While the Minions of Universal’s Despicable Me franchise are supposed to talk in some weird language that no one can understand, one toy from McDonald’s says something that sounds really similar to English. Sadly, it’s not exactly a kid-friendly phrase.
The new Happy Meal toys from the fast food chain are Minions and one of them is dressed like a caveman and has two eyes. Apparently, it also says, “What the f**k!” As Gizmodo notes, parents whose children received the toy have been complaining about that, since it seems pretty clear.
“It turned out to be a toy that decided to talk profanity,” one grandparent told WFTV in Orlando. “I can't believe it's coming out of a toy.”
“I heard what it said and I'm like, 'whoa, hang on here,'” another parent told MyFox28 in Columbus, Ohio. "It clearly says what it says."
McDonald’s told MyFox28 that the toy is just speaking “Minionese,” the nonsense language the producers of the Despicable Me films made up for the characters. Any sounds that are similar to English words are just a coincidence.
The parents still want McDonald’s to pull the toys from restaurants, though.
“(My kids) are old enough now where they're going to mock anything they hear from a toy,” another parent told the Fox affiliate. “It's coming from a toy. They're going to assume it's okay to say that.”
You can hear the toy in the following video at the 2:34 mark:
screenshot from YouTube video