Episode
Hogan's Heroes: Oil for the Lamps of Hogan
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Hogan's Heroes
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1965-12-17
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Oil for the Lamps of Hogan is Episode 14 in Season 1 of Hogan's Heroes. It aired on 1965-12-17. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 13: Hogan's Hofbrau
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 Kommandant.
Episode 15: Reservations are Required
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?
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Episode 12: The Scientist
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.
Episode 16: Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13
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.
Episode 11: Happiness is a Warm Sergeant
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.
Episode 17: Happy Birthday, Adolf
The British plan to bomb a strategic German beach on Hitler's birthday, unaware that a major gun placement 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.
Episode 10: Top Hat, White Tie and Bomb Sight
Hogan's only chance to pass some important information off to an underground contact is via a rendezvous in a nearby village.
Episode 18: The Gold Rush
A new prisoner reveals that a local bank nearby houses a shipment of gold stolen from the Bank of France by the Germans.
Episode 9: Go Light on the Heavy Water
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.
Episode 19: Hello, Zolle
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.
Episode 8: Movies Are Your Best Escape
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!
Episode 20: It Takes a Thief... Sometimes
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!