tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post2398476487229570404..comments2024-03-17T09:16:18.726-04:00Comments on Plaid Stallions : Rambling and Reflections on '70s pop culture: Remco McDonaldland CharactersPlaidstallionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922569505772725122noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-50661056939973602952009-09-16T10:53:09.018-04:002009-09-16T10:53:09.018-04:00My sister had the Ronald doll. Like many of our 70...My sister had the Ronald doll. Like many of our 70's era toys it just disappeared one day. My mom swears she never throw anything away but it all mysteriously vanished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-4686614647145695942009-09-14T12:01:33.148-04:002009-09-14T12:01:33.148-04:00I had Ronald and Grimace.. Ronald (as well as some...I had Ronald and Grimace.. Ronald (as well as some of the others) had a joystick on their backs that controlled head movement. I always wished other figs like Mego had this feature.<br /><br />BTW, Grimace was like a tightly packed stuffed animal with hard plastic legs. Not as cuddly as you'd imagine, plasticfetish. :)JFStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469610652740045118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-20476149170979037522009-09-14T10:11:46.054-04:002009-09-14T10:11:46.054-04:00I still see these characters once in a while. It ...I still see these characters once in a while. It usually occurs right after eating too much of the goo they put into the Big Macs.John IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132698775961146036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-214377146325356882009-09-14T08:30:48.377-04:002009-09-14T08:30:48.377-04:00You can blame McDonalds for a lot of stuff but you...You can blame McDonalds for a lot of stuff but you have to congratulate them for Grimace. Who ever came up with him is a genius.Davidhttp://www.pokerheaven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-50210867899712498552009-09-14T08:22:53.656-04:002009-09-14T08:22:53.656-04:00The sleeping kid is a young Morgan Spurlock.The sleeping kid is a young Morgan Spurlock.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-29619129946441639352009-09-14T02:06:20.016-04:002009-09-14T02:06:20.016-04:00Of all the weird junk that I had as a kid, includi...Of all the weird junk that I had as a kid, including tons of fast food related merchandise, I'm amazed that I never had any of these.<br /><br />For some reason I'm <b>really</b> curious to know what Grimace feels like.plasticfetishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144798816642282702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-75520381428600848522009-09-14T01:10:56.542-04:002009-09-14T01:10:56.542-04:00Did you know that Sid & Marty Krofft (creators...Did you know that Sid & Marty Krofft (creators of Pufnstuf, Bugaloos, Lidsville, and other kidvid) were first approached by McDonald's to develop this sort of thing, then backed out and went with this? The Kroffs, when the commercials hit the air, sued McDonald's over this... and they won! Which is why these characters ended up disappearing after a very short time.Jon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346075090240271003noreply@blogger.com