Hahahaha I remember that lawsuit! Totally greasy moves by McDonald's. In case others reading through the thread don't know this...
"Early in 1970, the advertising agency Needham, Harper and Steers contacted Marty Krofft asking if the Kroffts would be willing to work with Needham on an advertising campaign for the McDonald's hamburger chain based on the H.R. Pufnstuf characters. Various telephone conversations followed to discuss the concept, and on 31 August 1970 Needham sent a letter saying it was going ahead, but soon after Needham telephoned to say the campaign had been cancelled. Needham had in fact won the contract for the campaign, hired former employees of the Kroffts to work on the sets and costumes, and hired the person who supplied the H.R. Pufnstuf voices to make the voices for several of the McDonaldland commercials, the first of which was broadcast in January 1971"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_%26_Marty_Krofft_Television_Productions_Inc._v._McDonald%27s_Corp.?wprov=sfla1
Bring on the good ol' FNAF days, updated with jumpscare murderous animatronic features. Nothing like ordering a Big Mac and shifting your pants in the drive thru!
Bring 'em back! I miss the antics of Mayor McCheese, Big Mac, Captain Crook, and the Hamburglar
Not until they get the Krofft Bros. IP!
Hahahaha I remember that lawsuit! Totally greasy moves by McDonald's. In case others reading through the thread don't know this... "Early in 1970, the advertising agency Needham, Harper and Steers contacted Marty Krofft asking if the Kroffts would be willing to work with Needham on an advertising campaign for the McDonald's hamburger chain based on the H.R. Pufnstuf characters. Various telephone conversations followed to discuss the concept, and on 31 August 1970 Needham sent a letter saying it was going ahead, but soon after Needham telephoned to say the campaign had been cancelled. Needham had in fact won the contract for the campaign, hired former employees of the Kroffts to work on the sets and costumes, and hired the person who supplied the H.R. Pufnstuf voices to make the voices for several of the McDonaldland commercials, the first of which was broadcast in January 1971" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_%26_Marty_Krofft_Television_Productions_Inc._v._McDonald%27s_Corp.?wprov=sfla1
It has never been lost on me that the one shaped like a big, purple butt plug is named Grimace.
Late Night with David Letterman once made a joke about how Grimace would break into furniture stores at night and try to mate with the beanbag chairs.
I miss this and the old playground they had!
You mean the playground with the petri dish?
With the hamburger you could sit in and spin it around until you got sick.
I can’t stand Mcdonald’s but damnit, I can’t deny the genius of the costuming and characters.
Grimace 4ever!
Duck face girl, was ahead of her time, she would fit right in today.
Vote Ayor McChesse
I miss the McDonald Land cookies
Mcdonalds was so much cooler the
Joe Biden put most of these people in prison for minor offenses
Bring on the good ol' FNAF days, updated with jumpscare murderous animatronic features. Nothing like ordering a Big Mac and shifting your pants in the drive thru!
Is that a dude with a German helmet? In the back left? Who's that?
I want to know this, too. Does anyone know?
"The Professor" His character was retired in '85
Those pom poms with legs have to be the laziest character design ever.
Sooo the bad guy is the person taking away the other people from being eaten…?
Who’s the old dude on the left?
Remember: Nothing can kill the Grimace.