Burger King "Pants Changing Patrick" Kids Meal Toy, 2011

Summary

Fast food chains, like Burger King, use television cartoon characters to sell their kids meals. These toys of popular culture icons, like SpongeBob SquarePants' best friend Patrick Star, help influence the family's decision of where to eat. Patrick's pants change color when dipped in cold water.

Fast food chains, like Burger King, use television cartoon characters to sell their kids meals. These toys of popular culture icons, like SpongeBob SquarePants' best friend Patrick Star, help influence the family's decision of where to eat. Patrick's pants change color when dipped in cold water.

Artifact

Character toy

Date Made

2011

Creators

Burger King Corporation 

Place of Creation

China 

Creator Notes

Made in China for Burger King Corporation.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.44.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Injection molding

Color

Pink (Color)
Blue
Green

Dimensions

Height: 6 in  (of packaging)

Width: 4 in  (of packaging)

Length: 1.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on verso plastic: NICKELODEON / SPONGEBOB / SQUAREPANTS / 3+ / FOR AGES 3 AND UP / [...] / MADE IN CHINA. MANUFACTURED FOR BURGER KING CORPORATION. / TM & C 2011 BURGER KING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. [...] / C 2011 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NICKELODEON, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS AND ALL RELATED TITLES, LOGOS, AND CHARACTERS ARE TRADEMARKS OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. / CREATED BY STEPHEN HILLENBURG. Om lower left verso: AUG-NOV 10 / SM

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