Hoges

Fairdinkum Paul Hogan or 'Hoges' to his mates is one of me living legends, and is a real beaut ridgie-didge fairdinkum Aussie mate. The first time yours truly copped an eye full of this fella, was when I was a little nipper and he had his own show called 'The Paul Hogan Show'. Now me oldies being a beaut catholic mob wouldn't let a little neville Carlos watch such a naughty show, so after being sent to bed early I would back track once the lights were out. A little slide here and a little crawl there, and before you could say 'Bob's ya uncle', I would be settled under the lounge in frount of the old TV. Not the best angle to watch but at least I was there, and wasn't it worth it just to have a gander of Delvene Delaney in her skimpy gear.... Strewth!

But as for Hoges he started with his famous show then went with his mate John 'Strop' Cornell, to produce one of the greatest movies in Australian history. Fairdinkum it was made with a budget of $8.16 millon and after it's time had come up with a massive $328 millon... Crikey mate! Now not only did the movie have a ripper old actor by the name of John Meillon, but it also had a fella by the name of Gerry Skilton who went by the name 'Nugget'. Now true story yours truly and me mate Jacky Rissole played baseball with Nugget, back when he was a nobody at the world famous Toronto Tigers Baseball club. So their you go I've rubbed shoulders with somebody who is world famous! But getting back to Hoges he is a real ripper fella and has always been a bit of a legend to yours truly, and so i've loved his movies that he has made over the years. Like the three Crocodile Dundee movies, also 'Almost an Angel' is really a beaut movie. Then he made 'Lighting Jack' which is a ripper movie, if you just want to sit back and enjoy a good laugh then you can't go wrong.

In 2004 he made a beaut movie called 'Strange Bedfellows' which he stared in with another of me legend actors Michael Caton (from 'The Castle'). The both of them are straight blokes but had to play pillow biters, and fairdinkum it was just a bloody ripper movie.

Then he made his last movie to date which was with a fella called Shane 'KENNY' Jacobson, about a son who goes driving with his old man played by Hoges.... it was called 'Charlie n' Boots'. And bugger me if I didn't laugh me head off, fairdinkum it was a ripper beaut movie which was just about down to earth stuff. So yes I am a Hoges fan and i'll keep spending my $9 (on cheap ass Tuesday) to watch whatever he puts out, and hopefully that will go on for a fair few years to come.

But getting back to Hoges he started as a painter on the coathanger (Sydney Harbour Bridge) back in the 60's, then picked up a show as a comedian doing comedy sketches on channel 9. He teamed up with a fella by the name John Cornell and that was the start of his show called 'The Paul Hogan Show', which went on to become a part of the Australian Telly history. Hoges played many different colorful charactors like Leo Wanker(a real life aussie daredevil stunt man), Perc the wino(a aussie drunken derro). Then there was Super Dag (an aussie superhero) and Sargent Donger (a tough cop with a bionic beer-get), and my favourite character of all time Arthur Dunger who was a suburban tinny-chugging aussie fitness fanatic.

So to give you an idea what the show was like i've put together a few u Tube sketches from the show, like this one from Arther Dunger who reminds me a lot of my brother Mark....


Then there was a send up of 60 minutes....

And of cause there was the beach seekers sketch...

And everyone from those days will remember the push-bike song...

And during each show Hoges would sit around and do a sketch where he was talking to the audience....

But not only did he do his show but he also shot a few commercials, mainly to promote Australia, like this one....

And you must remember this add

But i'll leave ya with a clip of 'Charlie n' boots' one of Hoges last movies...

On ya Hoges!