During an appearance on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien '' , O'Brien gave Tom Hanks a preserved dog skeleton , claiming it was his old friend Hooch . As one of O'Brien 's first guests on '' The Tonight Show '' , Hanks improvised a song from an alleged '' Turner & Hooch '' stage musical . During the 2006 Academy Awards , Tom Hanks played in a sketch about acceptance speeches that ran on too long . In his comedic lengthy speech , he thanked Hooch
2006 Academy Awards
78th Academy Awards
Turner & Hooch