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'''McDonald's''' was a fast food [[restaurant]]. They served [[Big Mac]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Face-Painter]]'')
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{{first pic|McDonald's and Samsung adverts - Rose-min.jpg|An advert for McDonald's at [[Piccadilly Circus]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}})}}
'''McDonald's''' was a fast food [[restaurant]]. They served [[Big Mac]]s ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Face-Painter (short story)}}) and [[Happy Meal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Border Princes (novel)}})
 
== History ==
=== 20th century ===
In the [[1980s]], [[Ace]] worked as a waitress in a McDonald's restaurant on [[Tottenham Court Road]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Head Games (novel)}}, {{cs|Illegal Alien (novel)}}, {{cs|Matrix (novel)}}) At one point she kicked out [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Hellenica Monroe|Diva]] for not ordering anything. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)}})
 
In [[1994]], [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] ordered two [[hamburger]]s, [[fries]] and a [[Coke]] from a McDonald's in [[Cumbria]]. Neither had heard of the restaurant, as it arrived after their native time of [[1966]]. Ben thought the food tasted awful. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}})
 
One McDonald's restaurant in [[Kent]] was petrol-bombed by a kids gang known as the Witchkids. Details of the incident were suppressed under the [[Official Secrets Act]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)}})
 
=== 21st century ===
In [[2005]], McDonald's had an advertisement at [[Piccadilly Circus]] in [[London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}})
 
In [[2008]], a McDonald's drink was in the [[home]] of a group watching the [[television|televised]] [[first contact]] with the [[Toclafane]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}})
 
In [[2009]], [[Ianto Jones]] offered to take his niece, [[Mica Davies]], to McDonald's since he missed her birthday. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)}})
 
McDonald's [[Happy Meal]]s were still made in the [[2020s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Word Lord (audio story)}})
 
=== 23rd century ===
[[File:London ads DA.jpg|left|thumb|[[Advertisement]]s for, among other things, McDonald's. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Dalek Attack (video game)}})]]
An advertisement for McDonald's was still seen in London as late as [[2254]], when [[the Doctor]] liberated the city from [[Dalek]] occupation. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Dalek Attack (video game)}})
 
=== Undated events ===
Ace and [[Hex]] hoped to find a McDonald's when [[the TARDIS]] landed in what was apparently [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (short story)}})


In the [[1980s]], [[Ace]] worked in a McDonald's restaurant on [[Tottenham Court Road]] as a waitress. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games]]'', ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'', ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]'') At one point she kicked out [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Diva]] for not ordering anything. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'')
=== Other realities ===
[[file:McDonald's (73 Yards).png|thumb|A [[McDonald's (73 Yards)|McDonald's branch]] on [[street (73 Yards)|a street]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|73 Yards (TV story)|timestamp=26:53}})]]
In [[timeline (73 Yards)|one timeline]], there was a McDonald's on [[street (73 Yards)|the street]] where [[Ruby Sunday]] met up with [[Kate Stewart|Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]] in [[2024]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|73 Yards (TV story)}})


One McDonald's restaurant in [[Kent]] was petrol-bombed by a kids gang known as the Witchkids. Details of the incident were suppressed under the [[Official Secrets Act]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
The American fast food chain arrived in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1974, thirty-four years after its emergence in its home nation, and eight years after Ben and Polly's time.


In [[2009]], [[Ianto Jones]] offered to take his niece, [[Mica Davies]], to McDonald's since he missed her birthday. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
In 2017, [[Richard Franklin]] starred in a commercial advertising the McDonald's [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]] promotion,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSaheVlBVro McDonalds Monopoly: History]</ref> and in 2019, [[Vitas Varnas]] starred in an ad for McDonald's Australia advertising the All Day Menu.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/VitasVarnas/posts/1153735968129902 McDonald's Australia All Day Menu - Vitas Varnas, Facebook]</ref>
 
== Footnotes ==
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McDonald's Happy Meals were still made in the [[2020s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Word Lord]]'')
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 21 October 2024

McDonald's
An advert for McDonald's at Piccadilly Circus. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])

McDonald's was a fast food restaurant. They served Big Macs (PROSE: Face-Painter [+]Loading...["Face-Painter (short story)"]) and Happy Meals. (PROSE: Border Princes [+]Loading...["Border Princes (novel)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 1980s, Ace worked as a waitress in a McDonald's restaurant on Tottenham Court Road. (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"], Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"], Matrix [+]Loading...["Matrix (novel)"]) At one point she kicked out Tegan Jovanka and Diva for not ordering anything. (PROSE: The Crystal Bucephalus [+]Loading...["The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)"])

In 1994, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright ordered two hamburgers, fries and a Coke from a McDonald's in Cumbria. Neither had heard of the restaurant, as it arrived after their native time of 1966. Ben thought the food tasted awful. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)"])

One McDonald's restaurant in Kent was petrol-bombed by a kids gang known as the Witchkids. Details of the incident were suppressed under the Official Secrets Act. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"])

21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2005, McDonald's had an advertisement at Piccadilly Circus in London. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])

In 2008, a McDonald's drink was in the home of a group watching the televised first contact with the Toclafane. (TV: The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"])

In 2009, Ianto Jones offered to take his niece, Mica Davies, to McDonald's since he missed her birthday. (TV: Children of Earth: Day One [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)"])

McDonald's Happy Meals were still made in the 2020s. (AUDIO: The Word Lord [+]Loading...["The Word Lord (audio story)"])

23rd century[[edit] | [edit source]]

Advertisements for, among other things, McDonald's. (GAME: Dalek Attack [+]Loading...["Dalek Attack (video game)"])

An advertisement for McDonald's was still seen in London as late as 2254, when the Doctor liberated the city from Dalek occupation. (GAME: Dalek Attack [+]Loading...["Dalek Attack (video game)"])

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ace and Hex hoped to find a McDonald's when the TARDIS landed in what was apparently London. (PROSE: Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast [+]Loading...["Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (short story)"])

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

A McDonald's branch on a street. (TV: 73 Yards [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"26:53","1":"73 Yards (TV story)"})

In one timeline, there was a McDonald's on the street where Ruby Sunday met up with Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in 2024. (TV: 73 Yards [+]Loading...["73 Yards (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The American fast food chain arrived in the United Kingdom in 1974, thirty-four years after its emergence in its home nation, and eight years after Ben and Polly's time.

In 2017, Richard Franklin starred in a commercial advertising the McDonald's Monopoly promotion,[1] and in 2019, Vitas Varnas starred in an ad for McDonald's Australia advertising the All Day Menu.[2]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]