tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post6502036972786555606..comments2024-03-17T09:16:18.726-04:00Comments on Plaid Stallions : Rambling and Reflections on '70s pop culture: A 1970s McDonalds Costume CatalogPlaidstallionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922569505772725122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-51117163036852672972020-03-05T08:22:16.581-05:002020-03-05T08:22:16.581-05:00Did people really cosplay as Grimace in the 80s? $...Did people really cosplay as Grimace in the 80s? $3,000?! Nerds must have been loaded in those days.YesterdayIsNowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131731569946142828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-43951156324848462532020-03-03T09:42:54.535-05:002020-03-03T09:42:54.535-05:00I'm gonna say for the 70's or 80's the...I'm gonna say for the 70's or 80's these costumes are pricy!<br />Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625791987611607403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-91071306577390341762020-03-02T15:21:14.244-05:002020-03-02T15:21:14.244-05:00These days it's hard to imagine a corporation ...These days it's hard to imagine a corporation like McDonald's selling mascot costumes outright except to huge franchisees. They'd want to control the costumes and the performers who wear them, lest a disgruntled teenage in a ratty Ronald costume go viral. There'd definitely be a strict rulebook.<br /><br />Do the McDonald's characters still appear in public? I recall when they'd promote Ronald's appearances, usually hour-long visits scheduled at several different locations over a weekend. In recent years I've only seen a "real" Ronald in the Macy's parade.<br /><br />Back in the 80s, by random chance I wore an official Smokey the Bear costume for a local parade. There was a single-spaced page of instructions on a government letterhead. Among other things, Smokey was not allowed to handle matches, lighters or cigarettes in any context. DBensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144515471557731622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-22350933199427202832020-03-02T12:56:11.610-05:002020-03-02T12:56:11.610-05:00Oh wow what a cool find! Seems odd to me they ask ...Oh wow what a cool find! Seems odd to me they ask on all the costumes for an actor between 5'2" to 5'9". I'm 5'11"-180cm- just seems weird I'm considered too tall to play any of them. Gamera977https://www.blogger.com/profile/13183871245269553535noreply@blogger.com