8.1/10536 votes#1 - The Informer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1965
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. And when he learns of the gang's subversive operations, "Hogan's Heroes" must act fast to discredit him.
Director: Robert Butler
Writer: Richard M. Powell, Bernard Fein
7.5/10400 votes#2 - Hold the Tiger
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1965
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
Writer: Richard M. Powell, Bernard Fein, Albert S. Ruddy
7.6/10347 votes#3 - Kommandant of the Year
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1965
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
7.6/10335 votes#4 - The Late Inspector General
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1965
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
7.8/10310 votes#5 - The Flight of the Valkyrie
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1965
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
7.5/10305 votes#6 - The Prisoner's Prisoner
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1965
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.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Harvey Bullock
7.7/10285 votes#7 - German Bridge is Falling Down
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1965
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
7.6/10296 votes#8 - Movies Are Your Best Escape
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1965
What's inside a visiting German general's briefcase --- the one 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!
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: Laurence Marks
7.9/10303 votes#9 - Go Light on the Heavy Water
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1965
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: N/A
7.8/10299 votes#10 - Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sight
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1965
Hogan's only chance to pass some important information of to an underground contact is via a rendezvous in a nearby village --- So he convinces Colonel Klink that he will reveal valuable military secrets if he's allowed to have "a night on the town."
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Laurence Marks
7.8/10283 votes#11 - Happiness is a Warm Sergeant
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1965
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
7.4/10275 votes#12 - The Scientist
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1965
LeBeau aids in the escape of a captured French scientist and his daughter, who are able to make it out of Germany. But now the men of Stalag 13 must find a suitable "replacement" scientist who can present and discuss the study's findings.
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: Laurence Marks
7.9/10282 votes#13 - Hogan's Hofbrau
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1965
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 commandant.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Laurence Marks
7.5/10262 votes#14 - Oil for the Lamps of Hogan
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/1965
The Germans' plan to build a synthetic fuel plant at Stalag 13 would spell disaster for Hogan's men and their important strategic subterfuge. So Hogan attempts to convince Klink that there's a massive oil supply under the camp --- and orders a phony Allied air raid on the camp as proof!
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: Laurence Marks
7.5/10265 votes#15 - Reservations are Required
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/1965
An agreement to aid two escapees quickly goes awry when 20 men show up at the appointed hour. Where will Hogan and his gang find uniforms and papers for the men? And how will they get them out of Stalag 13, with German guards stationed near the end of the secret escape tunnel?
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Laurence Marks
7.3/10264 votes#16 - Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/31/1965
When a British submarine cannot make a planned rendezvous to pick up a POW carrying an example of an important new German weapon, Hogan must come up with a sturdy, seaworthy replacement. Can he convince Colonel Klink to construct the camp's new officer's club in the form of a yacht?
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: N/A
7.6/10266 votes#17 - Happy Birthday, Adolf
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/7/1966
The British plan to bomb a strategic German beach on Hitler's birthday, unaware that a major gun emplacement 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
7.6/10252 votes#18 - The Gold Rush
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/14/1966
A new prisoner reveals that a local bank nearby houses a shipment of gold stolen from the Bank of France by the Germans. When Hogan hears of the glittering cash, he decides it would be only proper to steal it back --- and return it to France after the war!
Director: Howard Morris
Writer: Laurence Marks
7.7/10261 votes#19 - Hello, Zolle
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/21/1966
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: N/A
7.5/10264 votes#20 - It Takes a Thief... Sometimes
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/28/1966
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
8.0/10259 votes#21 - The Great Impersonation
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/4/1966
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
8.0/10266 votes#22 - The Pizza Parlor
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/11/1966
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 by plying him with pizza.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: N/A
7.7/10231 votes#23 - The 43rd, a Moving Story
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/25/1966
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
Writer: Tom Adair, James B. Allardice
7.7/10245 votes#24 - How to Cook a German Goose by Radar
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1966
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: N/A
7.5/10224 votes#25 - Psychic Kommandant
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/11/1966
A startling, deadly new German weapon --- a secret, noiseless aircraft --- has been brought to Stalag 13 for testing, and Hogan's gang must do there best to tarnish its image so the Germans will cease production of the experimental plane.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Hogan's Heroes Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Informer" is the best rated episode of "Hogan's Heroes" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 536 votes. Directed by Robert Butler and written by Richard M. Powell, Bernard Fein, it aired on 9/17/1965. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Hold the Tiger".