Funko POP: AD Icons – Speedee Exclusive

Pop! figures bring your favorite McDonald’s characters to life with a unique stylized design. Each vinyl figure stands 3.75 inches tall and comes in window box packaging, making them great for display!

Product Features

• 3.75 inches (9.53cm)
• Made of vinyl
• Urban stylized design
• Window box packaging
• Exclusive Pop!

Box Contents

• Speedee Pop!

• McDonald’s – Speedee Funko Pop! Funko Shop Exclusive

  Speedee really is a mascot that has been overlooked to some degree. We are all aware of Ronald McDonald, the king from Burger King, and Colonel Sanders but I have to admit I hadn’t actually come across Speedee before even though he is the original McDonald’s mascot.

  He really has been forgotten over the years.

• Speedee was first introduced as the fast food chain’s mascot in 1948.

  He was a little chef with a big smile who was supposed to represent the restaurant’s speedy service.

  The loveable little chef Speedee was the face of the fast food chain McDonald’s for almost 20 years before being replaced in 1967 by Ronald McDonald.

• It is reported that the Speedee mascot was very, very close in design to the Alka Seltzer’s logo. Mcdonald’s really didn’t want any association or confusion with indigestion tablets. It wouldn’t have been a good look for a restaurant. McDonald’s was forced to quietly drop Speedee in favor of Ronald McDonald.

  For me, Speedee is a much better option as the face of McDonald’s than Ronald McDonald has been.