Hogan's Heroes

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Episode Guide

S 6 :  Ep 24 Aired 4/4/71
S 6 :  Ep 23 Aired 3/21/71
S 6 :  Ep 22 Aired 3/7/71
S 6 :  Ep 21 Aired 2/28/71
S 6 :  Ep 20 Aired 2/21/71
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Show Summary

Set in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, Hogan's Heroes is lightly based on the play/film, "Stalag 17." Hogan's Heroes focuses on the exploits of five main prisoners of war (Hogan, LeBeau, Newkirk, Carter & Kinchloe who, while under the cover of being typical prisoners of war, are really secretly doing their best to sabotage the German war effort through whatever means necessary. They communicate regularly with the outside, easily move throughout the camp and outside to town by using numerous tunnels, and have all the munitions, money, and uniforms to do pretty much as they please. While the enemy is often gullible, easily fooled or downright incompetent, the real strength of Hogan's men is the elaborate ruses and sometimes dangerous lengths they will go to in order to complete their missions. These missions included regular sabotage, helping prisoners escape, and aiding the underground opposition. The more elaborate tasks include immobilizing battalions, confusing the German general staff, and kidnapping important scientists. The silly Germans of Stalag 13 are the head Sergeant (Schultz) and the camp Kommandant (Klink). For those who only know the show peripherally, it is dismissed as being produced in poor taste because of the horrors of WWII, but this show takes place in a POW camp run by the German Luftwaffe and not the SS or Gestapo. The exploits of Hogan's heroes were often based on real POW stories from WWII. Leon Askin as General Burkhalter, Howard Caine as Gestapo Officer Major Hochstetter, and Bernard Fox as British Colonel Crittendon appear as recurring characters to cement the show's ensemble cast. Enjoy the show.moreless

Cast & Crew

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Col. Wilhelm Klink
Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson

Cpl. Peter Newkirk
John Banner

John Banner

Sgt. Hans Schultz
Robert Clary

Robert Clary

Cpl. Louis LeBeau
Kenneth Washington

Kenneth Washington

Sgt. Richard Baker
Ivan Dixon

Ivan Dixon

Sgt. James (Ivan) 'Kinch' Kinchloe
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SUBMIT REVIEW

  • I know Nothing. NOOOOOOOOTHing.

    9.5
    By troybreitmeye, May 01, 2013
    Glad I got every episode before they were pulled from Youtube! Still today, one of my most favorite shows. So, unbelievable, and yet funny. Listen, sometimes, when Kinch has the shortwave on. You can sometimes hear real phrases when they are using morse code. Truly a show that was about, what TV was about!

    Sparky

  • A classic show with brilliant acting and some of the best humor in comedy. It's a must watch.

    9.0
    By DavidMiller22, Sep 01, 2011
    This is what good TV looks like. This show has the ability to have key characters be naive and possibly quite stupid but do it in a way were it makes you love them even more for it. The character chemistry works so well with Holgan and his fellow prisoners operating a covert operation under their dim witted, ignorant but most of all lovable Sgt. Scholttz and theiroverconfident, stubborn, and foolish Kommandant, Colonel Klink. These characters are like a banana, a bowl of ice cream, and chocolate. All good alone but together it turns into an amazing concoction that is delicious, fabulous and hilarious! OK well a banana split might not be hilarious but its still the same idea. Bottom line is that this is a classic show and has all the elements of what makes a comedy great so if you feel like changing up your flavor of comedy put this in your queue and in 3 episodes you'll be hooked.moreless

  • The networks today do not know what's FUNNY! They need to watch shows like "Hogan's Heroes" to re-discover the comedy that we like!

    8.5
    By howellfilm, Dec 17, 2010
    Only in America can you produce and air a program about a POW camp in WWII and make it a popular comedy! And, I love it! Unfortunately, the industry today is run by pre-pubic IDIOTS. Contestants on modern-day game shows (many called "reality" shows) are called "reality STARS". Come on...STARS are people like Bogart and Clooney, NOT Kim Kardasian or talentless Kate Gosselin.



    We need to bring back MORE great shows (and writers) like we had in the 60's (and parts of the 70's and 80's). What's wrong with the networks these days? All they have to do is WATCH Hogan's Heroes" and the other popular shows from that era for a guide. And, what's going on with TV LAND? They seem to have forgotten what they're all about! Write them a letter and protest! And, if they don't go back to shows like Hogan's, call your cable company and tell them to DUMP TV LAND! The market is wide open for a NEW network to run the old programs that we like! Who's going to do it?moreless

  • HUGE FAN!

    10
    By SEMegaWarsIII, Nov 27, 2010
    Im 42 yrs old.My dad watched it while i played on the carpet with my toys in front of the T.V. Thought the series was stupid.



    Then I grew up turned on TVLAND and now im hooked!



    The show is great humor. Shultz is the best..I like to think he is saying "IM NO NAZI" every time he says " I KNOW NOTHING". Im a WW2 fan and like to pride myself on knowing most things about WW2, land sea and air. And I get a kick out of many of the insults directed towards Himmler ,Goering and Hitler Funny stuff.



    They dont make them like this anymore.



    5 STARS ***** !moreless

  • The single most influential show on my life. I am a career Soldier in the U.S. Army, a military historian, and a volunteer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - in large part because of this show's impact on my life.moreless

    10
    By ABNATW, Nov 27, 2010
    I remembered by accident today why I started studying World War II when I was so young...Hogan's Heroes. It was on from 1965-1971, so I was almost 2 until I was almost 8. It was on CBS Friday nights, I think from 1900-1930. I loved that show. Also why POW/Concentration Camps are my second favorite thing to study, after European Theater Airborne operations. There is a Hogan's Heroes marathon on today. I just watched the episode that gave me my favorite, most-quoted, TV line, "Another day, another munitions dump." Very exciting - I have wanted to find that exact episode for years. (And yes, I own boxed sets of all six seasons). I usually hate watching old shows - not smart, savvy enough - but no problems with old episodes of Hogan's Heroes. I understand that it is not historically accurate, but it began 20 years after the end of World War II and helped keep interest in fore...sort of like what "M*A*S*H" did for the Korean War.moreless
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    The garrulous game-show host loses battle with cancer at 79 years old; Dawson also starred in Hogan's Heroes.

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  • June 5, 2007 DVD Releases 18
    THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF NEW RELEASES THIS WEEK TO CHOOSE FROM, SO YOU'RE SURE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT SUITS YOUR FANCY. SPEND THIS FIRST WEEK OF JUNE INSIDE CATCHING UP WITH SUCH CLASSICS AS SEINFELD AND CHIPS, OR DELVE INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SUCH AS RESCUE ME OR THE DEAD ZONE. DON'T FORGET TO RELIVE THE FINEST MOMENTS OF CHAPPELLE'S SHOW WITH THIS WEEK'S BEST OF RELEASE.

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