Inglourious Basterds - The Story of McDonaldland and Its Nefarious Inhabitants

The Original McDonaldland Characters[i]

• Ronald McDonald
• Grimace (originally Evil Grimace)
• Hamburglar
• Fry Kids (originally Gobblins)
• Mayor McCheese
• Big Mac
• Captain Crook
• The Hamburger Patch
• Uncle O'Grimacey
• The Professor (a mad scientist type character in a lab coat. He was introduced in 1971.)

During the 1980s and 1990s, the cast was streamlined to the following:

• Ronald McDonald
• Grimace
• the Hamburglar
• Birdie the Early Bird
• the Fry Kids (also known as the Fry Guys)
• The Happy Meal Gang (Cheeseburger, soft drink, and fries, all regular size) (later joined by the McNugget Buddies)

Other Characters

• Mac Tonight
• CosMc
• Iam Hungry
• The Wastebaskets -- Talking trash cans featured in a 1970s commercial which encouraged kids to throw their trash in the wastebaskets.

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[i] Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070923064903AA4gEii