Birdie the Early Bird was the first identifiably female character used in McDonald's commercials, introduced in 1980 to promote the company's new breakfast items. She is a brown bird wearing a pink jumpsuit, flight cap and scarf. In the ads she is frequently portrayed as a poor beggar, and somewhat clumsy in general. Birdie is voiced by Russi Taylor and portrayed by Patti Maloney in the McDonald's TV commercials; she is voiced by Christine Cavanaugh in the video tape series The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald.
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| - Birdie the Early Bird was the first identifiably female character used in McDonald's commercials, introduced in 1980 to promote the company's new breakfast items. She is a brown bird wearing a pink jumpsuit, flight cap and scarf. In the ads she is frequently portrayed as a poor beggar, and somewhat clumsy in general. Birdie is voiced by Russi Taylor and portrayed by Patti Maloney in the McDonald's TV commercials; she is voiced by Christine Cavanaugh in the video tape series The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald.
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| - Has appeared in many TV/print ads for McDonald's since 1980
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| - Birdie The Early Bird, McDonald's first "female" mascot.
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| - Created to promote breakfast items in McDonald's TV commercials, wears a pink jumpsuit and flight goggles and scarf
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| - Birdie the Early Bird was the first identifiably female character used in McDonald's commercials, introduced in 1980 to promote the company's new breakfast items. She is a brown bird wearing a pink jumpsuit, flight cap and scarf. In the ads she is frequently portrayed as a poor beggar, and somewhat clumsy in general. Birdie is voiced by Russi Taylor and portrayed by Patti Maloney in the McDonald's TV commercials; she is voiced by Christine Cavanaugh in the video tape series The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald.
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