He's been trying, for decades, to become the rightful heir to the throne of William Shatner. He never shall claim the throne, but he's definitely sold more albums. In Europe, anyhow.

The Hoff could have claimed the throne in the past couple of years, but for two words:

Denny Crane.

Indeed.

Besides, if Baywatch Nights couldn't win him the sought-after crown, nothing could, could it?

In many ways, the Hoff gets on my tits like no-one else alive, but at least he can take the piss out of himself.

Well, there's no shortage of piss in the old Hoff. He's got decades worth of material left in ' im!

Alcoholism doesn't help either.

Bumping for Hoffness.

I like NIGHT RIDER.

My nephew liked him in the Spongebob movie.

He will forever get a pass for any ill will in the world because of the greatness that was Night Rider.

Of course I meant KNIGHT RIDER, not NIGHT RIDER.

I'm glad Hasselhoff isn't John Byrne.

Thermostat Rider... a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man...who does not exist. Jaybles McRotcod...a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of bad retailers who operate above the law....

instead of mods he has a gay car

Twice bumped by Simon. I sense a man-crush on the Hoff by our resident Aussie.

Hey...he did tunnel through sand on an episode of Baywatch Nights! From memory, I think he also fought a vampire at one point, too.

He's the Hoff. And I don't have a man-crush on him, it's just healthy respect. Trevor is trying to sully my purehearted admiration for the Hoff by suggesting that such a situation exists.






I do have a man-crush on Ron Ely, though. Which is rather sad, isn't it? But true.

And yes, I've bumped this thread again...and I'm not at all ashamed to have done so.

He's the Hoff, dammit! Even if you don't understand him, you should respect him. He's sold a hell of a lot of CD's in Germany...that has to count for something in this crazy, mixed-up world.

The Hoff is to Australia what Jerry Lewis is to France, everyone. That's why Simon just can't get enough of this thread.
Actual Pepsi add from Oz (there were a whole series of these disturbing things plastered all over buses in Canberra and presumably everywhere else a couple of years back):

For him to take over for Shatner... Bill would have to die. I don't think that is possible. Isn't Shatner like 193 now?

I'll bet I have more David Hasselhoff CDs than anyone else at IMWAN.

But don't you have more CDs than anyone else at IMWAN?

You'd win that bet, I'm certain!

And yes, the Hoff is resp...well, no. He's not really respected in Australia, that's overstating it. He's well liked, though.