"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 | Covert Operation | Master Sergeant | Blow Up | Escape

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 nominations

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:

Larry Hovis, Sgt. Andrew Carter, refused to remove his wedding ring for the series. He wore gloves for the majority of his performance (although there were occasions when the ring was visible).

Goofs:

Factual errors: There are no colonels in the Royal Air Force. The equivalent ranks are Wing Commander for a Lieutenant Colonel, or Group Captain for full Colonel. "Colonel" Crittenden who is supposed to be, and wears the insignia, of equal rank to Hogan, should have actually been Group Captain Crittenden.

Quotes:

Colonel Klink: [trying to demoralize Hogan after air-raid] ... No damage was done and your bombers suffered severe losses at the hands of our illustrious Luftwaffe.
Schultz: [walking in to the office introducing a Captain] Herr Kommandant, this is Captain Müller. He barely escaped the terrible raid!
Colonel Klink: That raid was a complete failure!
Schultz: No, Herr Kommandant! They knocked the stuffing out of the Messerschmitt factory and got away from the Luftwaffe!
Hogan: Illustrious Luftwaffe.
Schultz: Illustrious Luft...
Colonel Klink: Shultz!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: Nina and the Rocker (#7.3)" (2002)

Funniest TV show ever

Hogan's Heroes is, without a doubt, the funniest television show ever made. The way it makes fun of Nazis is perfection. One of my all-time favorite episodes is the one where Hogan and his men had Klink and Burkhalter convinced that there was such a device called a Gonkulator. Or the one where they convinced Klink and Hochstetter that the war was over. That is just absolute brilliance. Sure, there's a lot of plot manipulation going on in the show, but who cares. It's hilarious.