Country Clay

In 2007, the American Idol television series partnered with fast food megacorporation McDonalds to make American Idol toys for their Happy Meals. In 2008, they put out eight cartoony figurines of fictional genre singers including this cowboy-hatted country singer with an oversize belt buckle.

The figures each play a different short music clip (no vocals) when their arm is raised.

MTV thinks Country Clay (#1 in the series) may be a veiled version of real contestant Bucky Covington, but the name is probably a nod to contestant Clay Aiken.

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• McDonald's debuts American Idol-inspired Happy Meal toys
• Music Lovers Unite! Pick Your Favorite From McDonald's(R) Line-Up of 'American Idol' Happy Meal(R) Toys!
• American Idol' McTwins: Some Familiar Faces Are Coming To A Happy Meal Near You