El Pollo Yon is a pretty good example of why you should never take a bong hit before advertising a Mexican fried chicken franchise. I’ve scoured the net, and for the life of me, I can’t find any indication that people outside of Mexico know what the fuck a “pollo yon” is. I know “pollo” means “chicken” (thankyou, Monkey Island 3), but what is with the mascot? Why does that Mexican dude fly towards his meal? Is that guacamole or a severe infection?
And most importantly, is this even Mexican? Is it Spanish? Because if it is, I’m fairly certain I’ve just been spectacularly racist.
/Paul
6 responses so far ↓
1 beckoning // Oct 26, 2009 at 10:06 am
I bet it plays satanic messages if you play it backwards
2 Jimi // Oct 26, 2009 at 6:55 pm
El Pollo Yon caught on film in his natural environment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmuEXXl27P8
3 Taylor // Oct 27, 2009 at 12:22 am
Yeah…if you’ve ever seen Mexican TV (which I doubt most of Australia has) it’s all a little overplayed and at times bordering on melodrama. It’s like they saw American Vaudeville and thought “Ohhhh! That’s how acting’s done!” and never changed it.
4 Adele // Oct 27, 2009 at 5:52 pm
I just watched that and my boyfriend started dancing in the chair next to me without knowing what it was. Apparently this is catchy. I would say more terrifying.
5 Dan // Nov 4, 2009 at 5:42 pm
This video appeared in a dream I had recently. I was fairly scared.
6 Al // May 10, 2011 at 12:58 pm
There is no such thing as “a pollo yon”, it’s just the name of the fast food joint. As for the commercial, it’s plain crap, people in Mexico laugh at it if they know of it at all.
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