History Main / TheBogan

* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBarryMcKenzie'': the title character is a caricature of a stereotypical unrefined Australian "ocker", obsessed with beer, sex, and beautiful "sheilas".

-->'''Hawke:''' ''--> Of course, he's quite peculiar, if that's for me to say,\\

-->'''Hawke:''' ''I take him to the Footie, and his eyes aren't on the ball!\\
And in his private parlour, he plays the works of Mahler,\\

'''Hawke:''' ''I take him to the Footie, and his eye's not on the ball!\\
and in his private parlour, he plays the works of Mahler,\\

* ''Theatre/KeatingTheMusical'': Paul Keating's predecessor, Bob Hawke has shades of this trope; when he shows up, he's wearing a loud "Australia" blazer (like [[https://centreofdemocracy.sa.gov.au/collection/bob-hawke-and-the-americas-cup/ one that he really did wear]] when Australia won the America's Cup), he flirts with women in the audience, and at one point looks like he's reading a financial newspaper when it's revealed that he's really reading a horse racing paper (he ''was'' called "The Silver Bodgie" in real life, and was particularly proud of having set a drinking record while he was in college...). Keating's successor, John Howard, is depicted as a more "manufactured" version of this trope, with him at one point looking like he's wearing a farmer's outfit which is in reality just a cheap costume.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlaminThongs'' the eponymous Thong family embody just about every negative Australian stereotype

* ''Literature/TheLastContinent'': A meta example, in that the book is about a fantasy version of Australia that exists on Discworld called Fourecks; ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlemaine_XXXX named for a popular brand of beer]]'' in Australia.

* The Bruces Sketch in ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' features a group of stereotypical aussies who are all wearing identical safari outfits, exchanging dirty jokes, drinking heavily, [[PrefersRawMeat eating raw meat]], are [[HeteronormativeCrusader vocally against "pooftas"]], oppose harassment of Aborigines [[WhatYouAreInTheDark only when people are watching]], give patriotic accolades at the drop of a hat and are all named Bruce. They are all members of the philosophy department of a university, and when they introduce a philosophy teacher that had just transferred from England, they ask if they could call him "Bruce" because calling him anything else would "cause a little confusion", and that he can teach anything about socialist-philosophy as long as he clarifies that they were wrong. The characters even wrote a song based on famous philosophers ("Bruce's Philosophers Song") and all it's about is those philosophers drinking.

In Australia itself, "bogan" is the local term for LowerClassLout (or people being compared to them). Synonyms include "yob(bo)", "ocker" and "westie" (since the western suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane tend to be lower-class. Inverted in Perth, where the eastern suburbs are the lower-class ones). Another term is "feral", which implies the negative aspects of the bogan but even more so, including things such as abusing or neglecting one's kids and being involved with meth or ice (either as a producer or user). Examples from media made in other countries tend to have less focus on socioeconomic class, with Australians ''in general'' being portrayed as brutish and crass. This is potentially due to Australia's status as being founded originally as a British penal colony, therefore giving rise to the idea that every non-indigenous man, woman and child born there is descended from criminals. [[note]]Actually, Australia has the second-most diverse population in the world, outdone only by Israel[[/note]] The term has also seen use in neighbouring New Zealand, with residents of West Auckland - often referred to as "Westies" - most commonly associated with the stereotype.

* Played with in ''Film/CrocodileDundee'': Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is a KnightInShiningArmor to his LoveInterest and overall a nice guy, but most of the series' comedy lies in the fact that, as a man who lives in the Australian Outback, he is very direct, blunt, and on a few occasions even violent when all of the city folk are overly sensitive at best and two-faced at worst. The star Paul Hogan made his fame in Australia with comic exaggerated portrayals of typical bogan characters. (see Live Action TV) The rest of the inhabitants of Walkabout Creek play up the bogan stereotype even more, especially Nugget and Donk.

* Paul Hogan, of ''Film/CrocodileDundee'' fame, started out as a stand-up comedian and TV sketch-show actor. ''The Paul Hogan Show'' and the characters Hogan created were, in their way, both a celebration of and an awful warning about bogan culture.

In Australia itself, "bogan" is the local term for LowerClassLout (or people being compared to them). Synonyms include "yob(bo)", "ocker" and "westie" (since the western suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane tend to be lower-class. Inverted in Perth, where the eastern suburbs are the lower-class ones). Another term is "feral", which implies the negative aspects of the bogan, including things such as abusing or neglecting one's kids and being involved with meth or ice (either as a producer or user). Examples from media made in other countries tend to have less focus on socioeconomic class, with Australians ''in general'' being portrayed as brutish and crass. This is potentially due to Australia's status as being founded originally as a British penal colony, therefore giving rise to the idea that every non-indigenous man, woman and child born there is descended from criminals. [[note]]Actually, Australia has the second-most diverse population in the world, outdone only by Israel[[/note]] The term has also seen use in neighbouring New Zealand, with residents of West Auckland - often referred to as "Westies" - most commonly associated with the stereotype.

In Australia itself, "bogan" is the local term for LowerClassLout (or people being compared to them). Synonyms include "yob(bo)", "ocker" and "westie" (since the western suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane tend to be lower-class. Inverted in Perth, where the eastern suburbs are the lower-class ones). Another term is "feral", which implies the negative aspects of the bogan turned UpToEleven, including things such as abusing or neglecting one's kids and being involved with meth or ice (either as a producer or user). Examples from media made in other countries tend to have less focus on socioeconomic class, with Australians ''in general'' being portrayed as brutish and crass. This is potentially due to Australia's status as being founded originally as a British penal colony, therefore giving rise to the idea that every non-indigenous man, woman and child born there is descended from criminals. [[note]]Actually, Australia has the second-most diverse population in the world, outdone only by Israel[[/note]] The term has also seen use in neighbouring New Zealand, with residents of West Auckland - often referred to as "Westies" - most commonly associated with the stereotype.

* The Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal now has [[Fanfic/ThePriceofFlight the expanded Air Watch]], which draws in Witch-pilots from all over the Discworld. The siren call [[note]]or perhaps in context the Syren-call[[/note]] of unlimited flight on the best possible technomancy draws in a [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} Fourecksian]], called Darleen O'Hagan. Darleen is slovenly, foul-mouthed, crude, coarse - and as her commanding officer admits, is a bloody good pilot. The character is intended as an UpToEleven take on Australians in uniform.

* Played with in ''Film/CrocodileDundee'': Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is a KnightInShiningArmor to his LoveInterest and overall a nice guy, but most of the series' comedy lies in the fact that, as a man who lives in the Australian Outback, he is very direct, blunt, and on a few occasions even violent when all of the city folk are overly sensitive at best and two-faced at worst. The star Paul Hogan made his fame in Australia with comic UpToEleven portrayals of typical bogan characters. (see Live Action TV) The rest of the inhabitants of Walkabout Creek play up the bogan stereotype even more, especially Nugget and Donk.

* ''VideoGame/FarCry3'': Bambi "Buck" Hughes is an Australian PsychoForHire and former SociopathicSoldier who works for [[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]] on the Rook Islands. He's foul-mouthed, FauxAffablyEvil, and spends most of his time lounging around in the sunshine or downing beer, at the same time as forcing Jason to collect a rare ancient Chinese knife for him. [[spoiler:Buck is also a DepravedHomosexual, and he's keeping Jason's friend Keith as a SexSlave to prevent Jason from betraying him.]] Funnily enough, Buck doesn't fit the "uncultured" aspect of the Bogan, as he quotes Creator/RobertFrost and is fairly knowledgeable about ancient Chinese history (or, at least, the parts of it relevant to finding his coveted knife).

* ''VideoGame/FarCry3'': Bambi "Buck" Hughes is an Australian PsychoForHire and former SociopathicSoldier who works for [[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]] on the Rook Islands. He's foul-mouthed, FauxAffablyEvil, and spends most of his time lounging around in the sunshine or downing beer, at the same time as forcing Jason to collect a rare ancient Chinese knife for him. [[spoiler:Buck is also a DepravedHomosexual, and he's keeping Jason's friend Keith as a SexSlave to prevent Jason from betraying him.]] Funnily enough, Buck doesn't fit the "uncultured" aspect of the Bogan, as he quotes Creator/RobertFrost and is fairly knowledgeable about ancient Chinese history.

* ''VideoGame/FarCry3'': Bambi "Buck" Hughes is an Australian PsychoForHire and former SociopathicSoldier who works for [[AmoralAfrikaner Hoyt Volker]] on the Rook Islands. He's foul-mouthed, FauxAffablyEvil, and spends most of his time lounging around in the sunshine or downing beer, at the same time as forcing Jason to collect a rare ancient Chinese knife for him. [[spoiler:Buck is also a DepravedHomosexual, and he's keeping Jason's friend Keith as a SexSlave to prevent Jason from betraying him.]] Funnily enough, Buck doesn't fit the "uncultured" aspect of the Bogan. He knows Robert Frost's poetry, and he knows a lot about ancient Chinese history, and repeatedly fills Jason in whenever he sends him off to find the next clue to the knife's whereabouts.

** Puck, fellow sensate from another cluster. He manages to outdo Bambi in the insufferable department, while also giving Riley the creeps. Bonus points for [[AbhorrentAdmirer changing his hairestyle to match hers]] later on, then [[StandardHeroReward expecting 'thank you' sex after having rescued Sun]]. He is an ally to the group, but just ''[[NominalHero barely]]''.

Compare AwesomeAussie. Not to be confused with [[WebVideo/MemeHouse Bulk Bogan]]. Also has nothing to do with the word "[[Franchise/StarWars Bogan]]" being used to describe TheDarkSide of TheForce.

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* The Sniper from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', not only is he a ColdSniper, but his [[BondOneLiner domination lines]] are nothing short of disrespectful towards his enemies.
** Also, one of his responses after successfully scoring a kill with his rifle is a spiteful "bloody bogan!"

* The Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal now has the expanded Air Watch, which draws in Witch-pilots from all over the Discworld. The siren call [[note]]or perhaps in context the Syren-call[[/note]] of unlimited flight on the best possible technomancy draws in a [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} Fourecksian]], called Darleen O'Hagan. Darleen is slovenly, foul-mouthed, crude, coarse - and as her commanding officer admits, is a bloody good pilot. The character is intended as an UpToEleven take on Australians in uniform.

* Played with in ''Film/CrocodileDundee'': Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is a KnightInShiningArmor to his LoveInterest and overall a nice guy, but most of the series' comedy lies in the fact that, as a man who lives in the Australian Outback, he is very direct, blunt, and on a few occasions even violent when all of the city folk are overly sensitive at best and two-faced at worst. The star Paul Hogan made his fame in Australia with comic UpToEleven portrayals of typical bogan characters. (see Live Action TV)

In Australia itself, "bogan" is the local term for LowerClassLout (or people being compared to them). Synonyms include "yob(bo)", "ocker" and "westie" (since the western suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane tend to be lower-class. Inverted in Perth, where the eastern suburbs are the lower-class ones). Another term is "feral", which implies the negative aspects of the bogan turned UpToEleven, including things such as abusing or neglecting one's kids and being involved with meth or ice (either as a producer or user). Examples from media made in other countries tend to have less focus on socioeconomic class, with Australians ''in general'' being portrayed as brutish and crass. This is potentially due to Australia's status as being founded originally as a British penal colony, therefore giving rise to the idea that every non-indigenous man, woman and child born there is descended from criminals. The term has also seen use in neighbouring New Zealand, with residents of West Auckland - often referred to as "Westies" - most commonly associated with the stereotype.