Episode
Hogan's Heroes: It Takes a Thief... Sometimes
Overview
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!
Details
- Series
- Hogan's Heroes
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1966-01-28
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
It Takes a Thief... Sometimes is Episode 20 in Season 1 of Hogan's Heroes. It aired on 1966-01-28. The runtime is 25 min.
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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 21: The Great Impersonation
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.
More episodes from this season
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 22: The Pizza Parlor
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.
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 23: The 43rd, a Moving Story
Hogan's plan to destroy a mobile Nazi anti-aircraft battery is hampered by Colonel Klink's power-hungry peer, Major Kuehn.
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 24: How to Cook a German Goose by Radar
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.
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?
Episode 25: Psychic Kommandant
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.
Episode 14: Oil for the Lamps of Hogan
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.
Episode 26: The Prince from the Phone Company
Kinchloe dresses up as an African prince, whom Hogan has kidnapped, in order to ask the Germans for money to open a submarine base. Complications arise when the prince's wife arrives.