McDonaldsintroducedthe Happy Meal a burger, fries, drink, and a surprise toy in a themed box to their regular menu in 1979. After some early experimentation and at least a few highly questionableconcepts(Play-Doh? In a Happy Meal? Were just begging children to eat it at this point.) they reallyperfectedtheir formula by the late 1980s: Partner with brands kids love andoffer toys appealing enough thatthey will beg their parents to return to the restaurant week after week to collect them all.By the 90s the Happy Meal was arguably at its zenith. The toys were fun, detailed, and often the only way to get merch connected to popular movies and shows. Not long after the turn of the century, Happy Meals arguably started to decline; when I buy them for my own kidsthese days, Im sometimes shocked at how paltry the prizes are. (Acardboard boxfilled with a couple of trading cards with dance moves on them? What kid wants that?!)For proof that 90s kids didnt even know how good they had it, Ive assembled a list of 20 of the coolest Happy Meal toys and to be honest, there were so many options to choose from,I probably could have made the list twice as long. If youre in the mood to bask in some 90s nostalgia, what you want is what you get from this list.The Best 90s Happy Meal ToysThe 90s were the Golden Age of Golden Arches giveaways and here are 20 examples of great Happy Meal toys that prove it.READ MORE: The Craziest Fast Food Items EverGet our free mobile appThe Best 80s Happy Meal ToysIf you grew up in the 1980s, you definitely remember these iconic Happy Meal prizes.