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McDonald's iceberg is an iceberg chart topic from r/IcebergCharts. The chart featured here (the highest-scoring version whose image is still available), "The McDonald's Iceberg (V1)", was posted by u/MonolithyK on 27 December 2022 and had about 354 upvotes when it was collected.[1] The subreddit has 8 other charts on the same or closely related topics; see Other versions.

"The McDonald's Iceberg (V1)" has fourteen tiers of McDonald's trivia, menu items, marketing history, rumours and scandals. The tiers get darker towards the bottom, with the deepest written in red, and each is shown beside an increasingly unsettling McDonaldland image. Entries reflect the chart author's choices and are not verified fact.

"The McDonald's Iceberg (V1)" by u/MonolithyK (27 December 2022)

Tiers[edit]

Tier 1[edit]

  • Super Size Me
  • McRibs
  • Shamrock Shake
  • "Broken" ice cream machines
  • McDonald's Coke formula
  • Szechuan Sauce
  • Monopoly
  • Burger stools
  • Frankie the Fish
  • Big Mac Sauce
  • Viral Drive-Thru videos
  • The Founder

Tier 2[edit]

  • Pharrell and Justin Timberlake
  • Happy
  • Rock N Roll McDonald's
  • McDonald's Sprite 'Spicy Water'
  • Regionally exclusive menu items
  • Mickey D's, McDick's, Macca's, etc.
  • Hot Coffee lawsuit
  • Big N' Tasty
  • Gaming kiosks
  • Mac and Me
  • Hamburglar redesign (2015)

Tier 3[edit]

  • Mac Tonight
  • Pink Slime (Ammonioa-treated beef trimmings)
  • Four McNugget shapes
  • "McJob"
  • Ronald is more recognized than Jesus
  • Salads and oatmeal less healthy than Double Big Mac
  • We Love to See You Smile
  • McPizza
  • Leaps and Bounds
  • Richard and Maurice McDonald
  • Speedee

Tier 4[edit]

  • McGangbang
  • Ran Ran Ru
  • Steak Egg & Cheese Bagel
  • Hula Burger
  • Companies owned by McDonald's
  • McLobster
  • Donald McDonald (Japan)
  • Burgers do not rot or mold
  • Roswell UFO
  • Unusual locations / buildings
  • Creepy fake Japanese ads
  • Beef-flavored fries

Tier 5[edit]

  • McNoodles
  • Happy Meal Furbys
  • McDonald's Gold Card
  • 4CHAN Moon Man
  • Land, Air & Sea
  • The Secret Menu
  • Teenie Beanies
  • Original Ronald McDonald commercial
  • McMillions Scandal
  • "Pay With Lovin'"
  • McSpaghetti
  • McLibel
  • eCDP
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities revenue
  • Twister Fries
  • #McDStories

Tier 6[edit]

  • 'Create Your Taste'
  • Hamburger University
  • Fecal bacteria on touch screens
  • McDonaldland
  • McLeprechaun
  • M.U.G.E.N
  • Trump and Grimace
  • McDLT
  • SEGA Happy Meal games
  • The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald
  • Molleindustria video game
  • Voice of McDonald's
  • The Big Mac Index
  • 1984 Olympic sports aesthetic

Tier 7[edit]

  • McBroken.com
  • McSalad Shakers
  • Tomato McGrand commercial
  • E.T. poster
  • Wesley Willis
  • Rare Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
  • 'Forever Chemicals' in packaging
  • Fish McBites
  • World's largest McDonald's Playplace
  • McArabia
  • McChoco Potato
  • Scott Morrison shits pants
  • McAfrika
  • McBarge
  • Flamin' Hot Doritos Quarter Pounder
  • Feed the Wastebaskets

Tier 8[edit]

  • Steamed bun on any sandwich
  • "Well-done" hashbrowns
  • The Onion commercial
  • Deep-fried chicken head
  • #McChicken
  • Warmest Greetings McCafé cup hoax
  • Sweety with Nutella
  • Dabbing a fry on skin acne prank
  • Amazing Spider Man 2 'Girl's Toys'
  • Dirty fountain drink ice
  • McWopper
  • McRib ingredients
  • "Kangaroo Meat"
  • McStuffins
  • The Frork

Tier 9[edit]

  • Pregnancy fries superstition
  • MacCoins
  • Officer Big Mac playground jail
  • Willard Herman Scott fired
  • Horsemeat scandal
  • Food safety scare (2014)
  • Mc10:35
  • Playplace Imaginary Friend
  • Sunday with topppings loophole
  • Sierra Vista Drive-Thru
  • Ronald Glove Puppet
  • Hand-washing alarm
  • McVatican
  • McWorld

Tier 10[edit]

  • Strawberry Shakes crushed bugs rumor
  • Iceland's last McDonald's meal
  • Satan's Church
  • Steve Easterbrook
  • Dead dad ad
  • Spanish Mackerel lures
  • Servian Wall
  • Lindvallen Ski-Thru
  • Boll Weevil Ronald McDonald
  • Disappearing McNugget meat
  • Hello Kitty whistle
  • #SeriouslyMcDonalds
  • "Do Your Dinnertimin' at McDonald's"

Tier 11[edit]

  • Among Us Chicken McNuggets (Ebay)
  • Cow eyes in beef rumor
  • Shark Tale jellyfish toy
  • Preserved / abandoned vintage locations
  • "Undue Mental Anguish" napkin
  • Calvin Got a Job
  • Ray Krok and Walt Disney in WWI
  • Underground Railroad safehouse memorial
  • McCoffee
  • Strip search phone call
  • San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre

Tier 12[edit]

  • IRA funding rumor
  • McMurder.com
  • Ordering salt-free fries is a dick move
  • Band-Aids, rats, etc., etc.
  • Heroine Happy Meals
  • 63-year-old meal found in a wall
  • Bone-in Chicken McNugget lawsuit
  • 449 Hamburga
  • Zero Hour workers
  • Grill'd flashing add
  • Golden Arches based on breasts
  • Vermont Fry Cook
  • "Soiled towels only"

Tier 13[edit]

  • Widespread tax evasion
  • Stab victim in line
  • "Looking the Other Way" harassment policy
  • "Flat-chested employees only"
  • Tyson chicken spiked clubs
  • Maggots
  • Employee website resources (2013)
  • Lima electrocution deaths

Tier 14[edit]

  • Erectile dysfunction claims
  • Playplaces are outright disgusting
  • The bottom of the ballpit
  • "Creepy and Predatory" childhood brand indoctrination
  • The Dollar Menu is a lie
  • Drive-Thru workers can hear everything

Other versions[edit]

Other charts from r/IcebergCharts grouped under this topic, ordered by score:

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Source[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ u/MonolithyK. The McDonald's Iceberg (V1). Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2026.