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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!

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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Informer" is the best rated episode of "Hogan's Heroes" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 529 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".

  • The Informer
    8.1/10529 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

  • Hold the Tiger
    7.5/10396 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

  • Kommandant of the Year
    7.6/10344 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

  • The Late Inspector General
    7.6/10331 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

  • The Flight of the Valkyrie
    7.9/10306 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

  • The Prisoner's Prisoner
    7.6/10301 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

  • German Bridge is Falling Down
    7.7/10283 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

  • Movies Are Your Best Escape
    7.6/10294 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

  • Go Light on the Heavy Water
    7.9/10301 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

  • Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sight
    7.8/10296 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

  • Happiness is a Warm Sergeant
    7.8/10279 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

  • The Scientist
    7.4/10271 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

  • Hogan's Hofbrau
    7.9/10280 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

  • Oil for the Lamps of Hogan
    7.5/10260 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

  • Reservations are Required
    7.5/10263 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

  • Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13
    7.3/10262 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

  • Happy Birthday, Adolf
    7.6/10264 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

  • The Gold Rush
    7.7/10250 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

  • Hello, Zolle
    7.7/10259 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

  • It Takes a Thief... Sometimes
    7.5/10262 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

  • The Great Impersonation
    8.0/10257 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

  • The Pizza Parlor
    8.0/10264 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

  • The 43rd, a Moving Story
    7.7/10229 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

  • How to Cook a German Goose by Radar
    7.7/10243 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

  • Psychic Kommandant
    7.5/10222 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