I'll flip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you.

The line is popularly associated with the late-1980s tourism advertising campaign for Australia aimed at American audiences, fronted by actor Paul Hogan (already internationally known from the “Crocodile Dundee” films). In the commercials, Hogan delivers a friendly invitation to visit Australia, using stereotypically “Aussie” vernacular and imagery of outdoor grilling (“barbie” for barbecue). Over time, the phrase became a widely quoted catchline in U.S. pop culture, often repeated humorously as a shorthand for Australian friendliness—despite Australians more commonly grilling “prawns” than “shrimp.”

On its surface, the quote is a casual gesture of hospitality: the speaker will make room for you at the grill, implying welcome, abundance, and conviviality. Culturally, it functions as a piece of advertising shorthand that packages national identity into an easily repeatable phrase—sun, leisure, informality, and mateship. The line’s enduring afterlife also shows how marketing slogans can detach from their original context and become folk quotations, sometimes reinforcing simplified or inaccurate stereotypes (notably the “shrimp” wording) while still communicating warmth and invitation.

“I’ll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for ya.”
“I’ll throw another shrimp on the barbie for you.”
“I’ll throw another shrimp on the barbie.”