The Delicious One, more commonly known by his initials TDO, is the second and current mascot of Wienerschnitzel, created in 1999 by his voice actor Luke Thomas and developed by Lane & Jan (Lane Nakamura and Jan Chen). He is an anthropomorphic chili dog.
TDO wears brown hiking shoes that display the Wienerschnitzel emblem.
Almost everyone desires to eat TDO due to his being a hot dog. His trademark is when he runs off screaming in fear.[1]
History[]
In 1997, Creative Director Courtney Betley and Senior Art Director Julia Cadar ventured out to create the World's Most Wanted Wiener for Wienerschnitzel, with TDO coming to mind. The Delicious One (or TDO) started as a Claymation character, created and voiced by Luke Thomas and developed by Loose Moose in London (who was beginning work in the United States) in 1999. This early version of TDO would misread every situation; somewhat naive, TDO thought everyone wanted him around for his delightful personality and charm, only to quickly discover in nearly every situation that they want him for more nefarious reasons (i.e. they wanted to eat him). He was constantly on the run, trying to escape the clutches of hungry people.[2]
Following his fame, Wienerschnitzel released antennas with TDO holding a small, yellow box with a fearful expression. There are alternate versions of this antenna, one with TDO wearing an Uncle Sam hat. TDO last appeared in the commercials in 2008.
In 2011, Wienerschnitzel released antennas of the Golden Wienie.[3]
In January 2014, following public demand, Wienerschnitzel revived TDO in a 2D-animated version, with Justin Roiland taking over the role. TDO has only been in this animated form or as a costume. Some Wienerschnitzel fans have made petitions demanding his return in CGI capacity and Thomas' reprisal.
Personality[]
TDO is a friendly, pleasant, loyal, caring chili dog with a good heart of gold. However, he can sometimes be quite nervous, paranoid, and anxiety-ridden. This is most likely due to the fear of being eaten.
TDO likes to sing and dance and enjoys making friends. He also likes to play dress up, watch television, and play video games; he sometimes exercises in his spare time. TDO also likes to tell jokes.
Despite his ups and downs, he tries his best to remain more optimistic and hopeful. He can be a bit distrusting of many people due to most chasing and trying to eat him.
Trivia[]
- TDO's bun is removable as he wears it like a jacket.
- TDO's past is unknown.
- The Wienerschnitzel emblem is on his shoes.
- Despite being the second mascot after Der Wienerdog, TDO is the most popular and prominent one.
- Due to people desiring to devour him, one of TDO's other aliases are "The World's Most Wanted Wiener."
- In September 2012, a Twitter account for TDO was created.[4]