About this episode
Lace up your ice skates for a look at 3 classic holiday commercials starring McDonald’s clown in charge: 1. Happy Holidays (the ice skating one). 2. Star Wish . 3. Runaway . **** 🎙 Guest: Joey O. ( Y-Not Radio , Words with Nerds , @ImGonnaDJ24 ). **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: 1. Grape jelly is good on Sausage McMuffins. 2. McDonald’s Wiki , which exists, runs down all 7 versions of the ice skating commercial. Yes, there are seven different edits, and they’re all on YouTube: 1982 : the original, with King Moody as Ronald and the “You Deserve a Break Today” jingle variant. 1983 : with the “McDonald’s and You” jingle variant. 1984 : with the “It’s a Good Time for the Great Taste” jingle variant. 1986 : with Squire Fridell as Ronald, the version I remember most. 1988 : with Fridell and the original jingle. 1990 : with Fridell and the “Food, Folks and Fun” jingle variant. 1991 : with Jack Doepke as Ronald, bad lighting, and “The Wish that Changed Christmas.” 3. King Booker . 4. Squire Fridell as Ronald McDonald in Mac and Me . 5. Paul Rudd’s ongoing Mac and Me prank on Conan . 6. Grimace’s last appearance was at Dodger Stadium, though as we know, nothing can kill the Grimace . 7. The “ World’s Largest Entertainment McDonald’s ” in Orlando, home to an animatronic Mac Tonight that hangs from the ceiling. **** “Happy Holidays,” “Star Wish,” and “Runaway” © McDonald’s. Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house . Say hi on Twitter @adventcalhouse . Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost . Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house .