Jeez, am I the only one who finds the whole Idol thing a bucket of BS? There are a few who deserve the glory and they do sing well, that much I admit. But I would rather much watch my science fiction shows then watch the dumbasses gettign weeded out from the good ones. The judges get my sympathy but they get paid for their jobs.

However paying for a happy meal toy from Mcdonalds to get one of these , I dont like it. But hey, the Happy Meal demographic is obviously not targetted to my segment of people.

The collection will include eight toys and they play a tune within the genre of the music their character represents: groove to disco songs with Disco Dave, line dance with Country Clay, rock out with Rockin’ Riley or vibe to the beat with Lil’ Hip Hop. Make a melody with Hippie Harmony, sing along with New Wave Nigel, jam with Soulful Selma or kick it with Punky Pete!

McDonald’s customers can visit www.happymeal.com to choose their favorite new American Idol-inspired Happy Meal character. America’s choice will be announced during the week of May 5 on the Web site.

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