McDonald's 1988 Easter McBunny Happy Meal Pails

In 1988, McDonald's followed the wildly successful Halloween Boo Buckets promotions with an Easter-themed offering. The McBunny Happy Meal Pails came in three varieties: a yellow pail named "Pinky," a blue pail named Fluffy, and a green pail named "Whiskers." They had the cool M-handle I've seen on some of the Boo Buckets, all in yellow. As erstaz Easter baskets go, they were pretty damn cool. Alas, the Easter promotion didn't catch fire quite like the the Halloween pails did and they were never repeated.

I found my first McBunny, the yellow Pinky pail in a lot of Boo Buckets on eBay a couple of years ago. It took me this long to assemble a full set, with one misfire. For months, the only green pail I could find had a blue lid. I bought it, but continued my search. I finally found a correct and complete Wiskers pail in McDonald's Happy Meal bundle from a seller in Canada. After beseeching the seller to offer me just the pail and paying handsomely, it was mine! Here is my complete collection:

Needless to say, I'm a happy (or hoppy) boy!