Flashback Friday: Ernie Whitt’s McDonald’s Commercial
Have you ever been sitting in your local McDonald’s enjoying a nice McChicken sandwich, only to look up briefly and see Ernie Whitt across the restaurant? Apparently this scenario happened for one young lady.
For this week’s Flashback Friday, we take a look back at Ernie Whitt’s McDonald’s commercial from 1986.
This isn’t the first time that a Blue Jays player has been featured in a McDonald’s commercial, as George Bell and even Bobby Cox have appeared in spots for Mickey D’s.
The most incredible part of this commercial is that there was a time where Blue Jays caps were only $1.99. Heck, you can’t even get a large fries for that much these days!
Video courtesy of the ever-awesome RetroOntario Youtube channel
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Ian Hunter
Ian has been writing about the Toronto Blue Jays since 2007. He enjoyed the tail-end of the Roy Halladay era and vividly remembers the Alex Rodriguez "mine" incident. He'll also retell the story of Game 5 of the ALDS to his son for the next 20 years.
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8 Comments
Roll_Fizzlebeef
May 11, 2012 - 5:12 pmThat hat's way too small for you, Ernie.
Ian - BJH
May 11, 2012 - 5:55 pmSuch is the side affect of those snap-back caps. I guess one size doesn't fit all!
Steph
May 11, 2012 - 7:14 pmI HAVE THAT.
Ian - BJH
May 11, 2012 - 7:52 pmWicked! Be sure to hang on to it … sooner or later it'll be worth moderately more than it's original price!
Tonia Cook
February 18, 2013 - 8:51 pmHey, my dad got one also! He's a true Blue Jay fan and customized hat collector. He was pretty sure he kept it somewhere in the house. Yes, he is.
Brenda Ruddell
February 21, 2013 - 7:00 pmThe only thing I have in my home right now from Mcdonald's is, the party hat they are giving away whenever they are holding parties and event in their food chains. I remember improvising and doing a party hat by myself by using some used folders at home, I'm still kid wayback then.
Gerald Cox
February 28, 2013 - 8:28 pmYou managed to dig up this Mcdonald ad, which seems to be a decades and decades old now. You're good on tracking or must I say, the owner of the video is just good at securing things.
Ian - BJH
March 1, 2013 - 4:52 amRetroOntario is where it's at … lots of great Blue Jays commercials over there!