Which McDonaldland character was the town’s cheeseburger-headed mayor?

Mayor McCheese was the cheeseburger-headed mayor of McDonaldland.

The character was designed as a whimsical civic leader whose head resembled a large cheeseburger. He appeared in McDonald’s advertising during the McDonaldland era, a campaign world populated by food-themed characters and locations.

Mayor McCheese’s role gave the fictional setting a recognizable authority figure while also turning the restaurant’s menu into visual comedy. His formal mayoral clothing contrasted with his oversized burger head, making him easy for young viewers to identify.

He is often mixed up with Officer Big Mac, another character whose head was based on a McDonald’s menu item. The distinction is simple: Mayor McCheese represented a cheeseburger, while Officer Big Mac represented the Big Mac sandwich.