Which McDonald’s mascot was a police officer in the early McDonaldland advertising cast?

Officer Big Mac was the police officer in McDonald’s early McDonaldland advertising cast.

Officer Big Mac was designed as a character with a head resembling a Big Mac hamburger. He appeared alongside other McDonaldland figures, including Mayor McCheese, Captain Crook, Grimace, and the Hamburglar. Each character helped turn McDonald’s advertising into a recurring fictional setting for children.

The character’s name connected two branding elements: the restaurant’s imaginative mascot world and its most famous signature sandwich. This type of character branding helped McDonald’s make menu items and restaurant visits part of a larger story universe.

Officer Big Mac is often confused with Captain Crook because both characters were associated with McDonaldland’s law-and-adventure themes. Captain Crook was a separate pirate character, while Officer Big Mac was the police-themed figure.