Dancing With the Stars Pairings: Bet On David Hasselhoff and Bristol Palin

The Dancing With the Stars couples pairings were announced this morning on Good Morning America and they go like this: Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough, Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas, Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel, Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani, Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and Karina Smirnoff, Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya, Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke, David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson, Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer, Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower.

PopWatch readers voted Dirty Dancing's Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough as the couple to beat. But really this corner thinks it's the couples of David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson and Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas.

Why?

The Hoff drunk in video made by his daughter

Because both David Hasselhoff and Bristol Palin have much to prove. For much of his 21st Century public existence, Hasselhoff has been painted as an irresponsible drunk.  (Remember the video his own daughter made of him while he was tanked?) But thanks to Hollywood friends, his image is getting a slow makeover. Winning Dancing With the Stars would be a major game changer for the Hoff.

Bristol Palin has been in her mom Sarah Palin's shadow and that of her ex-husband Levi Johnston. Like David Hasselhoff, Bristol has had a somewhat negative public image, that of the poster child for teen moms and little else. A win here would mark a new start for Bristol Palin.

Well, as they say, they have to play the game. But Dancing With the Stars will be fun to watch this time out, from start to finish.