Who is the most recognizable fast food mascot?

Clowns, kings, cows and a talking box head. Some were retired for good reasons; others outlived the products they sold.

1

Ronald McDonald

The red-haired clown who fronted McDonald's for half a century before stepping back.

2

Colonel Sanders

A real founder — white suit, string tie — turned into KFC's permanent face.

3

The Burger King

A silent plastic-faced monarch revived as a marketing prank.

4

Wendy

The red-braided girl drawn from Dave Thomas's daughter.

5

Jack Box

The ping-pong-headed CEO who blew up his own boardroom in 1980.

6

Grimace

A purple blob whose birthday shake became a 2023 internet event.

7

The Hamburglar

A striped-suit thief whose entire vocabulary was robble robble.

8

The Noid

Domino's rabbit-eared saboteur, defeated by thirty-minute delivery.

9

Chick-fil-A Cows

Holstein cows misspelling EAT MOR CHIKIN on billboards since 1995.

10

Little Caesar

A toga-wearing Roman shouting Pizza! Pizza! on every box.

11

Big Boy

A checkered-overalls kid holding a double-decker burger above a diner sign.

12

Ronald's Mayor McCheese

A cheeseburger-headed official from the McDonaldland cast.

13

Arby's Hat

A ten-gallon cowboy hat that functions as both logo and mascot.

14

Taco Bell Chihuahua

Gidget, the dog whose Yo quiero Taco Bell defined late-1990s advertising.