"Hogan's Heroes" (1965)TV series 1965-1971

Creators:

Bernard Fein
Albert S. Ruddy

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

17 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Plot:

The inmates of a German World War II prisoner of war camp conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders.

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Parachute | Panzer | Tunnel | Luftwaffe

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. June 1	8:00 AM	TVLAND	The Tiger Hunt	#2.10
Sun. June 1	8:30 AM	TVLAND	The Tiger Hunt	#2.11

Cast

Bob Crane	...	Col. Robert E. Hogan (168 episodes, 1965-1971)
Werner Klemperer	...	Col. Wilhelm Klink (168 episodes, 1965-1971)
John Banner	...	Sgt. Hans Georg Schultz (167 episodes, 1965-1971)
Robert Clary	...	Cpl. Louis LeBeau (167 episodes, 1965-1971)
Larry Hovis	...	Sgt. Andrew Carter / ... (167 episodes, 1965-1971)
Richard Dawson	...	Cpl. Peter Newkirk (166 episodes, 1965-1971)
Ivan Dixon	...	Sgt. James 'Kinch' Kinchloe / ... (145 episodes, 1965-1970)

Runtime:

30 min (168 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Cinema General Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bing Crosby Productions

Trivia:

The character of Sergeant Schultz, prior to the war, had been the president of a successful toy manufacturing company. It was also alluded to that Colonel Klink, at some point in his life, had been a strict school master and not a very good one, which seemed to result in his joining the Luftwaffe as a young man.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Carter usually wore gloves, but many times he didn't, and a wedding ring is visible.

Quotes:

[Hogan impersonating Gestapo and holds up a General at gunpoint]
General: What is this, you are not Gestapo?
Hogan: Lucky for you, we're going to get you out of this country.
General: But I don't want to leave the country.
Hogan: After your supply factory is blown up and the Gestapo blame you and you still want to stay?
General: I'm coming with you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005) (V)

Ridiculous but quite funny.

On paper this sounds like one of the stupidest shows you'll ever hear about, but in reality it's quite funny. The cast was well chosen and played their parts well. It's great to see a show that can take WW2 and turn it into a joke, although we all know it wasn't.