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** Mayor McCheese has almost disappeared entirely after lawsuits from the owners of [[H.R. Pufnstuf]].
* [[Collectible Cloney Babies]]: McDonald's went above and beyond, with ''[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]'' sweepstakes that people could use to win real money, in addition to toy lines. People could collect McDonald's-exclusive ''Monopoly'' tiles with meal purchases and trade them in for cash. They could also win prizes like cars. The documentary ''McMillions'' revealed that the sweepstakes became the center of a scam where associates Simon Marketing embezzled $24 million and laundered the winning pieces to boot.
* [[Defictionalization]]: In early 2024, McDonald's briefly defictionalized the anime-standard [[Bland-Name Product]] version of their name and logo, [[Bland-Name Product#WcDonald's|WcDonald's]], as part of [https://www.foodandwine.com/wcdonalds-mcdonalds-anime-promotion-8598620 an anime-themed promotion].
* [[Dub Name Change]]: In Japan Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald, in deference to the lack of a clear "r" sound in Japanese.
** It’s quite interesting to note that the first English teacher in Japan was an American named [[Hilarious in Hindsight|Ranald McDonald]].
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