This isn't the most annoying Happy Meal commercial Japan has seen, but geez, it sure is up there.
Below you can see a new McDonald's TV spot for the new Despicable Me 2 Happy Meal. The movie was recently released in Japan.
What. The. Hell. Despicable, indeed! This certainly isn't an isolated incident, as you might recall this...
Which, of course, spawned insane remixes like...
In case you are interested, here is what a normal Happy Meal commercial looks like in Japan. Much more subdued and not at all like this.
On 2ch, Japan's largest forum, commenters are wondering if the Despicable Me 2 Happy Meal spot was created by the same mastermind who churned out the Spongebob commercial.
マクドナルド McDonald's ハッピーセット 怪盗グルーのミニオン危機一発 [YouTube via 2ch]
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