What was the name of McDonald’s fictional police officer in McDonaldland?

Officer Big Mac was McDonaldland’s fictional police officer.

Officer Big Mac was a character in McDonald’s classic advertising universe, whose design and name connected him with the Big Mac sandwich. He appeared alongside other McDonaldland residents in commercials and promotional material aimed largely at children and families.

The character helped give the fictional setting a recognizable civic structure. Mayor McCheese represented the town’s political leadership, while Officer Big Mac supplied a law-and-order role within the playful world. These titles were part of the campaign’s storytelling rather than descriptions of real McDonald’s employees or restaurant positions.

Officer Big Mac is sometimes confused with Captain Crook or the Hamburglar because all were recurring characters in the same advertising universe. His specific identifying feature was the police-officer role, paired with the Big Mac name. As McDonald’s later simplified its marketing, he became less prominent than Ronald McDonald.