The '97 Teenie Beanie Babies

On April 11, 1997, McDonald's, the fast food giant, introduced their newest Happy Meal toy, the long-awaited "Teenie Beanies", a miniature version of the full-sized Beanie Babies made by Ty, Inc. The original promotion, featured 10 animals which were supposed to be released two a week, for 5 weeks, in the following order: #1 Patti, #2 Pinky, #3 Chops, #4 Chocolate, #5 Goldie, #6 Speedy, #7 Seamore, #8 Snort, #9, Quacks, & #10 Lizz. There were 100 million of these animals ordered but McDonald's seriously under-estimated the demand for them and they were mostly sold out in one or two, not five weeks. This Happy Meals promotion gave McDonald's its highest ever profits for Happy Meals. There were also two interactive Happy Meal bags offered with the promotion. For more information on this promotion and the craziness it caused, check out Vicky's Web Page