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The Best Episodes of Hogan's Heroes

Every episode of Hogan's Heroes ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hogan's Heroes!

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From a German prisoner of war camp during World War II, Colonel Robert E. Hogan coordinates an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Hogan's Heroes Season 3 Episode 21 - War Takes a Holiday
    8.7/10(322 votes)

    S3:E21

    After a first attempt to sneak four underground leaders out of the German camp fails, Hogan and his men come up with a new plan: Convince the camp commanders that the war is over!

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hogan's Heroes Season 4 Episode 15 - The Missing Klink
    8.7/10(293 votes)

    S4:E15

    Hogan's scheme to kidnap General Burkhalter and trade him for an underground agent goes awry when Colonel Klink --- not the general --- is the one who gets kidnapped.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hogan's Heroes Season 4 Episode 2 - Klink vs. the Gonculator
    8.5/10(269 votes)

    S4:E2

    When Sergeant Carter constructs an amazingly complicated rabbit trap, a suspicious Colonel Klink comes to believe that the contraption is a secret electronic spying device.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hogan's Heroes Season 6 Episode 15 - Easy Come, Easy Go
    8.5/10(250 votes)

    S6:E15

    Klink takes Hogan to England to steal an Allied plane, but Hogan has other plans --- to expose some Nazi spies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  5. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 12 - Will the Real Adolf Please Stand Up?
    8.4/10(287 votes)

    S2:E12

    With camp security raised, Hogan and his men are desperate to smuggle some top-secret photos of German fortifications to the allies. The solution? Make liberal use of Carter's remarkable impersonation of Adolf Hitler.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  6. Hogan's Heroes Season 3 Episode 3 - D-Day at Stalag 13
    8.4/10(287 votes)

    S3:E3

    Hogan and his men play a part in the D-Day invasion of France when they are asked to create a diversion that will delay Colonel Klink and other German officials at Stalag 13 from retaliating once the invasion is underway.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  7. Hogan's Heroes Season 5 Episode 20 - One Army at a Time
    8.4/10(224 votes)

    S5:E20

    When he's captured in German uniform, Carter convinces the Germans that he is one of them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  8. Hogan's Heroes Season 5 Episode 26 - Klink's Escape
    8.4/10(217 votes)

    S5:E26

    Hogan gets Klink to believe he is about to bust a POW escape ring.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  9. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 16 - Art for Hogan's Sake
    8.3/10(250 votes)

    S2:E16

    An assertive General Burkhalter "requisitions" the famous Édouard Manet painting, "The Fife Player," from the Louvre museum in Paris to give to Hermann Goering as a birthday present. Undaunted by the seeming impossible logistics, Hogan and LeBeau decide to steal it back!

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  10. Hogan's Heroes Season 6 Episode 16 - The Meister Spy
    8.3/10(233 votes)

    S6:E16

    The heroes pose a Nazi officers to root out a German spy posing as an American pilot.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  11. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 21 - The Great Impersonation
    8.2/10(298 votes)

    S1:E21

    When LeBeau, Newkirk and Carter are captured by the Gestapo during a sabotage mission, Hogan must convince the affable Sergeant Schultz to impersonate the stern Colonel Klink and demand their release.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  12. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 22 - The Pizza Parlor
    8.2/10(316 votes)

    S1:E22

    When an Italian POW camp commander arrives at Stalag 13 to train under Colonel Klink, Hogan and his gang try to convince the new arrival to go to work for the Allies.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 10 - A Tiger Hunt In Paris (1)
    8.2/10(271 votes)

    S2:E10

    In the first of a two-part story, "Tiger," a female underground agent, is arrested while trying to document some secret German bases and is held in Paris for questioning. So, Hogan and LeBeau become stowaways aboard Klink's staff car and head for Paris to free her.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  14. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 11 - A Tiger Hunt In Paris (2)
    8.2/10(272 votes)

    S2:E11

    While trying to free the underground agent "Tiger" in Paris, Hogan must seek help from a Parisian fortune teller, and also enlist the aid of a man who is a look-alike for Nazi Police Chief Heinrich Himmler.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  15. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 21 - The Swing Shift
    8.2/10(263 votes)

    S2:E21

    Masquerading as German workers, Hogan and the crew have made elaborate and foolproof plans to blow a German cannon factory sky-high, but their plan backfires when Newkirk winds up being drafted into the German army!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 22 - Heil Klink
    8.2/10(261 votes)

    S2:E22

    When an important Gestapo official wants to defect, Hogan brings him to Stalag 13, and convinces Colonel Klink that the fugitive is Adolf Hitler in disguise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  17. Hogan's Heroes Season 3 Episode 26 - How to Escape From Prison Camp Without Really Trying
    8.2/10(226 votes)

    S3:E26

    Hogan is asked to immobilize the entire German 6th SS division—10,000 men—for two days, while the Allies organize a surprise attack. The task seems impossible, especially in the presence of the two stern Gestapo colonels who are filling in for a vacationing Colonel Klink.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hogan's Heroes Season 4 Episode 11 - Bad Day in Berlin
    8.2/10(240 votes)

    S4:E11

    Hogan and his men join forces with an undercover agent and steal away to Berlin to nab a German defector who can compromise their entire operation at Stalag 13.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  19. Hogan's Heroes Season 5 Episode 10 - The Defector
    8.2/10(215 votes)

    S5:E10

    A defecting Field Marshal tailed by Major Hochstetter to Stalag 13 needs Hogan's help to get to England.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  20. Hogan's Heroes Season 6 Episode 19 - Klink for the Defense
    8.2/10(221 votes)

    S6:E19

    When Klink gets assigned to defend a German officer accused of treason, Hogan helps to prove his innocence.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hogan's Heroes Season 6 Episode 22 - Hogan's Double Life
    8.2/10(224 votes)

    S6:E22

    When Gestapo agents accuse Hogan of sabotage, he explains that his exact double, a German traitor, is the real culprit.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 1 - The Informer
    8.1/10(639 votes)

    S1:E1

    At Stalag 13, a German prisoner-of-war camp, Colonel Robert Hogan and his fellow cohorts are a subversive group with many hidden talents. However, a spy has been planted amongst the men by the Germans.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writers:Richard M. Powell, Bernard Fein

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  23. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 5 - The Battle of Stalag 13
    8.1/10(272 votes)

    S2:E5

    Two German officers have new and differing plans for Stalag 13, both of which threaten Hogan's operations.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  24. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 8 - A Klink, a Bomb and a Short Fuse
    8.1/10(245 votes)

    S2:E8

    All goes well when Hogan's gang steals Klink's code book from his safe, photographs the contents, and returns it to its proper place. But there's a small hitch: Carter forgot to load the camera with film!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 17 - The General Swap
    8.1/10(249 votes)

    S2:E17

    Colonel Hogan is less than thrilled when he is assigned to help an obnoxious American general flee Stalag 13, and the secret escape plan, involving a prisoner swap, winds up as trying and difficult as the arrogant escapee himself.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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Best Episodes Summary

"War Takes a Holiday" is the best rated episode of "Hogan's Heroes". It scored 8.7/10 based on 322 votes. Directed by Bruce Bilson and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/27/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Missing Klink".