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‘Justice for O’Grimacey’: The Shamrock Shake is back—and so are the wild rumors about Uncle O’Grimacey

'Never forget Uncle O'Grimacey's resilience during The Troubles.'

Within the MCU (McDonald’s Commercial Universe), this fuzzy green blob of a creature is uncle to Grimace, a point made abundantly clear both by their respective appearances and names. After his debut in ’75, the character made regular appearances in McDonald’s advertisements to promote the St. Patrick’s Day shake for about a decade before fading out of the public eye. Legend has it that the character was disappeared by McDonald’s following an incident in Philadelphia in either the late 1970s or early 1980s during which an actor dressed as him made public statements supporting the IRA (Irish Republican Army).

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