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34: Big Momma Drama
Calvin McDonald's Commercial, Chappelle's Show Satire, Don Thompson
The "Calvin" McDonald's commercials of the 1990s portrayed fast-food work as a legitimate career path for inner-city youth, a concept later parodied by Dave Chappelle's "Wack Arnold's" sketches. Don Thompson, an electrical engineer who rose to become the first Black CEO of McDonald's, exemplifies this path. Thompson's background in automation helped make processed food production more efficient before he transitioned into branding and executive leadership.