Hamburglar

Hamburglar
“ Robble, Robble! „ ― Hambuglar's Catchphrase
Vital statistics
Names	Hamburglar, Henry Hevlan
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Occupation	Criminal
Origin	McDonaldsland Commerical (March 1971)
Alignment	Evil
Age	Unknown
Created By	McDonald's
Height	137cm (4ft 6in)
Weight	Not Stated

The Hamburglar is a character from McDonaldland who appears in McDonald's commercials. A close friend of Ronald McDonald, Grimace, and Birdie, he is known for his repeated but always unsuccessful attempts to steal all the hamburgers in McDonaldland. Despite his thieving antics, he remains a beloved member of the McDonaldland community.

The Hamburglar was voiced by Howard Morris in most commercials, Charlie Adler in some 1980s commercials and "The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald," and Carl W. Wolfe in certain 1990s commercials. The character was portrayed by Tommy Vicini from 1992 to 2003, following brief appearances in the 1980s by 20-year veteran Frankie Delfino, who played the role from 1971 to 1991.

History

First appearing in March 1971, the Hamburglar began as a pint-sized villain dressed in a black-and-white striped outfit, red cape, wide-brimmed hat, and black gloves, with a focus on stealing hamburgers and cheeseburgers. Initially depicted as an old man with a long nose and gray hair, he was called the "Lone Jogger" in some commercials, wearing a shirt labeled "Lone Jogger." His gibberish speech was often translated by Captain Crook.

In 1985, the character was redesigned as a younger, red-haired, Dennis the Menace-like child with a shorter-brimmed hat, a black cape with yellow lining, red and white shoes, and four-fingered red gloves. His muttering evolved into the catchphrase "robble robble." In "The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald," he was given a more sporty appearance, featuring green goggles, a leather jacket, striped shirt, shorts, and sneakers, while still playing tricks on his friends and loving burgers. His last TV appearances were in prime-time commercials promoting the dollar menu.

In 2015, McDonald's reintroduced the Hamburglar as a grown man wearing a fedora, macintosh jacket, black-and-white t-shirt, black jeans, and high-top sneakers, with a mask and a hint of designer stubble. This marked his first appearance in commercials since 2002.

In 2023, the Hamburglar returned to promote changes to McDonald's hamburgers.

Wacky Adventures:

1	"Scared Silly"	John Holmquist	Andrew McElfresh & Michael Bloom	October 9, 1998
Ronald and his friends go on a camping trip in the Far-Flung Forest, where Ronald discovers an old house which he assumes is haunted by a ghost called the Far-Flung Phantom. Due to a sudden storm, the campers are forced to stay in the old house, where a Phantom head leads them through a challenging game that will help them to escape, if they cooperate. Along the way, the Fry Kids and McNuggets get caught in traps and are separated from the group and the rest face off against the Phantom head in a challenge of riddles. Tika, Hamburglar, and Birdie fail each riddle and are swept into traps, leaving only Ronald, Grimace, and Sundae to solve the final one, which they do. The holographic head turns out to be a child named Franklin programming the game, with help from Tika and the McNuggets in a lab room. After Ronald gets a "You Win" out of Franklin, Dr. Quizzical returns to catch his son in the act and reveals that Franklin has done something like this before. Franklin apologizes to the gang for his actions and is allowed to join in their camping trip, becoming their new friend in the process.
2	"The Legend of Grimace Island"	Jim Duffy	Mark Zaslove & Eryk Casemiro	January 22, 1999
Ronald and the gang go out on a journey to Grimace Island (where Grimace's species is originated) after Grimace receives a letter supposedly by the island's residents asking for help. Unbeknownst to everyone, the letter was actually written by pirate captain One-Eyed Sally and her first mate Blather in a scheme by the two to follow the gang to the island in order to seize the Grimaces' legendary treasure for themselves.
3	"The Visitors from Outer Space"	Jeff Scott	David Regal	April 23, 1999
Hamburglar tricks the gang into believing that aliens have come to Earth so that he can steal McDonaldland's hamburgers without interference from them, which costs him their trust in him when they find out. Later, Hamburglar gets abducted by real aliens after foolishly accepting an offer to go on vacation with them, not realizing until too late that the vacation lasts thousands of Earth years. Despite being angry at him for his lie and prank, Ronald and his friends go on a mission in outer space to rescue Hamburglar.
4	"Birthday World"	Anthony Bell	David Regal Additional Material by: Emily Kapnek & Eryk Casemiro	February 23, 2001
Hamburglar is upset that he forgot Ronald's birthday and does not have a present for him until an evil mad scientist named Professor Thaddeus J. Pinchworm gives him tickets to a fake amusement park called Birthday World. During their visit, Ronald and his friends quickly become disappointed to find that most of the park's rides are broken and/or malfunctioning; they then ride a roller coaster which turns them into toddlers and babies with a ray. The gang then discovers that they were test subjects for Pinchworm's evil scheme to use a bigger version of the ray to de-age the world's population in order to achieve world domination. Despite the fact that the ray's effects have left their abilities limited, Ronald and his friends set out to stop Pinchworm's scheme and restore themselves to their regular ages.
5	"Have Time, Will Travel"	Anthony Bell	Emily Kapnek Additional Material by: Eryk Casemiro & David Regal	October 19, 2001
While helping Franklin clean up his father's lab, Ronald and his pals stumble across a time machine in which Hamburglar dreams up a crazy scheme to use the time machine to get out of cleaning and they end up getting lost in time. Their time travel adventures take them to prehistoric times, where the time machine is nearly digested by a Tyrannosaurus and they meet their cavemen ancestors, medieval times, where they entertain the spoiled young King Murray with in order to save a captured Birdie, the Wild West, where they discover Hamburglar's ancestor Henry H. Burglar II (whom the residents mistake Hamburglar for) and the disco era of the 1970s, where they briefly encounter Mayor McCheese.
6	"The Monster O' McDonaldland Loch"	Anthony Bell	Barbara Herndon & Jill Gorey Additional Material by: Eryk Casemiro & David Regal	January 30, 2003
The gang travels to a Scottish expedition known as McDonaldland Loch where Sundae's cousin Scotty lives. They also come across a plot by a mad scientist named Stiles and his assistant Pip's attempt to build a replica of the Loch Ness Monster in order to make money from the discovery. Birdie befriends the real Loch Ness Monster, who is named Simon and wants his existence to be kept a secret. Despite not being good at keeping secrets, Birdie agrees to, but this becomes difficult when Stiles and Pip's scheme goes awry, putting everyone in danger.