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| − | Fido the dog is a fictional character that regulary appears in Zappa's lyrics. The dog is often a poodle and called with the words: ''"Here Fido, here Fido..."'' | + | '''Fido the dog''' is a fictional character that regulary appears in Zappa's lyrics. The dog is often a poodle and called with the words: ''"Here Fido, here Fido..."'' |
| − | The character was inspired by a 1974 | + | The character was partly inspired by a 1974 ''Dr. Scholls'' foot spray commercial featuring a dog fainting when confronted with a man's smelly feet. Zappa would later confuse the product with ''Mennen'' spray. |
| + | * On the cover of ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' one of the advertisements shows a dog collar with the slogan ''"Buy A Fydo fits swell!"'' | ||
| + | * [[Cheepnis]]: The people try to catch Frunobulax by calling ''"Here Fido, here Fido..."'' | ||
* [[Nanook Rubs It]]: while Nanook is rubbing a chorus sings ''"Here Fido, here Fido...."'' | * [[Nanook Rubs It]]: while Nanook is rubbing a chorus sings ''"Here Fido, here Fido...."'' | ||
* [[Stink-Foot]]: Fido is called to fetch some slippers and goes into an argument about the essence of [[Conceptual Continuity]] | * [[Stink-Foot]]: Fido is called to fetch some slippers and goes into an argument about the essence of [[Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | + | * [[Dogs]] | |
| − | [[ | + | * [[Collars]] |
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]] | [[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, 9 December 2021
Fido the dog is a fictional character that regulary appears in Zappa's lyrics. The dog is often a poodle and called with the words: "Here Fido, here Fido..."
The character was partly inspired by a 1974 Dr. Scholls foot spray commercial featuring a dog fainting when confronted with a man's smelly feet. Zappa would later confuse the product with Mennen spray.
- On the cover of Absolutely Free one of the advertisements shows a dog collar with the slogan "Buy A Fydo fits swell!"
- Cheepnis: The people try to catch Frunobulax by calling "Here Fido, here Fido..."
- Nanook Rubs It: while Nanook is rubbing a chorus sings "Here Fido, here Fido...."
- Stink-Foot: Fido is called to fetch some slippers and goes into an argument about the essence of Conceptual Continuity
