History Main / GermansLoveDavidhasselhoff

The trope is named for Creator/NormMacDonald's punchline during his "Weekend Update" sketches on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', which he'd go out of his way to include Creator/DavidHasselhoff, the ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' actor/producer, who was popular in Germany for his work as a singer in the late 1980s/early 1990s, particularly for being in the right place at the right time doing the right thing, which was being in UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}} at the fall of [[UsefulNotes/BerlinWall the wall]] promoting his new album via a concert tour, which included a popular song he had changed to be about peace and togetherness; he has had seven albums go platinum there. It's also the case that Germans in particular tend to be positively disposed towards anyone with a German name; for example at one time they were very big on English crooner Arnold Dorsey, who used the stage name Engelbert Humperdinck. (Hasselhoff's popularity has since waned, however, though Dirk Nowitzki, flag-bearer for Germany in the 2008 Summer Olympics and NBA star, claims he hums Hasselhoff songs at the free throw line)

The trope is named for Creator/NormMacDonald's punchline during his "Weekend Update" sketches on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', which he'd go out of his way to include Creator/DavidHasselhoff, the ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' actor/producer, who was popular in Germany for his work as a singer in the late 1980s/early 1990s, particularly for being in the right place at the right time doing the right thing, which was being in Berlin at the fall of the wall promoting his new album via a concert tour, which included a popular song he had changed to be about peace and togetherness; he has had seven albums go platinum there. It's also the case that Germans in particular tend to be positively disposed towards anyone with a German name; for example at one time they were very big on English crooner Arnold Dorsey, who used the stage name Engelbert Humperdinck. (Hasselhoff's popularity has since waned, however, though Dirk Nowitzki, flag-bearer for Germany in the 2008 Summer Olympics and NBA star, claims he hums Hasselhoff songs at the free throw line)

Contrast with AmericansHateTingle and BannedInChina.

* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/AsianAnimation Animation - Asia]]
* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/EasternEuropeanAnimation Animation - Eastern Europe]]

* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/AnimatedFilms Film - Animated]]
* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/LiveActionFilms Film - Live Action]]

* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/EasternEuropeanAnimation - Eastern Europe]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/AsianAnimation

The trope is named for Creator/NormMacDonald's punchline during his "Weekend Update" sketches on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', which he'd go out of his way to include. Creator/DavidHasselhoff, the ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' actor/producer, who was popular in Germany for his work as a singer in the late 1980s/early 1990s, particularly for being in the right place at the right time doing the right thing, which was being in Berlin at the fall of the wall promoting his new album via a concert tour, which included a popular song he had changed to be about peace and togetherness; he has had seven albums go platinum there. It's also the case that Germans in particular tend to be positively disposed towards anyone with a German name; for example at one time they were very big on English crooner Arnold Dorsey, who used the stage name Engelbert Humperdinck. (Hasselhoff's popularity has since waned, however, though Dirk Nowitzki, flag-bearer for Germany in the 2008 Summer Olympics and NBA star, claims he hums Hasselhoff songs at the free throw line)

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[[caption-width-right:227:[[DontExplainTheJoke He's American.]]]]

SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing, {{Woolseyism}}, CulturalTranslation, CutAndPasteTranslation, and {{Redubbing}} are not uncommon causes of this, where the translated version is actually better than the original.

* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/FilmAnimated Film - Animated]]
* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/FilmLiveAction Film - Live Action]]

->'''Swedish Interviewer:''' So how does it feel to go to all these countries in Europe and be treated as a Rock Star? \\

Also known as "Big in Japan". A version of the EnsembleDarkhorse, where interest in a character (or an entire work) is sparked by an audience well-divorced from the production source, particularly if the show is released in other countries. Places with [[ValuesResonance different cultural baggage]] often hook onto different characters, whether or not these are the ones pushed by the story. This is even more of a gamble when one character's personality and motivations have a direct tie to the culture of origin.

Also known as "Big in Japan". A version of the EnsembleDarkhorse, where interest in a character (or an entire work) is sparked by an audience well-divorced from the production source, particularly if the show is released in other countries. Places with [[ValuesDissonance different cultural baggage]] often hook onto different characters, whether or not these are the ones pushed by the story. This is even more of a gamble when one character's personality and motivations have a direct tie to the culture of origin.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/{{Other}}

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/{{Film}}

SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing, {{Woolseyism}}, CulturalTranslation and {{Redubbing}} are not uncommon causes of this, where the translated version is actually better than the original.

The trope is named for Creator/NormMacDonald's punchline during his "Weekend Update" sketches on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', which he'd go out of his way to include. Creator/DavidHasselhoff, the ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' actor/producer, who was popular in Germany for his work as a singer in the late 1980s/early 1990s, particularly for being in the right place at the right time doing the right thing, which was being in Berlin at the fall of the wall promoting his new album via a concert tour, which included a popular song he had changed to be about peace and togetherness; he has had seven albums go platinum there. (His popularity has since waned, however, though Dirk Nowitzki, flag-bearer for Germany in the 2008 Summer Olympics and NBA star, claims he hums Hasselhoff songs at the free throw line)

Another variant of this trope is the joke that something is "big in Japan."