"McDanger - Mayor McCheese Taken to Secret Place" is the highest rating on the new Homeland Security Advisory scale proposed by Banterist.
This reminds me - why isn't Grimace mentioned on their scale? He was my favorite McDonald's character, but I never really understood his koan-like utterances. For example, why do they have him saying "Duh, hi there!" at his portion of the McDonald's site, Grimace's Garage? Is he really that dumb? And what is Grimace, anyway? I mean, I know what it means to grimace, but who at McDonald's decided to call a McDonaldland character "Grimace?" And, is that his brother in The Darkness' I Believe in a Thing Called Love video? Is he related to that Timer guy who made the wagon wheel snacks on Saturday morning? Ok, ok, so they look nothing alike (although they are both pudgy), but Timer is equally unidentifiable.
Oh my god! Timer! wow. Just the other day I was pontificating on the need for a "classic Saturday morning cartoon" channel. I mean, if there's a market for the dreck on Classic Sports Channel, surely there must be a market for the Snorks.
As for Grimace -- the existential common man of the McDonalds gang -- maybe that is his whole point.. every other character is fairly clear-cut and easily pigeon-holed into some role or another, except Grimace. We can project whatever we like onto him. Grimace is personal freedom in lovable purple abundance.
ahem...
I'm a bit curious, though, as to what would happen if the McDonalds gang ever met the Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Would they get along or would they fight a lot? And what would Grimace think of Master Shake? You'll notice that Shake's straw is purple. Hmm.
jake-
i love the grape jelly blob theory. and, i have to admit, many a morning i feel like grimace myself: "duh, it's morning. where's my coffee?"