David Hasselhoff Plays the No-Rules Mayor of 'Funner, California' in This Wacky Campaign

Spoiler: it's a casino ad

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Given the glut of trailers for this weekend’s theatrical relaunch of Baywatch, one can be forgiven for thinking David Hasselhoff had settled into his role as elder statesman of the “beach babes” genre.

But The Hoff never stops. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zac Efron may be the new faces of the property that made him famous, but the former Knight Rider continues to find new ways to amuse us in his mid-60s.

Hasselhoff’s latest gig is mayor of Funner, California, a new kind of town where the old rules don’t apply.

In case you feel slightly confused, don’t worry: that was the intention all along.

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