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Ragan editor Rob Reinalda passed along this YouTube gem: Ronald McDonald’s television debut. Phew. He was creepy—Ronald McDonald, not Rob—reminded me of Heath Ledger’s depiction of the joker in Dark Knight.
So how did he become so iconic?
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Comments (7)
People didn't know any better back then? What, to not use technology that wasn't available? Or, to not be so calloused as to refer to something from 50 years ago as "the olden days?" Here's hoping that poor Andi won't land in some creepy sideshow at 50 as an example of the way people looked and acted in "the olden days."
Posted by Olden Days Girl | June 22, 2009 1:32 PM
Posted on June 22, 2009 13:32
I like it a lot better than most of the slick, overthought, overproduced stuff today.
Posted by Anonymous | June 19, 2009 10:45 AM
Posted on June 19, 2009 10:45
Most TV clips I've seen from olden days was creepy. So choppy and cheesy. We're used to high-tech, HD, million-dollar advertising these days. People didn't know any better back then.
Posted by Andi | June 18, 2009 4:32 PM
Posted on June 18, 2009 16:32
Clowns are just creepy, no matter what they are doing or what they look like.
Posted by Amanda | June 18, 2009 1:39 PM
Posted on June 18, 2009 13:39
The voiceover is by Ed Walker, Willard Scott's longtime partner on Washington, D.C., radio. They were known as "The Joyboys." Ed Walker, who is blind, is still a Washington DJ and runs a show on WAMU devoted to old time radio. And I didn't think the commercial was that bad.
Posted by Ed | June 18, 2009 12:39 PM
Posted on June 18, 2009 12:39
The voiceover is by Ed Walker, Willard Scott's longtime partner on Washington, D.C., radio. They were known as "The Joyboys." Ed Walker, who is blind, is still a Washington DJ and runs a show on WAMU devoted to old time radio. And I didn't think the commercial was that bad.
Posted by Ed | June 18, 2009 12:39 PM
Posted on June 18, 2009 12:39
That's Willard Scott!
Posted by Ken | June 18, 2009 10:42 AM
Posted on June 18, 2009 10:42