Hogan's Heroes Secrets That Producers Hid from Fans

Did you catch these hidden details in Hogan's Heroes?

00:00 Introduction
1:38 - 1. ORIGINALLY, THE SHOW WAS SET IN AN AMERICAN PRISON
2:25 - 2. RICHARD DAWSON HAD FULLY INTENDED FOR HIS CHARACTER TO HAVE A THICK LIVERPOOL ACCENT
3:12 - 3. THERE WAS AT ONE POINT GOING TO BE AN UNDERGROUND STEAM ROOM IN STALAG 13
3:44 - 4. THE NAZIS WERE ALL PLAYED BY JEWISH PEOPLE
4:37 - 5.THE SHOW HAD AN AWFUL CATCH PHRASE
5:44 - 6. HOGAN'S HEROES CAST WOULD RELEASE A MUSICAL ALBUM TOGETHER
6:23 - 7. THE THEME MUSIC HAD LYRICS
6:50 - 8. THE CAR USED IN THE SHOW WAS ONE OF A VERY LIMITED RUN
7:33 - 9. KLINK WAS A CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIAN
8:01 - 10. THE SET WOULD LITERALLY BE BLOWN UP
8:45 - 11. THE CAST WOULD ALL STAR IN A MOVIE TOGETHER IN 1968
9:29 - 12. THE SHOW WOULDN'T BE AIRED IN GERMANY UNTIL AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL IN 1992

Hogan's Heroes is considered a classic of the small screen. Created by Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy, it followed the story of an Allied group of prisoners who were running a special operations group all-the-while under Nazi lock and key. Each week they would attempt to escape Nazi custody and would fail in some kind of humorous way.

The premise proved to be boundary-pushing. At the time, the concept of turning Nazi Germany into a comedic situational comedy seemed absurd at best and insensitively offensive at worse. Fortunately, the show was blessed with great writing that set the mood in a well-balanced way that effectively wielded satire for its advantage.

The show proved to be wildly popular and would go on to last 6 seasons spanning 168 episodes. Critics would agree as well that the show had struck gold. It was nominated for 12 Emmys during the years it was on television.

Facts Verse is going to take you on a little guided tour of 12 different facts that you didn't know about Hogan's Heroes. Like, did you know the theme song actually had lyrics? Are you familiar with the awful catch-phrase slogan that went with the show in its early years - or where the phrase originated? Stick around to find out.