A: The movie Stalag 17. The creators of the famous play and movie sued the production for stealing their premise. The show survived the lawsuit only because it was executed strictly as a slapstick comedy rather than a tense drama.
Hogan’s Heroes is a classic 1960s television sitcom that follows the covert adventures of a resourceful crew of Allied prisoners who secretly operate an espionage and sabotage ring inside a German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II.
Years Active: 1965–1971 (6 seasons, 168 episodes)
Creators: Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy
Main Cast: Bob Crane (Col. Robert E. Hogan), Werner Klemperer (Col. Wilhelm Klink), John Banner (Sgt. Hans Schultz), Robert Clary (Cpl. Louis LeBeau), Richard Dawson (Cpl. Peter Newkirk), Ivan Dixon (Sgt. James Kinchloe), and Larry Hovis (Sgt. Andrew Carter).
The Blank Leaflet Blunder Blooper: In an episode featuring an Allied propaganda campaign, a collection of resistance leaflets is dropped from the sky. When Colonel Klink picks one up to read it, the paper is entirely blank on both sides.