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“McNugga Lubba Dub Dub” might be the goofiest brand tweet of the year so far.
That’s how McDonald’s replied to a Twitter request from the writers of Cartoon Network’s Rick and Morty, after they urged the fast-food giant to bring back its McNuggets Szechuan dipping sauce, last savored in 1998 as part of a promotion for Disney’s animated classic Mulan.
“McNugga” is a (questionable) street-pun play on “Wubba Lubba Dub Dub,” one of Rick’s catch phrases from the show.
All of this transpired after Rick and Morty streamed its Season 3 premiere on April Fools’ Day.
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