Ronald McDonald's 60-Year Evolution From Unsettling To Insta-Friendly - Chowhound

Tarabird/Getty Images The McDonald's mascot team has had an interesting cast of characters over the years. It starts with Speedee, the mascot whose name was a tribute to McDonald's' inventive-for-the-time super-fast food preparation system. When Ronald McDonald debuted in the 1960s, he was far different than the cartoony clown kids know and love today. In fact, many iterations of the mascot were downright…