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.
1Ronald McDonaldThe red-haired clown who fronted McDonald's for half a century before stepping back.
2Colonel SandersA real founder — white suit, string tie — turned into KFC's permanent face.
3The Burger KingA silent plastic-faced monarch revived as a marketing prank.
4WendyThe red-braided girl drawn from Dave Thomas's daughter.
5Jack BoxThe ping-pong-headed CEO who blew up his own boardroom in 1980.
6GrimaceA purple blob whose birthday shake became a 2023 internet event.
7The HamburglarA striped-suit thief whose entire vocabulary was robble robble.
8The NoidDomino's rabbit-eared saboteur, defeated by thirty-minute delivery.
9Chick-fil-A CowsHolstein cows misspelling EAT MOR CHIKIN on billboards since 1995.
10Little CaesarA toga-wearing Roman shouting Pizza! Pizza! on every box.
11Big BoyA checkered-overalls kid holding a double-decker burger above a diner sign.
12Ronald's Mayor McCheeseA cheeseburger-headed official from the McDonaldland cast.
13Arby's HatA ten-gallon cowboy hat that functions as both logo and mascot.
14Taco Bell ChihuahuaGidget, the dog whose Yo quiero Taco Bell defined late-1990s advertising.
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Four of the fourteen candidates work for one employer, and their strongest rival was a real man who franchised his own recipe at 62: https://youpick.best/articles/mcdonalds-ranked-many-ways
