Shrimp Barbie facts
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The Paul Hogan "shrimp on the barbie" TV commercials were very effective. Australia rose from #78 to #1 or #2 on Americans' list of "dream vacations" after the TV ads began running from 1984 to 1990. They made Hogan famous in the US before 'Crocodile Dundee' (1986) made him a film star.
The stereotypical phase "shrimp on the barbie" was created for a US advertising campaign. Aussies use the word "prawn" but it was changed to "shrimp" to avoid confusing Americans.
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The origin of 'Shrimp on the Barbie' is from an early '80s Visit Australia commercial starring Paul Hogan before he was famous. (Commercial in comments).
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Paul Hogan was responsible for the typical Aussie saying "shrimp on the barbie" even though Aussies say 'prawn' instead of 'shrimp'.
