1989 Taco Bell promotion

[Mister J]

Shadow, if you've still got leftover pizza from 1992, I'll call the authorities myself.

 

[CFE]

The only things I definately remember from fast food promotion was from 'Returns' onward.

The 'Returns' Happy Meals...the 'Forever' glass collector's cups...and yeah, that 'B&R' grand prize to win the Clooney Batmobile. But don't lie...you all tried to do it just as I did. I can't ever remember how many mexican pizza lunches I went through to try and get that bad boy. I mean yeah it was the Clooney version but c'mon...you KNOW you would've taken that car if you had won it.

I also remember when 'Subway' did a Batman Promotional contest like a year or so after 'B&R' had come out...And of course McDs also had Happy Meals for 'Batman: TAS' and then Taco Bell did the same thing for 'Batman Beyond.'

*sigh* nothing goes together quite like Batman and Country-Wide, Corporate Manufactured Obesity.

CFE

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

The only things I definately remember from fast food promotion was from 'Returns' onward.

The 'Returns' Happy Meals...the 'Forever' glass collector's cups...and yeah, that 'B&R' grand prize to win the Clooney Batmobile. But don't lie...you all tried to do it just as I did. I can't ever remember how many mexican pizza lunches I went through to try and get that bad boy. I mean yeah it was the Clooney version but c'mon...you KNOW you would've taken that car if you had won it.

I also remember when 'Subway' did a Batman Promotional contest like a year or so after 'B&R' had come out...And of course McDs also had Happy Meals for 'Batman: TAS' and then Taco Bell did the same thing for 'Batman Beyond.'

*sigh* nothing goes together quite like Batman and Country-Wide, Corporate Manufactured Obesity.

CFE

Ya I know right, making money, selling toys, making America more obese than it already is.

 

[SHADOWBAT69]

Shadow, if you've still got leftover pizza from 1992, I'll call the authorities myself.

hahahaha. Youd better call the guys in white coats!

No, but I do have the box. Ill try getting this stuff up soon.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

YES bring it on SHADOW!

 

[Nightwing1977]

Ya cause McDonalds knew B&R was gonna flop so they pulled out.

So true.

Ha. Wait 'till you see a couple of the things I have from the Returns promotion. Anyone remember when McD's offered Pizza?

I remeber McD's selling pizza. Right now, I live in NC & I went with my dad to TN one time since he was just spending few days out of town. We stop at a McD's there & I couldn't believe they has pizza, when my home didn't. And I thought the pizza they were selling has nothing to do with BR. Hmmm....

 

[ironwez20]

brings back memories i love batman in a non gay way.

 

[Amazing Afroman]

The 4 plastic travel cups.

The hanging mobile for displaying the 4 cups.

Wow, Taco Bell has been around for that long? I noticed in the 3rd pic, the first cup is a direct copy of Neal Adams. I wonder who did the art for the cups.

On an interesting note, that first cup that you pointed out is based on the last drawing in Batman #251 "The Joker's Five Way Revenge" which introduced the modern version of the joker.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

cool stuff

 

[deathfromabove]

I thought this would be interesting to share, and nostalgic for those of us who can remember.


Translites and counter cup display:

My original Cinnamon Twist wrapper. These were introduced in 1989 with this movie.

The 4 plastic travel cups.

The hanging mobile for displaying the 4 cups.

Employee crew shirt.

Window sign.

To my knowledge, there is only one thing that I am missing. It was a yellow plastic banner that read "Try New Cinnamon Twists" and featured the Bat logo.

awesome. i loved the cinnamon twists. i still have a few of those cups and all of the returns ones.

That is cool...

Neal Adams art turned into Michael Keaton (correct me if I am wrong)

--dk7

you are correct

 

[bdb2tx]

Has anyone seen or heard about a life-size (or near to it) posterboard stand-up figure of Michael Keaton AS Batman from Taco Bell? I last saw an image of this figure on a brewery website as an April Fool's webcam prank. He appeared in several locations around the brewery.

 

[SHADOWBAT69]

I know some of the Taco Bells had the standard WB Keaton standee as a part of their displays.