Despite her controversial life, Gidget was truly a star. She reprised her role as the Taco Bell chihuahua in a 2002 GEICO commercial, and even landed a spot in the 2003 "Legally Blonde" sequel ...

Last year, Chowhound writer Buffy Naillon investigated the history of McDonald's iconic Hamburglar mascot and the fluctuation of his popularity over the span of his time as one of the faces of the ...