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| Gidget, Taco Bell spokesdog, dies at 15 |
| 2009-07-23 |
| LOS ANGELES - Gidget the Chihuahua, the bug-eyed, big-eared star of 1990s Taco Bell commercials who was a diva on and off the screen, has died. She was 15. Gidget suffered a massive stroke late Tuesday night at her trainer's home in Santa Clarita and had to be euthanized, said Karin McElhatton, owner of Studio Animal Services in Castaic, which owned the dog. Although she was hard of hearing, Gidget was otherwise in good health up to the day of her death, eating well and playing with her favorite squeaky toys at the home of trainer Sue Chipperton, McElhatton said.... |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #5 Yeah, I liked the little mutt myself - as for the TACO BELL chain, IMO it twasn't the dog but the mediocre products and promos being offered. I don't think the chain lost anything or very much. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-07-23 21:46 |
| #4 I remember that although everybody loved the commercials, sales didn't budge, so they ended the "Dog Commercials" I'll go along with "Not real Mexican" i don't eat there anymore either. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-07-23 21:17 |
| #3 I care more about this than that other Southern California celebrity who died recently that was the unending topic of talk on cable news. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-07-23 20:48 |
| #2 Moment of Silence in Congress??? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-07-23 20:19 |
| #1 Awwwww. I still miss the little mutt. Don't eat there (it's not like it's actual Mexican food), but they were cute commercials. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-07-23 18:30 |