A moment of silence for the original Ran Ran Ruu
What would Japanator be without Ran Ran Ruu? So much of our time has been spent making fun of the Japanese Ronald McDonald that I almost can't imagine our website without these stories. We wouldn't have the Japanese Ron McD to make fun of if there wasn't ever the original American one. Yesterday it was reported that the original clown, Michael Polakovs, the first person to portray Ronald McDonald, died at age 86. He was originally hired in 1966 by McDonald's to help create the character. Polakovs must have been proud to know that the clown he created made it around the world. He probably cringed when he saw the Japanese version, though. To pay tribute, can we all give a silent, solem Ran Ran Ruu?
There's a new video after the jump so that we remember him fondly. [image from i-Freez's deviantart] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Sad day. first Roy Disney and now The original Ronald. What other piece of american will lose an icon tomorrow. I'm thinking Lucky from Lucky Charms. He lived to an age that would be expected of a healthy person. I see he doesn't partake in the product he sells. 10:12 AM on 04.29.2013 This McDonald's news video is better than Ran Ran Ruuu!We've followed the weirdness over at McDonald's Japan for years now here at Japanator, so you all should be used to the strange stuff that we tag Ran Ran Ruuu here. But today we have news coverage of McDonald's that's even s...
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