"Yo quiero Taco Bell" Not anymore you're not

Yeah, the Taco Bell dog died.

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She charmed millions without ever saying a word — and managed to make fast-food tacos adorable. Gidget, the Chihuahua best known for her Taco Bell ad campaign (and her famous overdubbed tagline, "Yo quiero Taco Bell"), died from a stroke on Tuesday night at age 15.

"She made so many people happy," says Gidget's trainer, Sue Chipperton. PEOPLE met both Gidget and Sue at a Hollywood animals photo shoot in February, where the pup was a consummate pro and delighted the crew with her playful nature.

"When she's on a set, she comes alive," Chipperton said at the time. But when the mostly retired canine actor wasn't joining her trainer on shoots, the 15-year-old was happy to just kick back. "She goes on hikes with me and she loves the sun," said Chipperton, who added that Gidget was happy to sleep "for 23 hours and 45 minutes a day. She'll lay outside when it's 105 degrees! I like to joke that it's like looking after a plant."

In addition to her gig as spokesdog for Taco Bell, Gidget appeared in a commercial for the '90s edition of Trivial Pursuit and played Bruiser's mom in Legally Blonde 2 (Moonie, the dog who played Bruiser, was her best friend and sometime roommate at Chipperton's house).

Other than a few other small cameos, Gidget's working life didn't continue much beyond her Taco Bell legacy. But she left quite an impression. "One time, I kid you not, she actually pushed her stand-in out of the way because he was still there when she arrived on set," Chipperton recalled with a laugh. "Gidget always knew where the camera was."

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Poor doggie. She lived a long life, though.

Nitpick Mode Activated!

Form of--Spanish Grammar correction!

Quiero means I want.

This makes me sad.

Chaltab wrote:

Nitpick Mode Activated!

Form of--Spanish Grammar correction!

Quiero means I want.

WRONG FORM!

King Bee's Spanish was correct. His English grammar was in no way correct. It should have been "Not anymore you don't."

Because really, there are no Taco Bells in heaven. There's food that doesn't make you shit liquid fire in heaven.

I guess the celebrity and demi-celebrity death wave isn't just limited to humans. Good job, 2009. You're well on your way to topping 2008.
Now, if you need me, I'll be protecting Morgan Freeman from all harm.

Sakurself wrote:

I guess the celebrity and demi-celebrity death wave isn't just limited to humans. Good job, 2009. You're well on your way to topping 2008.
Now, if you need me, I'll be protecting Morgan Freeman from all harm.

I think 2009 already topped 2008.

theweirdkind wrote:

Sakurself wrote:

I guess the celebrity and demi-celebrity death wave isn't just limited to humans. Good job, 2009. You're well on your way to topping 2008.
Now, if you need me, I'll be protecting Morgan Freeman from all harm.

I think 2009 already topped 2008.

2009 had MJ, and the proceeding MJ wank, but 2008 had sheer numbers. By the end of the year, though, I have no doubt half of Hollywood will be dead.


EDIT: Let's not forget, 2008 had Heath Ledger wank up the wazoo. He may not have had a concert for his death, but he did win an Oscar posthumously.

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And nothing of value would have been lost.








Except Billy Mays. :unskilled78:

^Wow, I was going to mention Billy Mays.

WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO WHEN I THINK LIKE MIKEY? :unskilled78:

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I find it both sad and funny that they're still playing his commercials all over the place.

I think that Jupiter Jack one came out after his death, which is particularly badass. He's like a Tupac of spokesmen. Every so often, they're going to release another posthumous advertisement from him, and before long he's going to be selling a product that brings you back from the dead.

ZOMBILLY

Via con dios, Senorita Chihuahua.

Sakurelf wrote:

theweirdkind wrote:

Sakurself wrote:

I guess the celebrity and demi-celebrity death wave isn't just limited to humans. Good job, 2009. You're well on your way to topping 2008.
Now, if you need me, I'll be protecting Morgan Freeman from all harm.

I think 2009 already topped 2008.

2009 had MJ, and the proceeding MJ wank, but 2008 had sheer numbers. By the end of the year, though, I have no doubt half of Hollywood will be dead.


EDIT: Let's not forget, 2008 had Heath Ledger wank up the wazoo. He may not have had a concert for his death, but he did win an Oscar posthumously.

Plus, didn't the dog from Frasier die in 2008? Or was that 2007? Anyway, that dog was totally awesome.

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

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I find it both sad and funny that they're still playing his commercials all over the place.

Ugh, bad idea. You don't want your product associated with 'that guy who died'.
When Marcello Tusco died, the Moretti beer suspended their commercials and made a new campaign (he's still on the labels as a tribute, tho)

2008 redeemed itself by offing Georg Haider, tho. Who'll be the villain this year?

The Unoriginal wrote:

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

^
I find it both sad and funny that they're still playing his commercials all over the place.

Ugh, bad idea. You don't want your product associated with 'that guy who died'.
When Marcello Tusco died, the Moretti beer suspended their commercials and made a new campaign (he's still on the labels as a tribute, tho)

2008 redeemed itself by offing Georg Haider, tho. Who'll be the villain this year?

Perez Hilton. Please.

Lady Anne wrote:

The Unoriginal wrote:

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

^
I find it both sad and funny that they're still playing his commercials all over the place.

Ugh, bad idea. You don't want your product associated with 'that guy who died'.
When Marcello Tusco died, the Moretti beer suspended their commercials and made a new campaign (he's still on the labels as a tribute, tho)

2008 redeemed itself by offing Georg Haider, tho. Who'll be the villain this year?

Perez Hilton. Please.

Paris Hilton. Please.

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

Lady Anne wrote:

The Unoriginal wrote:

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

^
I find it both sad and funny that they're still playing his commercials all over the place.

Ugh, bad idea. You don't want your product associated with 'that guy who died'.
When Marcello Tusco died, the Moretti beer suspended their commercials and made a new campaign (he's still on the labels as a tribute, tho)

2008 redeemed itself by offing Georg Haider, tho. Who'll be the villain this year?

Perez Hilton. Please.

Paris Hilton. Please.

That works, too.

Why not both?

Fifteen is a long life for a chihuahua. I had one named Pepper who lived fifteen years, then one day she just crawled into an old purse and died. Didn't look like she suffocated or anything. Just curled up, went to sleep and died. Made burying her easier.
I never liked Taco Bell, but I always thought the little chihuahua was cute.