people under 23, you're just going to have to take my word on this one, it's GOLD

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HEY!
You say you're getting tired of lettuce and tomato hamburgers in this town that don't quite make it?

Well, here's an obstensibly coked-up Jason Alexander to the rescue, touting McDonald's NEW McDLT, where the hot -- *snap snap!* -- stays hot, and the cool -- *snap snap!* -- stays cool!

Try one today with a refreshing New Coke!

Comments

[amandaruth2001.livejournal.com]

I wonder if this ad (so clearly inspired by West Side Story, which seems to pop up whenever hot! and cool! are juxtaposed) was the inspiration for the Gap West Side Story series of ads from a couple of years ago.

And it should be no surprise that I WAS A SUCKER FOR THAT EXCESSIVE NON-BIODEGRADABLE STYROFOAM McDLT PACKAGING. It was my first "big" burger at McDonald's.

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It would have been so awesome if the Hot Stays Hot side and the Cool Stays Cool side had a choreographed knife fight. But I guess that was axed from the final version due to budget constraints, or something.

I have to say that as a kid, I too liked the horrible horrible styrofoam packaging McDonald's used in the 80s. Mostly because once you were done with your burger or your McNuggets or whatever, you could stick your straw in the little hole where the box latched shut and, hey presto, you had an instant tank ready for army battles! VRRRRRMMMMM PCHEW PCHEW PCHEW