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| − | }}'''Mayor McCheese''' is the |
+ | }}'''Mayor McCheese''' is the Mayor of [[McDonaldland]], the fictional world seen in [[McDonald's]] commercials.He has an enormous [[cheeseburger]] for a head. He is voiced by [[Howard Jones]] and later [[Bob Joles]] |
== Description == |
== Description == |
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| + | he is the Mayor of McDonaldland, which was based on H.R. Pufnstuf. While he served as a major character, he was very popular. |
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| − | Aside from his apparent cheeseburger head, he is seen sporting a top hat, a diplomat's sash, and a pair of pince-nez spectacles, he is the bumbling, giggly, somewhat incompetent mayor of McDonaldland. While he was served as a minor character, he was very popular. In an alternate universe, Mayor McCheese was assassinated in place of John F. Kennedy. |
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== Popularity == |
== Popularity == |
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| − | Though the character was minor, following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonaldland#Lawsuit_(1973) the |
+ | Though the character was a minor, following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonaldland#Lawsuit_(1973) the ]death, Mayor gained popularity, from petitions to bring him back to the commercials to blog posts talking of why characters like him disappeared. |
== Lawsuit and Disappearance == |
== Lawsuit and Disappearance == |
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+ | While McDonaldland is currently phased out altogether, Mayor McCheese was due to a lawsuit made by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R._Pufnstuf ''H.R. Pufnstuf''] creators [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft Sid and Marty Krofft], who said McDonaldland itself was a ripoff of ''H.R. Pufnstuf''. After much discussion, McDonaldland remained but most original characters, including the Mayor McCheese, who, coincidentally, was based on Pufnstuf. McCheese made some of his last commercial appearances in the late 70's and early 80's.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonaldland#Lawsuit_(1973)</ref> He was, though, seen in a cameo role in the VHS series [[The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald|''The Gruesome Adventures of Ronald McDonald'']]. |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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== Reference == |
== Reference == |
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Revision as of 11:51, 17 May 2021
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Mayor of McDonaldland |
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| Appeared in: | Has appeared in many TV/print ads for McDonald's from 1970-1985 |
Mayor McCheese is the Mayor of McDonaldland, the fictional world seen in McDonald's commercials.He has an enormous cheeseburger for a head. He is voiced by Howard Jones and later Bob Joles
Description
he is the Mayor of McDonaldland, which was based on H.R. Pufnstuf. While he served as a major character, he was very popular.
Popularity
Though the character was a minor, following the death, Mayor gained popularity, from petitions to bring him back to the commercials to blog posts talking of why characters like him disappeared.
Lawsuit and Disappearance
While McDonaldland is currently phased out altogether, Mayor McCheese was due to a lawsuit made by H.R. Pufnstuf creators Sid and Marty Krofft, who said McDonaldland itself was a ripoff of H.R. Pufnstuf. After much discussion, McDonaldland remained but most original characters, including the Mayor McCheese, who, coincidentally, was based on Pufnstuf. McCheese made some of his last commercial appearances in the late 70's and early 80's.[1] He was, though, seen in a cameo role in the VHS series The Gruesome Adventures of Ronald McDonald.
Trivia
- Mayor McCheese is one of the few McDonaldland characters to go through no changes in physical appearance.
Gallery
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To view the Mayor McCheese gallery, click here. |
