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Another sad fact is that Leon Askin who played General Burkhalter has a real scar on his face after he was arrested and beaten severely by the SS when he was younger.
My grandfather was a German soldier (medic) on the Russian front and loved the show as well. He didn't speak English but would watch the show and laugh his ass off.
John Banner, in real life, was of Austrian of Jewish descent, and a Holocaust refugee. Banner fled to the U.S. when Germany and Austria unified in 1938, due to escalating anti-Semitism. Once in Hollywood (then trim and accented), he built a career portraying those who killed his family in his homeland.
Also, Leon Askin (General Burkhalter) was of Austrian descent as well and immigrated from Austria 1940 after having been persecuted by the Austrian SS. His parents died in the Treblinka killing center. Lastly, Werner Klemperer’s father’s cousin was famous Holocaust diarist Victor Klemperer, who was almost deported to a concentration camp, but was saved because his wife was not Jewish.
I remember an interview with Robert Clarey about his working on Hogan’s Heroes. He had mentioned that he had struck up a lifelong friendship with John Banner and was often a guest at his home. Apparently John’s wife was Belgian and was an amazing cook. He was saying that John had attributed his ample waistline on this fact, and Robert attested that it was indeed true.
I actually finished the whole series earlier this year for the 2nd time. The first time was in the 1990's. Years, it will be around 50 more years. It will truly feel like WWII then. I'll be a little over 100 if alive
@@DrSkull1939 Some episodes were weak, like they'd run out of ideas and were in a hurry to finish the screenplay. But at their best, they stand up very well today.
I loved when someone was talking on the phone or radio, deliberately trying to mislead someone. Ivan Dixon was often shown as trying to stifle his laughing. Whether that was acting or real, it just added to the show. The best instance was when Dawson was doing an imitation of Winston Churchill.
Right, especially with some of this knowledge,like klinks hat,if anyone on the show looked or commented about it. I remember when Hogan was killed by Natzis
One of the stupidest shows ever- absolutely NOTHING funny concerning the Nazis...after I served in 'Nam from 1967-70 I came to loath M*A*S*H just as much...total cap!
STOLL-log or STAL-lag. But I never heard of a Stuh-LOG anywhere. Most stalags were Luft-Stalags meaning they were run by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). This makes sense, because before D-Day virtually all of the Allied prisoners in Germany were shot down bomber crews and fighter pilots. I have always felt that Robert Clary probably didn't have to dig too deep when acting angry about something the "Bosch" did. I also noticed (in Hi-Def) that one time on an operation when he was in a German uniform and gave the "party salute", he had the fingers on his right hand crossed. And I never recall Kinchloe refer to Colonel Hogan as "Skipper". It was always Colonel or Colonel Hogan. But I concur their relationship was one of mutual respect. There was a great line when Hogan was ticking off the procedures they would take and Kinchloe reminded him that when visitors were around Klink would double the guard. To which Hogan replied, "That's what I hate about you, Kinch. Every time I get rolling, you have to make sense!"
Schultz looking the other way reached a peak when he walked in while they were coming up from the underground ladder: “what is that?!” “oh it’s just the secret tunnel Schultz” “I see nothing! I see nothing!”
Also, Sgt. Schultz' civilian occupation explains his demeanor. In one episode it was revealed that he was a toymaker, owner of the Shultz Toy Company, a revered company among Germans.
[Verse 1] Heroes, heroes, husky men of war Sons of all the heroes of the war before We’re all heroes up to our ear-o’s! You ask the questions We make suggestions That’s what we’re heroes for! [Verse 2] All good heroes love a great big fight Open up the bomb bays, brighten up the night We earn laurels solving your quarrels! You pull the roses We punch the noses That’s what we’re heroes for! [Bridge] What’s a hero do? We’re never gonna tell ya ‘Cause we wish we knew! That’s why we heroes are so few We’ve got a slogan From Colonel Hogan! And Colonel Hogan’s a hero too [Verse 3] Never flinch boys, never be afraid Heroes are not born boys, heroes all are made Ask not why boys, never say die boys! Answer the call Remember we’ll all be Heroes forever more!
True, also Bernard Fox didn’t play a character called Riley or Rodney on the show. The only other character he played on HH was Sir Charles Chitterly. I love that two parter! Shows Fox’s ability and also redeems Season 6.
In early episodes there was a Lieutenant in one scene I remember. He should have been second in command, but likely with Hogan busy with his espionage, the Lt. probably took care of the normal prisoner business that was needed.
Yes, Kinch being shown through actions, if not in dialogue, to be Colonel Hogan's second-in-command was a bold stance to take when segregation was still a thing.
There is a fine line between "unresolved" and "unsolved". This case is unresolved but the killer is well known but there simply wasn't enough evidence to successfully prosecute him.
No, authorities have named the killer but I won't do that just to be safe. A google search of "murder of bob crane" will show you the name. The FBI was not involved in this investigation as far as I know but as I said, the killer is well known to everyone.@@Peye-pv4cb
I've seen every Hogans Heroes episode dozens and dozens of times but I can't ever recall Kinchloe calling Colonel Hogan "Skipper" as stated in this video.
As a child during the 70’s, I loved Hogans Heroes. It’s interesting how a show like this could never have been created today since everything is so politically correct and finding any humor in the holocaust would never be allowed. The cast was absolutely superb including the wonderful General. Burkhalter and Major Hocksteter. 👍
I do not think the Holocaust, or the plight of Jews was ever mentioned on the show. There was no making light of it, other than not giving it any attention at all.
@@imkluu Two very fine comments. Yet, the removal of undersirables was not the basis any more than ending slavery THE basis for our civil war. The former was the invasion, the latter was secession from the union/States rights. Edit: Great show. Good video, except for the title suffix "Fans Are Speechless"
Try: 'Allo, 'Allo. That is a takedown of "The Secret Army". The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies (birds) . Favourite UK TV show. The Resistance against the Nazi Occupation. The little German was also a Jew and would not say Heil Hitler. So when the others said it, he said " Klop". Which I think? Is German for Ditto!
I watch it on MeTV every night, they have two episodes per night, I watch all the old classic reruns of shows produced when I was a child, or older, as I can barely stomach any currently produced garbage.
The actors who played Hochstetter and General Bulchalter were also Jewish actors as well ,with the actor who played Hochstetter playing a German Jew married to concentration camp survivor played by Judy Garland in Judgement At Nuremberg. These Jewish actors of Hogan's Heroes were determined to belittle and do everything to humiliate Nazis and Nazism through their acting. I really enjoyed the show when I was growing up and began to learn about some of these unsung actors years later.
6:08 Bernard Fox did NOT have the "double role" described in the video. He was "Col. Crittendon", of course, but he was never any "Capt. Rodney". Crittendon's full name was "Col. RODNEY Crittendon". Fox DID have a double role in one two-part episode, "Lady Chitterly's Lover": Col. Crittendon, as usual, plus "Sir Charles Chitterly", husband of the title-referenced "Lady".
they would also break for lunch and hang out with the cast of "GOMER PILE U.S.M.C.". both sets were next to each other on the back 40 of the desilu studios.
WELL I AM SORRY TO SAY YOU GOT THAT PART VERY INCORRECT. BOB CRAINE AND RICHARD DAWSON HATED EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SEE RICHARD DAWSON WAS VERY GELLOUSE OF BOB CRAINE FOR HE WANTED TO HAVE HIS PART AS HOGAN TO THE POINT WHEN B.CRAINE WAS MURDERED THEY WERE TAKING A GOOD LOOK AT R.DAWSON.JAMES J.DEVITO III;GENERAL DYNAMICS,ELECTRONICS DIVISION
Right, professional men making a TV show. Although after 10 years myself,it hard to believe Hogan was a officer and smart. Had 2 good ones, and both of them wanted your thoughts, not I'm #1 Zipper head.
The casting of African-American actors was still not that common in the 60s. The fact that Ivan Dixon was cast and played an important role in the show was groundbreaking. In addition, it honored the role that African-Americans played in the US war effort during WW2
Oh, Klink's hat? That was done on purpose because the character was actually a big deal in the first world war and was a famous pilot. It's the only reason he got the rank of Colonel in WW2.
I got to roam the Desilu studio back lot as a teenager after filming had ceased and found the tree stump tunnel entrance/ exit outside the camp. It was only deep enough to hold one adult so multiple cutaway shots were needed for groups. I also got to see part of show being filmed a couple of years earlier, still have autographs from Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer and Leon(?) General Burkholder
As a long time fan of the show, and as someone who's actually written a handful of episodes for fanfiction, I have no idea who or what "Captain Rodney" is. Bernard Fox did play Colonel Rodney Crittendon and as you mentioned, did play a dual role as both Crittendon and Sir Charles Chitterly. That was actually a two part episode, but in either case I'm not sure what that Captain Rodney was supposed to mean. Speaking of which, it would be very cool for you to do a video on the history of dual roles in sitcoms. People would be shocked at how common that was, especially in the 60's and 70's.
Hahaha, you are only about the 3rd person who recognized him lol. Joe Flynn man, they don't make 'em like that anymore. That show was classic! @@johnnyola8391
Do you think possibly it was written from memory by someone unfamiliar with military rank structure? I doubt that you are truly that dense that you couldn't make the connection.
I must be dense because I'm not sure what you're talking about, that's if you are talking to me in the first place. If you're saying that this video script was written by someone who hadn't seen the show (in years) and remembered the character but got the name and rank wrong, I guess that is possible. But that would be doing a pretty piss poor job of research! What's the point of making a video if you don't know about the show to begin with? 30 seconds on IMDB would have revealed that Bernard Fox had appeared on the show playing 2 different characters, the main one being Colonel Crittendon but that's too much to ask I guess.@@9HighFlyer9
I always loved General Burkhalter's putdowns of Klink whenever K would kiss up to General B. I loved it when GB told K, "Why do you get more pleasure from seeing me than I get from seeing you." My favorite one, "Klink, to the Fuhrer, I give suggestions; to you, I give orders."
Many have said that if that the show had an ending, perhaps an Allied general (Ike, Bradley, or Patton) would have decorated Hogan and his unit. But, some have said that the covert operative might have been decorated, namely Col. Klink. Personally, I think if anyone was secretly working for the Allies, it would have been Gen. Burkhalter. He was not the dunce that Schultz was, or the bumbling vain fool that Klink was. But assigning those two to Stalag 13 made Hogan's missions a lot easier.
I agree. I always thought it should have had a final episode when the Allied forces reached the camp. All the Germans fled except Shultz, who was asleep, and Klink because we find out that Klink wasn't the fool he portrayed, but was an agent working with Nimrod all along.
The best Easter egg is Klink's name, a prison camp commander.....named klink. Klink being a synonym for prison or jail, just like poke, hoosegow, slammer etc 😆 Always loved that one, as it even does sound like a legitimate German surname. Edit: and in fact it is a genuine name: "German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker of door fittings or for a border or customs officer from Middle High German Middle Low German klinke ‘barrier’ also ‘latch door handle’ Middle Dutch clinke ‘bolt strap door handle’." Beautiful, love it. 😅
@@johntomasini3916 In the first episode it was called Camp 13. It was the only black and white episode. And in the first episode Larry Hovis was an officer.
Curious how it was never mentioned that the idea for the show came from a WWII German prison camp right here in Phoenix, Arizona. The camp held prisoners that were from the German Navy figuring that the prisoners were less likely to attempt escape because of the desert. They were wrong. The Germans dug a tunnel and, several times, snuck out and came right back in after gathering info about the surrounding area. Today that camp is a military museum and the base for the Arizona national guard. Btw, it took something like 13 years to finally catch all the escaped prisoners. Several had found work on a couple of area farms.
There was a camp for officers called Oflag XIII-B (Offizierlager) in a town called Hammelburg. Sounds familiar. There was an associated camp for enlist personnel called Stalag XIII-C located nearby. Oflag XIII-B was notable for being the location of a failed POW rescue attempt on 27 March 1945, but that is another story.
The pow camp OflagXIII-B was where the breakout depicted in The Great Escape occurred. Oflag is a contraction or conflation of Offizier Lager, which literally translates to Officer Camp or Compound. At that camp, an American named Ray Rainier helped dig some of the tunnels. Luckily for him, and the other Americans there, the Americans were forced to build an American compound to separate the Brits and Americans. The Americans were moved to that 2nd compound before the breakout. He changed his name to Ray Rayner after the war and became a beloved morning show star for children, the Ray Rayner and Friends show broadcasting in Chicago from the WGN broadcast center at 3501 W. Bradley Place. Ray also starred as the 2nd clown, named Oliver O. Oliver, on Bozo's Circus at WGN.
This is very evident in the boxing episodes when Hogan throws the towel knowing Kinch was likely be executed due to his race. If you look in the background just after the fight ends, you see Hogan explaining this to him and Kinch understands.
I remember a music teacher in the mid sixties (jr high school) whose father and grandfather served in WW2. She was extremely upset with Hogan's Heroes portrayals. But to hear these facts today, especially that the Germans who played Germans in the series wouldn't play the part if the German characters were shown in a positive way. The reality of the backgrounds of several main characters and how they were directly influenced by WW2 makes a huge difference in appreciating the show.
I love this show. My brother watched this constantly when I was a kid. Boy did I hate it. It grew in me. Here I am 52 years old and I love watching it. God bless all the actors that are now gone. I hope y'all made it to heaven and I can't wait to meet you guys. God bless Dixon who is the only one left
Probably Bob Craine playing the drums. They had water tower that was not the 1940's. Two Germans whom both fled. Sgt. Schultz actually was in the US Army as a Quartermaster.
All the postings on the walls on the show were in German except Klink's office door! It reads "Colonel Wilhelm Klink" It should have read "Oberst Wilhelm Klink" Oberst is German for Colonel!
Supposedly, on the map of Germany in Klink’s office, it shows East and West Germany. Quite an interesting blooper but hearsay. I’m going to look for it next time I watch an episode.
I disagree with the comments regarding Klink's hat. World War I? Really? There was no Luftwaffe during WWI and the hat is typical of Luftwaffe officer's during WWII. Oft referred to as peaked cap, as also worn by Colonel Hogan albeit a US Army example, they were commonly worn by officers of both German and US during the war and even today. The narrator's comment is without merit. Best open a reference book or two on German Luftwaffe uniforms of WWII.
The spiked WWI era helmet in the closing credits is likely the source of the comments regarding Klink's hat but they should have not made the statement without showing the hat under discussion.
I absolutely love Hogan's heroes and I am fortunate enough to have the entire series on dvd. Hearing that my most favorite line "I know nothing. Nothing!" that Banner came up with just off the top of his was a sheer delight to hear! Isn't it kind of funny how some of the greatest lines in TV and movie history are often ones that the actor in question just came up with on the fly?
I absolutely loved this show as a kid, because I was fascinated by WWII. Sure, it was ridiculous, but it was also very funny. Liked how so many of the actors were Jews who had personally suffered under the Nazis. It was like the victims were taking revenge upon their oppressors.
@@FactsVerse , hmm, I would have to think about that. There were so many episodes, and it has been years since I have seen any of them. I'll get back to you.
One little detail not ever mentioned, is that Hogans Heroes in Stalag 13 is actually a comedic copy of sorts of the movie Stalag 17 starring William Holden. There was even a Sgt. Schultz, and a traitor in the barracks. All the while they are trying to dig tunnels out of the camp. It's worth a watch.
I saw an old movie with John Banner saying his classic line - “I know nothing, nothing!”. I wish I could remember what the name was but Schultz’s line was used by Banner well before Hogans Heroes.
I own a copy of the soundtrack album for the show. In addition to the theme with lyrics, the lads all get a chance to sing a couple of tunes from the era. I have to say, the two best singers are Ivan Dixon and Larry Hovis.
Larry Hovis sang professionally. He cut at least one record and I think had a local hit. You can hear him singing on You Tube. I'm surprised there was no mention of W. Klemperer (excellent violinist and at one time a conductor (I think of the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra.). Also, Howard Caine was a champion bluegrass banjo player and Robert Clary was a professional singer. I did not know about Richard Dawson's singing.
Klemperer's father was a maestro, I believer in Los Angeles. His name was Otto. Bob Crane played the drums. Warner could sing, and he was trained on the violin. Robert Clary could sing as well, plus he was in a death camp, just praying to be liberated from the camp and still bore his number. He lectured students about Nazi Germany too.
The lyrics for the opening theme were only used in the pilot. The drummer that can be heard during the opening lyrics was actually Robert Crane, the man who played Col. Hogan.
I was in Germany in the 1980's and apparently AFN was not allowed to show Hogan's Heroes because they were afraid it would offend the Germans. I had VHS tapes of the series and showed it to my German friends and they loved it.
The modern water tower outside the camp is on the DesiLu property. A sound stage would latter be added also prominent in wide shots. The water tower inside the camp was recycled from "The Real McCoys." The series was known to pass off as German automobiles an assortment of US and UK ones. Of fame was the M7 Priest Self-propelled Howitzer referred to in the series as a Tiger tank.
When I was 14 years old, we traveled through Honolulu and stayed in a motel down on the main beach. One early evening several of my brothers and I walked down to the beach. On our way there, we saw a table of 5 adults. One of them was Werner Klemeper. I walked up to the table and introduced myself and told him how I loved his TV show. He looked at me and told me thank you. Several minutes later he stood up and excused himself. He commented that his "show" was about to start on TV and he always watched it. His friends at the table all told him good by. I watched him walk to his "cabin" and he went inside. To this day, 55 years later, I still remember it like it was just this evening.
Kemplerer claimed -- many interviews -- that he NEVER watched his own Hogan's Heroes performances. Make of that what you will. He claimed that doing so would ruin his Klink personna.
The fictional Stalag 13 was a Luft Stalag. The real Stalag 13 was a German Army run Stalag. The real Luft Stalags were Luft I, III, IV, and VI. @@mikeabbitt8309
Here's a question for you: In some of the later shows, a mysterious friendly Allied agent would leave useful notes around to be found by Hogan and his people. He signed them "Agent X." Who was Agent X??? I don't think they ever revealed the name. Sometimes I thought it might have been Clink himself, or possibly Schulz. Don't know!
There was a Stalag 13. One of the POW camps my grandfather was sent to was Stalag 13 B. There were evidently different sub camps of Stalag 13 for prisoners of war from different countries, with " 13 'B' " being just one of them.
@@FactsVerse do a video on shows that ran into conflicts with a networks due to either creative or political reasons. The one show that stands out is The Smother Brothers.
Carter had abs for months. There is an early episode where he is hanging upside down. Damn. Carter was to have been a one off episode. He nailed it so they brought him on. Kinch would never have been in the camp. The Nazis separated black soldiers, assuming they didn't kill them first. They and Russian women were usually just killed. Hogan would have been in a separate camp since he is an officer The USA as part of WW1 reparations took tens of millions pickle helmets. They put them on floats in NYC. The USA still has a lot of warehouses of them. The Hitler pickle helmet is probably in a USA warehouse.
I love the amazing depth of Hogan's war-camp wardrobe. I'm sure this is a subtle twist for 'deep' comedy. Of course, as a POW he'd on'ly have the clothes he was captured in...not a dress uniform as well!
Hilda took over as Klink's secretary in Season Two. The first wig they gave her looked fine, but later they gave her a bigger wig that wasn't flattering.
You missed it on one point. Schultz used the phrase "I know nothing, nothing!" which is EXACTLY what millions of German citizens and military members claimed about being ignorant of the mass murders going on all around and in front of them.
*John Banner is my favorite story; the poor man's family was taken and he had the heartbreaking good fortune to be away and escape their fate. He taught himself English while working in America... & of course Werner Klemperer & Leon Askin- Colonel clink and General Burkhalter sticking their thumb in the eye of the people and regime that brought so much misery to the world. The show was deeper than most people give credit for and these actors all deserve special thanks for the giant raspberry they gave the ratzis*
I think Richard Dawson did a bit of everything in entertainment in the UK, including singing, magic, impersonations, stand-up comedy, and acting, before moving to the U.S. He sometimes went by the name Dickie Dawson. If you watch reruns of Match Game, sometimes Brett Sommers addresses Dawson as "Dickie."
Richard Dawson got his start in the entertainment industry in the UK as a "busker" a street corner performer who would dance, sing. Juggle, and snappy patter
in the 1970's I took a German language class. My grandparents came from Germany in the early 1900's. One episode of Hogan's Hero's they brought in a Dr. krank. Krank in German means sick. Dr. Sick. I found one decades ago.
When i was a young child, my late Grandpa George loved to watch Hogan's Heroes. It was on every Saturday night un in South Bend, Indiana. Now that METV reruns the show every night, i watch it in memory of Grandpa.
While I knew just about everything you mentioned, I didn't know Richard Dawson was a singer. Another thing I always noticed was the lighting reflecting on Klink's monocle.
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I didn't know, words were available , used to the music/ start song.
Say hoss, what's with the picture in the thumbnail and what was circled in IT??? C'mon now, don't leave me hangin'. I won't be able to sleep 🫨
You should watch the video
@@davidreed3357 watched, it isn't mentioned, did you watch?
@davidkottman3440 lmfao. Started watching this many years ago when it first aired. Have all the seasons on DVD. Watch again
Another sad fact is that Leon Askin who played General Burkhalter has a real scar on his face after he was arrested and beaten severely by the SS when he was younger.
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My dad (a B24 Liberator pilot) was a POW and loved the show.
Good for him good old TV humor, THANKS for your dad's service, glad it made him laugh
My grandfather was a German soldier (medic) on the Russian front and loved the show as well. He didn't speak English but would watch the show and laugh his ass off.
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John Banner, in real life, was of Austrian of Jewish descent, and a Holocaust refugee. Banner fled to the U.S. when Germany and Austria unified in 1938, due to escalating anti-Semitism. Once in Hollywood (then trim and accented), he built a career portraying those who killed his family in his homeland.
Very inteesting, thank you so much for sharing this info about John. Much appreciated ♥♥
Also, Leon Askin (General Burkhalter) was of Austrian descent as well and immigrated from Austria 1940 after having been persecuted by the Austrian SS. His parents died in the Treblinka killing center. Lastly, Werner Klemperer’s father’s cousin was famous Holocaust diarist Victor Klemperer, who was almost deported to a concentration camp, but was saved because his wife was not Jewish.
I remember an interview with Robert Clarey about his working on Hogan’s Heroes. He had mentioned that he had struck up a lifelong friendship with John Banner and was often a guest at his home. Apparently John’s wife was Belgian and was an amazing cook. He was saying that John had attributed his ample waistline on this fact, and Robert attested that it was indeed true.
Not always. In 1954's "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" he played an alien.
Indeed. I've always found him exceptionally admirable for that.
This show will still be enjoyed 50 yrs from now.
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Any one with Howard Caine, "Go home, fat Herman" is a good example.@@FactsVerse
I actually finished the whole series earlier this year for the 2nd time. The first time was in the 1990's. Years, it will be around 50 more years. It will truly feel like WWII then. I'll be a little over 100 if alive
@@DrSkull1939 Some episodes were weak, like they'd run out of ideas and were in a hurry to finish the screenplay. But at their best, they stand up very well today.
@@FactsVerseDon't know about "feel" but we,THINK so too.
I loved when someone was talking on the phone or radio, deliberately trying to mislead someone. Ivan Dixon was often shown as trying to stifle his laughing. Whether that was acting or real, it just added to the show. The best instance was when Dawson was doing an imitation of Winston Churchill.
One of most underrated sitcoms of 1960s.
Right, especially with some of this knowledge,like klinks hat,if anyone on the show looked or commented about it. I remember when Hogan was killed by Natzis
One of the stupidest shows ever- absolutely NOTHING funny concerning the Nazis...after I served in 'Nam from 1967-70 I came to loath M*A*S*H just as much...total cap!
STOLL-log or STAL-lag. But I never heard of a Stuh-LOG anywhere. Most stalags were Luft-Stalags meaning they were run by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). This makes sense, because before D-Day virtually all of the Allied prisoners in Germany were shot down bomber crews and fighter pilots.
I have always felt that Robert Clary probably didn't have to dig too deep when acting angry about something the "Bosch" did. I also noticed (in Hi-Def) that one time on an operation when he was in a German uniform and gave the "party salute", he had the fingers on his right hand crossed.
And I never recall Kinchloe refer to Colonel Hogan as "Skipper". It was always Colonel or Colonel Hogan. But I concur their relationship was one of mutual respect. There was a great line when Hogan was ticking off the procedures they would take and Kinchloe reminded him that when visitors were around Klink would double the guard. To which Hogan replied, "That's what I hate about you, Kinch. Every time I get rolling, you have to make sense!"
Schtahl- lahg
Schultz looking the other way reached a peak when he walked in while they were coming up from the underground ladder: “what is that?!” “oh it’s just the secret tunnel Schultz” “I see nothing! I see nothing!”
Sgt. Shultz' trademark line was "I SEE nothing", not "I know nothing".
The show is on MeTV every night and still love to watch it.
Good GOD me too . Unreal but I’m embarrassed today I know most of the dialogue and all cast members and guest actors
Also, Sgt. Schultz' civilian occupation explains his demeanor. In one episode it was revealed that he was a toymaker, owner of the Shultz Toy Company, a revered company among Germans.
It was the Schatzi toy company.... Not Schultz
He apparently was the owner of the company.
Banner worked in a toy factory before he was enslaved by the Nazis.
So John Bannerman had a company named Schultz?🤔
That was a lie to get Klink to give Him a cigar. You can tell by his cheeky glance to Hogan as he says it.
[Verse 1]
Heroes, heroes, husky men of war
Sons of all the heroes of the war before
We’re all heroes up to our ear-o’s!
You ask the questions
We make suggestions
That’s what we’re heroes for!
[Verse 2]
All good heroes love a great big fight
Open up the bomb bays, brighten up the night
We earn laurels solving your quarrels!
You pull the roses
We punch the noses
That’s what we’re heroes for!
[Bridge]
What’s a hero do?
We’re never gonna tell ya
‘Cause we wish we knew!
That’s why we heroes are so few
We’ve got a slogan
From Colonel Hogan!
And Colonel Hogan’s a hero too
[Verse 3]
Never flinch boys, never be afraid
Heroes are not born boys, heroes all are made
Ask not why boys, never say die boys!
Answer the call
Remember we’ll all be
Heroes forever more!
Thank you for doing this, great job 👏
I never heard Kinch using the nickname, 'Skipper'. However, I had figured Kinch was 2nd in command.
He never said it.
True, also Bernard Fox didn’t play a character called Riley or Rodney on the show. The only other character he played on HH was Sir Charles Chitterly. I love that two parter! Shows Fox’s ability and also redeems Season 6.
In early episodes there was a Lieutenant in one scene I remember. He should have been second in command, but likely with Hogan busy with his espionage, the Lt. probably took care of the normal prisoner business that was needed.
Yes, Kinch being shown through actions, if not in dialogue, to be Colonel Hogan's second-in-command was a bold stance to take when segregation was still a thing.
Depressing as Robert Crane was brutally murdered and the case is still unsolved.
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There is a fine line between "unresolved" and "unsolved". This case is unresolved but the killer is well known but there simply wasn't enough evidence to successfully prosecute him.
Is that just rumoured or has the killer been mentioned by the FBI as well
No, authorities have named the killer but I won't do that just to be safe. A google search of "murder of bob crane" will show you the name. The FBI was not involved in this investigation as far as I know but as I said, the killer is well known to everyone.@@Peye-pv4cb
Bob Crane was a sick SOB! He used his fame from the show to lure thousands of women into sex and was secretly filming it!
I've seen every Hogans Heroes episode dozens and dozens of times but I can't ever recall Kinchloe calling Colonel Hogan "Skipper" as stated in this video.
The show is based on a movie starring William Holden for which he won an Oscar. "Stalag 17"
@@PaulHarris-sl1ct Good movie! More realistic than Hogan's Heroes of life in a POW camp, but Hogan's Heroes was a satire.
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As a child during the 70’s, I loved Hogans Heroes. It’s interesting how a show like this could never have been created today since everything is so politically correct and finding any humor in the holocaust would never be allowed. The cast was absolutely superb including the wonderful General. Burkhalter and Major Hocksteter. 👍
I do not think the Holocaust, or the plight of Jews was ever mentioned on the show. There was no making light of it, other than not giving it any attention at all.
@@imkluu Two very fine comments. Yet, the removal of undersirables was not the basis any more than ending slavery THE basis for our civil war. The former was the invasion, the latter was secession from the union/States rights.
Edit: Great show. Good video, except for the title suffix "Fans Are Speechless"
Try: 'Allo, 'Allo. That is a takedown of "The Secret Army". The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies (birds) . Favourite UK TV show. The Resistance against the Nazi Occupation. The little German was also a Jew and would not say Heil Hitler. So when the others said it, he said " Klop". Which I think? Is German for Ditto!
If I remember rightly both those actors were also Jewish by birth!
@@janicevasey4038 Yes, but Howard Caine, who played Major Hocksteter was born in Tennessee, and was a champion amature banjo played.
I watch it on MeTV every night, they have two episodes per night, I watch all the old classic reruns of shows produced when I was a child, or older, as I can barely stomach any currently produced garbage.
Thanks to METV and COZI TV we get to watch again the old classics that were a LOT better than today's so-called comedy.
The actors who played Hochstetter and General Bulchalter were also Jewish actors as well ,with the actor who played Hochstetter playing a German Jew married to concentration camp survivor played by Judy Garland in Judgement At Nuremberg. These Jewish actors of Hogan's Heroes were determined to belittle and do everything to humiliate Nazis and Nazism through their acting. I really enjoyed the show when I was growing up and began to learn about some of these unsung actors years later.
You forgot to mention - Hogan was married to Klink's secretary - real life
He was also sleeping with every woman he could. He was messing around with the secretary from season 1 too. That’s why she left the show.
The biggest thing that I learned is that you can't pronounce stalag properly. My name is Bicycle Bob and I approved this message.
@verityweekly so, is your bad grammar AI,or you?My name is Bicycle Bob and I approved this message.
My name is Joe Biden and I forgot this message!
@@Tony-l6x9hI believe it! 😊
@@Tony-l6x9h my name is Donald Trump and I stole this message!
@@epicone9255 No, that was the Obiden administration
6:08 Bernard Fox did NOT have the "double role" described in the video. He was "Col. Crittendon", of course, but he was never any "Capt. Rodney". Crittendon's full name was "Col. RODNEY Crittendon". Fox DID have a double role in one two-part episode, "Lady Chitterly's Lover": Col. Crittendon, as usual, plus "Sir Charles Chitterly", husband of the title-referenced "Lady".
I was wondering that when mentioned also, thanks for the clarification.
Yes I was who the hell is Rodney? He only played Crittenden and Sir Charles.
The character I hated the most as in, "Oh no, it's a Crittendon"
If i remember correctly, everyone on this show got along and had great respect for one another
they would also break for lunch and hang out with the cast of "GOMER PILE U.S.M.C.". both sets were next to each other on the back 40 of the desilu studios.
@@gregoryclemen1870 I never knew that, surprise surprise.
WELL I AM SORRY TO SAY YOU GOT THAT PART VERY INCORRECT. BOB CRAINE AND RICHARD DAWSON HATED EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SEE RICHARD DAWSON WAS VERY GELLOUSE OF BOB CRAINE FOR HE WANTED TO HAVE HIS PART AS HOGAN TO THE POINT WHEN B.CRAINE WAS MURDERED THEY WERE TAKING A GOOD LOOK AT R.DAWSON.JAMES J.DEVITO III;GENERAL DYNAMICS,ELECTRONICS DIVISION
Right, professional men making a TV show. Although after 10 years myself,it hard to believe Hogan was a officer and smart. Had 2 good ones, and both of them wanted your thoughts, not I'm #1 Zipper head.
The casting of African-American actors was still not that common in the 60s. The fact that Ivan Dixon was cast and played an important role in the show was groundbreaking. In addition, it honored the role that African-Americans played in the US war effort during WW2
Oh, Klink's hat? That was done on purpose because the character was actually a big deal in the first world war and was a famous pilot. It's the only reason he got the rank of Colonel in WW2.
If anyone would like to see Hogan's Heros show props they are in a small aviation museum in Port Clinton Ohio called Liberty Aviation Museum.
Was there in 2022! Very exciting to see Colonel Hogan's jacket and the infamous coffee pot listening device.
Glad I've Got the Series on DVD May the Cast R.I.P. Heaven is for Heroes,
I also have the DVD set, amazing how these people were actually affected by the war
I got to roam the Desilu studio back lot as a teenager after filming had ceased and found the tree stump tunnel entrance/ exit outside the camp. It was only deep enough to hold one adult so multiple cutaway shots were needed for groups. I also got to see part of show being filmed a couple of years earlier, still have autographs from Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer and Leon(?) General Burkholder
Leon Askin
@@fblassie Thanks! Yeah him
As a long time fan of the show, and as someone who's actually written a handful of episodes for fanfiction, I have no idea who or what "Captain Rodney" is. Bernard Fox did play Colonel Rodney Crittendon and as you mentioned, did play a dual role as both Crittendon and Sir Charles Chitterly. That was actually a two part episode, but in either case I'm not sure what that Captain Rodney was supposed to mean. Speaking of which, it would be very cool for you to do a video on the history of dual roles in sitcoms. People would be shocked at how common that was, especially in the 60's and 70's.
I thought Bernard Fox was a colonel too. He was extremely funny as Dr. Bombay in Bewitched.
Canuck I love your Capt. Binghamton aviator, Binghamton, Elroy and Ensign Parker were hilarious
Hahaha, you are only about the 3rd person who recognized him lol. Joe Flynn man, they don't make 'em like that anymore. That show was classic! @@johnnyola8391
Do you think possibly it was written from memory by someone unfamiliar with military rank structure? I doubt that you are truly that dense that you couldn't make the connection.
I must be dense because I'm not sure what you're talking about, that's if you are talking to me in the first place. If you're saying that this video script was written by someone who hadn't seen the show (in years) and remembered the character but got the name and rank wrong, I guess that is possible. But that would be doing a pretty piss poor job of research! What's the point of making a video if you don't know about the show to begin with? 30 seconds on IMDB would have revealed that Bernard Fox had appeared on the show playing 2 different characters, the main one being Colonel Crittendon but that's too much to ask I guess.@@9HighFlyer9
Love the huge palm trees in the background!
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I have noticed that in other videos, probably made by the same person /people. Obviously mispronounced words us a huge giveaway.
Sgt Schultz (John Banner) was always my favorite. It was a great show and I still enjoy watching episodes.
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He spoke fluent German, and was in at least one German movie as a regular soldier or Guard.
I always loved General Burkhalter's putdowns of Klink whenever K would kiss up to General B. I loved it when GB told K, "Why do you get more pleasure from seeing me than I get from seeing you." My favorite one, "Klink, to the Fuhrer, I give suggestions; to you, I give orders."
I continue to watch the reruns of Hogans Heroes, I find so much truth to the way Hogans Heroes depicted ways to undermine their enemy. Love this show.
For me one of the sad things was it never had a true ending so we could see how they would have gone home
The ending left viewers hanging.
Many have said that if that the show had an ending, perhaps an Allied general (Ike, Bradley, or Patton) would have decorated Hogan and his unit.
But, some have said that the covert operative might have been decorated, namely Col. Klink.
Personally, I think if anyone was secretly working for the Allies, it would have been Gen. Burkhalter. He was not the dunce that Schultz was, or the bumbling vain fool that Klink was. But assigning those two to Stalag 13 made Hogan's missions a lot easier.
@@kentfrederick8929 not bad thoughts because of the episode of the British spy that we don't know who that's
I agree. I always thought it should have had a final episode when the Allied forces reached the camp. All the Germans fled except Shultz, who was asleep, and Klink because we find out that Klink wasn't the fool he portrayed, but was an agent working with Nimrod all along.
When Klink was away from the camp, Sergeant Schultz was in charge. When Hogan was away, Sergeant Kinch was in charge.
I loved how they befriended the German Shephard guard dogs. Always made me smile that the dogs were so oblivious to their comings and goings,
Super writers and top 3 sitcom of all time.
The best Easter egg is Klink's name, a prison camp commander.....named klink. Klink being a synonym for prison or jail, just like poke, hoosegow, slammer etc 😆 Always loved that one, as it even does sound like a legitimate German surname.
Edit: and in fact it is a genuine name:
"German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker of door fittings or for a border or customs officer from Middle High German Middle Low German klinke ‘barrier’ also ‘latch door handle’ Middle Dutch clinke ‘bolt strap door handle’."
Beautiful, love it. 😅
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I was surprised that the red circled photo for the video wasn't mentioned.
I believe Hogan's Heroes was loosely based on the movie Stalag 17
Which is one of my favorite Christmas movies :-)
I think it was originally Camp 13.
Yes, it was.
@@johntomasini3916 In the first episode it was called Camp 13. It was the only black and white episode. And in the first episode Larry Hovis was an officer.
@@daledickerson-r9u Correct.
Superlative acting by the whole cast. Great show.
Curious how it was never mentioned that the idea for the show came from a WWII German prison camp right here in Phoenix, Arizona. The camp held prisoners that were from the German Navy figuring that the prisoners were less likely to attempt escape because of the desert. They were wrong. The Germans dug a tunnel and, several times, snuck out and came right back in after gathering info about the surrounding area. Today that camp is a military museum and the base for the Arizona national guard. Btw, it took something like 13 years to finally catch all the escaped prisoners. Several had found work on a couple of area farms.
There was a camp for officers called Oflag XIII-B (Offizierlager) in a town called Hammelburg. Sounds familiar. There was an associated camp for enlist personnel called Stalag XIII-C located nearby. Oflag XIII-B was notable for being the location of a failed POW rescue attempt on 27 March 1945, but that is another story.
I don't think they were Luft Stalags though.
I think that one of the camps n Hammelburg is now a German army training facility.
The pow camp OflagXIII-B was where the breakout depicted in The Great Escape occurred. Oflag is a contraction or conflation of Offizier Lager, which literally translates to Officer Camp or Compound. At that camp, an American named Ray Rainier helped dig some of the tunnels. Luckily for him, and the other Americans there, the Americans were forced to build an American compound to separate the Brits and Americans. The Americans were moved to that 2nd compound before the breakout. He changed his name to Ray Rayner after the war and became a beloved morning show star for children, the Ray Rayner and Friends show broadcasting in Chicago from the WGN broadcast center at 3501 W. Bradley Place. Ray also starred as the 2nd clown, named Oliver O. Oliver, on Bozo's Circus at WGN.
Wasn't that at Luft Stalag III Sagan?@@ericlarson6390
I once heard that Bob Crane provided the drum cadence for the shows theme song.
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Yes he did!
Narrator pronounces stalag like SpongeBob pronounces salad 🤣
Not surprising but I always noticed Kinch and Hogan had a special relationship. Very different from the other characters
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This is very evident in the boxing episodes when Hogan throws the towel knowing Kinch was likely be executed due to his race. If you look in the background just after the fight ends, you see Hogan explaining this to him and Kinch understands.
Oh WoW! One of my favorite shows!
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I remember a music teacher in the mid sixties (jr high school) whose father and grandfather served in WW2. She was extremely upset with Hogan's Heroes portrayals. But to hear these facts today, especially that the Germans who played Germans in the series wouldn't play the part if the German characters were shown in a positive way. The reality of the backgrounds of several main characters and how they were directly influenced by WW2 makes a huge difference in appreciating the show.
*RIP Bob Crane; passions are dangerous.*
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Klemperer and Banner were the stars. They made the show. No getting around it.
I saw Klemperer on one of the early "Law and Order" episodes He was good in a serious role!
I love this show. My brother watched this constantly when I was a kid. Boy did I hate it. It grew in me. Here I am 52 years old and I love watching it. God bless all the actors that are now gone. I hope y'all made it to heaven and I can't wait to meet you guys. God bless Dixon who is the only one left
Probably Bob Craine playing the drums.
They had water tower that was not the 1940's.
Two Germans whom both fled.
Sgt. Schultz actually was in the US Army as a Quartermaster.
I read somewhere that the drum beats at the beginning of each episode's theme song were played by Bob Crane himself.
The water tower is the iconic Warner Bros water tower.
Colonel kline was a concert pianist
@@rlhjr4545 Yes he did.
@@Duck_Dodgers In real life he was a great violinist, as was his father. It had to take skill for him to play a lousy violinist in the TV show.
All the postings on the walls on the show were in German except Klink's office door! It reads "Colonel Wilhelm Klink" It should have read "Oberst Wilhelm Klink" Oberst is German for Colonel!
Good catch!
Supposedly, on the map of Germany in Klink’s office, it shows East and West Germany. Quite an interesting blooper but hearsay. I’m going to look for it next time I watch an episode.
@@matshaw5291 I still watch "Hogan Heroes." METV shows it every week night at 10:00. I will have to keep an eye for that map booper.
I disagree with the comments regarding Klink's hat. World War I? Really? There was no Luftwaffe during WWI and the hat is typical of Luftwaffe officer's during WWII. Oft referred to as peaked cap, as also worn by Colonel Hogan albeit a US Army example, they were commonly worn by officers of both German and US during the war and even today. The narrator's comment is without merit. Best open a reference book or two on German Luftwaffe uniforms of WWII.
Perhaps he was referring to the one that sat on his desk, maybe.
The spiked WWI era helmet in the closing credits is likely the source of the comments regarding Klink's hat but they should have not made the statement without showing the hat under discussion.
I absolutely love Hogan's heroes and I am fortunate enough to have the entire series on dvd. Hearing that my most favorite line "I know nothing. Nothing!" that Banner came up with just off the top of his was a sheer delight to hear! Isn't it kind of funny how some of the greatest lines in TV and movie history are often ones that the actor in question just came up with on the fly?
I absolutely loved this show as a kid, because I was fascinated by WWII. Sure, it was ridiculous, but it was also very funny. Liked how so many of the actors were Jews who had personally suffered under the Nazis. It was like the victims were taking revenge upon their oppressors.
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@@FactsVerse , hmm, I would have to think about that. There were so many episodes, and it has been years since I have seen any of them. I'll get back to you.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.....
One little detail not ever mentioned, is that Hogans Heroes in Stalag 13 is actually a comedic copy of sorts of the movie Stalag 17 starring William Holden. There was even a Sgt. Schultz, and a traitor in the barracks. All the while they are trying to dig tunnels out of the camp. It's worth a watch.
This my favorite show❤
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I saw an old movie with John Banner saying his classic line - “I know nothing, nothing!”. I wish I could remember what the name was but Schultz’s line was used by Banner well before Hogans Heroes.
John Banner played an Illegal Brewery operator in a film about prohibition.
I never heard Kinch call Hogan Skipper.
He did ones , I don't remember the episode , yes , they had a mutual respect relationship , I love the show ❤
I own a copy of the soundtrack album for the show. In addition to the theme with lyrics, the lads all get a chance to sing a couple of tunes from the era. I have to say, the two best singers are Ivan Dixon and Larry Hovis.
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Larry Hovis sang professionally. He cut at least one record and I think had a local hit. You can hear him singing on You Tube. I'm surprised there was no mention of W. Klemperer (excellent violinist and at one time a conductor (I think of the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra.). Also, Howard Caine was a champion bluegrass banjo player and Robert Clary was a professional singer. I did not know about Richard Dawson's singing.
His father Otto Klemperer was conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic and is featured on many Deutsche Grammaphone recordings. @@ScottPalmer-mp1we
Klemperer's father was a maestro, I believer in Los Angeles. His name was Otto. Bob Crane played the drums. Warner could sing, and he was trained on the violin. Robert Clary could sing as well, plus he was in a death camp, just praying to be liberated from the camp and still bore his number. He lectured students about Nazi Germany too.
The lyrics for the opening theme were only used in the pilot. The drummer that can be heard during the opening lyrics was actually Robert Crane, the man who played Col. Hogan.
Like Johnny Carson, Crane was a fanatical drummer in his 'quiet' time.
Yes, and in the pilot Sergent Carter was an officer with a different name.
Are you sure? Was it an unaired pilot because the Pilot on the DVDs doesn’t have any lyrics. I’ve watched it on two different sets.
I was in Germany in the 1980's and apparently AFN was not allowed to show Hogan's Heroes because they were afraid it would offend the Germans. I had VHS tapes of the series and showed it to my German friends and they loved it.
I’m speechless that you overlook Robert Clary’s singing career.
The modern water tower outside the camp is on the DesiLu property. A sound stage would latter be added also prominent in wide shots. The water tower inside the camp was recycled from "The Real McCoys." The series was known to pass off as German automobiles an assortment of US and UK ones. Of fame was the M7 Priest Self-propelled Howitzer referred to in the series as a Tiger tank.
When I was 14 years old, we traveled through Honolulu and stayed in a motel down on the main beach. One early evening several of my brothers and I walked down to the beach. On our way there, we saw a table of 5 adults. One of them was Werner Klemeper. I walked up to the table and introduced myself and told him how I loved his TV show. He looked at me and told me thank you. Several minutes later he stood up and excused himself. He commented that his "show" was about to start on TV and he always watched it. His friends at the table all told him good by. I watched him walk to his "cabin" and he went inside. To this day, 55 years later, I still remember it like it was just this evening.
Kemplerer claimed -- many interviews -- that he NEVER watched his own Hogan's Heroes performances.
Make of that what you will. He claimed that doing so would ruin his Klink personna.
Loved this show!
I have the complete series on DVD, and I can't get enough to watch ithe show.
There actually was a Stalag-13 near Hammelburg. It was for Allied ground force POWS rather than airmen.
If it were for ground troops it would not be a Luft Stalag, which in the show was Luft Stalag 13. It was referred by that name in a few episodes.
The fictional Stalag 13 was a Luft Stalag. The real Stalag 13 was a German Army run Stalag. The real Luft Stalags were Luft I, III, IV, and VI. @@mikeabbitt8309
Here's a question for you: In some of the later shows, a mysterious friendly Allied agent would leave useful notes around to be found by Hogan and his people. He signed them "Agent X." Who was Agent X??? I don't think they ever revealed the name. Sometimes I thought it might have been Clink himself, or possibly Schulz. Don't know!
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One of my all time favourite shows!!!
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There was a Stalag 13. One of the POW camps my grandfather was sent to was Stalag 13 B. There were evidently different sub camps of Stalag 13 for prisoners of war from different countries, with " 13 'B' " being just one of them.
Never knew any off this hidden information before.
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@@FactsVerse do a video on shows that ran into conflicts with a networks due to either creative or political reasons. The one show that stands out is The Smother Brothers.
Carter had abs for months. There is an early episode where he is hanging upside down. Damn.
Carter was to have been a one off episode. He nailed it so they brought him on.
Kinch would never have been in the camp. The Nazis separated black soldiers, assuming they didn't kill them first. They and Russian women were usually just killed.
Hogan would have been in a separate camp since he is an officer
The USA as part of WW1 reparations took tens of millions pickle helmets. They put them on floats in NYC. The USA still has a lot of warehouses of them. The Hitler pickle helmet is probably in a USA warehouse.
Very nice video of this funny show.
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What really suprised me was the fact that there were lyrics that were associated with the theme music.
I seem to recall that Bob Crane played the drums you hear in the opening title music.
Yes. He WAS a very good drummer. It has been featured in at least one episode where they are trying to create an avalanche.
Did he play the snare or the toms or tympany or all? There are two different drum sounds playing at once
I love the amazing depth of Hogan's war-camp wardrobe. I'm sure this is a subtle twist for 'deep' comedy. Of course, as a POW he'd on'ly have the clothes he was captured in...not a dress uniform as well!
Both my parents were in Holland during the war... and they loved this show! This and Allo Allo.
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Yeah, loved Hogan's Heroes and Allo Allo. @@FactsVerse
Werner Klemperer was beyond brilliant. John Banner & Robert Clary were all comedic Jewish geniuses!! Thanks for the laughs. Nothing as great today!
Bob Crane plays the drums on the opening theme song and the Wrecking Crew's Carole Kaye plays the bass.
I loved how Gen. Burchhalter was always threatening to send Klink to Minsk! And once to Pinsk??
Hilda took over as Klink's secretary in Season Two. The first wig they gave her looked fine, but later they gave her a bigger wig that wasn't flattering.
I never hear anyone use the term, “ Skipper “.
The secrets behind "Hogan's Heroes" are as intriguing as the show itself!
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You missed it on one point. Schultz used the phrase "I know nothing, nothing!" which is EXACTLY what millions of German citizens and military members claimed about being ignorant of the mass murders going on all around and in front of them.
*John Banner is my favorite story; the poor man's family was taken and he had the heartbreaking good fortune to be away and escape their fate. He taught himself English while working in America... & of course Werner Klemperer & Leon Askin- Colonel clink and General Burkhalter sticking their thumb in the eye of the people and regime that brought so much misery to the world. The show was deeper than most people give credit for and these actors all deserve special thanks for the giant raspberry they gave the ratzis*
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I think Richard Dawson did a bit of everything in entertainment in the UK, including singing, magic, impersonations, stand-up comedy, and acting, before moving to the U.S.
He sometimes went by the name Dickie Dawson. If you watch reruns of Match Game, sometimes Brett Sommers addresses Dawson as "Dickie."
Richard Dawson got his start in the entertainment industry in the UK as a "busker" a street corner performer who would dance, sing. Juggle, and snappy patter
Looking very nice!!😊😊
It's also always winter in the show. This way reruns can be aired in any order and not look out of place.
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I believe Robert Crane was playing the drums in the opening music as well.
Yes.
in the 1970's I took a German language class. My grandparents came from Germany in the early 1900's. One episode of Hogan's Hero's they brought in a Dr. krank. Krank in German means sick. Dr. Sick.
I found one decades ago.
Thanks for finally revealing Kinch's first name... James.
It was revealed a few times during the series. In one scene the actress playing a girl Kinch went to HS with called him Ivan Kinchloe by mistake.
When i was a young child, my late Grandpa George loved to watch Hogan's Heroes. It was on every Saturday night un in South Bend, Indiana. Now that METV reruns the show every night, i watch it in memory of Grandpa.
While I knew just about everything you mentioned, I didn't know Richard Dawson was a singer. Another thing I always noticed was the lighting reflecting on Klink's monocle.
Still waiting for the secrets …. Nothing new or not already unknown
Wow. I am just.....Speechless.
Do research on the car that carries General B. around... You'll find some interesting stuff there...
Crittenden was the Allies' answer to Klink