The Hamburgler, Grimmace, McMayor, and the Gang

[EarlJam]

I don't like how unfairly McDonald's just killed of these guys, uncerimoniously, without any honors or anything. It's like they just threw them out on the street years ago without so much as a "thank you" for all the revenue they helped to generate.

I wonder what they are up to these days. I like to see them brought back. Maybe they could join forces with the Burger King.

-EarlJam

[lawgrad91]

Several of the characters were at Countdown to Craziness. I remember Grimace. He (she?) couldn't shoot a basketball because his (her?) arms were too short in the costume. I think the Hamburglar was there, too.

[Jesus_hurley]

Since they all lived on McDonald's food, maybe DD can provide some insight into where they are now .

[CameronBornAndBred]

This one was turned into McNuggets.

[EarlJam]

This one was turned into McNuggets.

Thank God. I hate that damn thing.

-EarlJam

[Jesus_hurley]

What is grimace anyway?

[DukeUsul]

What is grimace anyway?

An eggplant?

[devildeac]

Since they all lived on McDonald's food, maybe DD can provide some insight into where they are now .

IDK.

I couldn't find a tombstone or RIP smilie anyway.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

FYI, McRib is back! Ymm!

[Very Duke Blue]

I hate McDonald's.

[Lavabe]

McMayor?

Wasn't it Mayor McCheese?

[CameronBornAndBred]

McMayor?

Wasn't it Mayor McCheese?

For the entire story, including how McDonald's ripped off the idea from H.R. Pufnstuff, click here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonaldland

[EarlJam]

McMayor?

Wasn't it Mayor McCheese?

Yes, I stand corrected. Oddly enough, Steven Colbert covered these guys last night. Mentioned Mayor McCheese. I knew then I was wrong. Seems like whenever I introduce a subject, it becomes news or reality in some way.

We will all be billionaires soon. (((((((((((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))) REAL SOON.

-EarlJam

[bjornolf]

I remember seeing the Hamburglar and the Fry Guys in commercials as recently as the beginning of this decade. The others have been MIA for a while. You can still find some of them in the decorations of some establishments' play areas.



I love the registered trademark images next to every character. There are more fry guys than I remember, including a fry gal or three. And I don't remember the living cheeseburgers. Those are more than a little creepy, since Hamburglar's always trying to steal (kidnap?) and eat them.

[CathyCA]

McMayor?

Wasn't it Mayor McCheese?

Yes, I stand corrected. Oddly enough, Steven Colbert covered these guys last night. Mentioned Mayor McCheese. I knew then I was wrong. Seems like whenever I introduce a subject, it becomes news or reality in some way.

We will all be billionaires soon. (((((((((((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))) REAL SOON.

-EarlJam

[CameronBornAndBred]

FYI, McRib is back! Ymm!

McDonald's relationship with the pork industry goes back to the McRib's conception. In 1972, Roger Mandingo, a University of Nebraska professor, received a grant from the National Pork Producer's council to develop a technology that bound small "umarketable parts of the animal" into a formation that looked more appetizing. In other words, he figured out how to mold tripe, heart or stomach bits into something that looked like a choice cut of meat. Let's say, the ribs.


http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/why-d ... 00671.html

[devildeac]

FYI, McRib is back! Ymm!

McDonald's relationship with the pork industry goes back to the McRib's conception. In 1972, Roger Mandingo, a University of Nebraska professor, received a grant from the National Pork Producer's council to develop a technology that bound small "umarketable parts of the animal" into a formation that looked more appetizing. In other words, he figured out how to mold tripe, heart or stomach bits into something that looked like a choice cut of meat. Let's say, the ribs.


http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/why-d ... 00671.html

I think I'll not take advantage of my $1.50 McRib coupon I got in the mail recently. Hey, Oz, you interested?

[Miles]

FYI, McRib is back! Ymm!

McDonald's relationship with the pork industry goes back to the McRib's conception. In 1972, Roger Mandingo, a University of Nebraska professor, received a grant from the National Pork Producer's council to develop a technology that bound small "umarketable parts of the animal" into a formation that looked more appetizing. In other words, he figured out how to mold tripe, heart or stomach bits into something that looked like a choice cut of meat. Let's say, the ribs.


http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/why-d ... 00671.html

I'm at odds with this. On one hand, I'm a supportor of small, local farmer and try to minimize the amount of factory-farmed meat we consume. On the other hand, I'm glad they're making use of the whole animal. There are a lot of really great dishes made by mashing up the last remainig, useful bits of an animal and I believe it's the appropriate thing to do; scrapple anyone?

Still not going to have a McRib or anything containing "meat" from McDonalds.

[ArkieDukie]

FYI, McRib is back! Ymm!

McDonald's relationship with the pork industry goes back to the McRib's conception. In 1972, Roger Mandingo, a University of Nebraska professor, received a grant from the National Pork Producer's council to develop a technology that bound small "umarketable parts of the animal" into a formation that looked more appetizing. In other words, he figured out how to mold tripe, heart or stomach bits into something that looked like a choice cut of meat. Let's say, the ribs.


http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/why-d ... 00671.html

I think I'll not take advantage of my $1.50 McRib coupon I got in the mail recently. Hey, Oz, you interested?

Yeah, Ozzie; you could wash it down with a Bud Light! ;)

[Turk]

FYI, McRib is back! Ymm!

McDonald's relationship with the pork industry goes back to the McRib's conception. In 1972, Roger Mandingo, a University of Nebraska professor, received a grant from the National Pork Producer's council to develop a technology that bound small "umarketable parts of the animal" into a formation that looked more appetizing. In other words, he figured out how to mold tripe, heart or stomach bits into something that looked like a choice cut of meat. Let's say, the ribs.


http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/why-d ... 00671.html

Wait a minute, someone got conned into making a grant for that?!? WTF? They already invented hot dogs and scrapple...