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My Dog Spot

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30 Mar 2002

If you have ever lived near a Cal Worthington car dealership, chances are you’ve seen his "my dog Spot" ads. For those that haven’t seen them, they show Cal standing on a car lot and he says "I’m Cal Worthington and this is my dog Spot." His dog Spot is a different animal each time, ranging from monkeys to elephants.

Cal has created a Web site called My Dog Spot that has copies of some of the commercials and includes some great outtakes. Watch Cal’s nervous laughter as an elephant pees on his shoes.

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Nick Worthington
October 13, 2004 9:38 PM

I've seen them, I'm glad you like them.

gil duran
March 12, 2005 10:02 AM

best right smack in the middle with the other funny car commercials . honestly he tried to sell cars and what it took to sell he did oh crazy cal worthington and his dog spot. gone from texas or ran out i never got a chance to buy a car from cal. keep up the good cheer. olde gil

Ben
May 1, 2005 10:04 PM

Boy, this brought back quite a few memories of my childhood. The jingle in particular... Thanks Cal for the good times, even if we were too dirt poor to buy a car from ya.. :D

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