Which McDonald's mascot is a thief-like character who wears a striped outfit?

The Hamburglar is McDonald's thief-like mascot who wears a striped outfit. He was created as part of the fictional McDonaldland cast used in McDonald's advertising beginning in the early 1970s.

The character's basic role was simple: he tried to steal hamburgers, usually while being chased or discovered by Ronald McDonald and other McDonaldland residents. This playful story gave McDonald's a way to turn its menu into an imaginary children's world.

The original Hamburglar design was much more exaggerated than the later version. He appeared as a small, masked character with a speech pattern and an old-fashioned burglar costume. McDonald's redesigned him in the 1980s as a taller, younger-looking character in a black-and-white striped outfit.

The Hamburglar is sometimes confused with McDonald's other costumed mascots. Grimace was associated with shakes, while Mayor McCheese was a civic leader with a cheeseburger head. The Hamburglar's defining branding trait was his comic desire to take hamburgers.