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The Best Episodes of Hogan's Heroes Season 1

Every episode of Hogan's Heroes Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hogan's Heroes Season 1!

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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
    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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 9 - Go Light on the Heavy Water
    8.0/10(349 votes)

    S1:E9

    When a heavily guarded "water" truck appears one day and is parked inside the camp, Hogan and his men decide to find out just what kind of cargo the vehicle actually contains.

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 11 - Happiness is a Warm Sergeant
    8.0/10(324 votes)

    S1:E11

    Sergeant Schultz, while escorting Newkirk to the dentist, gets drunk and is replaced by a hard-lined, no-nonsense guard. Hogan and his crew must act fast to get the docile Schultz restored to his post.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  6. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 13 - Hogan's Hofbrau
    8.0/10(324 votes)

    S1:E13

    When two ruthless German officers put the squeeze on Colonel Klink to contribute money to their phony cause "or else," Hogan and the gang must scramble to come up with the cash and deliver it in time to keep Klink out of harm's way as the camp's inept Kommandant.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  7. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 27 - The Safecracker Suite
    8.0/10(276 votes)

    S1:E27

    Colonel Klink's happy reunion with an old military buddy ends abruptly when the man is arrested by the Gestapo. Will Klink end up in the clink as well?

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  8. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 30 - Cupid Comes to Stalag 13
    8.0/10(274 votes)

    S1:E30

    Colonel Klink is desperate after General Burkhalter plays matchmaker and pairs Klink with the general's sister, Gertude. Can Hogan deflect some of the Cupid's flying arrows away for the hapless, helpless Klink?

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 5 - The Flight of the Valkyrie
    7.9/10(366 votes)

    S1:E5

    Hogan's scheme to help a German baroness escape to London is thwarted by the arrival of a new prisoner of war, Colonel Crittendon, whose repeated, bungled attempts at escape are wreaking havoc on Hogan's mission to spirit away the baroness.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  10. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 10 - Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sight
    7.9/10(343 votes)

    S1:E10

    Hogan's only chance to pass some important information off to an underground contact is via a rendezvous in a nearby village.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  11. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 18 - The Gold Rush
    7.8/10(290 votes)

    S1:E18

    A new prisoner reveals that a local bank nearby houses a shipment of gold stolen from the Bank of France by the Germans.

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  12. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 19 - Hello, Zolle
    7.8/10(306 votes)

    S1:E19

    When Hogan informs London of an important German general’s imminent arrival at Stalag 13, he is told that he must detain the general at the camp for 24 hours—by whatever means necessary—so that Allied forces can stage a raid on the visiting general's forces.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 23 - The 43rd, a Moving Story
    7.8/10(270 votes)

    S1:E23

    Hogan's plan to destroy a mobile Nazi anti-aircraft battery is hampered by Colonel Klink's power-hungry peer, Major Kuehn.

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writers:Tom Adair, James B. Allardice

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  14. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 24 - How to Cook a German Goose by Radar
    7.8/10(291 votes)

    S1:E24

    The men of Stalag 13 are turned off by an American corporal's aloof attitude and boorish behavior, until they discover he has come to the camp to ask for help in carrying out a sabotage mission.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 26 - The Prince from the Phone Company
    7.8/10(301 votes)

    S1:E26

    Kinchloe dresses up as an African prince, whom Hogan has kidnapped, in order to ask the Germans for money to open a submarine base. Complications arise when the prince's wife arrives.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  16. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 28 - I Look Better in Basic Black
    7.8/10(263 votes)

    S1:E28

    The men of Stalag 13 have no interest in tunneling into a neighboring barracks that houses new prisoners—until they discover that the new detainees are women!

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 32 - Request Permission to Escape
    7.8/10(269 votes)

    S1:E32

    Jilted by his girlfriend back home, Carter requests permission to escape so that he can somehow woo her back. Hogan agrees, but only if Carter can accomplish one last task of passing bogus battle plans on to the Germans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  18. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 3 - Kommandant of the Year
    7.7/10(396 votes)

    S1:E3

    A Secret rocket bomb developed by the Germans is being hidden at Stalag 13. When an Allied scientist is sent to photograph and sabotage the weapon, Hogan and his men plan a distraction — in the form of a bogus "Kommandant of the Year" ceremony for the clueless Colonel Klink.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  19. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 4 - The Late Inspector General
    7.7/10(383 votes)

    S1:E4

    To prevent Colonel Klink from being transferred to the Russian front, Hogan and his men attempt to convince a visiting Inspector General that the Colonel is a cold, heartless disciplinarian. But their plan backfires when, as a result, Klink is promoted to a post in Berlin!

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  20. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 7 - German Bridge is Falling Down
    7.7/10(337 votes)

    S1:E7

    Several attempts by Hogan and his men to destroy a German bridge end in failure—until they decide to use the Nazis' own ammo to accomplish the task!

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  21. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 17 - Happy Birthday, Adolf
    7.7/10(307 votes)

    S1:E17

    The British plan to bomb a strategic German beach on Hitler's birthday, unaware that a major gun placement is at the site and the Allied planes will be sitting ducks. Hogan and his crew must figure out how to silence the guns in order for the air raid to be a success.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  22. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 20 - It Takes a Thief... Sometimes
    7.7/10(316 votes)

    S1:E20

    Hogan is enthusiastic about joining forces with an underground unit that is targeting a local railway tunnel—unaware that the "saboteurs" are actually Gestapo agents masquerading as allies!

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  23. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 29 - The Assassin
    7.7/10(269 votes)

    S1:E29

    An important German nuclear scientist must be eliminated and Hogan's crew is asked to perform the task—a plan that takes an unexpected twist when the scientist comes to Hogan and asks for help fleeing the Nazi regime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  24. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 31 - The Flame Grows Higher
    7.7/10(272 votes)

    S1:E31

    Somewhere along the elaborate, intricate underground escape route there is a disastrous weak link. Determined to find it, Hogan, Newkirk and Lebeau decide to break out of Stalag 13 by following the escape route themselves.

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writers:David T. Chantler, Laurence Marks

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  25. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 2 - Hold that Tiger
    7.6/10(475 votes)

    S1:E2

    When Colonel Klink boasts that the Nazis' new Tiger Tank will lead the Germans to victory, Colonel Hogan devises a plan to get his hands on one of the vehicles, have it disassembled, send its blueprints to the Allies, and reassemble it --- right under Klink's nose.

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Great Impersonation" is the best rated episode of "Hogan's Heroes" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 298 votes. Directed by Gene Reynolds and written by Laurence Marks, it aired on 2/4/1966. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Pizza Parlor".