Fast-Food Mascots That Should Live Again, and Who Should Stay Dead

If it's Mascot Madness, then long live Mayor McCheese!

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Last week, KFC gave Colonel Harland Sanders a makeover, tapping SNL veteran Darrell Hammond for the return. Earlier this month, McDonald's brought back the Hamburglar, who was simultaneously reviled and loved. 

Are fast-food brands all vying to revive their mascots? And if we are entering what we'll call Mascot Madness, then who should be the next one to be resurrected? 

Here are a few we think should stay dead, followed by some others we wouldn't mind seeing again. 

Stay Dead: 

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