Happyburgertchi (ハッピーバーガーっち Happībāgātchi), formerly known as Makdotchi/McDotchi (マクドっち Makudotchi), is a character that debuted in the Tamagotchi Original Animations.
Name Origin[]
McDotchi comes from the shortened way of referring to McDonald's, which is "McDo".
Happyburgertchi comes from the English words "Happy" and "Burger", possibly as a reference to Happy Meals from McDonald's.
Appearance[]
Happyburgertchi's body resembles a large cheeseburger, with two large, brown eyes and sesame seed freckles on the top bun. He has two small, yellow arms and round, yellow feet. He wears a round, red hat. Prior to his design change, the hat had the McDonald's logo on it.
Personality[]
Happyburgertchi manages a burger restaurant at Tama Street. He is passionate and dedicated to burgers; when his passion runs high, the cheese on his body starts to melt. Even though he himself resembles a burger, they are also his favorite food to eat.
On Virtual Pets[]
Tamagotchi iD[]
Happyburgertchi appears when a Special McDonald's code is entered, when a Special McDonald's item is used, and in the downloadable game "Build a Burger".
Tamagotchi On[]
Happyburgertchi appears when visiting Food Town, taking about the different kinds of restaurants and his favorite foods. Happyburgertchi cannot be befriended or married. He may also appear in the crowd when the Tamagotchi gets married.
In the Anime[]
Tamagotchi Original Animations[]
Happyburgertchi appeared in the first episode, "Helping in McDonalds!", where he is seen running the McDonald's restaurant at Celebria alone. Mametchi, Memetchi, Kuchipatchi and Violetchi all volunteer to help him run the restaurant. At the end of the day, he shows them his gratitude by giving them all a free meal.
Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe![]
Happyburgertchi is seen working the McDonald's in Celebria while the main protagonists' families eat there.
Tamagotchi![]
Happyburgertchi appeared in the first episode, Get Ready! The Big Race on Tama Street, monitoring the burger-making competition. In "Happy! Shops at the School Festival / Terrible! The GOTCHIMAN and Hero Show", he helps out Chamametchi with sourcing burgers for the Tamagotchi School festival.
In video games[]
As Makdotchi, he appeared in several video game versions during a years-long collaborative ad campaign between Tamagotchi and McDonald’s.
In Kirakira Omisetchi, the sequel to Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3, Makdotchi is the owner of the McDonald's, and offers upgrades to the store after playing the game mode for long enough.
In Narikiri Channel, Makdotchi can be seen in the McDonald's at the lowest screen of Tama Town.
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Anime[]
Trivia[]
- Happyburgertchi was formerly known as "Makdotchi", and was created as part of a promotional tie-in with McDonald's, which was distributing Tamagotchi-themed Happy Meal toys. Following the end of the tie-in deal, Makdotchi was renamed, the McDonald's logo was removed from his hat, and the restaurant in Celebria was modified.
- Happyburgertchi is one of two Tamagotchi based on burgers, the other being Burgertchi.