The lovable, spherical-shaped character Grimace has always been one of McDonald's most recognizable faces — even if fans never knew what he actually is Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE.

Ronald McDonald is a clown ... In the 1980s, the McDonaldland characters were streamlined, and Grimace made the cut. Our benevolent blob made it all the way to the end of the McDonaldland ...

A McDonald's franchise manager spoke about the smiling purple character. Merriam-Webster defines grimace as "a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval," but at McDonald's, it's the name ...

According to Fandom, “Now known as Ronald McDonald’s best friend, he was introduced as a villainous character called Evil Grimace who stole people’s shakes. But he quickly morphed into ...

Grimace was celebrating his birthday, which is apparently a thing that happens with characters in the McDonald's universe. As part of the unique celebration, the purple mascot was tasked to throw ...

a bland McDonaldland character hawking Happy Meals on TV. I didn’t care about that Grimace as a child, and I had fully dismissed him as an adult—that is, until I encountered the poignant heart of that ...

When the New York Mets return to action in Citi Field next week, they will be hoping the 'Grimace effect' will continue into the new Major League Baseball season. The purple McDonald's mascot, who ...

The most recent entrant to this exclusive club also happens to be a character from the McDonald's universe. What some might describe as a plush purple personified pear, Grimace is the fast food ...

On June 6, McDonald’s announced its first-ever purple-colored shake in honor of the iconic McDonaldland character Grimace’s birthday. The Grimace Birthday Shake consists of vanilla soft serve ...

Grimace is a character featured in McDonaldland commercials and is Ronald McDonald’s best friend, according to the McDonald’s Wiki website. But what is he exactly? A large, rotund tastebud.

In a mostly forgotten McDonald’s commercial from the late 1980s, Ronald McDonald, Grimace, and the obscure ... McDonaldland suburb the abandoned characters lived in. (We hope the Fry Kids ...