The Collector General

From Hogan's Heroes

Series:	Hogan's Heroes
Episode:	The Collector General
Original Airdate:	March 09, 1968
Production Number:	5784-90
Written by:	Laurence Marks
Directed by:	Bruce Bilson
Produced by:	Edward H. Feldman & William A. Calihan

Contents 1 Regular 1.1 Prisoners 1.2 Camp Personnel 1.3 Semi-Regulars 2 Guest Stars 3 Synopsis 4 Story Notes 5 Timeline Notes and Speculations 6 Quotes 7 Bloopers 8 External links

[edit] Regular

[edit] Prisoners

• Colonel Hogan - Bob Crane
• Corporal Louis LeBeau - Robert Clary
• Corporal Peter Newkirk - Richard Dawson
• Sergeant James Kinchloe - Ivan Dixon
• Sergeant Andrew Carter - Larry Hovis

[edit] Camp Personnel

• Kommandant Wilhelm Klink - Werner Klemperer
• Sergeant Hans Schultz - John Banner

[edit] Semi-Regulars

• Fräulein Hilda - Sigrid Valdis

[edit] Guest Stars

• General Metzger - Gavin MacLeod
• Lisa - Heidy Hunt
• Karl - John Stephenson

[edit] Synopsis

Hogan tries to keep a fortune in art from winding up in the collection of a general.

[edit] Story Notes

• This is the ninetieth produced episode of the series, but is the eighty-ninth to be shown on television and the twenty-seventh episode shown for the Third Season.
• The title is a pun on that of the movie The Inspector General, starring Danny Kaye.
• The episode reflects the real-life theft of art treasures from other countries by the Germans during the war.
• This episode gives us the second version of Hogan's orders from his superiors concerning the heroes: "To assist all escaping prisoners, cooperate with all friendly forces, and to use every means possible to injure and harass the enemy."
• It is never stated, but General Metzger is General Hammerschlag's second-in-command of all German forces stationed in and around Paris ("Is General Hammerschlag Burning?").
• This is the first time that we see Klink's family coat of arms.

[edit] Timeline Notes and Speculations

• A date sometime near the end of 1943 appears to be implied by General Metzger's actions.
• This episode occurs before "Art For Hogans' Sake." Concerning the recovery of the art treasures that General Metzger is looting, Newkirk observes to Hogan, "Sir, isn't this a little bit out of our line?" Later, he complains loudly about having to return "gold snuffboxes" to their rightful owners. Newkirk's behavior implies that this is the first time our heroes have had to deal with the Nazi looting of art from occupied countries.

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Bloopers

[edit] External links

• The Collector General at TV.com
• The Collector General at the Internet Movie Database
• The Collector General episode capsule at Webstalag 13
• Hogan's Heroes Fanclub
• The Hofbrau

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