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And now... drumroll please for the history of the big n tasty, McDonald's spectacularly (if unjustly because all incarnations were superior) failed whopper knockoff

In the beginning, people had nothing. And then out of the abyss emerged George Costanza who showed them the way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSdUOC8Kac

>The first sandwich in this line of products was the McDLT, launched in 1984. The company discontinued it between December 1990 and January 1991 to appear more environmentally friendly as it moved away from polystyrene packaging which was integral to the McDLT "experience".

>The McDLT was eventually succeeded by the McLean Deluxe in 1991. This was a lower fat burger that included carrageenan to replace the beef fat in the patty, and was served without mayonnaise.[7] While it tested good, it failed to catch on after the national roll-out and was discontinued in February 1996 in favor of the new Arch Deluxe,[7] an adult oriented burger that featured a higher quality roll and a dijon mustard based mayonnaise. It was also unsuccessful and was discontinued in 1998.

>The Big N' Tasty was introduced in 1997 and was originally tested in the California market. The Big N' Tasty was phased in nationally in 2000. McDonald's removed the Big N' Tasty from its menu in the United States on January 1, 2011.

I maintain that a truly good burger NEEDS tomato, and mayo is a plus. Unfortunately, McDick's will never get this formula down. QPC Deluxe is a nice last ditch try but I feel it's not very popular either, and will eventually go the way of the dodo like the others. (Also, in my personal opinion the name 'Big N Tasty' was just not a very tasty name and was a factor in its failure.)