What McDonald's character stole hamburgers while wearing a striped mask and cape?

The Hamburglar was the McDonald’s character who stole hamburgers while wearing a striped mask and cape. He became one of the signature figures in the McDonaldland advertising cast.

The character debuted in 1971, originally portrayed as a short, older-looking troublemaker with exaggerated speech. McDonald’s later redesigned him as a younger, slimmer character in a black-and-white striped outfit, red cape, and wide-brimmed hat.

The Hamburglar’s fictional crimes were comic rather than threatening, allowing commercials to dramatize the appeal of hamburgers without depicting real wrongdoing. He is sometimes confused with Captain Crook, a separate McDonaldland character associated with Filet-O-Fish sandwiches.