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Australian comedy show which aired from 1973 until 1984 for a total of 12 seasons, making a star of Paul Hogan, who later appeared in Crocodile Dundee. Hogans friend (and producer of Crocodile Dundee) John Cornell (1941-2001) also appeared in the popular show, playing Hogans dim flatmate Strop. Episodes of the series generally opened with Hogan, playing a version of himself he called Hoges, presenting a stand-up comedy routine dressed in his bridge riggers costume of boots, shorts, and shirt with sleeves cut off. The show then presented a series of comedy sketches, usually with Hogan in the lead role and playing various recurring characters. The series also regularly featured attractive female models and actresses in its sketches - frequently in revealing costumes. Television actress and presenter Delvene Delaney (who later married Cornell) was the most frequent and best-known of these. Other women to appear in the series were Sue McIntosh, Karen Pini, Anya Saleky, Karen West and Abigail. A recurring sketch featured Hogan playing "himself" as Hoges, depicting the characters situation of living the carefree bachelor life in a disorderly apartment with his flatmate Strop. Many of the other sketches in the show were parodies of contemporary television shows. The show was very popular in Australia and was compared to Saturday Night Live and The Benny Hill Show. The series also became popular in the UK as a result of its scheduling within peak time on the new Channel 4, and was one of the shows shown on its launch night on 2 November 1982. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less