From Cartoon Chubster To Handsome Hipster: McDonald's Revamps Hamburglar

NPR ^ | May 7, 2015 | Maria Godoy

[Opinionated Blowhard]

The unveiling of the handsome Hamburglar comes as McDonald's struggles to reinvent itself.

If this is an example of what they are betting on to revive their fortunes, they are doomed.

[Red Badger]

Good, I hate clowns............................

[VanDeKoik]

Look, sweetie, I could pull off the burglar look far better. i would bring in a flash mob and do a whole Occupy McDonald theme.....Oh nevermind, why would I want to steal that junk anyway. It would be like I'm doing THEM a favor. Ugh! I think i'll just open up a vegan locally-sourced soy burger shoppe down the street.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I figured he would be gay.

You're thinking of the Wienerer

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I thought I recognized Ronald's voice in that commercial. Squire Fridell;

[Responsibility2nd]

I think he’d be more at home raiding a sausage-fest.

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What gave him away? The red leather gloves? Or the mask?

[Cicero]

Michelle said that the old Hamburglar was too fat. He gave the kids bad ideas!

[Crim]

Why didnt they just use the last one?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Why is the unshaven look so popular amongst men his age? Do women in that age group find it attractive?

Don't they understand that some metro-sexual had to spend an hour trimming and such to make it look like he hasn't shaved in a week but can't be bothered to grow an actual beard?

Whenever I see it my Gaydar pegs the needle.

[Secret Agent Man]

He loks like a gay pimp.

[BenLurkin]

It could be worse....

[Mastador1]

The new Grimace will be a lesbian

I heard they were looking at Rosie, but she just made everyone puke...............which got the diet pimps interested.

[cicero2k]

This move also reflects society, not just business.

McDonalds used to be haven where families could bring children. They built many playgrounds attached to their restaurants.

This was not enough, McDonald customers flocked to Chiplote-Panera-Smashburger.

Possibly, because entertaining children is not an issue, since they are no longer being had.

[PrairieDawg]

I had an idea once for a hamburger chain.

Make your own burger!
You get the patty from the clerk in a sanitary container, then you proceed to a salad bar type set up where you get different types of buns and the makings of the burger, lettuce, tomato, jalapenos, etc., and put whatever you want on it in however much. .......

That would be Fudruckers. Try one if it's in your area.

[dragonblustar]

[BenLurkin]

[elcid1970]

Looks like what you don’t want to see lurking around a schoolyard.

What was wrong with the original characters? Hamburglar was harmless compared with this creep.

[dfwgator]

Are you kidding? Of course he’s white just like all of the home burglars in those home security ads.

[elcid1970]

Ronald McDonald getting offed by Burger King is still a hoot.

[WKUHilltopper]

Hipster? Pathetic more like it. It’s hip to eat McD’s GMO and chemically laced Frankenfood.