McDonald’s Had A McCartoon… 

Thanks so much for watching! Have you ever seen this weird Rugrats looking Ronald McDonald cartoon or is this all news to you?

Being a poor kid in the 2000s, I cherished whatever piece of home media I could get my hands on, so sufficed to say, I loved these tapes.

The Ronald series was soooo good. I loved those VHS tapes!

I used to watch these at my grandma's all the time. She passed a few months ago, what I wouldn't do to go back to that time for just a little bit. Thanks for reminding me of these memories.

I actually really like the Ronald redesign here, he looks kinda punky with the spiky afro and the sharp eye makeup. Definitely a look Also yeah I just remembered that we had a whole Killer Clown epidemic a few years ago. Good Times!

I know there just essentially advertisements, but I love this series, its very charming and I have so many fond memories of watching it.

Am I the only that finds it odd that the chicken girl is just fine with large embodiments of a processed meat version of her simply walking around?

Oh man, the memories! I had a few of these tapes as a kid, and I remember watching them constantly, almost to the point of putting strain on our poor VCR XD

born in '98 and I remember mcdonalds of the early 2000s! they still had their characters all over the walls and it made the restaurant feel more fun and homey as a kid.

I tell you this show is buried deep within my subconscious. I don't know why it's stuck like it is, but this immediately brings me back to my childhood in my grandparents seemingly giant basement watching these on an ancient TV.

This I definitely remember as a kid You could only get the vhs tapes at McDonald’s and for some reason, my local store never got the last tape and it’s haunted me forever I spent years asking every time I went to McDonald’s if they had it. I assumed it was just never actually made for a lot of years.

From what I remember, the reason that Ronald is no longer associated with the food aspect of McDonalds was something to do with the Ronald McDonald House Charites side of things and wanting Ronald to solely be a mascot for the charity.

I was always a little creeped out by this as a kid by these cartoons when they’d show them at play places or at birthday’s (they had a tv they showed them sometimes), and the idea of a slide that turns you into a cartoon added to that for me

Love that you covered this! We had all the vhs tapes back in the day, it took me way too long in life to remember this wasn't some sort of fever dream and actually existed. 😂

I have the vhs tapes!! This cartoon lives in my mind rent free!! I can't believe you made a video about it. Thank you so much for this!

Jake Depkey had been Ronald McDonald since the early 80s (most iconic MCD commericals feature him), so it was either contract dispute or it was just time to move on (at that point, nearly 20 years as ONE Character had to get tiring). While I was in High School when these were coming out, my twin sisters were the perfect age for it and we watched it a ton of times (though most K-C shows were the only ones where all three of us could watch something and not fight over the controller)

Keep up the great content Jordan. Have a great day!

I still hold a special place in my heart for these specials. i remember owning The Legend of Grimace Island VHS growing up and it still a good watch to this day. it's nothing completely mind blowing but it's still good.

I actually have two of these odd VHS episodes of this Ronald McDonald cartoon thing. They were the Pirate themed episode and the Space Themed episode. These are actually part of my childhood. Thanks for doing this.

I still have these on VHS, not all of them but most of them and I loved them so so much

I LOVED these cartoons as a kid! I had them all on VHS. Never realized the Rugrats connections!

you truly help me realize my childhood memories aren't fever dreams 😂 though I was fully aware of this series (I still have 2 of them on VHS) its nice to know other people are haunted by these strange creations 😂

I will forever have a place in my heart for this series. Watched them all so many times as a kid. Especially Scared Silly. Thanks for covering this series!

I'm glad you finally covered TWAORM. As a kid, I didn't know this fact despite growing up watching the Rugrats and The Wacky Adventures of Donald McDonald but now I noticed the animation and sound effects gave it away when watching them again. My favorite episode had to be Grimace Island although that and the birthday episode were the only episodes I've watched growing up. Rewatching the whole series last year, it's still a fun but weird series to watch.

I remember being so excited when we’d get these VHS tapes! My grandmother drove us to every Mcdonalds in the city to find them when they sold out!

I loved watching those VHS tapes when I was little!! I never got to get the space themed tape or the final tape, but I did have the rest of them and I would watch them whenever my mom would get me McDonalds to eat.

The Wacky Adventure of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly was my favorite! I play “Farflung Forest” and “Set Up Camp” for my two-year-old still. They’re fun songs and I’m happy to see these get some attention

You always seem to pick the best ones at the best times. I actually thought for what they were and although they could be a little creepy they were pretty decent with the animation quality especially for a free giveaway. Pretty sure I still have a few of them around on VHS somewhere

Someday I’d like to see Jordan do an episode on the Secret Show. I watched it on Nicktoons when I was a kid and then never heard of it ever again. All I really remember is the awesome theme song…

IT DOES EXIST!!! I have had flashbacks to this cartoon all my adult life like this was a wierd fever dream of a cartoon and nobody I asked seemed to remember it. But thank you for proving my sanity!

"The grimace population." So is grimace a race ? So Grimace is just named after his race ? It's like if I named myself Human. Also I remember seeing an episode of this, but I have no idea where I would have seen it.

i was just telling my wife about these the other day! it's surprising how well these actually hold up, they put some genuine talent into it and i still find these shorts really fun to watch! the first one was always my favorite, i absolutely ate up anything haunted house themed as a kid

Fun Fact:Jordan Fringle is the Greatest youtuber on this platform

I have so much nostalgia for this show! I got all of the VHS tapes when I was a kid and would watch them all the time. I had completely forgot about them until a few years ago when they randomly popped back into my head. I found a few of them on RU-vid so every now and them i rewatch them for a hit of that sweet nostalgia.

I loved this series when I was little! That is some nostalgia. Man, Klasky Csupo was so prolific back in the day. I miss these kind of cartoons.

This was a great cartoon. Never knew the Rugrats creators made it. Makes sense. Used to own the Halloween and pirate episodes. Edit: I found the apparent proper pronunciation of Klasky Csupo: Klasky-Csupo, Inc. (pronounced "Class-key Chew-po", although commonly mistaken as "Class-key Ka-zoo-po") is a multimedia entertainment production company.

Jordan: Will we ever see these characters again? Me watching this as the adult happy meal is being sold: 👀

Never clicked on an episode so quick! I'm glad someone else also remembers this VHS series fondly. Scared Silly and Birthday World are still 2 of the best films that I can quote, lol.

Was not expecting Clussy reference. Nice. 10/10.

I went and watched the Grimace Island episode a couple months ago. Things just kept escalating and never slowed down and never bothered to justify *why*, it was somehow the funniest thing I’d ever seen in that moment and I laughed to the point of tears.

The Ronald McDonalds cartoon and movies haunt the deepest halls of my memory chambers

I remember seeing advertisments for these VHS Ronald McDonad cartoons, but never actually watched them as a kid. I also like how the Hamburgelar's design looks similar to Chuckie. Some of the Rugrats similarites are pretty strong in this series!

I remember this. As a kid, I had been saving money to buy the "Have time will travel" tape. I had no idea that this show was made by the creators of Rugrats!

Omg, I remember owning the VHS tapes as a kid. I had one episode and I remember being around 4 and always hiding from the Klasky Studios mascot. It just creeped me out.

Oh, you just unlocked a core memory for me, Jordan. Thank you for covering this! For the longest time, I honestly thought I imagined this series of tapes, because it felt like nobody else remembered them but me. I remember getting the Scared Silly one when I was around 7-8, and for some reason at that age I was able to figure out that it was created by Klasky Csupo (the animation and the musical cues helped, as did the fact that they used Mark Mothersbaugh for the score, since he did the music for Rugrats, Wild Thornberrys, etc.)

I think the Rugrats design on Ronald McDonald is the best design in the whole show.

I loved Gabor csupos movie bridge to terabithia, that movie made me cry when it first came out in 2007, but it is still my favorite movie of all time

This is probably your best video yet, you’ve come so far in video making keep it up man!

I remember watching the first one, Scared Silly, a lot when I was a kid. I really enjoyed it. Never did get around to watching the others, though. Surprisingly, I never the dots between this and Rugrats.

Wow, great timing. This was posted like 3 days before McDonald’s started the McDonald’s Camp Promotion that kicked off with grimace merch. Great videos my friend!

Had all the VHS tapes of this show. I'll never forget the one scene where Grimace was too heavy for a horse so he put it on his back and ran at the same pace as the rest of the gang who were on horses.

I recently rewatched these episodes with my girlfriend, she wanted to show me these old shows, and it’s great to see it being brought to light lol Great work as always Mr Fringe

I don't know how, but I remembered this! I think I kept watching it as a three year old or either a four year old. My mom got the VHS tapes since I wasn't born until 1999. The one that I watched constantly was the time travel 2D, but it was 'have time will travel'

Oh man. I had the first 4 of these. Didn't know about the other two until a few years ago. But I used to watch them all the time. Especially birthday world and the space one with hamburglar

I had these videos! Straight up a lost memory, forced back into my brain. Thus why i love this channel

Whoaaaaa, I have a few LEGO pieces in a pile from my youth and Ronald’s face is on one, it must’ve been from a happy meal.

You just opened a old memory , gosh Me and my sis would you play that one VHS we got for days!

I loved these movies! We had two VHS tapes and we watched them at least twice a week

When you realize this series of tapes was Christine Cavanaugh's last voice acting performance

I'm so happy to find such a high quality video on these VHS's, I loved them soo much as a kid

My buddy just bought the 5 VHS tapes at a garage sale. I only really remember scared silly but knew about the others vaguely

This absolutely resurfaced some memories for me. I had a couple of the tapes, gifts from grandparents, and I loved them. Also I didn’t know they actually retired Ronald, that’s interesting. RIP the clown.

Yooo, I remember I had the "Birthday World" vhs as a kid and watched it religiously! And I randomly remembered this existed like, a few days ago!🤣

Ah my childhood! My grandma got me the scared silly vhs tape, I watched it nonstop. XD

Charlie Adler ALSO voiced Cow on the show "Cow And Chicken" As soon as I heard it, that was the FIRST show I thought about lol.

Yay ive been waiting for this one! Thanks JF!

I had these as a kid. We got the scared silly tape when I saw it in a McDonald's, and then I was hooked. The thing that confused my my small child brain was the ad for the space one said "coming in 1999," and it was already 1999. I would ask my mom "when is it going to be 1999," and she'd say "it is 1999." The thing that further confused me was the ad for Grimace Island also said "coming in 1999" and I already had it. I used to watch them all the time, and always wondered when the Legend of McDonald Land Loch was going to come out, and only 10is years later did I learn it never had a wide release and was impossible to find. Then 15ish years later I'm google it and a copy was found and ripped online, and now I'm like 20 and watching this 40 minute advertisement for children in my dorm room unironically.

Fun Fact: Christine kavanagh also did the voice of Chuckie AS WELL as Oblina in AHHH! Real Monsters, that's another fun connection. I like AHHH! Real Monsters 🙂

THANK YOU! NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THESE! I bought these through the mcd drive through, and scared silly was my favorite OBV. such a great voice cast, and an absolute treasure of a memory. I actually really like it because it looked just like rocket power/wild thornberrys so it just felt right!

When I was a kid I got every single one of these tapes, and the grimace island video instilled a lifelong fear of whirlpools. When I played wind waker years later, the giant octorocks would scare me to the point I had to stop playing. GREAT STUFF

I loved these movies! And they were done so well and good stories

i swear i was filming a video about some halloween mcdonalds toys and i mentioned the scared silly tape and i was doing that at the exact same time u uploaded this. freaky. great video!! i like the style of these but im also just a sucker for old mcdonalds propaganda.

That deep cut of Wesley Willis rock n roll McDonalds! i literally just found that song a month ago lol.

That damn grimace island song has been stuck in my damn head for nearly 2 decades

I remember watching the space episode all the time as a kid and I absolutely loved it. Thank you so much for reminding me of this

I think I had at least 3 of these growing up, the one I remember the most even to this day was the camping one

Yes! My brother and I got these as soon as they came out and watched them endlessly.

I had the VHS of all the episodes. I honestly really enjoyed them as a kid. The Klasky-Csupo art style is so nostalgic to look back on.

I remember these being very approachable to watch as a kid because of the familiar art style. It worked!

Funny you'd upload this, I was watching the episodes just a few years ago and reliving childhood memories We had the Scared Silly and Birthday World tapes

NOOO NOT THE GEIRU REFERENCE surprised you didn't talk about how the last episode was lost until only like 3 years ago, great video!

(11:06)Welcome the new adult kids meal 😂😂 that brings me to research the old cartoon my cousin and I would watch with {Ronald McDonald and Friends} as my search!

Some stuff from this show lives in my head, I saw it so much as a child. I still think of his giant burger bed, or in the alien episode where hamburgler asks what's being thrown at the McDonald's ship in panic, and the alien just nonchalantly says "... Sprinkles."

I remember these and watching them on the vhs tapes!!

I loved this fever dream of a series. I still have the camping road trip song stick in my head.

Thank god somebody talked about this I own three episodes of this on VHS. I watched it all the time when I was a child. My favorite episode was "Scared Silly".

Remember renting this from the library as a kid

Part of me wants to chop up all cartoons in this style and convince someone that it was a variety show.

I love the Ronald McDonald Whacky adventure series! So many wonderful memories. I was very happy to collect these tapes in my middle school years. I even had a screen crush on Tika! She may have not been on too many of the tapes, really she was just in the first episode and the fourth one but she was very clever and creative and I really dug her whacky hairstyle and her hula hoop earrings. This is why those two videos were my favorites, they also had some of the best songs. I enjoyed the other videos a lot too though!

I remember having if not all then most of these tapes as a kid. I watched them so much they broke. Good stuff.

I freaking loved this show as a kid although never realized it was made by the creators of the Rugrats

I remember having the "visitors from outer space" vhs tape,i liked it :)

I still have these vsh tapes! Yes the grimace island is still my favorite... Mostly because of the songs

My step brother had those VHS, we watched em a few times, I had honestly forgotten they existed until this, so thanks for that.

I had these tapes growing up and I loved them. They were so fun!

Omg I had the vhs tape growing up! I remember if my mom brought McDonald’s home, I would but the tape in the vcr and watch it while eating.

Talk about a blast from the past. I'm pretty sure I still have the camping/haunted house episode VHS in a box of old VHS's in my basement

BRO. I had every single one of these on VHS and I watched them all the time before I got to middle school. They were quite trippy, my boy.

So glad I'm not the only one who remembers these fondly

Great video ! I think it is cool to know about the ties to rugrats peeps. Pretty cool!