Editing Ronald McDonald (section)

==Licensed works==

===Books===
Charlton Comics obtained the license to publish four issues of a Ronald comic sold on newsstands in 1970–1971. Over the years several giveaway comics have also been produced starring the character.

Ronald (with Grimace) appeared in the 1984 Little Golden Book ''Ronald McDonald and the Tale of the Talking Plant'', which was written by John Albano and illustrated by John Costanza.

In 1991, Ronald appears in the ''Discover the Rainforest'' activity book series consisting of ''Paint It Wild: Paint & See Activity Book'', ''Sticker Safari: Sticker and Activity Book'', ''Wonders in the Wild: Activity Book'', and ''Ronald McDonald and the Jewel of the Amazon Kingdom: Storybook'', which are written by Mike Roberts and Russell Mittermeier, Gad Meiron, and Randall Stone, and illustrated by Donna Reynolds and Tim Racer, in which he is seen here as a nature show host and tour guide.

===Animation===
In 1987, Ronald McDonald (with Birdie, Hamburglar, Grimace and the Professor) appeared in an eight-minute animated short film titled ''Ronald McDonald and the Adventure Machine'', which was only shown during birthday parties at McDonald's restaurants.

In 1990, a 40-minute animated direct-to-video film titled ''The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island'' and produced by DIC Entertainment was released on VHS by Hi-Tops Video.

From 1998 until 2003 a series of direct-to-video animated episodes titled ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' and produced by Klasky Csupo were released in participating McDonald's worldwide on VHS.

===Video games===
Ronald McDonald is the protagonist of three video games: ''Donald Land'', developed by Data East for the Famicom console, released only in Japan in 1988; ''McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure'', developed by Treasure for the Mega Drive console and released in 1993; and ''Ronald McDonald in Magical World'', developed by SIMS for the Game Gear handheld, released only in Japan in 1994.

He is also featured in two more video games: ''M.C. Kids'' for NES, Game Boy, C64, Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS; and ''Global Gladiators'' for Genesis, Master System, Game Gear and Amiga.

===Film===
Ronald McDonald appears for a few seconds in the 1988 film ''Mac and Me'' during a birthday scene set at a McDonald's. He is played by Squire Fridell, but is credited as "Ronald McDonald as himself". He won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star for his appearance in the film. The character also prominently appears in the theatrical trailer for the film.