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* FairForItsDay[=/=]ValuesResonance: In the casting, as described in the introduction to the main article. Critics who slam the program for trivializing Nazi concentration camps (always seeming to ignore how the show actually depicts a POW camp for Western Allied prisoners, not a concentration camp proper) never get around to just how much of a groundbreaker it was, in the American TV environment of the early 1960's, to cast an African-American not as second- or third-banana comic relief, but as Hogan's right-hand man and the man responsible for creating all the gadgetry the team needed to do its work (adumbrating ''Series/MissionImpossible'').
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* FairForItsDay[=/=]ValuesResonance: In the casting, as described in the introduction to the main article. Critics who slam the program for trivializing Nazi concentration camps (always seeming to ignore how the show actually depicts a POW camp for Western Allied prisoners, not a concentration camp proper) never get around to just how much of a groundbreaker it was, in the American TV environment of the early 1960's, to cast an African-American not as second- or third-banana comic relief, but as Hogan's right-hand man and the man responsible for creating all the gadgetry the team needed to do its work (adumbrating (preceding ''Series/MissionImpossible'').
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: A weird retroactive example. While it wasn't considered particularly extreme at the time, a lot of modern audiences are shocked at a zany comedy set in a ''Nazi concentration camp''. It's important to note that Stalag 13 is not a concentration camp, but rather a POW camp, the main distinction being that POWs had more human rights than those in concentration camps (that is, they had ANY rights at all), and that there was no active effort to exterminate those interned beyond the usual mistreatment commonplace in the poorly-run Nazi war machine.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: A weird retroactive example. While it wasn't considered particularly extreme at the time, a lot of modern audiences are shocked at a zany comedy set in a ''Nazi concentration camp''. It's important to note that Stalag 13 is not a concentration camp, but rather a POW camp, the main distinction being that POWs [=POWs=] had more human rights than those in concentration camps (that is, they had ANY rights at all), and that there was no active effort to exterminate those interned beyond the usual mistreatment commonplace in the poorly-run Nazi war machine.
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** In "Two Nazis for the Price of One", Hogan is blackmailed for information about the Manhattan Project. The Gestapo officer blackmailing him? Played by Alan Oppenheimer. As in ''that'' Oppenheimer. He's a relative of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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** In "Two Nazis for the Price of One", Hogan is blackmailed for information about the Manhattan Project. The Gestapo officer blackmailing him? Played by Alan Oppenheimer. As in ''that'' Oppenheimer. He's a relative of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is a distant cousin.
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**In "Two Nazis for the Price of One", Hogan is blackmailed for information about the Manhattan Project. The Gestapo officer blackmailing him? Played by Alan Oppenheimer. As in ''that'' Oppenheimer. He's a relative of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: A weird retroactive example. While it wasn't considered particularly extreme at the time, a lot of modern audiences are shocked at a zany comedy set in a ''Nazi concentration camp''.
** It's important to note that Stalag 13 is not a concentration camp, but rather a POW camp, the main distinction being that POWs had more human rights than those in concentration camps (that is, they had ANY rights at all), and that there was no active effort to exterminate those interned beyond the usual mistreatment commonplace in the poorly-run Nazi war machine.
** It's important to note that Stalag 13 is not a concentration camp, but rather a POW camp, the main distinction being that POWs had more human rights than those in concentration camps (that is, they had ANY rights at all), and that there was no active effort to exterminate those interned beyond the usual mistreatment commonplace in the poorly-run Nazi war machine.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: A weird retroactive example. While it wasn't considered particularly extreme at the time, a lot of modern audiences are shocked at a zany comedy set in a ''Nazi concentration camp''.
**camp''. It's important to note that Stalag 13 is not a concentration camp, but rather a POW camp, the main distinction being that POWs had more human rights than those in concentration camps (that is, they had ANY rights at all), and that there was no active effort to exterminate those interned beyond the usual mistreatment commonplace in the poorly-run Nazi war machine.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[EnsembleDarkHorseHogansHeroes This series has its own page.]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[EnsembleDarkHorseHogansHeroes [[EnsembleDarkHorse/HogansHeroes This series has its own page.]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Sgt. Wilson. For a character who appears for ''1 minute'' in ''one'' episode ("Operation Briefcase"), he is frequently featured in fanworks. Most likely so because he is the OCStandIn for a medic.
** Major Hochstetter is the most popular recurring villain for his LargeHam and KnightOfCerebus tendencies.
** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like a decent but bumbling guy.
** Olsen, the "outside man" of the camp made a strong impression in the first episode that left many wishing he'd had more than just three subsequent appearances, and he's a regular fan fiction character.
** The well-meaning but bumbling unsuccessful PrisonEscapeArtist Colonel Crittendon steals the show in all eight of his appearences.
** Conniving Russian spy Marya wins more fans with each infrequent appearence.
** PrisonEscapeArtist Malcolm Flood is a very hard to forget Allied guest star.
** Munitions man Otto Von Krubner from "Guess Who Came to Dinner?" and Gestapo Major Pruhst from "Hogan's Double Life" may not be either the funniest or most intimidating German officials to visits the camp. Nonetheless, they are both still among the more popular Axis guest stars for having just enough comedy and menace to mix well with their unusual canniness and PetTheDog moments toward constant ButtMonkey Klink.
** General von Schieder and his wife Lili (an Allied spy) from "D-Day at Stalag 13" get a lot of recognition for having some of the most poignant guest performances in the show.
** Sgt. Wilson. For a character who appears for ''1 minute'' in ''one'' episode ("Operation Briefcase"), he is frequently featured in fanworks. Most likely so because he is the OCStandIn for a medic.
** Major Hochstetter is the most popular recurring villain for his LargeHam and KnightOfCerebus tendencies.
** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like a decent but bumbling guy.
** Olsen, the "outside man" of the camp made a strong impression in the first episode that left many wishing he'd had more than just three subsequent appearances, and he's a regular fan fiction character.
** The well-meaning but bumbling unsuccessful PrisonEscapeArtist Colonel Crittendon steals the show in all eight of his appearences.
** Conniving Russian spy Marya wins more fans with each infrequent appearence.
** PrisonEscapeArtist Malcolm Flood is a very hard to forget Allied guest star.
** Munitions man Otto Von Krubner from "Guess Who Came to Dinner?" and Gestapo Major Pruhst from "Hogan's Double Life" may not be either the funniest or most intimidating German officials to visits the camp. Nonetheless, they are both still among the more popular Axis guest stars for having just enough comedy and menace to mix well with their unusual canniness and PetTheDog moments toward constant ButtMonkey Klink.
** General von Schieder and his wife Lili (an Allied spy) from "D-Day at Stalag 13" get a lot of recognition for having some of the most poignant guest performances in the show.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Sgt. Wilson. For a character who appears for ''1 minute'' in ''one'' episode ("Operation Briefcase"), he is frequently featured in fanworks. Most likely so because he is the OCStandIn for a medic.
** Major Hochstetter is the most popular recurring villain for his LargeHam and KnightOfCerebus tendencies.
** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like a decent but bumbling guy.
** Olsen, the "outside man" of the camp made a strong impression in the first episode that left many wishing he'd had more than just three subsequent appearances, and he's a regular fan fiction character.
** The well-meaning but bumbling unsuccessful PrisonEscapeArtist Colonel Crittendon steals the show in all eight of his appearences.
** Conniving Russian spy Marya wins more fans with each infrequent appearence.
** PrisonEscapeArtist Malcolm Flood is a very hard to forget Allied guest star.
** Munitions man Otto Von Krubner from "Guess Who Came to Dinner?" and Gestapo Major Pruhst from "Hogan's Double Life" may not be either the funniest or most intimidating German officials to visits the camp. Nonetheless, they are both still among the more popular Axis guest stars for having just enough comedy and menace to mix well with their unusual canniness and PetTheDog moments toward constant ButtMonkey Klink.
** General von Schieder and his wife Lili (an Allied spy) from "D-Day at Stalag 13" get a lot of recognition for having some of the most poignant guest performances in the show.EnsembleDarkhorse: [[EnsembleDarkHorseHogansHeroes This series has its own page.]]
** Sgt. Wilson. For a character who appears for ''1 minute'' in ''one'' episode ("Operation Briefcase"), he is frequently featured in fanworks. Most likely so because he is the OCStandIn for a medic.
** Major Hochstetter is the most popular recurring villain for his LargeHam and KnightOfCerebus tendencies.
** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like a decent but bumbling guy.
** Olsen, the "outside man" of the camp made a strong impression in the first episode that left many wishing he'd had more than just three subsequent appearances, and he's a regular fan fiction character.
** The well-meaning but bumbling unsuccessful PrisonEscapeArtist Colonel Crittendon steals the show in all eight of his appearences.
** Conniving Russian spy Marya wins more fans with each infrequent appearence.
** PrisonEscapeArtist Malcolm Flood is a very hard to forget Allied guest star.
** Munitions man Otto Von Krubner from "Guess Who Came to Dinner?" and Gestapo Major Pruhst from "Hogan's Double Life" may not be either the funniest or most intimidating German officials to visits the camp. Nonetheless, they are both still among the more popular Axis guest stars for having just enough comedy and menace to mix well with their unusual canniness and PetTheDog moments toward constant ButtMonkey Klink.
** General von Schieder and his wife Lili (an Allied spy) from "D-Day at Stalag 13" get a lot of recognition for having some of the most poignant guest performances in the show.
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** Munitions man Otto Von Krubner from "Guess Who Came to Dinner?" and Gestapo Major Pruhst from "Hogan's Double Life" may not be either the funniest or most intimidating German officials to visits the camp. Nonetheless, they are both still among the more popular Axis guest stars for having just enough comedy and menace to mix well with their unusual canniness and PetTheDog moments toward constant ButtMonkey Klink.
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** Major Hochstetter is this for his LargeHam and KnightOfCerebus tendencies.
** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like a decent, but bumbling guy.
** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like a decent, but bumbling guy.
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** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like adecent, decent but bumbling guy.
** Corporal Langenscheidt, for being the only recurring guard besides Schultz (often sharing scenes with him in fanfiction) and seeming like a
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** The well-meaning but bumbling unsuccessful PrisonEscapeArtist Colonel Crittendon.
** Conniving Russian spy Marya.
** PrisonEscapeArtist Malcolm Flood.
** Conniving Russian spy Marya.
** PrisonEscapeArtist Malcolm Flood.
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** The well-meaning but bumbling unsuccessful PrisonEscapeArtist Colonel Crittendon.Crittendon steals the show in all eight of his appearences.
** Conniving Russian spyMarya.
Marya wins more fans with each infrequent appearence.
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** Conniving Russian spy
** PrisonEscapeArtist Malcolm
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* TheWoobie: Sergeant Schultz's ButtMonkey nature is mostly PlayedForLaughs, but his constant state of anxiety despite being a PunchClockVillain at worst, the cruel disrespect and discipline he gets from Hochsetter, Burkhalter, and even Klink on occasion, and the episodes where he comes close to being [[PutOnABusToHell sent to the Russian front]] can make him a genuinely tragic figure every now and then.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/BillyWilder's ''Film/{{Stalag 17}}''. So much so, that the producers of ''Stalag 17'' sued Bing Crosby Productions for plagiarism. They lost. The pilot, in particular, has quite substantial similarities in basic plot to the film (both being based around TheMole). However, it's also a very obvious type of plot for a bunch of spies and saboteurs operating from inside an enemy POW camp. There's also Schultz who is more or less an Expy for ''Stalag 17's'' Schulz, except his friendliness with the [=POWs=] is genuine.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/BillyWilder's ''Film/{{Stalag 17}}''. So much so, that the producers of ''Stalag 17'' sued Bing Crosby Productions for plagiarism. They lost.lost, mainly on the grounds that, as a farce, ''Hogan's Heroes'' wasn't replicating the tone of ''Stalag 17'' and was more in the realm of parody or homage, which are legally protected. The pilot, in particular, has quite substantial similarities in basic plot to the film (both being based around TheMole). However, it's also a very obvious type of plot for a bunch of spies and saboteurs operating from inside an enemy POW camp. There's also Schultz who '''Schultz''' who, unsurprisingly, is more or less an Expy for ''Stalag 17's'' Schulz, '''Schulz''', except his friendliness with the [=POWs=] is genuine.
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** While the original is unclear on where in Germany the Germans came from, the aforementioned dub has Klink from Dresden and Schultz from Munich. Why? Because the Saxon and Bavarian accents are [[KansaiRegionalAccent the ones other Germans find the funniest]]...
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** While the original is unclear on where in Germany the Germans came from, the aforementioned dub has Klink from Dresden and Schultz from Munich. Why? Because the Saxon and Bavarian accents are [[KansaiRegionalAccent the ones other Germans find the funniest]]...funniest...
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Younger viewers might be a bit surprised to ''not'' see Richard Dawson either [[Series/FamilyFeud hosting a game show]] or being part of a [[Series/MatchGame panel on a game show]].
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** Younger viewers might be a bit surprised to ''not'' see Richard Dawson either [[Series/FamilyFeud hosting a game show]] or being part of a [[Series/MatchGame panel on a gameshow]].show]].
** William Christopher was a minor supporting actor in a number of episodes, sometimes playing a [=POW=], sometimes playing a German, and sometimes [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs playing a POW playing a German]]. He would later become famous in a series produced by Gene Reynolds (who directed many of the episodes Christopher was in), ''Series/{{MASH}}''.
** Younger viewers might be a bit surprised to ''not'' see Richard Dawson either [[Series/FamilyFeud hosting a game show]] or being part of a [[Series/MatchGame panel on a game
** William Christopher was a minor supporting actor in a number of episodes, sometimes playing a [=POW=], sometimes playing a German, and sometimes [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs playing a POW playing a German]]. He would later become famous in a series produced by Gene Reynolds (who directed many of the episodes Christopher was in), ''Series/{{MASH}}''.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/BillyWilder's ''Film/{{Stalag 17}}''. So much so, that the producers of ''Stalag 17'' sued Bing Crosby Productions for plagiarism. They lost. The pilot, in particular, has quite substantial similarities in basic plot to the film (both being based around TheMole). However, it's also a very obvious type of plot for a bunch of spies and saboteurs operating from inside an enemy POW camp. There's also Schultz who is more or less an Expy for ''Stalag 17's'' Schulz, except his friendliness with the [=POWs=] is genuine.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** In "Easy Come, Easy Go," Burkhalter brings two ''very'' attractive ladies to camp in an attempt to seduce information out of Hogan, who seems ''very'' content sharing a sofa with two lovely ladies who are showering him with affection; predating any publicly-made details of the antics of his private life.
** The cast appeared on ''Series/TheLeslieUggamsShow'' in a gospel-themed segment in which the cast are asked of their sins, to which Bob Crane cheekily remarks, "I've been known to fiddle around."
* HarsherInHindsight:
** All the self-deprecating jokes made by the German characters becomes this after learning that their [[SadClown actors were victims of Nazi atrocities: Leon Askin (Burkhalter) was tortured by the Gestapo--it's how he got that scar--and his parents died in Treblinka; Werner Klemperer (Klink) and John Banner (Schultz) were victims of anti-Semitic persecution, but managed to emigrate to the United States]].
*** Of the main recurring German characters, the only one to actually be in the Nazi party was Hochstetter- played by American actor Howard Caine. Klink, Schultz & Burkhalter were Luftwaffe, which were barred from being members of the Nazi party even if Burkhalter often reported directly to Hitler.
** Robert Clary ([=LeBeau=]) is a Holocaust survivor. For added harshness, his singing and performing talents were what kept him alive.
** A number of times firearms are used or mentioned in the show get much harsher to look at in the present:
*** When Carter impersonates Klink in one episode to destroy a train, Hogan says to knock out the station master if he asks questions. When Carter cites the fact the stationmaster might have a weapon, Hogan points out that civilians are not allowed to carry firearms. While Hogan is referring to German civilians, this type of playing a fear of guns for laughs would be impossible to get away with in the present with gun violence an increasingly common reality; not to mention that nowadays many forms of mass public transportation ''do'' have armed guards and/or officials on them, in response to [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror the September 11 attacks]] and similar incidents.
*** When Klink and Schultz enter a café full of patrons and staff to arrest Newkirk and Lebeau who have escaped to discredit Schultz who has been made a commandant, Klink calls Schultz an idiot for recklessly carrying a machine gun and proceeds to fire a whole belt of ammunition. No one is injured, and Schultz has to pay the bill for the damage, but playing a potential mass shooting for HypocriticalHumor would be rejected outright today.
** Anytime the gang creates a water shortage or water is a central focus of an episode is a lot harder to look at for amusement due to the fact that by the end of the war, much of Germany lacked access to water.
** Anytime an episode features treasure seized from different nations, especially France, can be quite a fair bit harsher if you do some research and realize that some of those treasures were taken from nations that were conquered or colonized by Europeans. The ivory fans are explicitly stated to be from Africa in one episode.
** In "Easy Come, Easy Go," Burkhalter brings two ''very'' attractive ladies to camp in an attempt to seduce information out of Hogan, who seems ''very'' content sharing a sofa with two lovely ladies who are showering him with affection; predating any publicly-made details of the antics of his private life.
** The cast appeared on ''Series/TheLeslieUggamsShow'' in a gospel-themed segment in which the cast are asked of their sins, to which Bob Crane cheekily remarks, "I've been known to fiddle around."
* HarsherInHindsight:
** All the self-deprecating jokes made by the German characters becomes this after learning that their [[SadClown actors were victims of Nazi atrocities: Leon Askin (Burkhalter) was tortured by the Gestapo--it's how he got that scar--and his parents died in Treblinka; Werner Klemperer (Klink) and John Banner (Schultz) were victims of anti-Semitic persecution, but managed to emigrate to the United States]].
*** Of the main recurring German characters, the only one to actually be in the Nazi party was Hochstetter- played by American actor Howard Caine. Klink, Schultz & Burkhalter were Luftwaffe, which were barred from being members of the Nazi party even if Burkhalter often reported directly to Hitler.
** Robert Clary ([=LeBeau=]) is a Holocaust survivor. For added harshness, his singing and performing talents were what kept him alive.
** A number of times firearms are used or mentioned in the show get much harsher to look at in the present:
*** When Carter impersonates Klink in one episode to destroy a train, Hogan says to knock out the station master if he asks questions. When Carter cites the fact the stationmaster might have a weapon, Hogan points out that civilians are not allowed to carry firearms. While Hogan is referring to German civilians, this type of playing a fear of guns for laughs would be impossible to get away with in the present with gun violence an increasingly common reality; not to mention that nowadays many forms of mass public transportation ''do'' have armed guards and/or officials on them, in response to [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror the September 11 attacks]] and similar incidents.
*** When Klink and Schultz enter a café full of patrons and staff to arrest Newkirk and Lebeau who have escaped to discredit Schultz who has been made a commandant, Klink calls Schultz an idiot for recklessly carrying a machine gun and proceeds to fire a whole belt of ammunition. No one is injured, and Schultz has to pay the bill for the damage, but playing a potential mass shooting for HypocriticalHumor would be rejected outright today.
** Anytime the gang creates a water shortage or water is a central focus of an episode is a lot harder to look at for amusement due to the fact that by the end of the war, much of Germany lacked access to water.
** Anytime an episode features treasure seized from different nations, especially France, can be quite a fair bit harsher if you do some research and realize that some of those treasures were taken from nations that were conquered or colonized by Europeans. The ivory fans are explicitly stated to be from Africa in one episode.
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** In "Klink Vs. the Gonculator", Sgt. Carter is trying to catch a rabbit. Former US president UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter was attacked by a giant rabbit on a fishing trip in Real Life.
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** More recently, the show made the ''#5'' spot on TV Guide's Top 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time, with the author of the article arguing that the show is really outdated and tasteless in its subject matter.
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** More recently, recently (relatively), the show made the ''#5'' spot on TV Guide's Top 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time, Time in 2002, with the author of the article arguing that the show is really outdated and tasteless in its subject matter.
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* AcceptableTargets: Nazis. The most acceptable targets of all.
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** Is Schultz really the dim-witted Bavarian hick he appears to be, or is he ObfuscatingStupidity to cover his secret opposition against the Nazi system, while at the same time consciously helping Hogan's plans? It's more believable when you learn Schultz in peacetime was CEO of one of the largest toymakers in Germany. Obviously he couldn't successfully run a large business for ''years'' if he was really as dumb as he acts. Now throw in the fact that his toy factory was repurposed by the Nazis as a munitions plant, and that Schultz himself was drafted as an ''[[TakeThat enlisted man]]'' (the German military had a very rigid class system in which commissioned officers were basically nobility, enlisted men were common rabble, and [=NCOs=] like Schultz were only slightly better, though the Luftwaffe tended to be more lax), despite his obvious management skills, it starts to look a lot more than just ''likely''.
** The same can be wondered about Klink. Schultz once admitted to Klink that he was a member of the German Socialist party before the war, at the same time Klink admitted that he hated the whole Nazi system - particularly the SS. These probably helped them to turn a blind eye to some of Hogan's most blatant lies and plots. On the other hand, if they actually ''did'' catch Hogan in any of his plots, they'd be most likely transferred to the Russian front, meaning both have a vested interest in not catching Hogan.
** The same can be wondered about Klink. Schultz once admitted to Klink that he was a member of the German Socialist party before the war, at the same time Klink admitted that he hated the whole Nazi system - particularly the SS. These probably helped them to turn a blind eye to some of Hogan's most blatant lies and plots. On the other hand, if they actually ''did'' catch Hogan in any of his plots, they'd be most likely transferred to the Russian front, meaning both have a vested interest in not catching Hogan.
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** Is Schultz really the dim-witted Bavarian hick he appears to be, or is he ObfuscatingStupidity to cover his secret opposition against the Nazi system, while at the same time consciously helping Hogan's plans? It's more believable when you learn Schultz in peacetime was CEO of one of the largest toymakers in Germany. Obviously he couldn't successfully run a large business for ''years'' if he was really as dumb as he acts. Now throw in the fact that his toy factory was repurposed by the Nazis as a munitions plant, and that Schultz himself was drafted as an ''[[TakeThat enlisted man]]'' (the German military had a very rigid class system in which commissioned officers were basically nobility, enlisted men were common rabble, and [=NCOs=] like Schultz were only slightly better, though the Luftwaffe tended to be more lax), despite his obvious management skills, it starts to look a lot more than just ''likely''. \n Also, Schultz outright says that before the war he was a member of the Social Democrats, a left wing party that opposed (and was later banned by) the Nazis.
** The same can be wondered about Klink. Schultz once admitted to Klink that he was a member of the GermanSocialist party Social Democratic Party before the war, at the same time Klink admitted that he hated the whole Nazi system - particularly the SS. These probably helped them to turn a blind eye to some of Hogan's most blatant lies and plots. On the other hand, if they actually ''did'' catch Hogan in any of his plots, they'd be most likely transferred to the Russian front, meaning both have a vested interest in not catching Hogan.
** The same can be wondered about Klink. Schultz once admitted to Klink that he was a member of the German
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*** When Carter impersonates Klink in one episode to destroy a train, Hogan says to knock out the station master if he asks questions. When Carter cites the fact the stationmaster might have a weapon, Hogan points out that civilians are not allowed to carry firearms. While Hogan is referring to German civilians, this type of playing a fear of guns for laughs would be impossible to get away with in the present with gun violence an increasingly common reality.
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*** When Carter impersonates Klink in one episode to destroy a train, Hogan says to knock out the station master if he asks questions. When Carter cites the fact the stationmaster might have a weapon, Hogan points out that civilians are not allowed to carry firearms. While Hogan is referring to German civilians, this type of playing a fear of guns for laughs would be impossible to get away with in the present with gun violence an increasingly common reality.reality; not to mention that nowadays many forms of mass public transportation ''do'' have armed guards and/or officials on them, in response to [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror the September 11 attacks]] and similar incidents.
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* ParodyDisplacement: ''Hogan's Heroes'' is a parody of WWII POW films like ''Film/Stalag17'', ''Film/TheGreatEscape'', and ''Film/TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai''. The show is now better recognized than the serious movies it was making fun of, which is why there are modern viewers who wonder why anyone thought the subject matter was funny in the first place.
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* WeirdAlEffect: ''Hogan's Heroes'' is a parody of WWII POW films like ''Film/Stalag17'', ''Film/TheGreatEscape'', and ''Film/TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai''. The show is now better recognized than the serious movies it was making fun of, which is why there are modern viewers who wonder why anyone thought the subject matter was funny in the first place.
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** A number of times firearms are used or mentioned in the show get much harsher to look at in the present
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** A number of times firearms are used or mentioned in the show get much harsher to look at in the presentpresent:
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* FridgeHorror: Whenever Hogan is ordered to eliminate a female target (such as in "Who Stole my Copy of Mein Kampf"), rather than killing them, he sets them up to be arrested by the Gestapo. [[AFateWorseThanDeath Isn't that]] ''[[AFateWorseThanDeath worse]]''?
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Banner did not die of a heart attack but an abdominal hemorrhage.
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** Schultz's constant eating & the jokes about him being fat became this due to John Banner dying of a heart attack not long after the series ended.
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** Major Hochstetter is this for his LargeHam tendencies.
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** Major Hochstetter is this for his LargeHam and KnightOfCerebus tendencies.