More of his past is revealed in Controlled Chaos where he had a dog with no legs that he left nameless, he didn't know the purpose of tampons and used them, he had 46 wives, and was revealed to have a son named Achmed Junior. He, along with Walter and Peanut, are Dunham's most popular puppets. Originally conceived of as a dead Osama bin Laden (Rothbaum 2002 Carnes 2007 ), Dunham decided to shift his attention from a singular terrorist to terrorists in general and renamed the character Achmed. As of June 2009, the sketch in which Dunham introduced Achmed is the fourth most watched online video ever, having amassed nearly 200 million views. Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham introduced the character Achmed the Dead Terrorist in the latter part of 2003. Controlled Chaos reveals that he has a son named Achmed Jr. Since his first appearance, Achmed has become quite famous.
His famous catchphrase is 'Silence I keel you'. He was once a terrorist, but a lousy one. They include Achmed the Dead Terrorist (he of the 100 million views), a skeletal suicide bomber Walter, an angry old white guy and Sweet Daddy Dee, a jive-talking black man identified in skits. When mentioning that Achmed appears to be dead because he's a skeleton, Achmed responds, " It's a flesh wound." When Dunham inquires as to how he died, Achmed explains his incompetence with explosives, while also casting aspersions on Dunham's sexual prowess, by saying that they both suffer from "premature detonation." Although he frequently mentions working for Osama Bin Laden, Achmed claims he does not think he's a Muslim ("look at my ass! It says 'Made in China'"). Talk (0) Achmed the Dead Terrorist (portrayed by Jeff Dunham) is the hilarious dead terrorist of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. Most of the humor Dunham expresses with Achmed centers on this motif. As of November 2009, he has sold over four million DVDs, an additional 7 million in merchandise sales, and received more than 350 million hits on YouTube as of October 2009 (his introduction of Achmed the Dead Terrorist in Spark of Insanity was ranked as the ninth most watched YouTube video at the time). He also dubs the so-called Guitar Guy "You racist bastard"! for warming up with typical Arab chords. Achmed first appeared in Spark of Insanity, and later made an appearance in the Very Special Christmas Special, singing a song called "Jingle Bombs". Ventriloquist and comedian Jeff Dunham brings his all of his famous puppets along to the Honda Center in Anaheim on Nov. He is known for yelling, "Silence! I kill you!" to Dunham and people laughing in the audience. Achmed is the skeletal corpse of an incompetent suicide bomber, whom Dunham uses to satirize the contemporary issue of terrorism.