The BEST episodes of Hogan's Heroes season 1

Every episode of Hogan's Heroes season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hogan's Heroes season 1!

The exploits of five World War II prisoners in a German POW camp, 'Stalag 13' who, while "under the cover" of being typical prisoners of war, are really secretly doing their utmost to sabotage the German war effort through whatever means necessary. Col. Klink is very proud that no prisoner has ever escaped under his watch, not that they would want to. Suave, cool and smart, Col. Hogan takes advantage of Col. Klink and Sgt. Schultz's bravado and general cluelessness to carry out his missions.

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The Pizza Parlor
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7.98
303 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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Hogan's Hofbrau
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7.91
315 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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Cupid Comes to Stalag 13
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7.82
210 votes

#3 - Cupid Comes to Stalag 13

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/15/1966

Colonel Klink is desperate after General Burkhalter plays matchmaker and pairs Klink with the general's monstrous sister, Gertude. Can Hogan deflect some of the Cupid's flying arrows away for the hapless, helpless Klink?

Directors: Howard Morris
Writer: Phil Sharp
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The Informer
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7.80
773 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Robert Butler
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German Bridge Is Falling Down
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7.79
413 votes

#5 - 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!

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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The Flame Grows Higher
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7.73
262 votes

#6 - The Flame Grows Higher

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/22/1966

Somewhere along the elaborate, intricate underground escape rout there is a disastrous weak link, Determined to find it, Hogan, Newkirk and Lebeau decide to break out of Stalag 13 by following the escape route themselves.

Directors: Howard Morris
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Happiness Is a Warm Sergeant
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7.68
355 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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Request Permission to Escape
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7.68
256 votes

#8 - Request Permission to Escape

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/29/1966

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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Hold That Tiger
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7.65
632 votes

#9 - Hold That Tiger

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1965

When Colonel Klink boasts that the Nazis' new Tiger Tank will lead the Germans the 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.

Directors: Robert Butler
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The 43rd, a Moving Story
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7.63
272 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Howard Morris
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The Scientist
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7.63
318 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Howard Morris
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The Assassin
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7.59
296 votes

#12 - The Assassin

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/8/1966

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 in fleeing the Nazi regime.

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The Great Impersonation
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7.57
306 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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It Takes a Thief...Sometimes
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7.56
248 votes

#14 - 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!

Directors: Howard Morris
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Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sights
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7.56
319 votes

#15 - Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sights

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."

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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How to Cook a German Goose by Radar
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7.55
262 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Phil Sharp
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The Late Inspector General
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7.49
549 votes

#17 - The Late Inspector General

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1965

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!

Directors: Robert Butler
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Go Light on the Heavy Water
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7.47
308 votes

#18 - 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.

Directors: Howard Morris
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The Gold Rush
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7.46
256 votes

#19 - 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!

Directors: Howard Morris
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The Safecracker Suite
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7.44
350 votes

#20 - The Safecracker Suite

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/25/1966

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?

Directors: Howard Morris
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Reservations Are Required
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7.43
287 votes

#21 - 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?

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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Hello, Zolle
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7.42
273 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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Psychic Kommandant
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7.42
279 votes

#23 - 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 their best to tarnish its image so the Germans will cease production of the experimental plane.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
Writer: Phil Sharp
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The Flight of the Valkyrie
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7.39
445 votes

#24 - 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.

Directors: Gene Reynolds
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Happy Birthday, Adolf
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7.39
264 votes

#25 - 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.

Directors: Robert Butler
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