#337 on this year's Doll-A-Day list is not a real doll. Well, she is, in the sense that she exists in some form, but you can't buy one. She was the star of a 2016 McDonald's commercial in the UK. You can watch that commercial HERE.
Juliette, and her co-star, Meteor Mike, were 3-D printed, and animated using a combination of puppetry and CGI. Juliette's expressive little face was hand painted.
In addition to the 90 second TV spot, Juliette supposedly showed up again, in a 20 second ad for the McDonald's Christmas menu, using a straw for a telescope. I haven't been able to find that one to link to. She also appeared on the collectable coffee cups from the restaurant that Christmas season.
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Pity that McDonald's never marketed these; it might've made 'em some money.
ReplyDeleteRight?! They could have at least made a Happy Meal toy of her. That would have been a great idea. All I read about was the coffee cups though. And how many kids are buying coffee?
DeleteWow, this is interesting. How inventive of McDonald's. I agree. The doll really would have sold. I wonder if there were trademark issues.
ReplyDeleteI doubt there was a trademark problem, because she was created just for their commercial. Maybe in Britain they just don't jump on marketing things as much as we do. I think they do. I mean, you could buy all kinds of things in the 80's with the Wheatabix cereal guys on it. But maybe they just missed on this one.
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