History YMMV / McDonaldland

** In another, Ronald and a young boy are at Filet-O-Fish Lake looking to catch some of the namesake sandwiches, until they come face-to-face with the nefarious pirate, Captain Crook. The Captain demands that Ronald and the kid hand over the Filet-O-Fish sandwiches. In response, Ronald does what anyone would do in that situation; he casts his fishing line onto Captain Crook's boat and pulls the plug in the middle, leaving the pirate to drown in the lake. Yikes!

* DesignatedHero: Ronald [=McDonald's=] efforts to thwart his rogue's gallery in the earliest commercials sometimes fall into this category. In one ad, Ronald and two kids are glooming over the loss of [=McDonald's=] triple-thick milkshakes and Coca-Cola, because the Evil Grimace has stolen all the cups. To outwit the baddie, Ronald disguises himself as a mailman and delivers a fake letter informing Grimace he has been selected for the "[=McDonaldland=] beauty contest, which convinces Grimace to leave with his nicest swimsuit. Impersonating a postal worker is actually considered a federal offense.

* DesignatedHero: Ronald [=McDonald's=] efforts to thwart his rogue's gallery sometimes fall into this category. In one ad, Ronald and two kids are glooming over the loss of [=McDonald's=] triple-thick milkshakes and Advertising/CocaCola, because the Evil Grimace has stolen all the cups. To outwit the baddie, Ronald disguises himself as a mailman and delivers a fake letter informing Grimace he has been selected for the "[=McDonaldland=] beauty contest, which convinces Grimace to leave with his nicest swimsuit. Impersonating a postal worker is actually considered a federal offense.

** DesignatedHero: Ronald [=McDonald's=] efforts to thwart his rogue's gallery sometimes fall into this category. In one ad, Ronald and two kids are glooming over the loss of [=McDonald's=] triple-thick milkshakes and Advertising/CocaCola, because the Evil Grimace has stolen all the cups. To outwit the baddie, Ronald disguises himself as a mailman and delivers a fake letter informing Grimace he has been selected for the "[=McDonaldland=] beauty contest, which convinces Grimace to leave with his nicest swimsuit. Impersonating a postal worker is actually considered a federal offense.

** DesignatedHero: Ronald McDonald's efforts to thwart his rogue's gallery sometimes fall into this category. In one ad, Ronald and two kids are glooming over the loss of [=McDonald's=] triple-thick milkshakes and Advertising/CocaCola, because the Evil Grimace has stolen all the cups. To outwit the baddie, Ronald disguises himself as a mailman and delivers a fake letter informing Grimace he has been selected for the "[=McDonaldland=] beauty contest, which convinces Grimace to leave with his nicest swimsuit. Impersonating a postal worker is actually considered a federal offense.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/ThemrPotaotHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on ''Film/MenInBlack'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on ''Film/MenInBlack'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: In one commercial, Ronald is giving out hamburgers for smiles. When Captain Crook asks for one, Ronald says that he can't have one until he learns to smile. Captain Crook hadn't been doing anything wrong at the time, making us feel sorry for him and Ronald coming across as mean for denying a hamburger to Captain Crook just because he wasn't in the habit of smiling. Granted, Captain Crook does soon learn to smile, and Ronald happily gives him one, but it still feels like he shouldn't have had to when he wasn't hurting anyone else.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Is the Hamburglar a HarmlessVillain who only wants to steal food? Or is he a monster who eats other sentient beings? The fact that the burgers are alive in [=McDonaldland=] seems to support the latter.
*** [[https://www.vulture.com/2015/06/the-hamburglars-manifesto-by-chris-morgan.html This article]] posits that he is in fact a Robin Hood-esque revolutionary who steals to survive and opposes Ronald and Mayor [=McCheese's=] brutal dictatorial regime.

* EpilepticTrees: There's always been debate in regards as to ''why'' the [=McDonaldland=] advertisements ceased, even if the official story was to do the "I'm loving it" campaign. Some believe that the only reason this happened was due to the backlash towards them following the ''Film/SuperSizeMe'' documentary. Others believe was due to further legal issues with the supposed ''Series/HRPufnstuf'' plagiarism.

* EpilepticTrees: There's always been debate in regards as to ''why'' the [=McDonaldland=] advertisements ceased, even if the official story was to do the "I'm loving it" campaign. Some believe that the only reason this happened was due to the backlash towards them following the ''Film/SuperSizeMe'' documentary.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: In one commercial, all the characters settle down for bed. They all immediately begin squabbling and being rowdy over ridiculous things, and Ronald (who is the only one genuinely trying to sleep) is pretty annoyed, which doesn't happen very often.

** Is the Hamburglar a HarmlessVillain who only wants to steal food? Or is he a [[CompleteMonster monster]] who eats other sentient beings? The fact that the burgers are alive in [=McDonaldland=] seems to support the latter.

* EpilepticTrees: There's always been debate in regards as to ''why'' the [=McDonaldland=] advertisements ceased, even if the official story was to do the "I'm loving in" campaign. Some believe that the only reason this happened was due to the backlash towards them following the ''Film/SuperSizeMe'' documentary.

* FunnyMoments: In one commercial, all the characters settle down for bed. They all immediately begin squabbling and being rowdy over ridiculous things, and Ronald (who is the only one genuinely trying to sleep) is pretty annoyed, which doesn't happen very often.

* FridgeHorror: Most of the food in [=McDonaldland=] is alive... including the ones Hamburglar tries to steal... possibly including even the ones Ronald gives the kids to eat...

* TastesLikeDiabetes: A fair complaint. Or rather, [[{{Pun}} Tastes Like Fast Food]].

* TastesLikeDiabetes: A fair complaint. Or rather, [[TerriblePun Tastes Like Fast Food]].

* TastesLikeDiabetes: A fair complaint.

* FridgeHorror: Most of the food in [=McDonaldland=] is alive... including the ones Hamburglar tries to steal... possibly including even the ones Ronald gives the kids to eat...

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:

** Is the Hamburglar a HarmlessVillain who only wants to steal food? Or is he a [[CompleteMonster monster]] who eats other sentient beings? The fact that the burgers are alive in [=McDonaldland=] seems to support the latter.