McDonald’s trots out grandma (again) to tout glazed chicken tenders


McDonald’s, the Chicago-based burger behemoth in turnaround mode, is hauling out grandma again. This time her libido is in really high gear in new work from McDonald’s ad agency We are Unlimited Chicago.

This particular grandma, who’s called “Marianne” for advertising purposes, is blessed not only with a raging sex drive but a wry sense of humor.

She first began popping up in McDonald’s advertising for chicken tenders about a year ago. Her humor obviously resonated sufficiently to…

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