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Mcdonald's, where did they get the name?
The McDonald brothers founded it. How cool!
First Ronald McDonald Commercial 1963 Ronald McDonald was born in 1963 when weatherman Willard Scott played the deft-footed dancing clown in a series of television commercials. Scott had previously played Bozo the Clown.
Below is Willard as Ronald McDonald. Ronald McDonald was a made-up character.
I had no idea that Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald. Cool stuff!
We have eaten the food, but now I want to share how this whole thing started.
Who is the real founder of McDonald’s?
Richard McDonald and Maurice McDonald, together known as the McDonald Brothers, were American entrepreneurs who founded the oh-so-famous fast-food company Which they most…