2006-07-10 15:17:40 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Taco Bell was runnin kinda low on meat one day and well....
2006-07-10 15:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
From Wikipedia:
The Taco Bell chihuahua (born c. 1995) was a popular advertising figure and mascot used by Taco Bell. The Chihuahua is a breed commonly associated with Mexico, as are the tacos the restaurant serves. The name of the dog used as a model is "Gidget".
In commercials, the dog (sometimes depicted as a revolutionary wearing a beret or as a bandit wearing a sombrero) was made to speak through special effects. His advertising catch-phrase was "¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!", Spanish for "I want Taco Bell!". It was subtitled on commercials as "I want some Taco Bell."
The figure grew popular, so much so that toy figures of the dog were produced, and "Yo quiero (X)" became a recognized piece of pop culture.
Despite being wildy popular, some Latin Americans accused the dog of being a thinly veiled ethnic stereotype. Taco Bell denied this but nonetheless [1] stopped showing the dog in advertisements in 2000 in order to pursue other campaigns. The dog was most recently featured in a commercial for GEICO in 2002 along with the famous GEICO gecko.
Carlos Alazraqui provided the voice of the dog. Carlos has starred in the television shows The Fairly Oddparents, Rocko's Modern Life, and Reno 911! He also had a recurring role as Peter's boss in the first two seasons of Family Guy until he was killed off in season three.
The Taco Bell Chihuahua is often cited as one of the causes of a recent upsurge in popularity of the breed. It was also rumored that the model "Gidget" has passed away, but Taco Bell denies this saying the dog is currently living with owners in La Grange, Texas.
The character may also have repopularized the toy bobbing head dogs often seen in the rear windows of automobiles.
The creators of the character won a lawsuit against Taco Bell in 2003
2006-07-10 22:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most mascots do not last very long and Taco Bell decided to move on when the ads were not improving the bottom line of the company.
Carlos Alazraqui, who was the voice, has continued his career as a stand-up comedian, as well as supplying voices to other shows.
2006-07-10 22:25:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well after making the money from the commerical he decided to invest in some movies. That is why they re-released the shaggy DA. He said in a press conference that he wanted to see more dog files. So far he has not had much success. I was a rumor that he was the stunt double for Paris Hiltons Dog during the shots for the simple life though
2006-07-18 03:40:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jedday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He finally realized that Del Taco was a helluva lot better than Taco Bell and converted.
Hor-A-Lay
2006-07-11 18:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by Nacho D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adopted by Paris Hilton,got depressed,had himself put to sleep.
2006-07-10 23:46:11 · answer #6 · answered by timgsweet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think some Latino Americans go offended
2006-07-10 22:20:32 · answer #7 · answered by donise225 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A car ran over him in California, I think.
2006-07-10 22:21:57 · answer #8 · answered by woggercatt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hispanics got upset because they thought it was making fun of them.
2006-07-10 22:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by jade.made 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He retired and is living in Nepal as a vegetarian.
2006-07-11 00:26:33 · answer #10 · answered by ravenwing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋