! Well done for putting the story together, and we’ll done to Maccas, the MacDonald brothers and the visionary Ray Croc!
Amazingly well-done documentary. I hope you make money doing these. As good as all the best documentaries I've seen, and with your own unique perspective/voice.
Thanks for making this detail video. For those who is determined to watch until the end, I fully appreciate how legends are made! The right people at the right place the right time for the right reason! Before this video, I was told Ray Kroc was a great leader! Even thought he did not come up with the original idea, he saw the potential! Now this video made me realizes that Kroc was just someone who struggled to keep a business afloat!!! That doesn't diminish his legacy to me, it actually increase my respect to him!!! This video tells me that, we normal people should just focus on keep putting one foot before the other. It is up to history to judge.
Ray Croc was a great example of dedication and self-discipline. I worked for McDonald's for 23 years beginning in 1980 and his personality and leadership were always central to the mission.
I never understood their decision to end "supersize". Dropping the supersize was a knee-jerk reaction, and will never stop anyone from buying more fries. "Uhhh... we can't put more fries in your container, so... how about you buy as many containers of fries as you'd like?" Duh! The guy who did this experiment, already knew what effect it would have. Why else would he do it? Despite the lack of warnings about excessive calorie intake.... if you're at the golden arches often, and you're gaining weight... sooner or later, you're gonna put 2 and 2 together. Are there such warnings in pastry shops, candy stores, or any other businesses that sell fatty, unhealthy foods? Nope. Why not? On the whole... are kids normally allowed to eat unhealthy, by their parents? Usually... Nope. Why not? Because they're too young to know better. Well... who IS supposed to know better? Adults & parents? The same adults and parents that are bitching about McD's? Hypocrisy, at it's finest. If you're inclined to eat at a McDonald's EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH, by choice, you already know what it will do to you. Some of McD's food is fatty. So what? Why do people's bad personal choices become a "thing" for someone else to have to endure? Why should they be held responsible for what irresponsible people decide to do? This is what is called, "buyer's remorse". Spend your money, use the product, and then complain to the seller, because that investment didn't pan out the way you thought it would. Water is the safest thing to put into your body. But, what happens if you consume too much, for an extended period of time? "Hyponatremia". Are there warning labels & signs on all water sources? Nope. Why not? McD's doesn't sell dangerous food. McD's has sold calorie-laden food to people who don't take responsibility for themselves.
Yes, yes and yes! As I’ve got some comments in the past on how McDonalds is the reason for obesity and blah blah blah, I don’t even comment back anymore because it’s useless to have conversations with people who will believe that it’s a restaurant or companies fault for what individuals do to themselves. The super size me movie was such a sham. He knew it, we knew it, everyone knew it. Especially when he was on some vegetarian diet normally (I don’t know for sure, only watched it once years ago) McDonald’s would react to his body more dramatically. I can eat McDonald’s every other day and be completely fine. Still fit, thin, and healthy as an ox. Some people just can’t stop themselves from indulging. Their brains are hooked on non stop stimulation from all the sugars and so on from what they consume. It’s their fault. McDonald’s doesn’t force anyone to drive to their stores, order, pay and eat their food. But unaccountable people always wanna blame someone other than themselves for the problems they made for themselves. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment that made me say “yes!” Today haha
@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio Exactly, when did human society forget that it was responsible for its own actions? Oh, yeah, when the new thing "I'm entitled for this and that" without making an effort to contribute to those things you want came into being. People suing companies despite causing the problem. To quote you "But unaccountable people always wanna blame someone other than themselves for the problems they made for themselves". Litigation for some, there and also here, is a new national pastime/hobby for the sake of suing people, not for a genuine reason. I'm inclined to quote a lawyer friend calling it "Opportunistic litigation".
Because fast food has Salt/Sugar with Unami meat flavors. HIGHLY ADDICTIVE! That's why you don't get addicted to a damn candy store and why fast food is so hard to stop.
Nice video! So much nostalgia associated with McDonald’s! I always liked The Founder and immediately hoped they would do a sequel where they cover the latter part of McDonald’s history 😎
Great job putting this documentary together. It was obviously a lot of time, effort, research, and editing that went into this and it is appreciated. I wish I was able to upvote it more than once! Well done..
An amazing story and an incredibly well done documentary. I saw my first McDonald's in Ft. Meyers and Sarasota, Florida ca. 1958. I can remember watching the fries being made from scratch. Machine peeled potatoes, a big cast iron press to cut, soaking the raw fries to reduce starch. And, of course, they were fried in tallow as the gods intended. One day when I lived in Southern California, I stopped by McDonald's in Goleta, California. Santa Barbara's adjacent city to the west. And inside, there was a plaque commemorating the invention of the Egg McMuffin by the franchisee's wife. So, to pick a nit, it was invented in Goleta, not SB.
I too lived by in the Ft Myers area, in the late 1950’s I would use my allowance to purchase a hamburger and fries :). I live in a different part of the state .., I still love McDonald’s! ❤️🌷🍟💐🌺🌸
There are no other Gods besides Lord Jesus Christ as we all will find out on judgement day. He does punish idolaters later that keep doing it and don't stop. Unfortunately there is no rest for the unrepentant and the disbelievers in the lake of fire and brimstone. It is the second death.
I grew up in a family business that distributed eggs. During the mid 1970's our company brought USDA inspected eggs to roughly 40 McDonald's north east of New York City. Many of the restaurants were owned by operators that had 1 to 6 locations. The Garzarelli brothers and Mike Damiano were standouts along with the Colley-McCoy group which is now is known as the Colley Group with many locations. I'm convinced that McDonald's serves the most legitimate consistent product of any food location.
I would say so myself. There’s always people that will slam the worlds largest fast food restaurant as they’re the biggest target out there so negative things will be said naturally. All I can say is, I’ve eaten and taken my chances at smaller “hidden gem” restaurants and left feeling underwhelmed and potentially getting sick later. Many of those times I felt like if I just went to McDonald’s and got a couple Big Macs I would have loved it more so.
The Egg McMuffin was invented by another owner. It was supposed to be Egg Benedict but the gooey sauce made ir too sloppy. So they put a slice of cheese!
Interesting documentary. I worked for Al Bernardin for six years in one of the two stores where he developed the Quarter Pounder. On the anniversary weekend, we would sell it for the original price (75 cents). The lines would be crazy long. Aside from the Quarter Pounder, he also helped develop the Filet o' Fish and the apple and cherry pies.
This is an amazing documentary. I always had heard how vile and manipulative Kroc was, but wow, he was a hard-working, determined man above all else. It also baffles me that hamburgers used to cost 15 cents, but a milkshake was 20 cents. That blows my mind. Was dairy more expensive back then? Amazing video.
Kroc was hard working and also vile. Good business combo! portions were smaller in the day, dairy wasn’t subsidized like today and inflation is a huge factor.
Excellent documentary. BTW, back when I was a kid (I'm now 65) A burger, small fries and small soda were advertised to cost under a dollar. That same combination now costs $5.25
I remember often stopping at a McDonalds somewhere just outside of Boston as a kid on the way to either visit relatives or on day trips to Nantasket Beach for 15¢ hamburgers, 10¢ fries, and 10¢ sodas, which we, of course, called "tonics". That must have been in the early-to-mid '60s. It was on a strip along with several other early fast food stands, drive-ins and diners. McDonalds was OK, but personally, I preferred the little Howard Johnsons stand that served clam rolls or another joint that just had roast beef sandwiches--like some "proto-Arbys" I suppose, but WAY tastier.
I'm in my 60's now but, remember my parents surprising us with taking us to McDonald's, I especially loved the French fries soooo good!!! but, a few years later they switched from frying them in meat fats to vegetable oil it was NEVER THE SAME! This change was truly one of the biggest let downs in my life as that taste I identified as one of the best childhood memories...
I can't believe I watched this whole thing. This was amazing! You put so much effort into this. It brought back so many memories for me. I loved it. Great job. I mean who hasn't eaten at a McDonald's.
Ye if they operated from the outset how they operate now they would behave been out of business in 18 months. Terrible customer experience and too much emphasis on delivery and no focus on customer experience
Thank you for this most wonderful presentation. I remember my mom and her 2 sisters taking us kids to the $.15 McDonalds hamburger restaurant to check it out. I enjoyed learning the history of it all.
I eat at McDonald's maybe four times a year, but watching this made me so hungry! I'm gonna go get me a big Mac value meal tomorrow (with a Diet Coke). ☺️☺️😃
McDonald's today should go back and look at some of the things that made them such a success. Things like spotlessly clean restaurants and Speedy Service!
This was great. I’ve been watching it in snippets (while eating) for a year, whenever I brought McDs home. I was just gonna say “…but what about the McDLT and the McPizzas?” I had totally forgotten about the “sandwiches” too! Anyways great job 🍔🍟🥤🙌
Hey man! Thanks for checking my lil ole video out for over a year! It’s funny you mention the McDLT because after I made this documentary I went on and made many more extensive videos about other McDonald’s stuff. I actually did a full deep dive into the McDLT! Thanks for watching! Check it out here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y7h4gyljzKo.html&feature=shareb
Thanks man! I appreciate it! There’s plenty of other documentaries on McDonalds and other stuff too in the “documentaries” playlist on the channel here if you wanna dig deeper into McDonalds lore. Have a good one! 😎
@@IndustrialIndustriesWorldRadio I’m about to!! I love this corporate history stuff especially when it’s about foodservice. I literally sat in the parking lot of McDonald’s for dinner and watched this
Overall, a very good job, lots of info! I worked for Mac's (company stores mostly) from 1969 thru 1975. Your doc did have a few inaccuracies, plus you did miss a lot - the All-American Meal from the 60s, the Tripple Ripple from the 70s, the 3 different sizes of Big Macs that were offered for awhile, their failed fried chicken, their failed roast beef sandwiches from the 60s, switching from fresh meat to frozen patties (1975), their other types of frozen pies (such as the Great Fruit Pie and the Cherry Pie), the different forms of Big Mac packaging over the years (at least 5 that I know of), the 1970s "Two all-beef patties," Big Mac promotion, the introduction of the direct-draw milkshake machine, NO mention at all of Hamburger University, etc. Also, frozen fries began quite a bit later than you said, the company store I worked at in Columbus, OH (at one time, the biggest McDonald's in the nation and one of the first to offer inside seating) began using frozen fries just before I began, in early 1969.....and Big Macs, which were still new, were prepped in the back room, not in the grill area. Maybe you can cover all this in a part 2.
Oh yeah, trust me, I have much more to cover. As I told someone else, if I were to cover everything McDonald’s did in one video it would be 6 hours long! 😂🤣 I did make a video about the McDonald’s menu through the years and another video of discontinued menu items is in the works. I just need to time to do it all! Thanks for the kind works and take care!
@@goldsbym FRFR I want to hear that version. As a person who just previously stopped working at McDonald's I'm intrigued. Plus I fear that due to the lack of good management and people's failure to understand the meaning of how McDonald's became so successful it might be the downfall of the company. I hope not because I really enjoyed the experience and admire McDonald's. Which is why I'm watching this now.
@@anobodydontgo3023 it would take a lot of things to go wrong with McDonald's to completely fail. However it is possible. And failure begins when the management and employees give up.
@@goldsbym As someone who has worked at several stores I can tell you that is a major issue. Poor management and customer service. Locations are already suffering tremendously. It doesn't take much. If a person feels like they can't trust 1 or more locations they can get turned off by all locations. The name doesn't change. I noticed unsanitary conditions and a huge lack of customer appreciation. With people hiring their relatives and friends it could be bad on a business scale. People coming in late or not at all and not appreciating the core values. I've worked for burger King, IHOP, opened waffle houses, and I'm currently working for Rally's. I've been in the fast food industry on and off since the age of 16 I'm now in my 30s and I'm very business savvy but my heart is set on being a boss not a worker my whole life so I've never been focused on advancement but I still understand the core values of running a successful business. BUT thanks for your input.
1:28:16 I was there! My grandma lived in Lincoln and we went there a few times. They had a huge playplace which I loved. They even served brussel sprouts which my grandma loved. I thought they looked and smelled terrible but it was a neat experience. I thought I dreamed the whole thing cause I asked about it when I was older and no one seemed to remember it. Thank you for confirming a memory I had from childhood!
I kept waiting to hear about keeping "the hot side hot and and the cold side cold", but I guess that's in another video. Also, there was a huge breakthrough when the first McDonald's opened in Russia. Thanks for a very fun and informative piece. Looking forward to more.
This was really good and informative. Probably like most people The Founder was my introduction to the history of how McDonald's was created along with Ray Kroc. Even in the movie, I didn't see Ray as a thief or did the brothers totally dirty. I respected him for seeing something within McDonalds and went on to make it what it is today. Didn't know he had a daughter or married someone else before Joanie. The brothers not bitter about not getting their royalties, how the big mac got started and so on. Well done
Great documentary. Liked how you said at the end about the mcpizza, I guess there are tons of menu items varying from country to country, though am suprised you didn't mention the breakfast burrito. Also curious as to why you didn't include anything about the play places because that is a big part of McDonald's at least in Canada anyway. It changed which location i went to once I had my child. Also how different they were back when I was a kid, ours was an outdoor one with all of the characters that represented McDonald's. One question for anyone this McDonald's also had a caboose (back of a train) where you could book for kids birthday parties, wondering how many more were out there. This was the 80's I believe out door playground and caboose where gone sometime in the mid 90's.
Wonderful video. Couple things I would have liked to have seen though, and perhaps for future videos, are Mac Tonight and the McDonaldland playgrounds. Also, have to fully disagree about the McBox store redesign, I hate it, and I think alot of others do too. What purpose does it serve to look like every other boring modern chain restaurant?
As a teen in 1986, i worked at McDonald's, i remembered switching from Lard to vegetable oil for French Fries, it wasn't the same taste, also loved the McDLT, Mac Tonight was in every commercial, I miss those days, hanging out with coworkers, staying out after hours. Those were some good fun days.
Wow! this was outstanding, so the first McDonald brothers was really right next to Santa Anita race track, fascinating. There used to be a bar on that corner for the longest time called "The 100-1". There SHOULD be a small historical plaque there. Thanks, you learn something new everyday.👍👍
I’m not McDonald’s biggest fan, but this was a well told story. By the way, if you’ve traveled around on greyhound as much as I have, eating as much McDonald’s as I’ve had to, and smelled all the grease, you might not be such a big fan yourself. Smile I love hearing how people succeed in the world, and Ray certainly proved that he could. What I sacrifice a marriage over a dream? I don’t think I would, but it takes a certain type of person to give like Rae dead.g
Ray Kroc was an important figure in the fast food business. He would had the same success at other rival fast food chains. He had imagination & expansion!! Ray fought hard for that name & unfortunately the McDonald's Bros didn't have that kind of drive for ambitions
You're welcome dude and its no problem! I loved making it. Its definitely a wild ride and as ive covered many other companies and their history, Mcdonalds has the juiciest story! Take care!
I started watching this out of mild curiosity,and I must say that it's VERY interesting and informative!!! Being born in 1970, McDonalds has always just "Been",almost like oceans and land masses.😃 Fascinating to learn so many details of it's origins and whatnot!!!
Well thanks for giving my little video a chance! I’ll find myself watching it and it’ll suck me in even when I made the thing! 😂😂 It’s very true, seems anywhere you look, McDonalds is near. And that’s a good thing, it’s like a home away from home seeing I spent many times going as a kid. Weird how a fast food place can make someone feel that way, but it’s cool regardless! Thanks for watching once again and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
McDonald's is not as good as it was in the 80s I don't like McDonald's as much don't taste the same I uses to love McDonald's that's like kfc Wendy's Burger King none taste like they used to
Yes Macky's sucks in America but delicious throughout Europe About the same price too (also doesn't make you feel ill.) Compare the difference on RU-vid. Almost no additives overseas as they're not allowed.
McDonald's Big Mac size was reduced by 35%. The McFlurry is one size and it's almost $4.50 in California. Huge rip off. Original hamburger size is reduced by 27%. This data comes from former McDonald's Managers from '60s and '70s and today.
Thanks dude! That’s how I come across some of my favorite channels, by randomly clicking lol I have plenty of other documentaries on McDonalds stuff in the “documentaries” playlist on the channel. Regardless if you subscribed or not, enjoy and have a good one!
No matter how old I get, the fact that there was a time in history when men willingly wanted to be referred to as "Dick" will always be hilarious to me.
I like the old look McDonald's because it reminds me of my grandmother taking us to McDonald's. The new restaurant look is nice too. I like the breakfast menu is all day long because now I get my burritos if I didn't go for breakfast.
Huge topic! I watched the entire documentary. Good job! Amazingly, there is still much to cover. Thank you for great insight into the founders and key personnel and long history.
Oh yeah, so much I had to cut from all the menu items and everything else. But this is the best I could do to keep the pacing going for a condensed history of it all. I have been adding chapters after this in the form of mini documentaries on this channel from the shamrock Shake to the McRib and even the McDLT. It’s an ongoing journey lol I’m glad you enjoyed my video man! Take care 😎
Many people will never realize or know just how good the fries, filet o fish and apple pies were. Back in the 70's they were all fried in beef tallow. The fries were double fried. The pies and filet of fish had their own seperate small frier in the kitchen area. They were absolutely the best items on the menu. You had to wait at least a half hour to eat the pie though. It was so hot it would melt your mouth.
I'm honestly kind of surprised that you never really mentioned the Mac Tonight Advertising during the 80s, I always found that era of McDonald's to be particularly interesting, aside from that this was an awesome video to watch through, awesome job man!
Yeah, there were so many things I wanted to fit into this doc but if I were to go in on every various promotion it’d be 10 hours long! 😂😂 I plan on making a Mac Tonight in the future as it was a very memorable part of my childhood seeing that moon man, I have a picture of him and me when I was like 3 years old somewhere lol Thanks man! I appreciate it! If you’re interested I have plenty more “side” documentaries on other McDonald’s stuff in the “documentaries” playlist of my channel for deeper digging. At the moment I’m working on the shamrock shake I hope to have out sometime this month! Take care!
Fantastic job my friend as i truly enjoyed watching every minute of it.I think i was 7 or 8 in the late 70's when they came out with the glasses that had a picture of each of the bad guys printed on them so i kept nagging at my father every couple of days to keep going back to see if they had any of the different characters that i was missing until i had the complete collection.So silly when i think on it now but that was a great strategy to make you have to keep coming back instead of being able to by them all at the same location but yeah the steak,egg and cheese on a biscuit is my morning routine.
What I remember about the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia is our girls gymnastic tea my and McDonalds. They had the contract to provide the food at the Olympic Games. They showed us all the wonderfully healthy food that they provided to the athletes.
Thanks! I have plenty of other documentary style videos on the channel that are just as or even more thorough on the research! Just look in the documentaries playlist and enjoy! 😆
