McDonald’s Ronald McDonald is the Hamburger Happy Clown, but who knew he was originally so creepy? The commercial below shows you the original Ronald McDonald. Long before the Mc DLT and the Mc Rib, they had a clown with a paper cup nose and food-tray hat. Plus, based on what he’s saying in the commercial below, I wouldn’t let this clown (or any clown for that matter) near my kids. What’s better, is that the original Ronald McDonald was portrayed by Today Show weatherman Willard Scott... he even takes credit for inventing the hamburger shilling clown. So, before they became a pseudo-racist marketing nightmare (c’mon, “I’m Lovin’ It and everything that goes with it is a touch racist) McDonald’s only had a (seemingly) kid-touching clown… enjoy.