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Despite a historically and morally questionable premise, the 1960s sitcom HOGAN'S HEROES was wildly popular during its premiere run and continues to remain one of the most classic (not to mention utterly unique) comedy series in television history. Set in a Nazi prison camp during World War II, the series follows a group of Allied POWs--Englishman Peter Newkirk (a pre-FAMILY FEUD Richard Dawson), Frenchman Louis LeBeau (Robert Clary), and Americans Andrew Carter (Larry Hovis) and James Kinchloe (Ivan Dixon, one of the first African-American actors to get equal billing)--led by the irrepressible Colonel Robert Hogan (Bob Crane) in their hilarious attempts to sabotage the Nazi war effort. Though often mischaracterized as a tasteless gloss on the real-life horrors of Nazi Germany (the series was set in a prisoner-of-war camp, rather than concentration camp), HOGAN'S HEROES was intended as parody and certainly pulled no punches in its unflattering depiction of idiotic Nazi officers such as the pompous Colonel Klink (Werner Klemperer), bumbling Sergeant Schultz (John Banner), and irascible General Burkhalter (Leon Askin)--in fact, Klemperer, Banner, and Askin were all Jewish, and Clary was a Holocaust survivor. This collection includes all 32 episodes of the controversial series' debut season, which was nominated for two Emmy Awards.Product Identifiers
UPC0097368752245
eBay Product ID (ePID)44625594
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Banner, Werner Klemperer, Bob Crane, Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon
RatingNR
Edition5-Disc Set
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
GenreComedy
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs5
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display Format5-Disc Set
Leading RoleJohn Banner, Werner Klemperer, Robert Clary, Bob CRANE, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon
Release Date20050315