McDonald's Teenie Beanie Mel

Mel the Koala is bag number 7 in McDonald's 1998 Teenie Beanie Babies Happy Meal promotion, a miniature version of the Ty Beanie Baby of the same name.

McDonald's brought the promotion back for a twelve-toy set that ran from May 22 through June 18, 1998. After the previous year's toys sold out early, McDonald's ordered 240 million Teenie Beanie Babies for 1998, 20 million of each design.

This toy is a smaller, McDonald's-only release of Mel the Koala, a separate item from the full-size Ty Beanie Baby of the same name.

Character
Mel the Koala
Manufacturer
Ty Inc.
Franchise
Beanie Babies
Product line
Teenie Beanie Babies
Promotion
McDonald's Happy Meal
Region
USA
Commonly missing
original polybag
Edition
No. 7 in the 1998 set
Released
1998

How to identify it

Individually packaged in a small polybag printed for the 1998 promotion, about 5.5 x 7.5 inches.

Carries a McDonald's-specific swing tag and tush tag rather than Ty's standard heart tag.

Numbered No. 7 in the 1998 set.

Made from this toy