Which McDonald's mascot has a striped shirt and steals hamburgers?

The McDonald's mascot who steals hamburgers is the Hamburglar. He was one of the principal characters in McDonaldland advertising and was defined by his obsession with taking McDonald's hamburgers.

The character's appearance changed over time. Early versions were more elaborate and were portrayed as a small, mischievous figure, while the later familiar version wore a striped shirt, cape, gloves, and a broad-brimmed hat.

The Hamburglar worked as a comic foil for Ronald McDonald and the other McDonaldland characters. His repeated attempts to obtain hamburgers created a simple storyline that could be adapted to short television commercials and printed promotions.

He is sometimes mixed up with Grimace, but their roles were different. Grimace was a large purple character associated with a friendly, clumsy personality, whereas the Hamburglar's defining trait was his attempted hamburger theft.