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An now this political message... from the TG support group
I was wondering whre I saw her before. NOe I have good freinds that are TG, this is a joke, not ment to offend them.
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Trivia: Werner Klemperer of "Hogans Heroes" (Colonel Klink) insisted , demanded even, that his character never ever get away with anything, or end up superior, or somehow win some kind of mental battle with the gang. He absolutely refused to allow his character to be anything but comical. Why? Because he was Jew and fled the country with his family as the Nazis took power in the 1930s.
Yeah, the film and the last two seasons of HH were concurrent, with MASH the series starting on CBS the season after HH ended...
The following interview between Bob Crane and reporter Stan Freberg was published in September 1965. While the interview is light, and the dangers of war bounce between the two men in jest, it is also clear that Bob did not embrace the tagline, his tone changing at the mention of it. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, the tagline stuck, and it still resurfaces to this day, continuing the misrepresentation of the true intentions of the series.
From The Sunday Times, September 19, 1965, by Stan Freberg
"My favorite is a spot to promote Hogan's Heroes, an unlikely comedy series in which a band of Air Force officers are held captive by the Germans and try to escape each week, to some pretty funny results. The star, former KNX personality Bob Crane, informed me that the show 'is all about World War II.' There is a pregnant pause."
FREBERG: Well, that sounds pretty amusing so far; where does the show take place?
CRANE: In a prisoner of war camp in Germany.
FREBERG: Always a good situation comedy locale. What's the plot?
CRANE: Well, we have an escape tunnel dug under the barracks...We have our own tailor making civilian clothes, we're equipped to make counterfeit German money...phone passports...
FREBERG: All right under the noses of the German guards?
CRANE: Right. And each week we nearly get caught smuggling the men out. (He chuckles.)
FREBERG: What are some of the other amusing ingredients?
CRANE: Oh...German police dogs...machine guns...the Gestapo.
FREBERG: Just a few of the laugh-provoking elements to be seen this fall on Hogan's Heroes each Friday night on CBS. Shall we say, "If you liked World War II...you'll love Hogan's Heroes?"
CRANE: No, let's not say that. No.
The following interview between Bob Crane and reporter Stan Freberg was published in September 1965. While the interview is light, and the dangers of war bounce between the two men in jest, it is also clear that Bob did not embrace the tagline, his tone changing at the mention of it. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, the tagline stuck, and it still resurfaces to this day, continuing the misrepresentation of the true intentions of the series.
From The Sunday Times, September 19, 1965, by Stan Freberg
"My favorite is a spot to promote Hogan's Heroes, an unlikely comedy series in which a band of Air Force officers are held captive by the Germans and try to escape each week, to some pretty funny results. The star, former KNX personality Bob Crane, informed me that the show 'is all about World War II.' There is a pregnant pause."
FREBERG: Well, that sounds pretty amusing so far; where does the show take place?
CRANE: In a prisoner of war camp in Germany.
FREBERG: Always a good situation comedy locale. What's the plot?
CRANE: Well, we have an escape tunnel dug under the barracks...We have our own tailor making civilian clothes, we're equipped to make counterfeit German money...phone passports...
FREBERG: All right under the noses of the German guards?
CRANE: Right. And each week we nearly get caught smuggling the men out. (He chuckles.)
FREBERG: What are some of the other amusing ingredients?
CRANE: Oh...German police dogs...machine guns...the Gestapo.
FREBERG: Just a few of the laugh-provoking elements to be seen this fall on Hogan's Heroes each Friday night on CBS. Shall we say, "If you liked World War II...you'll love Hogan's Heroes?"
CRANE: No, let's not say that. No.
By sheer coincidence, mere moments ago, I came across - in Facebook - a similar photo comparison of some other Presidential candidates. In this other case, it was a picture of Donald Trump and Chris Christie , placed next to a still of "Batman" villains 'The Joker' and 'The Penguin'! (If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'... or, at least, I'm running for office!)
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