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The (Delicious) Failure of the Arch Deluxe | Good Product. Bad Marketing. | History in the Dark
Long-form12:22EducationPublished Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM · 6d ago
Views
17,068
+20 views/hour
Views / hour now
20
measured 2h ago
Peak views / hour
61
1d ago
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Engagement
3.6%
likes + comments / views
Likes
489
2.9% of views
Comments
128
0.75% of views
Est. ad revenue
$68–$154
lifetime, $4–9 RPM
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Avg views / day
2.8K
since upload
vs channel median
0.8×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#14
of 21 tracked
Views over time
21 readings
Total views Views gained per hour
Description
In the mid-90s, McDonald's was looking to expand their offerings for a more upscale market. The result was the Arch Deluxe: a burger with high quality ingredients for a more "adult" palette. It failed miserably.
Further reading:
https://www.eater.com/22584033/mcdonalds-arch-deluxe-burger-discontinued-marketing-flop-andrew-selvaggio
https://mcdonalds.fandom.com/wiki/Arch_Deluxe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Deluxe#/media/File:Arch_Deluxe_Composition.gif
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Details
- Published
- Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM
- Length
- 12:22 (742 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Education
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- YiznU627iMA
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