The McDonald's Happy Meal has been a staple in most of our lives, but it has only been around since the 1970s. Marketing guru Bob Bernstein created the Happy Meal to attract children (and their ...

mcdonald's worker hands a happy meal to a driver - John Keeble/Getty Images Even as adults who have ostensibly outgrown the target demographic, we find that McDonald's Happy Meals are a singular ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. According to Bob Bernstein, the man widely credited with inventing the McDonald's Happy Meal, the company was skeptical about the concept.

Whether on the way home from a big game or a doctor appointment, or just on a special night when Mom and Dad didn’t feel like cooking, getting a McDonald’s Happy Meal was a magical right of passage as ...