Hogan's Heroes....
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Thanks, it would sound wonderful from Michael Ansara, wouldn't it?
I watched Stalag 17 yesterday--I had never seen it before although I knew of it--which precedes HH by about twelve years or so. A lot of parallels with HH right down to a Sgt. Shulz whose character isn't that far removed from the Sgt. Shultz later played by John Banner.
The biggest differences are in the Stalag 17 camp being much more crowded, decrepit and muddy than Stalag 13 in HH. We almost never saw mud in HH and certainly not to the extent as in S17. The Kommandant of S17 is what Klink could be like if he had been more in tune with Burkhalter and Hochstater.
Also, of course, Stalag 17 is a drama and HH a comedy.
The biggest differences are in the Stalag 17 camp being much more crowded, decrepit and muddy than Stalag 13 in HH. We almost never saw mud in HH and certainly not to the extent as in S17. The Kommandant of S17 is what Klink could be like if he had been more in tune with Burkhalter and Hochstater.
Also, of course, Stalag 17 is a drama and HH a comedy.
^^Wasn't it Stalag 17 that showed how they got rid of all the dirt from tunneling? And what eventually gave them away? I haven't seen it in a long time.
I believe you're thinking of The Great Escape which showed how they got rid of the dirt. In Stalag 17 they got caught because there was a German spy masquerading as a prisoner in their midst. In The Great Escape the escape was discovered when a prisoner stumbled and fell down making noise in the process that drew the guards' attention.
While I found Stalag 17 interesting I find still prefer The Great Escape.
I always get those two confused. :/
When I was a kid I had this poster on my bedroom wall.
I haven't seen either one in so long ...
Add to that, somewhere in my misspent youth I read "The Dirty Dozen," but I don't think I saw the movie. It doesn't matter. All that stuff gets mixed together and comes out in random spurts.
I always get those two confused. :/
When I was a kid I had this poster on my bedroom wall.
The real life Great Escape involved mostly English POWs, some of whom were not pleased years later when the producers of the movie felt they had to "Americanize" the story by adding Steve McQueen's character.
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True, like the episode I watched recently, where they were worried about hiding a radio meant for the underground. I don't know, maybe try hiding it under ground?
Yes, and another recent episode where Klink was turning the entire camp upside down trying to find camera film that he knew was there. They simply could not figure out a safe place for the film-- to the extent that they let a visiting dog run off with it and almost couldn't get it back. Yet there was no mention or concern of their tunnels or entrances being discovered.
This after foolishly letting Klink find the camera in the first place.
This after foolishly letting Klink find the camera in the first place.
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The Theme Song Sung by cast members Robert Cleary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon and Larry Hovis.
The Theme Song Sung by cast members Robert Cleary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon and Larry Hovis.
The lyrics in the recording are a little different than you listed, and I believe the correct ones:
"Hogan's Heroes March"
(sung by Hogan's Heroes)
by Jerry Fielding
Heroes, Heroes, husky men of war
Sons of all the Heroes of the war before
We're all heroes up to our ear o's
You ask the questions
We make suggestions
That's what we're heroes for
All good Heroes love a good, big fight
Open up the bomb bays brighten up the night
We earn laurels solving your quarrels
You throw the roses
We punch the noses
That's what we're heroes for
What's a Hero do?
We're never gonna tell ya
Cause we wish we knew
That's why we Heroes are so few
We've got a slogan
from Colonel Hogan
And Colonel Hogan's a Hero too
Never flinch boys never be afraid
Heroes are not born boys Heroes all are made
Ask not why boys never say die boys
Answer the call remember we'll all be Heroes forever more
(sung by Hogan's Heroes)
by Jerry Fielding
Heroes, Heroes, husky men of war
Sons of all the Heroes of the war before
We're all heroes up to our ear o's
You ask the questions
We make suggestions
That's what we're heroes for
All good Heroes love a good, big fight
Open up the bomb bays brighten up the night
We earn laurels solving your quarrels
You throw the roses
We punch the noses
That's what we're heroes for
What's a Hero do?
We're never gonna tell ya
Cause we wish we knew
That's why we Heroes are so few
We've got a slogan
from Colonel Hogan
And Colonel Hogan's a Hero too
Never flinch boys never be afraid
Heroes are not born boys Heroes all are made
Ask not why boys never say die boys
Answer the call remember we'll all be Heroes forever more
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Wow. That's even worse than the cast of Bonanza singing their theme song.
Wonder why Shatner or Nimoy never took a crack at singing them.
Oh yeah, they didn't like Roddenberry.
