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Subject: What ever happened to the Burger King logo?
McDonald's has Ronald McDonald
Jack in the Box has Jack
In the '80s I remember Burger King had a logo/mascot or "man" that was dressed as a traditional European king. Does anyone remember this? Why did Burger King drop that? I used to love those little "king hats" and the Burger King man.
Subject: What about Mayor McCheese?
: McDonald's has Ronald McDonald
: Jack in the Box has Jack
remember all the characters that McDonald's had to stop using? Officer Big Mac, Mayor McCheese, the Fry Guys, Captain Crook, and the Professor. They actually got sued by Sid and Marty Kroft for stealing the characters (the ad agency even worked with them when HR Puf'n'stuff made it big) I guess that was part of the settlement.
I'm actually looking for a Playland Mayor McCheese for my backyard to go with my Big Boy statue I ordered last week. Hence the reason I found out about the lawsuit.
Subject: Re: What ever happened to the Burger King logo?
: McDonald's has Ronald McDonald
: Jack in the Box has Jack
: In the '80s I remember Burger King had a
: logo/mascot or "man" that was
: dressed as a traditional European king. Does
: anyone remember this? Why did Burger King
: drop that? I used to love those little
: "king hats" and the Burger King
: man.
I don't remember all the characters, but there were sveral in addtion to the Burger King(yep, that really was his name), but there was also a french fry robot type character, too. I think it was a cheesy attempt to counter the McDonalds group. There was even a jingle he would sing......"I'm the marvelous magical Burger King. I can do most anything." Or something like that. I think my Mom and Dad still have some of the character glasses they used to give out.
Subject: Re: What ever happened to the Burger King logo?
Hey, maybe Burger King got sued, too . . . by teh estate of Jim Morrison.
"I am the Lizard King, I can do anything!" - Jim Morrison
: I don't remember all the characters, but there
: were sveral in addtion to the Burger
: King(yep, that really was his name), but
: there was also a french fry robot type
: character, too. I think it was a cheesy
: attempt to counter the McDonalds group.
: There was even a jingle he would
: sing......"I'm the marvelous magical
: Burger King. I can do most anything."
: Or something like that. I think my Mom and
: Dad still have some of the character glasses
: they used to give out.