Hot Dog Fame

The hot dog is not just an American icon, but a celebrity in its own right. Appearing in hundreds of movies, songs, books, television shows, commercials and more, some might say the hot dog deserves it's own star on the Walk of Fame!

Here are just of few of the hot dogs' highlights:

Franks go to the Movies

Dirty Harry (1971)	For Love or Money (1993)
Oliver and Company (1988)
A League of Their Own (1992)	Field of Dreams (1989)
Paper Moon (1973)	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The Station Agent (2003)	Big (1988)

Franks on the Small Screen

Mickey Mouse (1929)	Sesame Street
Grey's Anatomy
Jim Henson's Muppets	Abbot and Costello
Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse	Hot Dog with Woody Allen
Jackie Gleason	How It's Made
Felix the Cat	Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Franks in Commercials

Pepsi	Heinz
Nintendo	Ballpark Hot Dogs (Micheal Jordan)
Bud Light (Real Men of Genius)	Bud Light (Hot Dog Kings)
Mastercard	Martha White
Nike	Oscar Mayer
St. Louis Cardinals	Statesmanjobs.com
Toyota	Wienerschnitzel
WWE SummerSlam

Franks in Music

Hot Dog, by Perry Como

Hot Dog, by Elvis Presley

Hot Dog, Buck Owens

Hot Dog, Led Zepplin

Who Let the Dogs Out, Baha Men

Jack and Diane, by John Cougar Mellencamp

Hotdogs and Hamburgers, John Cougar Mellencamp

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Hot Dog Song

Hot Dogs and a Shake, David Lee Roth

Under the Boardwalk, The Drifters

Two People Fell in Love, Brad Paisley

Easy Money, Brad Paisley

Is That You Modean, B-52s

That's What I Like About Love, Billy Dean

Go For It, Joe Jackson

Here We Are in Years, Neil Young

Books about Franks

Recipe Books

25 Ways to Cook Hot Dogs, by Brando	The Hot Dog Cookbook, by Jess Braillier	The New Hamburger and Hot Dog Cookbook
The Great Little Hot Dog Cookbook, by John A. Gould	Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Cook Book	Image Unavailable Hot Dog Cookbook: Frankfurter, Wiener, Franks, Coneys, by William I. Kaufman
All American Snacks: From Hot Dogs to Apple Pie	Food Creations: From Hot Dogs to Ice Cream Cones (Which Came First), by Jacqueline Ball	Good Housekeeping's Hamburger and Hot Dog Book
157 of America's Favorite Hot Dog Recipes, by Bill Haunch

The Hot Dog and Bob Series, by L. Bob Rovetch	Two Hot Dogs with Everything, by Paul Haven	Quite Enough Hot Dogs, by Wil Mara and Peter Whitehead
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, by Mo Willems	GRK and the Hot Dog Trail, by Joshua Doder	The Burger and the Hot Dog, by Jim Aylesworth
Mucumber McGee and the Half-Eaten Hot Dog, by Patrick Loehr	A Hot Dog Day, by Sheila Sweeny Higginson	My Hot Dog Went Out, Can I Have Another: A Foxtrot Collection
Macaroni and Cheese, Hot Dogs and Peas, by Christine Hickson	The Silly Hot Dog, by Stella Gurney and Liz Million	Hot Dog Jokes, Told With Relish, by Leonard Pines
Hot Dog (Melanie Travis Mysteries) by Laurien Berenson	Image Unavailable The Hot Dog Man, By Lynch Lorenzo

History Books

The Great American Hot Dog Book, by Beckey Mercuri	All American Frank: A History of the Hot Dog, by Robert Bly	The Hot Dog Companion, by David Graulich
Image Unavailabe Origin of the Term "Hot Dog" by Barry Popik, et. al.