Companies/restaurant

McDonald's

Every mention, in time. Each mark is a day — taller means more that day — and links to the moment.

Tim’s take

He treats McDonald's as his defining childhood food memory, tying it to boomer convenience parenting and to what he calls the most sinful food around 22:58 29:58 53:10. That becomes a running bit about his own food addiction — ordering three large fries just to feel full, and his grandmother once asking why he ordered three things for one person 37:23 11:52.

He treats the broken ice cream machines as an obvious lie, vindicated once a company sued McDonald's over alleged collusion with the machine's manufacturer 27:14 40:39. That distrust generalizes into a flat claim that McDonald's, like any advertiser, never cared about anything beyond the bottom line 45:55. Beyond that it's mostly a catalogue — a McRib sketch that angered a real location 13:23, a Louisville store's underage staff he shrugged off 1:00:24, and the McRib's pandemic-era return he called a dark joke 25:26.

References
45
Span
Jul 12, 2016 — Jun 20, 2026

Every Reference (45)

  • 26:16Jul 12, 2016neutral#
    "low wages, But the minimum wage people need to understand that McDonald's, all these places are introducing now kiosks. Robots. Robots."
    Bushwick Bernie Bros and the Illuminati Waiting on Robots — Tim Dillon Is Going To Hell Premieres on GaS Digital+28s into the segment
  • 55:40Jul 19, 2016joking#
    "had literally written on this card, if you buy one thing at McDonald's, you get to sit a half hour and then they kick you out. Cause"
    Growing Up Without Cell Phones and Hector and Sonia's Drug Days — Pokemon and Percocet+270s into the segment
  • 43:56Apr 4, 2017critical#
    "McDonald's and and Domino's they have different things than McDonald's. Yeah, but they're bad Like they have one burger and it's like"
    Scottish Junk Food and Pie Preferences — Little Anna Army+11s into the segment
  • 18:53Jun 6, 2017joking#
    "the head of McDonald's has more power wheels more power than the guy some guys the CIA probably does I hope he does I Hope that the head of McDonald's has more prep McDonald's plays a larger role in my life"
    House of Cards Season Finale and the Deep State — Father Kump+139s into the segment
  • 19:52Jun 6, 2017critical#
    "never was that though at least not in the past 20 years. No, McDonald's is is failing because their price point has gotten so high that"
  • 24:41Jun 6, 2017critical#
    "the market proliferation of McDonald's is you know We're just tibians all over his rest stop food McDonald's has become rest stop food"
  • 1:15:52Aug 6, 2017favorable#
    "you like whatever we love gift cards to places like Chipotle McDonald's sweetgreen Arby's yeah Peter Lugar's Starbucks Amazon.com Dunkin"
  • 1:50Nov 27, 2017critical#
    "Then I had to fucking order two fucking fillet of fish from McDonald's that come that sucked Because they didn't steam the fucking"
    Angela's Sandwich Shop and the Thanksgiving Sandwich Disaster — This Is No Way To Live+93s into the segment
  • 4:21Jun 13, 2018neutral#
    "something. Yeah. Angus burgers have been around since fucking McDonald's like everybody has Angus burgers. Right. No it's not a thing."
    IHOP Becomes IHOb and the Steak Burgers — I'm A Comedy+40s into the segment
  • 11:40Jun 13, 2018joking#
    "change our name It's like you suck Wendy's shit like I fucking McDonald's should come out be like Ron McDonald's of a Twitter account."
    The Netflix Special Photo Meltdown — I'm A Comedy+73s into the segment
  • 40:31Jan 12, 2019joking#
    "Wednesday or Sunday, I could get the 39 cent cheeseburger deal McDonald's, get a few of those. If not, I don't know what I'll do, I'll"
    Happiness, Poverty, and the Titanic Steerage Theory — Integrity Belongs In East Timor+18s into the segment
  • Jun 23, 2019critical#
    "the fillet of fish as you know at McDonald's is a patty of white fish fried a half slice of American cheese tartar sauce and a bun that is steamed"
    Filet-O-Fish Bun Rant into Delay Spray Ad — Episode 153 - Gavin McInnes+15s into the segment
  • Nov 3, 2019joking#
    "gets 9 million views and it's like you know a gang fight in a McDonald's which is good I and I do enjoy those but you know I'm not asking"
    The Epstein Temple Video Needs More Retweets — #172 - Long Island Wedding | The Tim Dillon Show+30s into the segment
  • Nov 17, 2019neutral#
    "might see this is my parents room either I would go have like McDonald's breakfast yeah because it was like I know I know but that was"
    Tim's Swimming Career vs. Brendan's Tap Dancing — #174 - Brendan Schaub | The Tim Dillon Show+39s into the segment
  • Jan 26, 2020mixed#
    "potato in their throat if there's no McDonald's be well know that McDonald's really isn't a luxury ok it's a necessity I guess for certain"
    Nice Restaurants: The Only Luxury for the Poor — #184 - Skid Ray | The Tim Dillon Show+210s into the segment
  • Feb 23, 2020favorable#
    "McDonald's is one of my earliest memories for a lot of people dude for a lot of people one of your earliest memories is it you're eating McDonald's"
    "Put It On The Ham": The Boston Market Meltdown — #188 - Best of Patreon Vol. 1 | The Tim Dillon Show+728s into the segment
  • Feb 23, 2020neutral#
    "would eat like I would consider somewhat frequently McDonald's McDonald's is one of my earliest memories for a lot of people dude for"
    Put It On the Ham: The Boston Market Meltdown Story — #188 - Best of Patreon Vol. 1 | The Tim Dillon Show+70s into the segment
  • Sep 13, 2020joking#
    "like stunned you go go have a milkshake in another country for mcdonald's you're like this is like not sweet and then you realize that"
    America's Sinful Food and Sugar Comedowns — #217 - Cuties | The Tim Dillon Show+67s into the segment
  • Dec 6, 2020joking#
    "and then mcdonald's who at mcdonald's goes let's bring back the mcrib during a pandemic like what sick executive goes you know what"
    Investigating the McRib's Ingredients — #229 - Blankets and Bug Chasers | The Tim Dillon Show+1s into the segment
  • Sep 5, 2021critical#
    "the ice cream machine at mcdonald's they're doing a deep dive into this yeah so the ftc is like"
    McDonald's Ice Cream Machine Conspiracy and the Silent Mcflurry Woman — #267 - The D'Amelio Variant | The Tim Dillon Show
  • Sep 5, 2021critical#
    "but people are getting angry uh at mcdonald's because people have had enough the things that we really we"
    Hibachi Restaurants and the Choo-Choo Train Guy — #267 - The D'Amelio Variant | The Tim Dillon Show
  • Mar 13, 2022critical#
    "bringing this back i guess i just you know see the whole thing is mcdonald's a malfunctioning ice cream machine but we all know what it is"
    McDonald's Ice Cream Machine Lawsuit — #291 - Dear Vladimir | The Tim Dillon Show+14s into the segment
  • Aug 14, 2022joking#
    "__ ] there that's fun if you work at mcdonald's you work at mcdonald's problems are solutions like each all your fighting is boredom"
    Libby's Dead Family and the McRib Video Origin Story — Ladies Who Lunch w/ Chelcie Lynn and Libbie Higgins | The Tim Dillon Show #311+93s into the segment
  • Aug 28, 2022joking#
    "money back so they walked into and make that you walk into a mcdonald's you see kids behind the counter you're leaving you're eating"
    Kids Working the Counter at a Louisville McDonald's — The Choker | The Tim Dillon Show #313+50s into the segment
  • Sep 4, 2022joking#
    "know they would you know if you know any company out there from mcdonald's to [ __ ] whatever if they had a good commercial we were there"
    Boomer Parents, Wine Salesmen, and a Pool Hustler Grandfather — White Marble with Paul Virzi | The Tim Dillon Show #314+319s into the segment
  • Oct 30, 2022critical#
    "vegetables yeah okay like the way you eat the fries and the McDonald's on the way home you gotta be eating the fruits well you let"
    The Cost of Eating Like a 1920s Hobo — Bill Burr | The Tim Dillon Show #321+108s into the segment
  • Oct 30, 2022favorable#
    "you know like we weren't allowed to drink soda when I was growing up but if we went out to get pizza you could order it and when we went out to but we used to go out to McDonald's all the time like that was like going out to eat"
    Being the 'Uncool' Dad and the Rise of Luxury Fashion — Bill Burr | The Tim Dillon Show #321+19s into the segment
  • Nov 6, 2022joking#
    "go what if it's I remember going through the drive-through at McDonald's with my grandmother and I ordered like three things and she"
    Food Addiction: Ordering Three Things and Never Being Full — Bobby Kelly | The Tim Dillon Show #322+74s into the segment
  • Dec 4, 2022critical#
    "free they've never cared about Free Speech idiots you think McDonald's cared what you had to say about the Iraq war no they never cared"
    Advertisers Never Cared About Free Speech — Christmas in Nantucket | The Tim Dillon Show #325+13s into the segment
  • Mar 3, 2023critical#
    "people that own the McDonald's franchises because you remember McDonald's is a conglomerate it's like the biggest company one of those"
    McDonald's Franchisees Mad About the Cardi B and Offset Meal — The Tim Dillon Show #336+10s into the segment
  • Mar 3, 2023joking#
    "very offended by the we must have a wholesome image here at McDonald's this is where people buy [ __ ] pills in our parking lot what"
    Tour Dates Announcement — The Tim Dillon Show #336+10s into the segment
  • Mar 25, 2023joking#
    "oh wow Kentucky Fried Chicken they [ __ ] love it there okay McDonald's Burger King Starbucks dude they're we got I think they got Pizza"
    Fighting China Back With Fast Food — Baby's Gotta Go | The Tim Dillon Show #339+51s into the segment
  • May 14, 2023critical#
    "poisoned. Oh, we know. We know it's poison. What's happening? McDonald's found liable for hot chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal"
    The McDonald's Nugget Burn Lawsuit: Did the Mother Torch Her Own Daughter? — Nugget Branding | The Tim Dillon Show #346+10s into the segment
  • May 14, 2023critical#
    "The girl's parents sued, saying the McDonald's and the franchise didn't train employees, failed to warn customers about the dangerous temperature of food"
    Hot Coffee Precedent, Mozzarella Stick Deaths, and the Munchausen Nugget Mom — Nugget Branding | The Tim Dillon Show #346+9s into the segment
  • May 14, 2023joking#
    "can't even look at nuggets and she has seizures when we go near McDonald's, she just starts shaking. It's time to pay up. And that mother's"
    Age-Gating Worries and the Nugget-Girl Bit's Escalating Absurdity — Nugget Branding | The Tim Dillon Show #346+71s into the segment
  • Dec 9, 2023mixed#
    "McDonald's America needs in what I've always said is where are we I always"
    McDonald's Cosmic Concept and the Death-by-Sugar Drink Strategy — The Sugar Algorithm | The Tim Dillon Show #373
  • Dec 9, 2023neutral#
    "broke here's the hot thing that's cheap for you you so what McDonald's is smartly realizing is that this middle class that they still"
    Gametime App Ad — The Sugar Algorithm | The Tim Dillon Show #373+134s into the segment
  • Dec 9, 2023joking#
    "that uh Panera killed someone with their lemonade recently and McDonald's goes we'll kill"
    Trump-Released Drug Dealer's Family Pistol-Whipping and Criminal Justice Reform — The Sugar Algorithm | The Tim Dillon Show #373+868s into the segment
  • Dec 9, 2023joking#
    "McDonald's is in it for the long haul K MC's I don't know if it'll succeed"
    From Renegade to Genocide: TikTok's Transformation — The Sugar Algorithm | The Tim Dillon Show #373
  • May 25, 2024joking#
    "here's what happened you know when we boycotted Russia we took McDonald's and all the poison food out of Russia [ __ ] you we took all"
    Russia Winning the Ukraine War — Kevin Spacey's Soup & AI Saints | The Tim Dillon Show #393+38s into the segment
  • Nov 16, 2024joking#
    "ban the McGriddle ban don't give you had the McMuffin you had the biscuit then you go let's put it on two two little hot cakes where they have exploding syrup pellets in them"
    RFK's Coming War on Junk Food — Trump's Cabinet | The Tim Dillon Show #417+80s into the segment
  • Dec 21, 2024critical#
    "something I mean there's people now that are reviewing McDonald like there's people that go to the gas stations and eat the guy who makes"
    Chasing Fame for Its Own Sake Poisons Culture — The Joe Rogan Experience | The Tim Dillon Show #422+128s into the segment
  • Jan 18, 2025critical#
    "not really working they're still trying to do their like at McDonald's or but they need they need to find a monster like if you're"
    Marketing to Monsters: Wendy's Death Row Meal and Ball-Bathing Influencers — Ceasefire Cheat Day & Realtors In LA | The Tim Dillon Show #427+411s into the segment
  • Dec 6, 2025neutral#
    "place? Sorry. Sorry. As a clown. as a clown. A clown is a mascot. McDonald's. Yes. Yes. Yes. And they're doing my boo boos are going through"
    Labubu Dolls, McDonald's, and the Vacuous Mainstream Alternative to Drugs — Pete Hegseth, War Crimes, & The Breakfast Rush | The Tim Dillon Show #473+217s into the segment
  • Jun 20, 2026critical#
    "holds up. But let me tell you right now. So if you've been in a McDonald's recently or any fast food restaurant it's all kiosks. So you"
    Partying With Joe Lonsdale and Tech Bro Weirdness — Iran’s Baddie Era & The Data Center Destiny | The Tim Dillon Show #500+110s into the segment