the Big Barney predated the Big Mac by a few years, and it was the first chain to have self-service salad bars. Advertising and promotions The restaurant chain had a TV commercial jingle whose lyrics were: "When the hungries hit / When the hungries hit / Hit the Red Barn." Another commercial jingle used in North East Ohio included the line "You'll find more of what you are hankerin' for, at the Red Barn." Three mascots were used in the franchise's commercials: "Hamburger Hungry" (a humanoid figure with a hamburger in bun for a head); "Chicken Hungry" (a chicken leg); and "Big Fish Hungry" (a blue fish). In Australia, the appearance of Red Barney was common on Cartoon Corner with Daryl Somers. He was an affable clown who gave away prizes and preceded Ronald McDonald. In the spring of 1970, the chain found itself at the center of controversy when a franchisee wanted to erect a store in Dinkytown, a neighborhood adjacent to the University of Minnesota-East Bank campus in Minneapolis MN. Protestors, who were already riding a wave of anti-corporatism, as well as an anti-Vietnam war sentiment, occupied a vacant building on the property in which the Red Barn franchisee owned. The franchisee eventually demolished the building. However, the restaurant was never built, and the property was later sold off. However a Red Barn location opened nearby in Stadium Village. See also List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains List of hamburger restaurants References External links Red Barn Memories from the 60s and 70s at MarlowHeights60sand70s.com The Farm in Bradford Pennsylvania The Farm in Racine Wisconsin Facebook Group "I Remember the Red Barn Restaurants" Youtube Video "Red Barn Family Restaurants 1979 TV commercial" Defunct fast-food chains in the United States Defunct restaurant chains in the United States Fast-food hamburger restaurants Defunct restaurants in Ohio Defunct companies based in Ohio Companies based in Dayton, Ohio American companies established in 1961 Restaurants established in 1961 Restaurants disestablished in 1988 1961 establishments in Ohio 1988 disestablishments in Ohio