From a German prisoner of war camp during World War II, Colonel Robert E. Hogan coordinates an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group.
From a German prisoner of war camp during World War II, Colonel Robert E. Hogan coordinates an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group.
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At Stalag 13, a German prisoner-of-war camp, Colonel Robert Hogan and his fellow cohorts are a subversive group with many hidden talents. However, a spy has been planted amongst the men by the Germans.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Richard M. Powell, Bernard FeinGuest stars Stewart Moss, Cynthia Lynn, Leon Askin, Leonid Kinskey, Noam Pitlik, Richard Sinatra, Walter Janovitz, Jon Cedar
When Colonel Klink boasts that the Nazis' new Tiger Tank will lead the Germans to victory, Colonel Hogan devises a plan to get his hands on one of the vehicles, have it disassembled, send its blueprints to the Allies, and reassemble it --- right under Klink's nose.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Richard M. Powell, Bernard Fein, Albert S. RuddyGuest stars Arlene Martel, Cynthia Lynn, Rico Cattani, Lars Hensen, Jon Cedar
A Secret rocket bomb developed by the Germans is being hidden at Stalag 13. When an Allied scientist is sent to photograph and sabotage the weapon, Hogan and his men plan a distraction — in the form of a bogus "Kommandant of the Year" ceremony for the clueless Colonel Klink.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Victor French, William Allyn, Woodrow Parfrey, Roy Goldman
To prevent Colonel Klink from being transferred to the Russian front, Hogan and his men attempt to convince a visiting Inspector General that the Colonel is a cold, heartless disciplinarian. But their plan backfires when, as a result, Klink is promoted to a post in Berlin!
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Richard M. PowellGuest stars John Dehner, Stewart Moss, Cynthia Lynn, Walter Janovitz, Bill Dyer, Jon Cedar
Hogan's scheme to help a German baroness escape to London is thwarted by the arrival of a new prisoner of war, Colonel Crittendon, whose repeated, bungled attempts at escape are wreaking havoc on Hogan's mission to spirit away the baroness.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Richard M. PowellGuest stars Bernard Fox, Cynthia Lynn, Louise Troy, Walter Janovitz, Frank Tallman, Jon Cedar
While on a sabotage caper, Hogan and Carter encounter a German general, overpower him, and smuggle him back to Stalag 13. Once there, they come up with a ploy to trick the disoriented general into revealing his troop's attack plans.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Harvey BullockGuest stars Roger C. Carmel, John Orchard, Inge Jaklyn
What's inside a visiting German general's briefcase that's chained to his wrist? The mystery becomes too tempting for Hogan, who not only wants to photograph the case's contents, but then sneak the photos out of Stalag 13, as well!
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Directed by Howard MorrisWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars William Christopher, Henry Corden, Cynthia Lynn, John Crawford
When a heavily guarded "water" truck appears one day and is parked inside the camp, Hogan and his men decide to find out just what kind of cargo the vehicle actually contains.
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Directed by Howard MorrisGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Roy Goldman, John Stephenson, Lawrence Montaigne, Eddie Firestone
Hogan's only chance to pass some important information off to an underground contact is via a rendezvous in a nearby village.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Monroe Arnold, Edward Knight, Leon Askin, Sigrid Valdis, Thordis Brandt, Roy Goldman, Stuart Nisbet
Sergeant Schultz, while escorting Newkirk to the dentist, gets drunk and is replaced by a hard-lined, no-nonsense guard. Hogan and his crew must act fast to get the docile Schultz restored to his post.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Bruce Yarnell, Norman Alden, Cynthia Lynn, Norbert Schiller, Jon Cedar
LeBeau aids in the escape of a captured French scientist and his daughter, who are able to make it out of Germany. But now the men of Stalag 13 must find a suitable "replacement" scientist who can present and discuss the study's findings.
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Directed by Howard MorrisWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Forrest Compton, Parley Baer, Buck Young, Maurice Marsac, Walter Janovitz, Jayne Massey, Bard Stevens
When two ruthless German officers put the squeeze on Colonel Klink to contribute money to their phony cause "or else," Hogan and the gang must scramble to come up with the cash and deliver it in time to keep Klink out of harm's way as the camp's inept Kommandant.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Paula Stewart, Frank Marth, Willard Sage, Cynthia Lynn
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.
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Directed by Howard MorrisWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Leon Askin, Roy Goldman, William Mims, Jon Cedar
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?
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Michael Murphy, Cynthia Lynn, Roy Goldman, Robert Hogan, Dennis Robertson, Christopher Riordan, Gary Troy
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.
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Directed by Howard MorrisGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Leon Askin, Roy Goldman, Fredd Wayne, Michael St. Clair, Jon Cedar
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.
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Directed by Robert ButlerWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Howard Caine
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.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsGuest stars Roy Goldman, Gavin MacLeod, Gilbert Green, Britt Nilsson, Ramon Bieri, Horst Ebersberg
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!
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Directed by Howard MorrisWritten by Richard M. PowellGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Michael Constantine, Claudine Longet, Chris Anders
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.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Roy Goldman, Bert Freed, James Frawley, Harvey Keitel
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.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsGuest stars Hans Conried, Ernest Sarracino, Harry Lauter, Jack Good, Joe E. Tata, Elisa Ingram, Bard Stevens, Jon Cedar
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.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, J. Pat O'Malley
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.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Leon Askin, Roy Goldman, Joseph Mell
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.
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Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Richard M. PowellGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Roy Goldman, Isabel Cooley, Lee Bergere, Stewart Moss
Colonel Klink's happy reunion with an old military buddy ends abruptly when the man is arrested by the Gestapo. Will Klink end up in the clink as well?
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Directed by Howard MorrisWritten by Laurence MarksGuest stars Christopher Riordan, Walter Burke, Anthony Eustrel, Booth Colman, Eric Lord
The men of Stalag 13 have no interest in tunneling into a neighboring barracks that houses new prisoners—until they discover that the new detainees are women!
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Directed by Howard MorrisGuest stars Roy Goldman, Jean Hale, Edward Knight, Jackie Joseph, Jayne Massey, Peter Hellman
An important German nuclear scientist must be eliminated and Hogan's crew is asked to perform the task—a plan that takes an unexpected twist when the scientist comes to Hogan and asks for help fleeing the Nazi regime.
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Written by Richard M. PowellGuest stars Bernard Fox, Cynthia Lynn, Leon Askin, Roy Goldman, Larry D. Mann
Colonel Klink is desperate after General Burkhalter plays matchmaker and pairs Klink with the general's sister, Gertude. Can Hogan deflect some of the Cupid's flying arrows away for the hapless, helpless Klink?
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Directed by Howard MorrisGuest stars Leon Askin, Kathleen Freeman, George Tyne, Inger Stratton
Somewhere along the elaborate, intricate underground escape route there is a disastrous weak link. Determined to find it, Hogan, Newkirk and Lebeau decide to break out of Stalag 13 by following the escape route themselves.
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Directed by Howard MorrisWritten by David T. Chantler, Laurence MarksGuest stars Irene Tedrow, Susanne Cramer, Hannie Landman, Charles H. Radilak, Todd Martin, Jerry Ayres, Cynthia Lynn
Jilted by his girlfriend back home, Carter requests permission to escape so that he can somehow woo her back. Hogan agrees, but only if Carter can accomplish one last task of passing bogus battle plans on to the Germans.
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Written by Laurence MarksGuest stars Cynthia Lynn, Roy Goldman, Martin Blaine, Mary Mitchel, John Crawford, William Christopher, Horst Ebersberg, Frank Parker
Laurence Marks, Richard M. Powell, Harvey Bullock, Arthur Julian, Bernard Fein, Albert S. Ruddy, Art Baker, James B. Allardice, David T. Chantler, Tom Adair, Ben Gershman, Phil Sharp, Bill Davenport
Production details
Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
168
Original language
English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
Alfran ProductionsUnited States
Bing Crosby ProductionsUnited States
CBSUnited States
Themes
germanymilitarynazi parodyperiod sitcomprisoner of warsitcomwar absurdityworld war ii