{"id":511,"date":"2009-05-04T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T13:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyfork.com\/retro_video_first_mcdonalds_co\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T20:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T20:00:09","slug":"retro_video_first_mcdonalds_co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/new\/retro_video_first_mcdonalds_co\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro video first mcdonalds co"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that way before he was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yhvGUnkFd0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creeping out little kids on The Today Show<\/a>, Willard Scott was terrifying children as the original Ronald McDonald. This commercial, which aired in 1963, features the birthday well-wisher in the first iteration of what would become the iconic fast-food clown. Fortunately for children everywhere, Ronald transformed over the years into a lovable figure, substantially less likely to haunt their dreams and leave them shivering in a cold sweat.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Smucker&#8217;s would be proud of this well-aged gem of a commercial.  <\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/krXP_TUZqsk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/krXP_TUZqsk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><br \/>\n\t\t    <!--googleoff: all-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that way before he was creeping out little kids on The Today Show, Willard Scott was terrifying children as the original Ronald McDonald. 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