McDonaldland "Beauty Contest" Commercial (1972)

McDonaldland "Beauty Contest" Commercial (1972) is a McDonaldland commercial from 1972. In this commercial, the Evil Grimace has taken all the cups for shakes and coke, so Ronald McDonald disguises himself as a mailman with a special letter to give to him...

Cast[]

Ronald McDonald - The clown who decides to disguise himself as a mailman in order to give Evil Grimace a special letter about a beauty contest.
Evil Grimace - A purple blob who steals cups for shakes and coke.
Kids - Kids who join Ronald McDonald in this commercial.
Hamburger Patch - A patch of hamburgers who appear at the start of the commercial.
Narrator - A person who doesn't appear, but narrates the story.

Dialog[]

Below is the dialog to both the short and long commercials.

Longer Version[]

*Beginning of the McDonaldland Melody with a different tune plays*

Narrator: It was a gloomy day in McDonaldland.
Kid: No coke.
Kid: No shakes.
Ronald McDonald: *sigh*
Narrator: Because the Evil Grimace had grabbed all the cups...
Evil Grimace: Hee-hee-hee, hoo-dah! Where's the coke?! Dah...where are the shakes?!
Narrator: Thinking quickly, Ronald disguised himself as a mailman, and...
Ronald McDonald: A special delivery for E. Grimace!
Evil Grimace: Ooooh, ohh, oh my! Ah! I've been picked for the McDonaldland Beauty Contest! Discovered at last...
Narrator: Picking his nicest swimsuit, off he went!
Ronald McDonald: Now let's get these cups back to McDonald's! So we can have some triple thick shakes or have icy-cold Coca-Cola!
Evil Grimace: Err...I'm ready! I'm ready! Where's the contest?!

*Ending of the McDonaldland Melody with a different tune plays*

Shorter Version[]

Narrator: It was a gloomy day in McDonaldland, because the Evil Grimace had grabbed all the cups.
Narrator: Thinking quickly, Ronald disguised himself as a mailman.
Ronald McDonald: A special delivery for E. Grimace!
Evil Grimace: Ah! I've been picked for the McDonaldland Beauty Contest!
Narrator: Off he went...
Ronald McDonald: Now let's get these cups back to McDonald's! So we can have some triple thick shakes or have icy-cold Coca-Cola!
Evil Grimace: Where's the contest?!

Short Version[]

A 30 second version of the original advert exists that removes all the lines from the kids, and some scenes and dialog.

Video[]

Here is the video to both the long and short versions of the commercial. Thanks to TESTMACORONI for uploading them.