Burger King spokesperson Kim Miller stated if it turned out the container was a choking hazard, they would pull them out. The autopsy results had not been completed and released. They stated they were afraid to create anxiety for parents, as it was too soon to confirm whether the ball was responsible for the child’s death, wanting to wait for an independent confirmation of the cause of death. Two days later, the Consumer Product Safety Commission asked Burger King to recall the containers, which Burger King refused to do. This was the first time a Burger King toy was blamed for a death. Following her death, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department issued a warning about the containers. On December 11, 1999, a 13-month-old girl in Sonora, California suffocated on the container, and was found deceased in her playpen with half of the ball covering her nose and mouth. POKÉMON CHANSEY FIRST 1ST ED EDITION BASE HOLO PSA 10 THICK VERSIONĭon’t Miss: Pokemon Sun And Moon Eevee Suffocation Risk And Recall Holographic Shadlowless First Edition Mewtwo $1,500.Ĭharizard Gold Star 100/101 Frontiers ULTRA RARE Pokémon Card PSA 10 GEM MINTġ999 Pokémon Base Set 1st Edition Charizard Graded PSA 9 MINT First Shadowless.First Edition Shadowless Holographic Blastoise $1,500.
Here’s a quick recap of the 20 most expensive Pokémon cards in the world: Scooby Doo’ Glow- In-The-Dark Set: $47.Toy Story’ And ‘ Toy Story 2′ Collectible Set: $45.If you want to cash in on some rare Burger King Pokémon toys, you gotta catch ’em all! At the very center of the pagea space normally occupied by heads of state, religious leaders, and business magnatesa Poliwhirl leaped out at the reader.īurger King Toys That Are Worth An Insane Amount Of Money Today TIME magazine helped introduce the Japanese-imported phenomenon known as Pokémon to the mainstream with its November 22 cover story.
Pokémania hit a fever pitch in 1999, and the frenzy had a body count. But, perhaps the biggest frenzy arrived with a series of Pokémon collectibles from Burger King at the turn of the millennium. Some of the most iconic toys of the 90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tamagotchi, Disney charactersshowed up on greasy trays across the country. And the crown jewel of the kids’ meal, of coursesometimes the first course, and rarely the lastwas the toy that came with the meal. The experience was just blissful, highly caloric, mass-produced delight, in all its saturated-fat and high-fructose glory. This was the era before the apple slices and milk, the “healthy” children’s options that exist today. The standard kids’ meal started with a burger, fries, and a soda: simple and dependable. The 1990s were undoubtedly the golden age of kids’ meals. Burger King – Pokemon Pokéball Toys Recall Commercial (1999)
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