Anyone here remember the Taco Bell Dog?

http://www.tvacres.com/images/tacobell_dog3.gif

I'm curious what happend to the dog, after they finished making the final ad?

Last I saw of him on, he appeared in a Geico Ad where the Gekko was going for an audition, as the dig was leaving it.  LOL

Nowadays, it tastes like he is in the meat in the Tacos  ;D

I believe the dog had to be thrown away because it was considered offensive towards Mexicans...since the dog had a Mexican accent.

I believe the dog had to be thrown away because it was considered offensive towards Mexicans...since the dog had a Mexican accent.


The Taco Bell dog is the '90s equivalent to Max Headroom.  ;D

Funny, not long ago I did a search on this and kept intending to make a thread, since there wasn't one existing (no need to now). :)

Yeah, I liked him (I even bought a T-shirt which I still regularly wear. The front says Here lizard, lizard, lizard and the back says Uh-oh, I think I need a bigger box). :D

Anyway, at first, he just said "Yo quiero Taco Bell" but they were soon expanded to mini plots. Good stuff. I still have several of these on tape.

P.S. This was around 1998 when he was at his peak, and I'd guess the dog was around three years old then. Today, he'd be roughly nine or ten (a huge difference in dog years!). So even though he's probably still around, he's got to look way different now (it would be interesting to see).

I believe the dog had to be thrown away because it was considered offensive towards Mexicans...since the dog had a Mexican accent.


There was also a similar contraversy about Speedy Gonzales.

I still have the taco bell "revolution" talking stuffed doll. Unfortunatly the battery went out some time ago. I think it said- "Viva Gordita's!"

I have two of those talking dog toys.

I believe the dog had to be thrown away because it was considered offensive towards Mexicans...since the dog had a Mexican accent.


The PC Police win again  >:(

Oh well.  The Taco Bell dog is kind of silly  ;D

Definitely remember the Taco Bell dog he was very popular, everybody talked about that dog, lol.

Definitely remember the Taco Bell dog he was very popular, everybody talked about that dog, lol.


Anyone at least 12 years old can remember the Taco Bell Dog.  Wasn't he around until like 1999/2000?

Anyone at least 12 years old can remember the Taco Bell Dog.  Wasn't he around until like 1999/2000?


Yea, I think it came out in 1997 and lasted till about 2000 or so.

Yea, I think it came out in 1997 and lasted till about 2000 or so.


It's funny that today, in order to remember the '90s you'd have to be like 9 years old.

did the Taco Bell Dog premired in the super bowl?

the dog's name is Dink and is actually female

i remember that little dog thats back when the taco bell commercials were actually pretty funny, and of course it was b/c of him

i remember that little dog thats back when the taco bell commercials were actually pretty funny, and of course it was b/c of him



lol the taco bell dog was great

the dog's name is Dink and is actually female


Gidget was the original Taco Bell Dog, although now she is rather old in dog years. Dink was actually Taco Bell Chihuahua #2 I think. They always use female dogs in movies and commercials because they do not feel compelled to wee all over everything as males do.

They didn't do away with the ads because they were offensive to Mexicans. Most Mexicans seem to get a kick out of them. The ads were stopped because they stopped pulling as much attention - people just plain got bored with them.

I found this at Snopes.com, the premier urban legend debunkers on the web.
http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/tacobell.asp

I miss the Taco Bell Dog!

I thought the taco bell dog was hilarious.

Gidget was the original Taco Bell Dog, although now she is rather old in dog years. Dink was actually Taco Bell Chihuahua #2 I think. They always use female dogs in movies and commercials because they do not feel compelled to wee all over everything as males do.

I never knew that, but it makes sense. ;D

I was very surprised when I learned the dog was female, but I realized it's not like it was an actual person. That's kinda sad in its own way, that "he" is getting up in age. If she was 3 in 1998, she'd be 11 this year (roughly 77 in dog years). :(

P.S. I never did, or would have, gotten sick of the ads.

VIVA GORDITAS!!!

I never knew that, but it makes sense. ;D

I was very surprised when I learned the dog was female, but I realized it's not like it was an actual person. That's kinda sad in its own way, that "he" is getting up in age. If she was 3 in 1998, she'd be 11 this year (roughly 77 in dog years). :(

P.S. I never did, or would have, gotten sick of the ads.


They're still using Gidget in movies and such. She played "Bruiser's Mom" in Legally Blonde II, although that has been a while too.