Ronald McDonald is a clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. He inhabits the fictional world of McDonaldland, with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie the Early Bird, and The Fry Kids. [1]

Ronald McDonald is a clown who is the primary mascot of the McDonald's all-American restaurant chain for over 50 years. He is the "Chief Happiness Officer" of the company since 2003. In television commercials, the clown inhabits a fantasy world called McDonaldland, and has adventures with his...

Jul 21, 2023 · History of Ronald McDonald, his origin and history as a brand ambassador for the McDonald’s fast food corporation. WGN-TV’s “Bozo’s Circus” helped make “McDonald’s” a household word throughout Chicago in the 1960s.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area is built on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on the health of their child. By providing a comforting, supportive, and healing space for families, RMHC helps ease many day-to-day burdens so parents can focus on the most important thing—the well ...

Jul 24, 2023 · Love him or hate him, it's impossible to deny that Ronald McDonald is one of the most famous faces on the planet. Ever since he burst onto the scene in the '60s as the happy-go-lucky mascot for the McDonald's fast food chain, he's gone through quite a transformation.

Aug 31, 2024 · In 2010, over 500 doctors and health leaders sent an open letter to McDonald‘s CEO asking to retire Ronald McDonald, arguing he encourages unhealthy eating habits given the junk food sold. They felt a clown deceitfully maneuvers around children‘s defenses.

Apr 24, 2020 · Ronald McDonald may have been McDonald's main mascot since the 1960s, but his presence was wearing thin before those terrifying clown sightings of 2016. Various watchdog groups had been criticizing Ronald's marketing of unhealthy fast food to impressionable kids for years (via The Chicago Tribune).

Mar 3, 2023 · Spending more money on marketing and advertising than any of its competitors, McDonald's launched Ronald McDonald into a superstar who could be identified by a whopping 96 percent of American, school-aged children.

Jan 4, 2023 · Despite society's collective distaste for clowns or concerns that Ronald McDonald is helping fuel a public health crisis, people just can't let go of this iconic fast food mascot. A recent Change.org petition passionately calls for the return of Ronald and the other McDonaldland characters like Grimace and the Hamburglar.

Oct 4, 2021 · Ronald McDonald has been missing for seven years. In 1934, Ronald McDonald was born in the second-oldest hospital in Virginia – or at least, Willard Scott was. When he was approaching 30, radio...