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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!

The Best Episodes of Hogan's Heroes Season 1

Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The...

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  1. 8.1/10(548 votes)

    #1 - The Informer

    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.

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  2. 8.1/10(269 votes)

    #2 - The Great Impersonation

    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.

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  3. 8.0/10(291 votes)

    #3 - Hogan's Hofbrau

    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.

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  4. 8.0/10(281 votes)

    #4 - The Pizza Parlor

    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.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.9/10(319 votes)

    #5 - The Flight of the Valkyrie

    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.

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  6. 7.9/10(314 votes)

    #6 - Go Light on the Heavy Water

    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.

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    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.9/10(310 votes)

    #7 - Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sight

    S1:E10

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

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  9. 7.9/10(293 votes)

    #8 - Happiness is a Warm Sergeant

    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.

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  10. 7.9/10(251 votes)

    #9 - The Safecracker Suite

    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?

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  11. 7.9/10(238 votes)

    #10 - Cupid Comes to Stalag 13

    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?

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    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.8/10(260 votes)

    #11 - How to Cook a German Goose by Radar

    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.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.7/10(294 votes)

    #12 - German Bridge is Falling Down

    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!

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  14. 7.7/10(261 votes)

    #13 - The Gold Rush

    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.

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  15. 7.7/10(273 votes)

    #14 - Hello, Zolle

    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.

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    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.7/10(243 votes)

    #15 - The 43rd, a Moving Story

    S1:E23

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

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  17. 7.7/10(241 votes)

    #16 - I Look Better in Basic Black

    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!

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    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.7/10(241 votes)

    #17 - Request Permission to Escape

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  19. 7.6/10(354 votes)

    #18 - Kommandant of the Year

    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.

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  20. 7.6/10(345 votes)

    #19 - The Late Inspector General

    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!

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  21. 7.6/10(314 votes)

    #20 - The Prisoner's Prisoner

    S1:E6

    While on a sabotage caper, Hogan and Carter encounter a German general, overpower him, and smuggle him back to Stalag 13. Once there, they come up with a ploy to trick the disoriented general into revealing his troop's attack plans.

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  22. 7.6/10(306 votes)

    #21 - Movies Are Your Best Escape

    S1:E8

    What's inside a visiting German general's briefcase that's chained to his wrist? The mystery becomes too tempting for Hogan, who not only wants to photograph the case's contents, but then sneak the photos out of Stalag 13, as well!

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  23. 7.6/10(275 votes)

    #22 - Happy Birthday, Adolf

    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.

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  24. 7.6/10(276 votes)

    #23 - It Takes a Thief... Sometimes

    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!

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  25. 7.6/10(266 votes)

    #24 - The Prince from the Phone Company

    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.

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  26. 7.6/10(236 votes)

    #25 - The Assassin

    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.

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    Director:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Informer" is the best rated episode of "Hogan's Heroes" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 548 votes. Directed by Robert Butler and written by Richard M. Powell, Bernard Fein, it aired on 9/17/1965. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Impersonation".