REAL Reason Why HELGA (Cynthia Lynn) Left the Show!-- Hogan's Heroes!--Revealed!

REAL Reason Why HELGA (Cynthia Lynn) Left the Show!-- Hogan's Heroes!--Revealed!
Here is the real reason why Cynthia Lynn (Helga) Left Hogan's Heroes and Sigrid Valdis (Hilda) replaced her. So much was happening off camera and much had to do with their relationships with Bob Crane. I love all three actors and appreciate their performances. I respect them very much. This information was already published years ago yet people still want to know why the change from one girl to the other happened. Here is the truth. Enjoy!
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[@fiona36b]

Still is one of my favorites shows and watch it nightly.

[@louistredici4846]

Still a great show

[@adamdeane123]

Me too !

[@timtibbetts4193]

Agreed. Metv is awesome. And they now have metv plus!

[@mehGyver]

Bob Crane's "grainy camera" would later become the root of his murder. Such a seedy world.

[@unverifiedusername]

I wonder if it was the same tripod…

[@pattondiorama7136]

Bob Crane couldn't separate his real life from his character, such as Charlie Sheen from Two and Half Men.

[@skymarshallmarz5573]

the half man was Sheen himself.

[@Willigula]

Bob was a man and a half! Too awesome for this world.

[@JPFalcononor]

Jack Lord by the last two seasons of Hawaii Five-0 also could not separate himself from McGarrett.

[@Too_reel]

@@leondillon8723 two episodes

[@fh346]

PATTON DIORAMA. Such an Excellent Example to use. You're Spot On.😉

[@imkluu]

Helga was a lot better. Cynthia Lynn was gorgeous.

[@longbeachdarrell]

I love watching Hogan when Cynthia Lynn is on the show she’s my sweetheart

[@roberttatarko5965]

@@longbeachdarrell but Sigrid Valdis was a beauty as well

[@Too_reel]

@imkluu that’s a fact

[@gaynor1721]

Swedish women are better. 🇸🇪

[@michaelmckenna6464]

Robert Clary, when often asked about Bob Crane’s “faults”, refuses to answer. He is always happy to talk about the comradely of the cast of the show.

[@rj1973]

Clary was always a class act! Still is. He and Kenneth Washington are the only surviving members of HH.

[@dongorrie1828]

camaraderie

[@heartfanjim01]

@@rj1973 Washington was a bit younger than the rest of the cast. Clary was one of the older cast members.

[@bufnyfan1]

@@leondillon8723 the Young and the Restless--he actually started on it when it first premiered in the early 70's

[@cailcampbell5890]

Robert truly is a hero, considering the ordeal he went through with his sister. When they were imprisoned in a concentration camp. After everything he went through, and witnessed. He still had the courage to be cast in Hogan's Heroes. He truly is a hero, and a little giant as far as I'm concerned.

[@jerryferreira8960]

I agree! Cynthia Lynn was the better actress and character.

[@julieviola6787]

Yes, I do like her much better, she should have stayed!

[@raylamascus2296]

I watch hogans heroes twice a day every day on MeTV

[@timtibbetts4193]

Me too! Lol . I love MeTV. They now have metv plus (at least near Chicagoland they do as of now).

[@live_free_or_die7260]

Hogan's Heroes followed by The Munster's. Every night.

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

We only get it 10-11pm in Ohio on MeTV. 🤔

[@moneymikemadness]

Here in Upstate new York, it starts at 10. it's followed by The carol Burnett show (at 11)

[@KiLlUmiNaTiSniPE]

Great Show

[@shtak21able]

The chemistry and obvious passion between Bob and Cynthia were quite evident whenever they interacted on the screen.

[@overtaxedcitizen4975]

Tastefully done Rick, with such a sensitive subject and all. I would highly recommend to your viewers reading Cynthia Lynn's autobiography "Escape To Freedom". It covers this topic and much much more. My heart breaks for her and all she endured.

[@elizabethdecell5495]

Thank you for the wonderful video! I was always curious as to the reason why Cynthia left. She is definitely the best secretary. My Husband and I thought we were the only people our age that liked Hogan’s Hero’s. We are such nerds we literally have every episode saved on our DVR and it’s our go to at night before bed and it plays continuously throughout the night.

[@marshamariner7897]

Sounds like me w the DVD all nite 💖🌹😊

[@David-jh9mo]

you wouldn't be willing to upload the episodes would you? There are a lot of 3 to 7 minute videos of each program on here And they are listed as full episodes!

[@dbeach4044]

We do the same thing. On our 25th pass thru the entire series.

[@jameswiththegermanshepherd6628]

You did a good job. I liked Cynthia better as well.

[@alfredodoardi2717]

So, thats what happened! I'd wondered it was about such going ons. I hade my chronology wrong, and thought that Sigrid came into the picture and influenced Crane to edge out Cynthia. (Total speculation). I did enjoy Cynthia's portrayal more than Sigrid, though Sigrid seemed more realistic for the setting. (I always wondered what a nice girl like Helga, was doin in a war like this.) Thanks for showing me the real reason, and for the wedding pictures too!

[@juliemitchell3794]

Bob Crane's lifestyle is rumored to have caused his murder. It went beyond womanizing. Quite tragic for his children 😢💔💔💔

[@lynnecrisp]

Yeah he was n2 a sordid sex life that led to his death

[@lynnecrisp]

@@NicoTineman Why is his son that way as u say? Just wondering

[@lynnecrisp]

@@NicoTineman Well as bad as that is u can't believe everything u read. No one knows what goes on within a person & privately. I know thats bad to do but only God knows why his son would do that. I didnt know Bob Crane deep inside I only met him once but i will continually say He was a nice man to me. He wasn't arrogant or stuck up or bypassing us or stand offish he was honestly nice & sat with us & talked. I was there so I know 1st hand he was a nice guy

[@lynnecrisp]

@@NicoTineman Ty yep he was

[@curtisshaw1370]

I remember watching a show about Bob Crane. They interviewed two of his children, one from his first marriage and one from his second. The child from the first marriage seemed to adore his father and dismissed anything negative about him. The child from the second marriage seemed to despise Crane, was very bitter about the treatment both he and his mother received from him and fully believed everything negative about his father. Of course, editing can do a lot and things may have been taken out of context.

[@autonomouscollective2599]

Fun fact: Bob Crane played the drums on the “Hogan’s Heroes” theme song.

[@wheelie642]

I’m my gosh, I never knew that. So cool

[@tyronesharp401]

He was a very good drummer. I didn't know he played the theme though.

[@3henry214]

He played the drums for more than just the theme song, he also played the drums in various background music heard throughout the episodes. The music heard in a scene whenever some ranking officer (like Burkhalter) drives into camp, that's Crane on the drums. Crane often passed the time between scene filming by playing a drum set in his dressing room

[@susanhamptonva4203]

@@3henry214 He made huge money as a DJ before HH.

[@scvandy3129]

@@susanhamptonva4203 Good for him. But probably not as much $$ as being a regular on a hit show like "The Donna Reed Show" from 1963 - '65

[@jackeldogo9552]

I love Hogans Heroes. I used to watch the reruns religiously after school. A few years ago my kids got me the full DVD set for Christmas. Every year we binge watch a season at Christmas time.

[@canuck_gamer3359]

I always thought Cynthia Lynn was MUCH more attractive than the woman who replaced her. You can't beat that natural blonde hair and those big blue eyes! She was a definite beauty and frankly, I'm surprised she would go for Crane.

[@davegeisler7802]

I totally agree Cynthia Lynn was gorgeous , the replacement was just that , a replacement imho ❤️😍

[@bobbyd1019]

Why?!?...Crane was handsome guy, smoothe talker, talented actor and drummer...why wouldn't she go for him?!?

[@kevinbergin9971]

@@bobbyd1019 And the star of the show.

[@chrissullivan4496]

I don’t think Bob Crane cared where he stuck his Wienerschnitzel

[@stephenmurphy1189]

@@chrissullivan4496most guys don't

[@hombredeacero3131]

Cynthia Lyn was the BEST most Beautiful and most talented of the female actors on Hogans Heroes. The other female who wasn’t even close

[@tigerwarsaw99]

What a babe. Maybe they could have given these lovely ladies more to say than 'Colonel Hogan is here to see you'

[@scvandy3129]

. . . . Equates to: "what a waste" of talent. Sigh. Valid point, "West Tiger."

[@Cj-kh5po]

Such a shame Cynthia Lynn left the show. I always thought she was the prettier of the 2 secretaries. Too bad she didn't stay on the show, as her marriage didn't last anyway. Although, morally, we all know she made the right move, for the sake of her marriage. Shame it didn't work out

[@chuck9397]

I watch hogan's heroes. Rest in peace every one that passed. John banner 1973 bob crane 1978 werner klemperer 2000. Larry hovis 2003 ivan dixon 2008. Richard Dawson 2012. Robert Clary 2022. Howard Caine 1993 . And leon asking 2005. May you all Rest in peace 🙏

[@johngillespie3994]

They were both married...but not to each other. I can't judge her. I wish her well.

[@paulstan9828]

One of my favorite shows. Still watch it today. It’s hard to think of entertainers as frail and faulty individuals like the rest of us, but they are. Maybe even more so because of the fame and wealth.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Freud said needing the adoration of strangers is a sign of a weak ego

[@drvee1983]

Well said.

[@paulinesmith9659]

WATCH HOGANS HEROS ALL THE TIME,. NEVER GET TIRED OF IT BECAUSE IT MAKRS ME LAUGH. UNFORTUNATELY HE COULD NOT RESIST THE LADIES. I FELT VERY SORRY FOR HIS FIST WIFE.

[@paulstan9828]

@@paulinesmith9659 It makes me laugh also. It’s hard to do but Sometimes I think it’s best to try and not to pay attention to their personal lives.

[@christopherkraft1327]

I always liked Helga!! I think that Bob Crane was quite a womanizer, much like Desi Arnaz!! Thanks for sharing another entertaining video Rick.🎅🤶🎄

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Except the ladies liked Bob! It sounds like Desi terrified young actresses

[@cmm2145]

Desi Arnaz was a womanizer, yes, but not in the same league as Bob Crane. This topic can get a little messy. I’m going to try to sanitize it but Rick please feel free to take it down if you think it’s inappropriate. Bob Crane had a diagnosed addiction and he liked to make “home movies”. He had video equipment that was state of the art for that time. This issue he had was why he and Sigrid Valdis separated or divorced. I believe she still loved him and that they may have gotten back together once he had control of his issue. He had 4 kids from his first marriage and I’m not sure what his relationship with them was like but I’m pretty sure their relationships weren’t so good for the same reason. He also had a son with Sigrid. This son was a child when Bob died. Bob needed to fix the same issue because his visitation time with his son with Sigris was reduced or stopped. He had sought out professional help and was working on his problem. Trouble is that Bob had a buddy who was interested in the same thing as Bob. Bob was famous so he could get things that his buddy wouldn’t have been able to get on his own. Bob was in the process of improving himself and one of the things he had to do to achieve that was to stop hanging around with his buddy. So one night he didn’t lock the door when he went to bed. After he fell asleep someone came in and murdered him. The most likely weapon was Bob’s camera tripod. His buddy was the main suspect and he was put on trial twice but he was never convicted. So the murder goes down as unsolved. Personally I think his buddy did it. I’m not sure why he didn’t get convicted. He’s deceased now so we’ll never know.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@cmm2145 If the women were consenting adults...I agree Bob was in another catagory!

[@cmm2145]

@@lazyhomebody1356 - As far as I know they were consenting adults. I’ve never heard anything that said otherwise and if there had been non-consenting and/or kids or teenagers I think we’d know by now. He was famous and still handsome with some distinguished looking gray at the temples. I doubt he had any trouble finding consenting adults. His buddy, however, was not famous and not handsome. On his own he would not have been able to get the kind of women Bob got. Those women were out of his league. But as long as he could ride on Bob’s coattails he could get Bob’s rejects even though they were out of his league. Bob deciding to try to control his problem for the sake of his kids meant that Bob had to cut it off with his buddy in order to distance himself from anything that might in some way cause Bob to fall back into his old habits. Buddy boy did not like this. He had no intention of giving up his habit at that point and he knew that without Bob he wouldn’t be able to play out of his league anymore. And that would certainly be a motive for him to murder Bob.

[@cmm2145]

@@lazyhomebody1356 - I hadn’t heard that the younger ones were scared of Desi. It doesn’t surprise me. The difference between Bob and Desi was that a lot of people didn’t know about all his extracurricular activities and so women were not necessarily warned beforehand. I think Bob mostly met women in bars or at the dinner theater places where he was working. Everybody and their dog knew about Desi. His reputation preceded him even when he was just starting out. The actresses were most likely warned to be careful because he was a wolf. Lucy knew it before they even started dating but she dated him anyway. He cheated on her when they were dating. One time she caught him in the act. He told her that if she wanted him all to herself that she’d better marry him. So instead of Lucy breaking up with him, she did marry him. But he didn’t stop having side chicks like he said he would. While he was married to Lucy after I Love Lucy took off the younger actresses were probably afraid of him because they knew his reputation and they knew that Lucy was his wife and she had power because she and Desi co-owned the show and later a studio. So the actresses were probably worried that if they didn’t resist his advances, which was not so easy, that Lucy could/would damage or ruin their careers. Barbara Eden was a guest on an episode in the last season. She was very young, just starting out as an actress and very beautiful. In the episode the Ricardos, Mertzes, and Ramsays went to a dinner dance at the country club and I think it was Betty Ramsay’s or somebody’s college age niece who joined them at the dance. She was beautiful of course and had on a skin tight mermaid dress. Barbara said that Desi hit on her, but she turned him down. She also said that Lucy was very nice to her.

[@fazole]

It seems Cynthia got around too because she had a kid with Marlon Brando.

[@leesd9999]

I was married to Cynthia for 5 years and communicated with her for over 20 years. During the 1st year of HH we met every Friday at Bob's house, with all the other cast members. You can ask questions if you like.

[@DarthSasquatch]

She was married and was cheating on her husband with Crane and let Crane take naked pictures of her. Then had a child with Brando. Not a good person. I can't believe her husband didn't beat Bob Crane senseless. If it wasn't for the strong evidence against Carpenter, I would have suspected her ex-husband harbored a grudge and went back for Crane.

[@scvandy3129]

@@AlbertEinsteinSpock Three '60s actresses who bailed on their HIT TV series and couldn't get back on: Cynthia Lynn here, then Gunilla Hutton, Billie Joe #2 on "Petticoat Junction" and Roberta Shore, Betsy on "The Virginian." A small, sad sorority.

[@bufnyfan1]

according to Carol Ford's book: Bob Crane the Definitive Biography--Cynthia Lynn saw Bob Crane on a talk show about a week before his murder--she left a message at the station where the show was taped for him to call her (she hoped to rekindle their relationship)--unfortunately shortly after she found out he had been murdered-she never attended his funeral-out of the awkwardness this would have caused with his first wife/second wife also being there-it was said she was haunted by his memory for the rest of her life

[@ajs11201]

Sigrid Valdis was a stage name for Patricia Olson. She went by "Pat" outside of Hogan's Heroes. In fact, both Bob and Pat were on a game show together and she went by "Pat" then, too.

[@jehobden]

Yes, she & Bob appeared on TATTLETALES at least 1 week. As I remember, she made an eerie statement in speculating on what 1 of Bob's answers would be, admitting he loved combining sex & videotape. That's probably what got him killed. I still remember hearing about his death when my parents had stopped in a motel on our way up to NH for our annual summer trip there.

[@sharolddelilahkelly8005]

Sigrid Valdis Was The Sister In Law Of: "Young &: The Restless'" Eric Braden, ("Victor Newman"). He's Still Happily Married To Valdis' Sister, Dale, For Over 50 Years.

[@GloriaGarcia-yv1tk]

Wow, had no idea that’s the reason Helga left!? Sad, cause she was my favorite also! And, I think Bob Crane & “Hilda” had a son too, named Scott🤷‍♀️Anyway, thanks for that info👍👍

[@sampewett6032]

Congrats Rick on 100k

[@theastewart6721]

Congratulations Rick on 100K subscribers!!!! I’m so thrilled for you! I’ve really enjoyed watching your channel grow. I have to work so will watch this video later but I just had to jump on and say Congratulations!!🎉🎈🎊🎈🎈🤗🤗

[@ricknineg]

I’m happy you’re watching this journey unfold with me. Hope you enjoy the video!

[@theastewart6721]

I have Rick. You had less than 10k when I started watching I think. Somewhere aren’t there. I love classic tv and I love Hogan’s Heroes so I’m sure I will!!🤗🤗

[@kevinchappell3694]

Her leaving the show didn’t erase her infidelity. Her husband’s minimum demand she exit the show and her proximity to Crane was no guarantee that that would fix the betrayal in her husbands’ eyes.

[@Driimweever]

Edward is correct. Her husband had every right to divorce her and move on. He did not have a right to offer hope of forgiveness that he didn’t intend to give.

[@sugarnads]

@@Driimweever and noone knows whether she was still banging crane after she left...

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

YAY! 100,000 subscribers - Congrats, Rick!!!

[@lisastrange6754]

I love Hogan Heroes, I love every episode and love Helga ( Cynthia Lynn). Thank you for explaining the two secretaries of Colonel Klink, because I thought he was married to Cynthia Lynn because of the chemistry! Thank you! 😊

[@dalehammond1704]

The series is fun to watch and it's wise to leave it at that. Their personal philosophies and lifestyles read like fingernails down a blackboard.

[@simplywonderful449]

Well said. Every actor is different in their roles than in real-life; that's what makes them "actors"!

[@donnicholas7552]

I wondered why she left and now I know! I liked Helga the best, but Hilda was good too!

[@docbrown6550]

I always liked Cynthia Lynn the Best in that Show

[@artistjoh]

Wonderful seeing Klink and Schultz at Bob Crane’s wedding. I see some of the other Heroes there, but Schultz and Klink are special.

[@heartfanjim01]

The wedding took place on the HH set,so it's no surprise cast members were there.

[@dwaynecollins4974]

Bob cranes hound doggery eventually cost him his life and that's the sad thing, I think it's cool that she still wanted to be buried next to him though

[@rj1973]

She is not buried with him. Its his second wife Pat.

[@marksanders2237]

@@rj1973 "Who's Pat?"

[@rj1973]

@@marksanders2237 The real name of his second wife

[@wolfattackz187]

Wasn't his murder a cold case?

[@84sp84]

The thing we’ll likely never know is the absolute motive for his murder. If we accept it was John Carpenter that ended his life, was it true he was enraged that Crane was planning to make a break with the past and move in a different direction? Or could it have been a lover’s spurned husband? I’ve never believed it was one of the ladies, the violence of the act always seemed to point to a man delivering the powerful blows to his head. Unfortunately it’s likely destined to stay unresolved.

[@georgealexander7976]

THAT CAMERA IS WHAT ULTIMATELY CAUSED BOBS DIMISE!!

[@raymondhoagland4976]

Bob loved his women, and had some gorgeous women on the show !

[@scvandy3129]

It's hard to top Brenda Benet, whose beauty graced "Hogan's Heroes" with three guest appearances. While there are many who would agree and say just start and end the list with her, to be diplomatic, shall we go on? Tough to surpass for "hottest figure" -- Marianna Hill. Ed. - This is more fun than compiling the Hottest Women of "Columbo" list. Continuing with the military angle, Hill was a cousin, a stunning cousin of U.S. Army General Norman Schwarzkopf; he who left us in 2012). In no particular order, other beauties / fetching females some of whom made it beyond the guard towers of Stalag 13 by way of military escort vehicles; others via secret tunnel passageways right into the barracks: Celeste Yarnell (twice), Ulla Strömstedt (twice), Sabrina Scharf (twice; the exquisite Indian maiden paired with William Shatner's Capt. Kirk on a most memorable "Star Trek" TOS ep.), Marj Dusay (3 times), Susanne Cramer, Barbara McNair, Christiane Schmidtmer, Claudine Longet, Sivi Aberg (Miss Sweden, 1964 -- "in case you forgot"), Angela Dorian (aka Victoria Vetri; this Italian beauty was Playboy's Playmate of the Year, 1968 -- "in case you forgot"), Ann Prentiss (popular, pretty Paula Prentiss's mentally unhinged sister), Lynnette Mettey, Thordis Brandt, 1950s - '60s blonde bombshell, Karen Steele, Leslie Parrish and Marlyn Mason. With a predominantly male cast (with the exception of the sporadic appearances of Klink's secretaries played by Cynthia Lynn and Sigrid Valdis) these woman no doubt livened up the set and received plenty of attention. One can only imagine Bob Crane and Richard Dawson duking it out for top dog. For select segments of the "Hogan's Heroes" fan base, surely some of these names jump out as clear as yesterday; a select few will fall into the 'to die for' category, based on personal preference. This isn't a complete list; that being said, please, 'don't be shy' about adding to it. Finally, "danke" "Raymond Hoagland" for suggesting this exercise.

[@raymondhoagland4976]

@@scvandy3129 Well done with the list, they sure did have some beautiful women. So sad to read about Brenda Benet !

[@mangot589]

I understand that she didn’t mind his lifestyle, she was actually into it too, apparently. Maybe it just got to be too much. But that’s why I think she never bad mouthed him, because she took it as🤷‍♀️.

[@rj1973]

Lynn had an out of wedlock daughter with Marlon Brando. She was no angel either but a good actress. Played the part of Hilda/Helga better.

[@FreyaTait]

​​Lynn played Helga, Olsen played Hilda.

[@kevincurtis6550]

She's my favorite secretary on the show, also. Respectfully done video, Rick. One of my favorite TV shows.

[@juliemitchell3794]

Ooh! Congrats on your 100,000 subscribers 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 You've worked hard for it 🤗

[@ricknineg]

Thank you! I’d say hundreds of hours of work! Haha

[@juliemitchell3794]

@@ricknineg ABSOLUTELY! And I'd like to add So very Deserving 💕💕💕

[@democratactivist]

Cynthia was my favorite

[@Jared_Wignall]

Very interesting to know the specific reason why she left. Thanks for the video Rick, congratulations again for 10,000 subscribers!

[@c.d.macaulay66]

There’s a book about Bob’s murder. It was written by his son from the first marriage. Who was a freelance writer for Playboy and who became John Candy’s personal assistant. Good book too.

[@pinatajuju4471]

I never noticed that there were more than one actress playing Klinks secretary. Thank you for sharing this was very interesting...

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

I read Cynthia Lynn's biography. I visited Bob and Sigrid's grave in 2012.

[@sandrasanders706]

Didn't know she wrote one I have to find it.

[@davidrussell6159]

Me too. I wasn’t aware either !

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

Its called Escape to freedom.

[@davidrussell6159]

Thank you !

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

@@davidrussell6159 you're welcome

[@andiparker8286]

On my DVD extras, Sigrid speaks about how odd it was they had her wear her wig from the show, at the wedding. I love Hogan’s Heroes, but there was some odd & strange things going on in the lives of some of the characters.

[@marcparise1391]

I was in love with Cynthia Lynn. ❤

[@betsyavallone4314]

Someone from the network should have told Bob to lay off the ladies!

[@tigerwarsaw99]

keep it in the pants Bob but look at those high ratings

[@rj1973]

Back in those days there was just as much chicanery going on with the network execs. They didn't care as long as there was no bad press.

[@cindydufala7646]

@@rj1973 any press is news. They've done that ever since film created. Even typset print. Nothing changes. Truth only happens unless witness to it. I lived in the Hollywood realm fir a decade and a half. It's like another world. Of mostly lawlessness and greed. Pretend people. Actors are highly paid liars. Childlike most of them.

[@rj1973]

@@cindydufala7646 They are so used to being in a pretend world that eventually they believe their own hype.

[@scvandy3129]

"Betsy Avallone" -- Yet back in the 'Swingin' '60s' it might very well be that that official co-stars in one of Crane's X-rated videos. . . . And keep in mind by the time of Crane's death his days at the CBS network as Col. Hogan were long past -- seven years.

[@stuff4brianka]

Wow! This was the first time I've heard about Bob Crane as a human being. There's always more to a person than the tawdry gossip. Thank you for pointing this out.

[@judithmitchell4667]

Rick - Hello! I didn't remember Cynthia or the reason for her exit. I do remember the second secretary and becoming Bob's wife. This video had a lot of interesting facts in it. Congratulations on 100k! I am so happy for you. Have a wonderful night. Blessings - Judith 🎭🎵🎄

[@art.demirjian9721]

Whenever I give a deep thoughts to Hogan's Heroes - I always feel extremely sorry about Bob Crane tragic and mysterious end. A man like him deserves highly dignified and very satisfactory long Life and having an end through an old age of natural causes. Indeed! He was a great Man.

[@ronheydon117]

I've heard that Bob Crane died from a gun shot because some p.o.s. robbed him of $37 dollars -? Not sure if that's the correct amount ?

[@jenlemon4294]

Great job, Rick, on covering a sticky issue in a very respectful manner

[@ricknineg]

Much appreciated!

[@rj1973]

Not really a sticky issue. That was the norm back in Hollywood in those days and before. As long as it was kept hushed up--no problem.

[@copycatted]

Great info. Always wondered why Cynthia left. Classic beauty. Been watching UNCUT episodes of this marvelous show, which are so much better than the MeTv butchered version. They're all gone (except for Kenneth Washington who disappeared into thin air) but their work lives on forever.

[@oneeyedjack8525]

This show brings back fond memory's as a kid for me. I watched it with my dad who was a Master Sergeant in the army Air corps, Italy and North Africa,WW2. I was nine when it came out and we would laugh through the whole show. As a matter of fact I think that's when we got our first color tv 1965.Still watch it on meTV now

[@jaythor70]

This was one of my favorite shows, and Cynthia Lynn was my favorite of the 2 women, and of all the regular women who appeared on the show (includingcTiger and Marta) But I liked them all.

[@Bailey_G]

Interesting report! Details I didn't know about until this video (the affair) and I have never seen those wedding photos before. Big Congrats on the 100K!!👍

[@ricknineg]

Always bringing you all the best info! Thanks for supporting 😀

[@dstarzification]

Believe it or not, was JUST at the cemetery yesterday! Visited the Cranes; lovely. LOTS of GREATS buried there as well! LOVE your videos; keep them coming!!!!

[@rj1973]

Hugh Hefner is in the crypt next to Marilyn Monroe. Lots of lipstick kisses on his crypt too. LOL!!!

[@carmencarlton1445]

I watch this everyday on Mytv and I watch it everyday and still love it and have been wondering why she was no longer on the show and thank you it helps me so much

[@Skott62]

A great show. I still watch the reruns to this day. As far as the off camera drama goes its basically typical Hollywood stuff. A lot of shows have had actors playing hanky panky with costars or getting into some kind of trouble.

[@jasssullivan2624]

Wow, that was a bit of an eye opener, I didn't know that anything like that was going on with them. Thanks for making the video about it.

[@BA-gn3qb]

Bob Crane's swinging lifestyle and him filming it. Recipe for disaster.

[@martinbeneteau309]

Glad you finally made it! 100,000!

[@ricknineg]

No doubt it would happen! 😃

[@gailwatson4927]

Thank you Rick.

[@emilybacon2654]

His wife was always my favorite one - I always thought she was the original

[@cailcampbell5890]

Actually if you buy the DVD box set, particularly season 7. The full footage of their wedding ceremony is on the last disc, in the extras menu. I watched it from beginning to end, and I loved. I hope and pray that one day they will find the gutless coward, who murdered him.

[@David-jh9mo]

I read somewhere that it was in fact that friend of his that always hung around him. He was suspected back in the day but it went nowhere. evidently Bob was getting tired of the single life going out to bars all the time and was essentially cutting him out of the picture. Which confuses me because watching this video it sounds like....... he was married until his death???

[@wtf1185]

@@David-jh9mo There was a crime show on his death that pointed to John Carpenter, with photos of his car with what looked liked blood and pieces of what looked liked brain matter or something but was never followed up on. I don't remember when the show was but it was a long time ago.

[@FreyaTait]

​@@David-jh9moHe was married but separated at the end of his life. He received divorce papers while traveling with the touring company of a play, summer 1978 (Royce, 1998).

[@FreyaTait]

​Another thing: Ford et al. (2015) said that Crane had become friends with the manager of the Windmill Dinner Theater in Scottsdale, where he gave his last performance. He had confided in the manager about his compulsive sexual activity, telling him that sometimes he didn't even know why he did what he did. The manager was in the process of searching for a therapist in Southern California who was skilled in the treatment of sex addiction. Crane was murdered before a therapist was found.

[@rivercrow8988]

Very interesting, had no idea about any of that. Congratulations on 100,000 subscriber!!!

[@ricknineg]

Thank you!

[@drvee1983]

Thank you for posting this. You do a great job with your TV " behind the scenes" stuff. Hogan's Heroes is a great way to laugh and get out of darker modern times. The writers, cast, and crew were brilliant.

[@lynnecrisp]

When I met Bob Crane @ Harlows in Houston (alot of show biz ppl & basketball players hung out there it was a cool place back then) he was so down to earth (yes his sordid sin was closeted) & so easy to talk to. As a groupie I was young btw & in awe of him cuz of who he was. He didn't have to sit down @ our table & talk for awhile but he did. So sad that life

[@rj1973]

Makes one wonder if he was scouting for his next tryst?? Hmmm.

[@lynnecrisp]

@@rj1973 I have no clue thats why I was shocked when it came to light. We all sin & we all make mistakes & in the end its tragic but Jesus rescued me & regardless of the sin he WAS a nice man believe it or not im just saying he was when I met him

[@rj1973]

@@lynnecrisp I had a cousin who lived across the road from him while he was still married to his first wife. She said Crane was nice to her too but found him creepy and could never explain why. They eventually moved back to NY but she was not surprised when all this came to light.

[@lynnecrisp]

@@rj1973 I'm sorry she experienced that & its understandable but what shocked me as I said was I had no clue cuz he showed no signs & nothing creepy just a very nice man

[@rj1973]

@@lynnecrisp Maybe because you were married. She was a teen at the time. Her instincts were firing warning bells. Served her well later in life too. When this all came out she felt sorry for his mother and older brother. How shocked they must have been to find this out. And in the press too.

[@yolandadelazerda207]

Yes Congrats on 100K Amigo!

[@Agwings1960]

I often wonder if a show like Hogan's Heroes would even make it in today's culture, it seems to do alright in syndication and it was certainly popular in the 70's

[@johnerwin9024]

thought I saw something somebody was trying to do another 'H.H.' hard to see it happening today-

[@janrobnettwordweaver2227]

I prefer Cynthia's Helga to Sigrid's Hilda. "Helga" was 'the girl next door' type of woman. Smart, beautiful, more the marrying type. Hilda had that 'sex-kitten' vibe very apparent in the first episode she appeared in for Season 2, which I honestly did not like. I wondered why Cynthia left the show. Thanks for this video. Answered a lot of questions.

[@tammyevans7333]

Very interesting, thanks!

[@darincox7164]

Love them old sitcoms Gillian island and Hogan heroes was a few of my favorites.. I love it when people keep those shows alive.. Keep up the good work i learned alot of things i didn't know about the shows

[@jodiwright4920]

Rick thanks for all you do. Have you ever done a story on the actor Charles Lane? Man he was a busy guy! Also lived to 102 years of age.

[@genehollon1472]

Cynthia Lynn was an outstandingly beautiful woman.!!!! A N D an accomplished actress. She was by far the best of ALL the women who appeared on this series .

[@jimzaharia5327]

Really enjoy your videos, Rick! Thanks for posting!

[@stizz8707]

Very curious, thanks for the upload !

[@shoe2241]

helga was the best !!!! watched in the 70s after school everyday.

[@pmafterdark]

Nothing against Sigrid Valdis but Cynthia Lynn was always my favorite. She was such a babe and loved everytime she was on.

[@marysingingsongs1879]

I just subscribed to you and I must say you are a very informative person about classic shows !! Congrats on 100k !!!

[@ricknineg]

Hey Mary! Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the channel!

[@marysingingsongs1879]

@@ricknineg thank you !! I really love your I love Lucy blooper videos !! 😁

[@chickey333]

Ginger or Mary Ann... Hilda or Helga... so many choices.

[@tigerwarsaw99]

Hilda!

[@heartfanjim01]

Ginger for a fling and Mary Ann for a relationship. Either Helga or Hilda would be fine.

[@leftcoaster67]

Mary Ann. She would be great to spend a life with. Never was a fan of Tina Louise of Ginger.

[@michaelkaminski8339]

Oh gimme a break all you Ginger haters woulda wet your pants if she even looked at you.

[@chickey333]

@@leftcoaster67 "She would be great to spend a life with." Yes but you would probably have to post a 24 hour guard around her 7 days a week... and then post a guard around those guards.

[@djolley61]

The Hogan character always kind of bragged about all the women he'd been with.

[@michaelmckenna6464]

“Colonel Hogan” was always charming the women, including a few who Nazis.

[@rj1973]

@@michaelmckenna6464 My wife and I noticed that all the females on the show were either blonde/strawberry blonde or brunettes.

[@arascott7339]

Loved John Banner

[@adamdeane123]

Thanks for that ! I always wandered what happened to her !!

[@stephaniecorporandy7018]

I love HH...watch it often. I actually think that Helga was the better actress. However, I'm glad to finally know why Hilda left.

[@eugenewagner7138]

Loved Hogans Heroes, probably watched every episode multi times , of course being a huge Bob Crane fan I remember watching his show before it was abruptly canceled, only I remember from it was he had a glass walled penthouse in the city somewhere. Bob Crane like his character Colonel hogan both loved their women , that’s for sure.

[@marklittle8805]

Cynthia Lynn is the far more beautiful woman

[@SKySWiM]

Well, that was a surprise to me that Cynthia Lynn was Latvian. I suppose many of us Latvians look German.

[@hlynnkeith9334]

Latvia has a long history of ties to Germany. Riga was once part of the Hanseatic League.

[@SKySWiM]

@@hlynnkeith9334 Latvia has a history that goes back to at least 1201AD, when Teutonic Knights from Germany got the blessing of the Pope to spread the "Crusade" to Latvia, take away our land, make us serfs to work on our own land, build cities such as the capital of Riga (Latvians are very tribal, and had no interest in cities), and in the 18th Century, wrote down our language in Germanic-like text (since we never bothered to write it down). We were of course occupied by Nazis in WWII, and my dad was even made to fight in the "volunteer" Nazi army. According to relatives in Latvia, when the Soviets overran Latvia, my father fled to Germany, where he was held as a POW by the Americans. But then, he somehow ESCAPED , and then came back to the US Army to be employed by them to fix the street infrastructure in Germany.

[@hlynnkeith9334]

@@SKySWiM Did not mean to offend you. I am aware that Latvia's ties with the Germans were not always happy. But when people mix . . . . PS I researched the Latvian Waffen SS. I found no evidence that they ever engaged in any atrocities -- unique among the SS -- and still fought with valor against the Red Army. They had no illusions about the Nazis but they hated the Soviets.

[@SKySWiM]

@@hlynnkeith9334 Hey, no offense. I did not mean to sound sensitive. I just wanted to show that I was aware of the 800-year relationship Latvia and Germany have had. Interestingly, a number of my family said that the Nazis were actually quite nice and respectful of Latvians during their occupation of Latvia, compared to how awful and animalistic the Soviets were when FDR let them take over.

[@kevinburke6446]

Very interesting, I did not know.

[@johnseiden5889]

I loved Hogan’s Heroes! The show had the best actors and best script for Stalag 13! I was really devastated when Bob Crane was murdered!

[@sportsygirl8]

Very interesting...also, I know this is personal, but I'm curious...how old are you?

[@rj1973]

Congrats on your 100,000 subscribers! Here's to 100,000 more.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Wow ! Had no idea til now as to the reason Cynthia left H. Heroes ! Of course it comes as no surprise because now it's common knowledge how much of a ladies man Bob Crane was. Sigrid was a lovely lady but I thought Cindy was cuter and I much preferred her.

[@davidrussell6159]

I always felt that Cynthia did a slightly better job. Her acting wasn’t as “flat”. Bob Crane’s shenanigans appeared to be a roller coaster ride. Up and down and all around. And this attributed to his awful murder at such a young age. Stardom seemed to “have taken” another talent at much too young if an age. For myself I am actually great full that I didn’t knew any of these issues while I was a kid watching the show. Haha.

[@ricknineg]

That’s a very good point at the edge. As kids or people wanting to be entertained....we take on the fantasy of the show as reality and relegate the real life occurrences as simple fantasy.

[@davidrussell6159]

Yeah. I find many of these shows that I love from my past have returned to my world now because my 8 year old son loves them. Hogans Heroes, Gilligan’s Isle, The Stooges, Fawlty Towers, etc. They were such a great escape from reality (& still are) for those of us dealing with COVID times. Haha

[@fazole]

If u watch the pilot, there is a scene with Helga actually in the tunnel so I think there was some idea to broaden her character in the beginning.

[@rj1973]

@@fazole I found the pilot more realistic in that it had more extras and was shot in b/w. The show was supposed to take place in 1942 Germany. Also the added extras made it seem more like a POW camp with people constant comings and goings. They got rid of the actor who played a Russian POW--also wondered why.

[@chuck9397]

Cynthia Lynn was a beautiful actress. The first time I saw her on the show. Man she was beauty personified. Sigrid Valais was good but her one season was the best

[@democratactivist]

One of my favorite shows of all time.

[@ricknineg]

Mine too

[@MegaDianal]

I still watch this show. Reruns and all.

[@RiddlerQM]

I liked helga more. Also I bought the full series! One of my favorite shows!✊🏻