Episode
Hogan's Heroes: How to Escape From Prison Camp Without Really Trying
Overview
Hogan is asked to immobilize the entire German 6th SS division—10,000 men—for two days, while the Allies organize a surprise attack. The task seems impossible, especially in the presence of the two stern Gestapo colonels who are filling in for a vacationing Colonel Klink.
Details
- Series
- Hogan's Heroes
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1968-03-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
How to Escape From Prison Camp Without Really Trying is Episode 26 in Season 3 of Hogan's Heroes. It aired on 1968-03-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 25: LeBeau and the Little Old Lady
LeBeau's weekly visits to an underground contact, one he describes as a "mean little old lady,” are revealed as something more after Hogan and the men discover that the "old lady" is actually a beautiful, young Dutch woman with whom LeBeau has fallen in love.
Episode 27: The Collector General
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.
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Episode 22: Duel of Honor
Hogan and the gang decide that the hapless Colonel Klink would be the ideal patsy to use to get an important list of agents safely to England, with a little boost from Carter's masquerade as a ferocious German general with a fondness for duels.
Episode 30: Drums Along the Dusseldorf
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Episode 21: War Takes a Holiday
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Episode 20: Sticky Wicket Newkirk
Corporal Newkirk sneaks into town for a romantic rendezvous with a German girl, one who professes that she is on the side of the Allies. But when Newkirk sneaks her into the camp and shows her the gang's secret setup, she promptly reports her findings to Major Hochstetter!
Episode 19: Hogan, Go Home
Colonel Hogan receives a stunning message: he's to return home to the U.S.A. for a hero's welcome. The men of Stalag 13, convinced the Hogan will remain at the camp to continue his operation, are further stunned when he is overjoyed at the news—and plans to bid Stalag 13 a fond farewell!
Episode 18: Is There a Doctor in the House?
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 Kommandant's automobile.