Which McDonald’s character is a striped-clothed hamburger thief?

The Hamburglar is McDonald’s striped-clothed hamburger thief character.

He became part of the McDonaldland cast in the early 1970s, appearing as a mischievous figure who tried to steal hamburgers. His classic design included a black-and-white striped outfit, a cape, a wide-brimmed hat, and a speech pattern built around shortened words such as “robble.”

The character’s appearance changed over time. The original Hamburglar was portrayed as a small, somewhat eerie adult-like figure, while a later redesign made him look more like a young child and gave him a friendlier appearance. The redesign helped McDonald’s keep the character suitable for children’s advertising.

The Hamburglar is not the same character as Grimace, whose early advertisements involved milkshakes. He also differs from Mayor McCheese, a civic-themed McDonaldland character with a cheeseburger-shaped head.