Ronald McDonald, the mascot of the series.
Happy, another mascot of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: McDonald's Wiki
The McDonald's series, is a series of commercials for the fast food company McDonald's starring fictional characters starring Ronald McDonald, until recently replaced by Happy, an animated Happy meal. The character, Ronald McDonald, would appear in many McDonald's media outside commercials as the main character with side characters from other McDonald's commercials.
Commercial Use[]
May 15th 1940
Ronald McDonald's first appearance was in 1963.
Happy's first appearance was in 2009.
Films & TV[]
- Ronald McDonald and the Adventure Machine (1987)
- The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island (1990)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald (October 9th, 1998 - January 30th, 2003)
Video Games[]
- Donald Land (January 29th, 1988) for Famicom
- Global Gladiators (1992) for Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear, and Amiga
- M.C. Kids (February 1992) for PC, Atari ST, Game Boy, Commodore 64, Amiga, and NES
- McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (September 23rd, 1993) for Mega Drive/Genesis
Links to Other Series[]
Mascot Link: Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Ronald McDonald costume.
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Leave It to Beaver | July 1988 | June and Eddie from Leave It To Beaver appear in a McDonald commercial. | 1 |
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Gilligan's Island | July 1988 | Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island appears in a McDonald commercial. | 1 |
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The Munsters | July 1988 | Grandpa from The Munsters appears in a McDonald commercial. | 1 |
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Get Smart | July 1988 | Agent 86 from Get Smart appears in a McDonald commercial. | 1 |
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Beverly Hillbillies | July 1988 | Jed Clampett from The Beverly Hillbillies appears in a McDonald commercial. | 1 |
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Mac and Me | August 5, 1988 | Ronald McDonald makes a cameo appearance in the movie, Mac and Me. | 1 |
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Mario | August 1990 | There are some commercials where Mario characters meet McDonald's characters. | 1a |
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Bill & Ted | 1991 | Ronald McDonald appears in Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. |
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Sonic | 1994 | Sonic appears in the Happy Birthday Happy Meal commercial from McDonald's. | 1a |
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Barbie | 1994 | Barbie appears in the Happy Birthday Happy Meal commercial from McDonald's. | 1a |
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The Muppets | 1994 | Kermit and Miss Piggy from Muppet Babies appear in the Happy Birthday Happy Meal commercial from McDonald's. | 1a |
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Berenstain Bears | 1994 | Sister and Brother Bear from The Berenstain Bears appear in the Happy Birthday Happy Meal commercial from McDonald's. | 1a |
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Tiny Toon Adventures | 1994 | Babs and Buster from Tiny Toon Adventures appear in the Happy Birthday Happy Meal commercial from McDonald's. | 1a |
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PaRappa the Rapper | 2001 | The McDonald's Original Happy Disc for the PS2 contained a demo for PaRappa the Rapper 2, where graphics from the game are replaced with McDonald's logos. Ronald McDonald also appears on the title screen as the start button. | 2 |
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Ape Escape | 2001 | The McDonald's Original Happy Disc for the PS2 contained a demo for Ape Escape 2001, where graphics from the game are replaced with McDonald's logos. Ronald McDonald also appears on the title screen as the start button. | 2 |
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SpongeBob | February 3, 2001 | In The Secret Box, Patrick mistakes SpongeBob for Clamburglar, a parody of Hamburglar from McDonald's. There's other references to McDonald's throughout the series. | 3 |
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Family Guy | February 7, 2002 | McDonald's was mentioned in the Family Guy episode "Road to Europe", there's later references in the series. | 2 |
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Friends | March 13, 2003 | Mayor McCheese is mentioned in the Friends episode: "The One with Rachel's Dream". (see details) |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | September 1, 2006 | The seventh episode of The Angry Video Game Nerd is a review of M.C. Kids. | 2 |
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Modern Family | October 21, 2009 | The Hamburglar is mentioned in the Modern Family episode: "Coal Digger". (see details) |
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Monsters vs. Aliens | 2009 | Grimace interacts with Monsters vs. Aliens characters in a 2009 McDonald's Happy Meal commercial. (see details) |
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Furby | 2013 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with some Furbies in a 2013 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman | 2014 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Mr. Peabody & Sherman in a 2014 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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Cut the Rope | 2014 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Om Nom in a 2014 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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The Book of Life | 2014 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with characters from The Book of Life in a 2014 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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Littlest Pet Shop | 2015 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Minka Mark from Littlest Pet Shop in a 2014 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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Rabbids | 2015 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with two Rabbids in a 2015 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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One Night at Flumpty's | January 28, 2015 | Ronald McDonald was originally going to be a enemy in One Night at Flumpty's, but was cut. Instead, he appears in a picture. | 2 |
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JonTron | November 26, 2015 | JonTron reviews McDonald's games in Food Games (PART 1). | 2 |
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Ice Age | 2016 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Scrat in a 2016 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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Smurfs | 2017 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with the Smurfs in a 2017 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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The Emoji Movie | 2017 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Gene in a 2017 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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Despicable Me | June 2017 | The Happy Meal Mascots from McDonald's interact with The Minions from Despicable Me. | 1a |
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Animal Jam | 2018 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Animal Jam characters in two 2018 Happy Meal toys commercials. | 1a |
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Hotel Transylvania | 2018 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Hotel Transylvania 3 characters in a 2018 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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UglyDolls | 2019 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with the UglyDolls in a 2019 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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The Lego Movie | 2019 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part characters in a 2019 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |
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Neon Abyss | July 14, 2020 | In Neon Abyss, McTucky and McFamily is based on Ronald McDonald. (see details) |
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Spitting Image | November 6, 2020 | A parody of Mayor McCheese appears on Spitting Image. | 3 |
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Shaun the Sheep | December 12, 2020 | Happy from McDonald's interacts with Shaun the Sheep in a 2020 Happy Meal toys commercial. | 1a |