For a lighter controversy, McDonald's changed Ronald McDonald (legal, biased, 2014)

[GWhopper]

I think they made him look even creepier!


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[wildflower82]

He's still odd looking, but if the kids like him who cares!

Eat fries and play in the playground.

[JimRom]

Ronald McDonald has always been creepy... Then again, I'm not a fan of clowns, so I may be a bit biased.

[VLWH]

Originally Posted by legalsea

Here is one of the original Ronald McDonalds, back in the 1960's. The man behind the facepaint? Willard Scott.

LOL....Is that a Dixie cup on his nose?

[Wise TibetanMonkey]

Originally Posted by GWhopper

I think they made him look even creepier!


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I think they look cool but fake.

[Wise TibetanMonkey]

Originally Posted by steven_h

Yep, it sure is.

All the Ronald's of the past:
Actors who have played Ronald McDonald - McDonald's Wiki

Willard Scott a couple years later:


Now THAT is scary as hell!

Ronald is being replaced because now he's recognized as being evil for giving junk food to kids, I think.

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Am I the only one who noticed that the poster who started a thread talking about McDonald's "creepy" Ronald McDonald is named "Whopper"?

What affiliation do you have with Burger King, Mr. OP?

[nononsenseguy]

Originally Posted by GWhopper

I think they made him look even creepier!


Ronald McDonald gets new look, beefed-up Twitter | UTSanDiego.com

I used to know the San Diego area Ronald McDonald. He was an engineer at the oceanographic instruments company I worked for in La Jolla. His name was Hugh Frisbee. He used to do clowning, and would also perform at the company picnic for the kids of the employees. He was very good.

[KUchief25]

Where is the hamburgler?

[aquietpath]

Burger King played around with the King's image before they finally scrapped him entirely. I predict that Ronald McDonald will end the same way.