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The Worst Episodes of Hogan's Heroes

Every episode of Hogan's Heroes ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Hogan's Heroes!

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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13" is the worst rated episode of "Hogan's Heroes". It scored 7.3/10 based on 264 votes. Directed by Howard Morris and written by N/A, it aired on 12/31/1965. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Klink's Rocket".

  • Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13
    7.3/10264 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Klink's Rocket
    7.3/10198 votes
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    #2 - Klink's Rocket

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/1966

    Hogan and his men make plans to lure Luftwaffe bombers within range of an allied anti-aircraft installation hidden in an abandoned warehouse, but Carter make a shamble of the plan when, while "leaking" the info to Klink, he forgets the name of the town where the strategic warehouse is located.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • Nights in Shining Armor
    7.3/10186 votes
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    #3 - Nights in Shining Armor

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1967

    Hogan must somehow deliver a shipment of bulletproof vests to the French underground --- and a captured French Resistance fighter seems to be the perfect candidate to help Hogan pull of the caper.

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Laurence Marks

  • Hot Money
    7.3/10187 votes
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    #4 - Hot Money

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1967

    Stalag 13 becomes the site for a German counterfeiting factory that will produce both American and British currencies. But Sergeant Schultz's sticky fingers inadvertently tip Hogan off to the scheme when Schultzy spends some of the "funny money" gambling at the prisoners' casino.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: Laurence Marks

  • Is General Hammerschlag Burning?
    7.3/10207 votes
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    #5 - Is General Hammerschlag Burning?

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1967

    Paris is targeted for destruction should the Allied armies invade, so Hogan and Kinchloe secretly travel to the French capital to learn more about the plot --- and end up seeking help in their caper form an exotic dancer/ medium named Kumasa.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard M. Powell

  • A Russian is Coming
    7.3/10194 votes
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    #6 - A Russian is Coming

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1967

    Hogan and his men face the difficult task of returning a Soviet pilot to his homeland --- especially when the fanatical, demanding Russian refuses to follow the usual escape route to England.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • The Collector General
    7.3/10183 votes
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    #7 - The Collector General

    Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 3/9/1968

    An arrogant German general arrives at Stalag 13 and orders Colonel Klink to guard a truckload of ammunition. But when Hogan discovers that the "ammo" is actually a collection of valuable pieces of art stolen from France, he masterminds a little theft of his own.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Laurence Marks

  • The Well
    7.3/10171 votes
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    #8 - The Well

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1969

    Hogan steals the Luftwaffe codebook, but can't use it after Newkirk accidentally drops it down a well.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Laurence Marks

  • The Gypsy
    7.3/10172 votes
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    #9 - The Gypsy

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1970

    To smuggle out an anti-radar device, Hogan passes LeBeau off as a fortune-teller after convincing Klink he's been struck by lightning.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Scientist
    7.4/10275 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • The Top Secret Top Coat
    7.4/10194 votes
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    #11 - The Top Secret Top Coat

    Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 3/31/1967

    A secret military document is mistakenly hidden in Colonel Klink's topcoat at a party, and a desperate Hogan must nab the document because of both its value to the allies and because Klink will be charged with treason and replaced at Stalag 13 if it is discovered in his possession.

    Director: Howard Morris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gasoline War
    7.4/10174 votes
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    #12 - The Gasoline War

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1969

    Hogan and his men plan to demolish a gasoline station that's just been built in camp.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Laurence Marks

  • Lady Chitterly's Lover (2)
    7.4/10185 votes
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    #13 - Lady Chitterly's Lover (2)

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1970

    Part 2 of 2. Hogan fears the phony Sir Charles can't trick Hitler. Things get even more complicated when Chitterly escapes from the prisoner's tunnel.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard M. Powell

  • Hold the Tiger
    7.5/10400 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • The Prisoner's Prisoner
    7.5/10305 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Oil for the Lamps of Hogan
    7.5/10262 votes
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    #16 - 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
    7.5/10265 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • It Takes a Thief... Sometimes
    7.5/10264 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Psychic Kommandant
    7.5/10224 votes
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    #19 - 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 Tower
    7.5/10203 votes
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    #20 - The Tower

    Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 3/17/1967

    When the Nazis construct a new communication tower near Stalag 13 -- one that is potentially deadly to the allies -- Hogan enlists a beautiful underground agent to help destroy the tower, with Kinchloe assigned to snap some incriminating photos of General Burkhalter.

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: Laurence Marks

  • How to Win Friends and Influence  Nazis
    7.5/10187 votes
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    #21 - How to Win Friends and Influence Nazis

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1967

    A famed scientist is recruited by the Germans to develop a revolutionary new metal alloy for the Nazi war machine --- so Hogan and the gang must distract the doctor --- or worse --- to keep him from accomplishing his task.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • One in Every Crowd
    7.5/10195 votes
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    #22 - One in Every Crowd

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1967

    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

  • Is There a Doctor in the House?
    7.5/10186 votes
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    #23 - Is There a Doctor in the House?

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/6/1968

    Colonel Klink's sudden bout with the flu jeopardizes Hogan's plan to smuggle an underground agent out of the camp in the trunk of the ailing commandant's automobile.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Axis Annie
    7.5/10187 votes
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    #24 - Axis Annie

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2/10/1968

    Hogan must deliver important information to a contact in the nearby town, but the Gestapo has cracked down tight on the camp. Will Hogan be forced to make traitorous pro-Nazi statements to Axis Annie of the German Propaganda Ministry in order to get the information to its destination?

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Laurence Marks

  • What Time Does the Balloon Go Up?
    7.5/10184 votes
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    #25 - What Time Does the Balloon Go Up?

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 2/17/1968

    Has Colonel Hogan finally snapped under the pressure of confinement? The men think so when Hogan suggests that, to rescue a captured British agent, the men of Stalag 13 take up basket weaving, tent making and kite flying!

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A