The mascot was called Speedee, but unfortunately its life was short-lived as people were soon confusing the hamburger-faced ...

McDonald's had grown into an increasingly popular fast-food establishment. The first drive-thru was introduced in 1975.

An early photo reveals the original Ronald McDonald’s eerie appearance, striking fear rather than appetite. His look would certainly not have pleased those with a clown phobia. Behind its ...

The clown was wheeled out by the restaurant to open new stores and other promotional events. Ronald McDonald and Grimace in Houston, Texas. Picture: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Evil clown hysteria ...

Ronald McDonald is the chain's clown mascot who inhabits the fictional world of McDonaldland. Once a staple on TV adverts in the '80s and '90s, these days you rarely see the clown with his friends ...

The McDonald’s International Corporation retired their use of clown Ronald McDonald for their branding and commercial promotion in 2016 but still occasionally allow the character to be used for ...

Despite its minimalistic modern logo, Dairy Queen has had a few questionable mascots over the years, including an extra ...

Led by perpetually grinning clown Ronald McDonald, the denizens of McDonaldland ... What follows is a flurry of photos that would look more at home in a Netflix true crime documentary, showcasing ...

McDonald's is hiding its famous mascot, Ronald McDonald, in the midst of a wave of scary clown sightings across the US. "McDonald's and franchisees in the local markets are mindful of the current ...

In fact, some of America’s most famous chain restaurants owe at least a portion of their beginnings to the small, often ...

Around the same time in France, everyone was laughing at Jean-Gaspard Deburau's Pierrot, a clown character with a white face, black eyebrows and red lips — one of the first professional silent ...