 Kurtis the Divine
10 - Grill
Changeables Fast Food Premium Figure
Item No.: No. n/a
Manufacturer: McDonald's
Includes: n/a
Action Feature: Converts from grill to Kurtis the Divine robot
Retail: $5.99 and up
Availability: February 2026
Other: Two burgers, not a lot of capacity?
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While an avid viewer of 1980s Happy Meals advertising, I was very familiar with Changeables. But not so the name Kurtis the Divine, which my friend Seth aptly referred to as an in-joke to which none of us are in. Given that it's a grill where a t-rex head pops out and arms fly to the sides, I can't help but see what seems like a crucifix pose. Which, if intentional, is probably the single oddest thing I've ever posted to this site. Even if it isn't, can you explain what's going on here, or why? Because I can't. It's fun but it feels like I'm being trolled. If that is the case, I salute them.
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I grabbed a handy Kenner Admiral Ackbar on my desk as I type this, and his baton hand is about right to spatula up some burgers. Well, the right height. You're not going to get any meat with a ringed stick, or at least not in a way that can be described while maintaining any semblance of a site for all-ages. The 3 3/4-inch-ish scale grill has an opening lid revealing two cooking, tiny hamburger patties. If you bought this toy, you will be reminded that what you ate was only marginally larger, and you are likely still hungry. There are knobs on the front as well as a big yellow M in a sea of red. It is worth noting that Admiral Ackbar also seems dressed in McD straw cosplay pants.
Having a big gray box grill would have been enough to get me to eat there. It's silly, it's fun, it might not be in my collection forever. As a toy, it's doing its job - I am amused. There's a lever on the back that makes a dinosaur head pop out. There are tabs on the side that pop out the arms. There's no articulation to speak of, and putting a dinosaur inside appliance armor does not necessarily enhance it as a top-notch play experience. But it certainly is weird, and having creatures attack you from inside a McDonald's seems like a genuinely funny premise for a horror movie nobody will ever make.
It's possible I've just aged out of understanding whatever they were trying to do here, but I bought it. As such, it worked. I wasn't seeking this toy in particular, but it came with lunch and I feel more or less inclined to review most of what enters my house... especially if it might not stick around for the long haul. I can't wait to see if 2040's adults that grew up with these have strong opinions of them, or if these are all being bought by millennials for themselves. Until then, I'd say that it's a surprisingly robust chunk of plastic that proves you can make a transforming toy of a decent size without it being $10-$15. It's not the best thing you'll ever buy. It's bewildering. But I can't say I'm not impressed with what these people delivered.
--Adam Pawlus
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