He’s back! Paul Hogan returns as his famous character Hoges and reunites with John Cornell in a hilarious new beer commercial for bushfire relief
Paul Hogan is back on the TV screens.
The 80-year-old Crocodile Dundee star reprises his beloved character ‘Hoges’ and reunites with his former The Paul Hogan Show co-stars, John Cornell and Delvene Delaney, in a hilarious new beer commercial.
The advertisement is for Hotel Brunswick to celebrate their new brew, and profits from beer sales at the venue are to go to the bushfire relief.
He’s back! Paul Hogan, 80, has returned as his famous character Hoges and reunited with former co-star John Cornell in a hilarious new beer commercial for bushfire relief
In the clip, Paul wears his character’s iconic blue and white sleeveless shirt as he enjoys a beer with John, 78.
John – who played Hoges’ flatmate Strop on The Paul Hogan Show – wears his character’s iconic swimming cap.
Actress Delvene Delaney, John’s wife, stars as a barmaid and serves the two men a drink.
The commercial plays a scene from the hit show – which ran from 1973 to 1984 – where Hoges and Strop try to make their famous hangover cure.
Remember him? In the clip, Paul wears his character’s iconic blue and white sleeveless shirt (He is pictured here on The Paul Hogan Show)
Familiar face: John – who played Hoges’ flatmate Strop on The Paul Hogan Show – wears his character’s iconic swimming cap
‘Can’t believe you brewed it, I remember your hangover cure that you used to brew… I’m proud of you son, that’s beautiful,’ Paul says in the clip.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, John and Delvene own the Hotel Brunswick pub with Channel Nine boss, David Gyngell.
Beauty: Actress Delvene Delaney, John’s wife, stars as a barmaid and serves the two men a drink
Flashback: The commercial plays a scene from the hit show – which ran from 1973 to 1984 – where Hoges and Strop try to make their famous hangover cure
There’s a lot of sad news, obviously, and Hoges and Strop are really much loved… here’s an opportunity to revive these characters to do something that goes the distance’ Delvene (pictured on the show) said of making the advertisement
Delvene told the publication: ‘There’s a lot of sad news, obviously, and Hoges and Strop are really much loved… here’s an opportunity to revive these characters to do something that goes the distance.’
Paul and John have been friends for years, and John produced his hit movie, Crocodile Dundee.
The 1986 film was a box office hit and was one of the highest-grossing films of all time.
They go way back: Paul (pictured) and John have been friends for years, and John produced his hit movie, Crocodile Dundee. The 1986 film was a box office hit and was one of the highest-grossing films of all time