Hogan's Heroes Set Secrets: 12 Things You Didn’t Know

Hogan's Heroes Set Secrets: 12 Things You Didn’t Know
Hogan's Heroes is considered a classic of the small screen. Created by Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy, it followed the story of an Allied group of prisoners who were running a special operations group all-the-while under Nazi lock and key. Each week they would attempt to escape Nazi custody and would fail in some kind of humorous way.
The premise proved to be boundary-pushing. At the time, the concept of turning Nazi Germany into a comedic situational comedy seemed absurd at best and insensitively offensive at worse. Fortunately, the show was blessed with great writing that set the mood in a well-balanced way that effectively wielded satire for its advantage.
The show proved to be wildly popular and would go on to last 6 seasons spanning 168 episodes. Critics would agree as well that the show had struck gold. It was nominated for 12 Emmys during the years it was on television.
Facts Verse is going to take you on a little guided tour of 12 different facts that you didn't know about Hogan's Heroes. Like, did you know the theme song actually had lyrics? Are you familiar with the awful catch-phrase slogan that went with the show in its early years - or where the phrase originated? Stick around to find out.
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[@anionhero]

You made a mistake in describing the show. It wasn't about the prisoners trying to escape each week and hilariously failing to do so. It was about the prisoners working as agents of the underground and using their prisoners of war status as their cover. They could have escaped Stalag 13 anytime they wanted. In fact, they did escape everytime they needed to do a mission for the underground.

[@crakula666]

This guy makes s**t videos about things he has NO CLUE about...

[@bdflatlander]

Lim Jahey : that’s for sure!

[@jjmac3561]

Exactly, plus he had Robert Clary down as a Jewish Nazi, when he was a French Jew. He is just making it up as he goes along with very little research.

[@ronjeffrey8641]

The only "Fact" in Factsverse is that they ain't gotta clue.

[@Spyral_The_Syren]

These guys talk the talk but can't walk the walk. The only people who know anything about the show are the fans.

[@sweetfreddie]

I have always been disappointed that they didn’t do a final episode where they get released at the end of the war. It would have been funny for Klink to be shown what really had been going on there.

[@AbuWyatt]

I always imaged that in the end we'd find out that Klink and Schultz were actually in on it the entire time.

[@TJ52359]

@@AbuWyatt one or the Other... not Both... A. Klemperer pretty much had it in his contract that 'Klink never wins'... and I think this rule was only broken Once (Hogan uses a Random name out of the paper to entice Klink into making a trip into town, and it turns out that the woman in question was quite attractive, and rich, and she takes a shine to Klink) B. we see multiple call backs to Klink's WWI exploits, pretty much negating the idea that his 'stupidity' is an act C. the Nimrod Episode establishes that Nimrod is likely one of the Regular/Recurring Germans, but Can't be Klink, because Klink was in the Custody of the Underground (and the Heroes had to fake him Being Nimrod to facilitate his Rescue, and the Release of another Underground agent

[@julieviola6787]

Your right, and I agree 👍

[@timothyball7502]

Me too! Bummed that they didn't end it. That 18 year old second lieutenant at the gate would have been the best ending. 10-18-2021

[@pattymccowan1109]

Hogan and Klink would never forget "the good times" !

[@emoryseder4376]

I may be only 17, but I think this was the best show ever made!!!

[@badczech8485]

@Emory Seder: Great call! You are wise beyond your years!

[@Spyral_The_Syren]

I'm fifteen! I've known about this show since I was about twelve and it's been my favorite ever since. You're right; it is the best show ever made!!

[@the_sb_0116]

ALSO 17 and agreed with you.

[@mikedoyle7300]

I love that the younger generation likes this show. It gives one hope that the next generation isn't totally uncultured.

[@lushdog1984]

Kid your doing good in life if you think that. This show was an absolute joy to watch and rewatch like Andy Griffith and Gunsmoke, Rawhide, etc.

[@ryanhell921]

If you look into it, you'll find Bob Crane actually played the drum notes on the intro music. He was an accomplished drummer

[@greypowergav]

he was in the MOUND CITY BLUEBLOWERS....

[@bill3837]

Yeah no doubt Bob Crane definitely could play the drums

[@marcrubin8844]

Fun fact: Robert Crane played the iconic drum roll..

[@HPaulHonsinger]

I always liked when Major Hochsteder would burst into Klink's office, begin to berate him about something, and then notice that Hogan was in the room. He would always react by saying "Vat is zis man doink herrre?"

[@midnightcaller200]

He did such a good job with that line All of the actors did great jobs

[@jessegriffey2897]

That and always asking “ Who is dis man” 😂 after he had met Hogan numerous times 🤣🤣🤣

[@philipdoherty753]

I love this show. All of the actors were wonderful. It is one of my fondest tv memories as a kid.

[@6760joanne]

I loved all of the characters. The show holds a special place in my heart for its humor. Each character represents a personal trait of mine or an experience. From Schultz saying “I know nothing, I see nothing, I hear nothing“ to the unique way that Lebeau says colonel, some of the sayings and mannerisms have followed me throughout my life.

[@hollystrickland5626]

My favorite character was always John Banner

[@richblantin1343]

John was the best and most memorable actor . His version of a german sargent gave everyone hope that not all people are uncaring .

[@hollystrickland5626]

Exactly. He was funny, and always caring. But made it seem he was doing just as he was told. I especially loved it when he would get sweets or a favorite food. The way his face lit up.

[@maximus1811]

Blantin, Have been watching reruns of Hogans Heroes all afternoon. Every Monday and Saturdays on Sundance channel. Even now, everything and everyone in this administration sometimes referres to Sergeant Schultz as " I know nothing, I see nothing, I say nothing" in order to get away from trumps wrath! Sergeant Schultz lives!

[@ybrynecho2368]

I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know NO-THING! Humph!

[@markschroeder2578]

Holly...anyone who thinks John Banner was not a good actor obviously knows nothing, NOTHING!

[@reneescala7526]

Favorite character? I know nothing, nothing, nothing.

[@edwardroot1969]

Rene Escala Clever 😄 response!

[@martiwest1753]

😂😂😂

[@yaterspoon57]

"Each week they would attempt to escape Nazi custody and fail in some humorous way" WRONG!

[@ohdaddy2029]

I read this as soon as the narrator said it

[@arvvee1832]

Youch, FV! Exactly the opposite. The prisoners ran a whole subversive network that had them sending and receiving information, supplies and people right under their captors' noses. They often "escaped" on missions in town but then slipped back in time for roll call!

[@AC-ih7jc]

Agreed! And the fact that the gentleman's name was WERNER Klemperer, not WHINER Klemperer suggests that this video was put together by individuals who never actually watched the show.

[@StudioDaVeed]

I've been binge watch HH and normally I do NOT watch this channel as they get SOOOO much wrong it ain't funny. Sure as shit, in the first 30 seconds they blow it again. I quit and came here.... Shit, reading a wiki out loud is a better script, these guys are just losers beyond description. Back to my self imposed boycott of the channel as it is a waste of time. Please join me.

[@heatherwinward8231]

Reminds me of their MASH episode. Narrator kept saying "four thousand seventy seventh" rather than "the four O seventy seventh". Some people's kids, right?!? 🥴

[@arvvee1832]

"There was one final Jewish Nazi, Robert Clary, who played Corporal Le Beau." The Le Beau character was a prisoner from France, not a Nazi.

[@rickkennett3192]

Exactly. Robert Clary would be spinning in his grave ... except for the fact that he's still alive.

[@AC-ih7jc]

@@rickkennett3192 ...and is a real life survivor of the concentration camps.

[@cwill1098]

@@AC-ih7jc who does speaking engagements about his experiences.

[@AC-ih7jc]

@@cwill1098 And wrote a book about said experiences.

[@stevengeorges9046]

Agreed. That was a MAJOR blunder by the writers of this video. A comment here apologizing for the mistake would go a long way!

[@marymarney3843]

To this day Bob Crane's murder is unsolved. Sad ending for such a talented man.

[@ms.sanchez3924]

Well, years later, a former friend of his confessed to his murder but either the statute of limitations had run out, or there wasn't enough evidence to even charge him. You can probably find out more by just searching for Bob Crane murder. There a backstory to this you may find interesting.

[@marymarney3843]

@@ms.sanchez3924 there is no statute of limitation for murder, but I will look into it.

[@ms.sanchez3924]

@@marymarney3843 I wasn't sure either, that's why I said it was either one. And I'm not sure about any statutes of limitations for murder either. I may have confused it with another criminal offense.

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

@@ms.sanchez3924 You're correct, there is a wealth of information out there about the incident. Have read a few articles about it. Hopefully, full resolution will come about & the case may be solved with the truth, once & for all?

[@lindagroundwater4836]

@@ms.sanchez3924 that's not true. No one has ever confessed.

[@johnpinckney4979]

You should've included Bob Crane marrying Sigrid Valdis (who played Klink's secretary) on the Hogan's Heroes set...

[@Madpoet45]

From the second season on

[@donaldmanthei1224]

This guy knew nothing, nothing!

[@mervviscious]

Bob's oldest son thinks she killed him, said Bob told him she was a nightmare...

[@ridgerunner5772]

@@donaldmanthei1224, well played......

[@hydrolito]

@@mervviscious If that was the case why did they suspect a photographer?

[@thomaspushee43]

If someone sets off a alarmed door at work, I always announce, NOBODY, NOBODY ESCAPES Stalag 13 ! Everybody loves Schultz ! Many a times in life I have imitated his "I SEE NOTHING" at the right time. One of my favorite shows growing up with the late afternoon re-runs of the 1970's

[@brianblackwell2308]

Shultzy was my fav and still is to this day

[@wegarax7451]

I'm from Germany and I freakin LOVE this series, Schultz is just my Favorite Character... such a Shame how the Actor of Hogan died. :x

[@dosdont]

No character puts a smile on my face faster than Schultz. Easily my favourite.

[@basilmanolakos4926]

Schultz was tons of fun and NO, he wasn't a Nazi, just a victim of circumstances - wrong place at the wrong.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

I know nothing!

[@sciguyjeff]

Actually in the pilot episode, there was a steam room. Hogan showed it to the infiltrator and said that it was because his men ate such good food that they needed to stay trim

[@SenorZorrozzz]

Clary didn’t play a Nazi! He played a civilian from the French underground who was captured!

[@duffyboston545]

Don Diego Vega LeBeau was a member of the French military.

[@catherinekilgore619]

He was Corporal LaBeau.

[@AbuWyatt]

When people try to correct bad information with bad information.

[@mountainguyed67]

@@duffyboston545 Correct.

[@rjb6327]

In one of the first shows, Camp 13 DID have a steam room, as well as a barber shop and other strange things.

[@mountainguyed67]

It was the pilot.

[@MrSTOUT73]

"As a consolation prize he got to play the Colonel"? Dawson?? These things are riddled with inaccuracies. And learn how to pronounce "Stalag". LOLOL

[@edwardroot1969]

Wayne Novotny Right: STA lag, not sta LAG

[@ms.sanchez3924]

@@edwardroot1969 and instead if "WINER" KLEMPERER, Its WERNER:)

[@michaelyoung4491]

Also inaccurate regarding Dawson wanting to use a Liverpool accent. The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. Hogan’s Heroes first episode was September 1965. People would have known what a Liverpool accent was by then. Get your facts right.

[@MrSTOUT73]

@@edwardroot1969 hahahaha

[@charlesbaldo]

Lebeau was not a Nazi either

[@bobschiller7416]

The actor Larry Hovis (Carter) refused to take off his wedding ring and since his character was portrayed as single he almost always wore gloves. Almost though, there are a few scenes without him wearing gloves and if you look closely you can see his wedding ring.

[@tyronesharp401]

Never tried to escape.

[@nathanielcowan3971]

They helped a few downed pilots escape, but no, not themselves. Except when they got out for a bit to grab a tank or bomb a train or something

[@a.a.3555]

I would say Bob Crane stood out as the main character.

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Would say so! After all, he was the leader of the pack, he's listed 1st in the opening credits as the star, & the show's title is named after his character.

[@tammymorris5475]

Darn that man was good looking

[@madmonkey77]

A great and funny show, but Sgt. Schultz was my hero. "I know nothing" and the way he said was always epic.

[@madmonkey77]

@terry waller that it's so sad. He was great man

[@robothunter1035]

"We're all heroes up to our ear-oes!" Genius!

[@bobstafford2068]

One of my favorite characters on Hogan's Heros was Sgt Andrew Carter. The writers bounced him back and forth from a simple minded buffoon to a clever, fast thinking genius. He can impersonate a Nazi general or even Hitler himself and fool the Nazis. He's a great chemist and demolition man, but at times can say or do some of the dumbest things.

[@mountainguyed67]

The scenes I cracked up the most at were when Carter wound up in the German Army, and would sneak into formation in the nick of time. I was in the Army, that’s why I find it so funny.

[@missnancylee6981]

I was in the 6th grade when Hogan's Heroes began in 1965. It was very popular with all the kids then. Sometimes we used Schultz's famous phrase "I know nothing", to tease each other when we got something wrong, or were just acting stupid. Sgt. Schultz was my favorite character of all. Many of us thought of him as a big Teddy Bear, or wished he was our grandpa, or an uncle. These days, I watch HH twice a day, on METV, and I still love it.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@kingforaday8725]

In junior high school when this show came on one of my best childhood friends Tony and I were big into everything WW2. Books, movies, TV shows, documentaries, air shows, and scale models. We would especially critique the military vehicles, uniforms, command structure, locations, and events for accuracy. We did know it was all acting and props but were not privy to all the background information we have today from places like Facts Verse.. This of course was WAAAAAYYYYY before the internet so our information was mostly from books and documentaries so quite anecdotal. However, I have very fond memories of those times.

[@LBF522]

Loved this series. Shame they did not get a finale.

[@timothyball7502]

Me too. 10-18-2021

[@VictorCowo]

The reason why they didn't do a finale was due to syndication...they want the show to work well as reruns and could air episodes out of order...which is why the show took place in winter in a time frame of around 5 months from the looks of it. but the characters were seen outside their world in cameos like commercials, the old Adam West Bat Man show and Christmas specials to name a few

[@LBF522]

@@VictorCowo Oh Ok Thank you.

[@IctWilsons]

Pretty sure the reason they didn't do a finale is that the show was canceled as part of CBS's "rural purge".

[@dumbbo1]

Next time, try watching a show before talking about it. You got it mixed up with Gilligan’s Island. They weren’t trying to escape from Stalag 13. Hogan and his men were actually stationed at Stalag 13. Their primary job was to help prisoners from other camps and men who weren’t captured yet to escape to Britain, and their secondary job was to commit acts of sabotage and espionage. With the help of London and the local German underground, they basically ran the camp, using their own radio for messages and telephone operator’s equipment to intercept real calls and even place fake ones to Klink as Hitler himself!

[@DWhite2280]

Absolutely love Hogans Heros. Carter is my favorite because of his humor and diverse characters..

[@John-ih2bx]

Carter did a wonderful job as the pyromaniac, and impersonator of German generals, soldiers, and even Hitler. He was one of the major characters of the series.

[@MrGlenferd]

Robert clary did not play a nazi. The premice was not that they tried to escape every episode but failed. This is not gilligans islamd!

[@paulvanallen-lononca]

The Wall came tumbling down November 1989...

[@kcfox9965]

Loved Sgt Schulz

[@donaldmanthei1224]

Schultz

[@Lafayette320]

You never mentioned that Bob Craine married the gorgeous and entirely erotic Sigrid Valdis, "Fraulein Hilda," during production, on-set. Miss-pronounced "Werner" initially and "Stalag" consistently. Did you ever watch the show, Dude?

[@andrewswift2727]

There's one problem with Dawson's Beatles story. The first episode was released in September 1965 and the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9, 1964. I don't know when the show was filmed but the Beatles were HUGE stars in America from that day on as were their Liverpudlian accents. Thanks for the video, it was fun.

[@mxndxlorixn4132]

I love this show! I have all six seasons on DVD

[@timothyball7502]

Me too. 10-18-2021

[@wastelanddv8062]

They never failed. They left and came back as they pleased.

[@Saanichian]

I wonder if this guy even watched an entire episode of Hogan’s Heroes?

[@donaldmanthei1224]

I'd guess no, difinatlely no!

[@ronjeffrey8641]

Hey, come on now, the guy's just imitating Shultz... He sees nothing... He knows nothing!!!

[@penny1186]

Hogans Hero’s never tried to escape and were always successful in their plans. They helped others escape and did sabotage. You got a lot wrong.

[@mpatrickthomas]

A WHOLE lot.

[@trumpetscall8910]

If there were a standout, it had to be Schultz.

[@cuyvaldar3741]

I actually work as a security guard, thankfully not at a prison. But I have learned that Shultz was a very wise man.

[@nomenclature9373]

He was very wise and a great businessman, owner of Germany’s largest toy company pre WW 2, taken over by the nazi, thus Shultz’ attitude of seeing nothing. -War Takes A Holiday episode

[@halbutler4059]

Favorite line: "Vat ist dis man doing here?" Hocksteder (sp?)

[@laurenmentink7401]

I love Sgt. Schulz. He is such a goofball.

[@johnharris7751]

Stole Evey scene he was in.

[@ronjeffrey8641]

My favorite episode was when we found out Shultz was the owner of the largest toy company in Germany before the war.

[@petermerchant4439]

Some other pieces of useless trivia: It was mistakenly said that it took place in a Concentration Camp, not a POW camp. The pilot--which is shown in syndication--did feature the prisoners having a steam room. The pilot featured a Russian soldier, but the actor decided he didn't want to do a funny show about World War II. When he left, "Lieutenant Carter" from the pilot became "Sergeant Carter".

[@donaldmanthei1224]

Since you don't know how to pronounce "stalag" I doubt you ever watched Hogan's Heros. Most of this information is totally useless, totally!

[@hepgeoff]

One other fact. Bob Crane played the drum intro in the theme music at the beginning of the show. Shultz has always been my favorite character.

[@carmencarlton1445]

I still watch it on MeTV from Monday to Friday love it

[@midnightcaller200]

I'm watching it now,on METV its on from 10-11pm Seattle time. IF the cable company takes this show off their line up,I well dump the cable co...OR if METV takes off good buy Via comm

[@nkechi1964]

I watch on youtube

[@halbutler4059]

Me too

[@carolthacker4126]

I always gravitated to Carter because he was a sort of underdog character. When I watched the show back when it was aired in 1965 to 1971, I was in love with Newkirk but my heart always went out to Carter.

[@mpatrickthomas]

Newkirk??🤔🤔.Thought for all females it would have been Hogan,hands down.😅

[@davef.2811]

People will still be watching this show 50 years from now and laughing at it. Howard Caine as Maj. Hochstetter was a truly under-recognized talent in that show.

[@friendofbeaver6636]

"Vat is dis man doing here?"

[@TimNevins]

Hoo iss dis man!!! I agree, Mr. Caine was a genius! I did see an episode recently where the tiniest smile appeared on his face. Then It was gone. I

[@edwardroot1969]

He’s my favorite character!

[@sandywilliams5392]

My favorite!

[@jorgecallico9177]

Crane did a most professional job and really ought to have taken home an Emmy. That said? Werner Klemperer's acting was beyond amazing. Indeed the power moguls behind scenes certainly deserved his two Emmys. The thing is, without Crane, he might never have won his awards.

[@alanlevine3984]

Hogan Schultz Dawson and Carter were great. My favorite guest star was "Tiger"

[@markschroeder2578]

I believe you mean Arlene Martel, who played the character "Tiger". Star Trek:The Original Series fans remember her as T'Pring, Spock's betrothed, in the episode "Amok Time". I also remember her as a lion tamer in an episode of "The Wild, Wild West". Stay safe and healthy.

[@johnharris7751]

She had the sexiest eyes .

[@mpatrickthomas]

I wonder if they got her character from Bullwinkle's Natasha.😅

[@shrirang68]

General Burkhalter. Most enigmatic of them

[@JuanWay2Rock]

You've obviously have not watched Hogan's Heroes. Your fact #3 was wrong. Hogan's Heroes did indeed have a STEAM ROOM. On the very first episode, Hogan told a German spy (disguised as a prisoner ) that they imported a lot of their food and the prisoners tend to gain a little weight and showed him the actual Steam Room. That episode also introduced us to LIEUTENANT CARTER (not SGT. CARTER)

[@alejandromata5120]

THE BEST TV SERIES I WATCH UNTIL IT WENT OUT OF TV NETWORKS I WAS VERY PISSED ,NOW I FOUND VIDEO I COLLECT ALL THE EPISODE, THANKS HOGAN's HEROES IM HAPPY AGAIN. HUWAAAAAA

[@garbage854]

I like Bob Crane, Shultz and Klink .😀

[@julieviola6787]

My favorites are Hogan Carter and Kintchloe 😃

[@sking2173]

My favorite was Gestapo Major Wolfgang Hochstetter, played by Howard Caine. I never tired of the line, “What is this man doing here?”

[@FactsVerse]

Good one! Any favorite moment from him?

[@sking2173]

Facts Verse - the man had so many funny lines - and they were made all the funnier by his delivery. One of my favorites: “KLINK! You are succeeding in doing by yourself what millions of enemy soldiers are unable to do. Bring the Third Reich to its knees!”

[@johnharris7751]

@@FactsVerse I liked one of the first episodes he appeared in as a different character in happy birthday Adolf as a commander of an anti aircraft battery.

[@TJ52359]

@@sking2173 "Every year that man Lives takes a century off the Thousand Year Reich."

[@bizzarono1]

I wish they made a reunion movie about this when they could. I would have had Klink and Schultz hiding in America. The cast would have reunited for their trial for war crimes. Their lawyer would have argued that they were aware of Hogans organization and were helping them against the Germans. I just like the idea of Schultz on the stand saying I knew EVERYTHING.

[@amadeusamwater]

One note about the album, both Cleary and Hovis had singing careers before the show. Dixon apparently had a good voice as well, so there was no reason why they wouldn't have sounded good on a record.

[@johnharris7751]

I have the album and they did absolutely a wonderful job on it.

[@jasoncarver1134]

Love this show

[@owenj4419]

A few small errors but those are noted on prior comments so I will not repeat them. I like all the main cast but two I find most of interest: 1) Bob Crane because he, like myself, was from Connecticut and also, like myself, lived in Scottsdale, Arizona where he was murdered ( I have actually been to the exact apartment where it tragically occured). 2) Robert Clary-- wrote a wonderful autobiography after years of not even talking about his awful past experiences. A must read for HH fans.

[@billcatcher2701]

Here's another interesting fact: The Hogan's Heroes TV show lasted more years than the actual war!

[@maryannarlotta7157]

I read once it was Bob Crane who was a drummer, did the drum solo in the beginning of the theme song.

[@deanmichaelcameron9204]

My favorite comedy all time growing up .I still watch re runs all the time to this very day

[@jeffreysharp8526]

One little point. I remember watching Hogan's Heroes in German on T V in 1970, in Schweinfurt am Main. The town was totally destroyed due to carpet bombing during the war. The local population loved it as it portrayed the Nazis as utterly foolish.

[@sassykaren7587]

I’m loving your channel so much! This is another show I grew up watching as a kid. Your content is so amazing and has been bringing back so many memories. Keep up the good work 👍👍👍

[@AbuWyatt]

Too bad they get so many things WAY wrong.

[@user-lf9og2sr6n]

❤So happy to have this available to watch during these sad times, May GOD spare the Righteous for His Glory, Amen. Glory be to GOD in the Highest, GLORY GLORY GLORY, HOLY HOLY HOLY, Amen❤❤❤

[@radioflyer68911]

When it was translated into German, they basically "Greedo Shot First" it. After that it was a whole different show.

[@hydrolito]

Colonel Klink escaped from Germany and showed up on Batman.

[@andybub45]

When people who have never watched a show try to make a video about it...

[@theresewess5487]

Love Hogan and his heros!!! One of the best shows produced!

[@mushdogful]

I read in multiple places that Werner Klemperer was NOT a musician, despite his parents' talent.

[@InOppositiontotheNewWorldOrder]

That is why he did not pursue a career in the music industry, because he didn't have the talent for it. He made that statement during many interviews.

[@snakerepp]

Without a doubt John Banner!..... “ I KNOW NOTHING “ I say it every day just the way he says it

[@mikepocock575]

This was a cracking show we used to watch it as a child and Richard Dawson was my favourite actor in the show.

[@RocketTCoyote]

The show was based on the book "Hogan's Hoard" as mentioned in the credits. A friend met the real Col. Robt. E. Hogan at an EAA Fly-In and was told that the real Germans weren't all that funny.

[@jonwatters2137]

One of my favorite shows growing up.

[@democratactivist]

I have now watched this video 4 times. Great job

[@gordonjones2971]

The SS/Gestapo guy was a favorite character.

[@colt-gt6tl]

You forgot the BEST facts about the show. That some cast members were military vets. Both John Banner and Leon Askin were US Army Air Corp. Howard Caine was US Navy. John Banner was even on a recruiting poster.( I have never seen it) Both Leon Askin and John Banner lost family in the concentration camps as well.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for sharing these facts, colt45 4548!

[@colt-gt6tl]

@@FactsVerse you are welcome. Still have not seen the purported John Banner recruiting poster, hopefully someone has and can tell me where to find it.

[@sciguyjeff]

In the pilot episode, Larry Hovis played an escaped prisoner that Hogan and company processed and sent back out. He was not part of the team.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

i've only seen a few eps, of it, loved it. i wasn't even alive until 1980.

[@murlpetersen4476]

One technical flaw on "Hogan's Heroes",aside from using American tanks and vehicles as painted-over German vehicles ,was the uniform worn by the "Major Hochstetter" character (played by actor Howard Caine). He always claimed to be a Gestapo major,but wore a black SS uniform. This is incorrect. The Gestapo and SS were two completely different organizations,the former being a state government agency,and the latter being the Nazi Party's own security/police detachment. In fact,the Gestapo (German State Police or GEheimSTAttsPOlizei in German) usually wore no uniform at all;they were plainclothes operatives,both male and female. The only Gestapo uniforms would have been those worn by clerks or office staff at headquarters,which if I remember correctly were pale green. The SS boys were the ones who wore the black uniforms. The Hogan's Heroes production team probably decided to use the black uniform for theatrical reasons----they call it "artistic license"---even though it is historically incorrect.

[@michealtoledo5094]

An amazing show they all complimented each other

[@carlosg1165]

John banner Shultz I love this character

[@bill3837]

Sometimes when I street perform I play the theme song on my saxophone in all 12 keys but really slow and blues like. Yeah, thinking about the traffic death of Bob Crane 🥺

[@pzkw6759]

Major Hochstetter was by far my favorite character

[@FactsVerse]

Same here, pzkw6!

[@donaldclay9535]

My Favorite Episode When they Stole a Nazi Bomber with a General on Col.Hogan Birthday with the Bunch "I Try". LOL, (smile)

[@juliaphilipp9177]

I am 20 and i am born in germany but heck i love Hogen's Heroes so much. It stills runs on TV on a Chanal named Nitro. Me and me Stepdad watch it often, i love the english and the german vers. . Both have they own little thinks that make them so funny.

[@DiBiasehere]

They all were Tremendous. Some of the Greatest acting of all time.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@kathryncarter6143]

True & also the story lines & show production was just as brilliant

[@randycampbell7828]

Loved the old show, still catch the reruns. The character I would probably figure my self is Richard Dawson character.

[@scho-ka-kola2917]

Lebeau and klink are my favorites

[@Beagle3561]

"Winer" Klemperer.... Oh.. My...

[@jons.6216]

Among the main cast everyone was a favorite of mine! The guest cast was always stellar and I especially enjoyed Nita Talbot as Russian woman Marya! One of her funniest roles, IMO!

[@ScottDLR]

Skip to 1:37 where they finally get to the point of the vid.

[@wurly164]

Bob Crane plays the drums in the opening song

[@maestromike91971]

I thought you might say something about Bob Crans passing.

[@MrSTOUT73]

It's supposed to be 12 things you DIDN'T know.

[@maestromike91971]

Wayne Novotny I don’t think everyone knows about it.

[@glenlee9537]

and besides, EVERYONE in the show has passed

[@MT-tn4ei]

Glen Lee some of them are still alive, like LeBeau

[@MrSTOUT73]

@@MT-tn4ei He's the last one.

[@ecurtis5615]

Actually it was the number one syndicated cable show on German television in the late 90's as "Ein Kafig voller Helden" or "A Cage Full of Heroes".

[@Farm_fab]

Robert Clary who played LeBeau, wasn't a Nazi. His family was the target of the Nazis in WW2 in france, and lost a number of his siblings in concentration camp. Incidentally, Clary would not say Heil Hitler on the show, but did say Hi Hitler.