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The Worst Episodes of Hogan's Heroes

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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 show was set in a German prisoner of war camp

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 2 - Hold that Tiger
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Hold that Tiger

    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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  2. Hogan's Heroes Season 5 Episode 21 - Standing Room Only
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Standing Room Only

    S5:E21

    Hogan tries to save Klink from the officer who wants to turn him in for his lousy bookkeeping skills.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  3. Hogan's Heroes Season 6 Episode 19 - Klink for the Defense
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Klink for the Defense

    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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  4. Hogan's Heroes Season 6 Episode 22 - Hogan's Double Life
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Hogan's Double Life

    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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  5. Hogan's Heroes Season 4 Episode 25 - The Return of Major Bonacelli
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Return of Major Bonacelli

    S4:E25

    An Italian officer, who once studied under Colonel Klink, is the ideal candidate to assist Hogan and his men in a daring plan to photograph a new Nazi gun installation.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 5 - The Flight of the Valkyrie
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  7. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 6 - The Prisoner's Prisoner
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Harvey Bullock

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  8. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 19 - Hello, Zolle
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hogan's Heroes Season 4 Episode 19 - Watch the Trains Go By
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Watch the Trains Go By

    S4:E19

    Hogan's plan to sneak out of Stalag 13 and blow up a German train hinges on getting General Burkhalter's lovelorn sister --- the marriage-minded Gertrude --- to distract Colonel Klink.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  10. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 4 - The Late Inspector General
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - 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!

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  11. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 6 - The Rise and Fall of Sergeant Schultz
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Rise and Fall of Sergeant Schultz

    S2:E6

    Hogan is stymied over how to rescue a captured member of the underground until a potential diversion, in the form of an old World War I buddy of Sergeant Schultz, arrives at Stalag 13.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  12. Hogan's Heroes Season 2 Episode 11 - A Tiger Hunt In Paris (2)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - A Tiger Hunt In Paris (2)

    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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  13. Hogan's Heroes Season 3 Episode 2 - Some of Their Planes Are Missing
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Some of Their Planes Are Missing

    S3:E2

    The Germans' plan to shoot down British bombers by using captured RAF airplanes is uncovered, and Hogan and his men must attempt to destroy the aircraft before they can be flown on their deadly, deceptive mission.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  14. Hogan's Heroes Season 3 Episode 4 - Sergeant Schultz Meets Mata Hari
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Sergeant Schultz Meets Mata Hari

    S3:E4

    Sergent Schultz falls head over heels for an attractive woman, but Hogan suspects that she is a Gestapo agent and has Carter shadow the two loverbirds on one of their dates.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  15. Hogan's Heroes Season 3 Episode 10 - One in Every Crowd
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - One in Every Crowd

    S3:E10

    When Hogan and his men set out to destroy the Germans' new S-5 gun that's being guarded at Stalag 13, they uncover more then they bargained for—a traitor amongst their ranks who has gone to Colonel Klink to report on Hogan's planned sabotage.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  16. Hogan's Heroes Season 3 Episode 13 - An Evening of Generals
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - An Evening of Generals

    S3:E13

    Hogan and his men have cleverly rigged the tabletop centerpieces to explode during a banquet for Germany's top generals, unaware the one of the guests at the banquets is an invaluable spy working undercover for the Allies.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  17. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 1 - The Informer
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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

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  18. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 8 - Movies Are Your Best Escape
    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #18 - 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!

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  19. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 10 - Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sight
    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  20. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 14 - Oil for the Lamps of Hogan
    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Oil for the Lamps of Hogan

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  21. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 16 - Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13
    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13

    S1:E16

    When a British submarine cannot make a planned rendezvous to pick up a POW carrying an prototype of an important new German weapon, Hogan must come up with a sturdy, seaworthy replacement.

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 20 - It Takes a Thief... Sometimes
    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #22 - 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!

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  23. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 23 - The 43rd, a Moving Story
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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

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  24. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 25 - Psychic Kommandant
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Psychic Kommandant

    S1:E25

    After a startling, deadly new German weapon (a secret, noiseless aircraft) has been brought to Stalag 13 for testing, Hogan's gang must do their best to tarnish its image.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hogan's Heroes Season 1 Episode 27 - The Safecracker Suite
    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #25 - 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?

    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hold that Tiger" is the worst rated episode of "Hogan's Heroes". It scored 5.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Robert Butler and written by Richard M. Powell, Bernard Fein, Albert S. Ruddy, it aired on 9/24/1965. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Standing Room Only".