Let's wrap up Hogan Season 2...
- Newkirk gets drafted into the German army--and Stalag 13--while working in a war plant the boys are trying to sabotage in "The Swing Shift". Plus, he gets to work for Mayberry's favorite drunk, Otis (Hal Smith). Here, he plays the plant owner.
- Amother dual role--this time for John Banner--as he plays both Schultz and a Nazi defector in "Heil Klink". Hogan convinces Klink that Hitler is going to hide out at Stalag 13. We even get the classic dual shot with one Schultz on one side of the screen and another Schultz on the other, with an obvious line separating them.
- We meet Schultz' wife Greta (Barbara Morrison) in "Killer Klink". She had roles ranging "From Here to Eternity" all the way to "Little House on the Prairie". Hogan wants to get Schultz a three day pass so he can ferry radio parts, but he overdoes it with a fake medical review--now the Nazis think he's dying.
- A French fighter pilot (Felice Orlandi) and his fiance (Susan Albert) are wed in holy matrimony by--"Reverend Kommandant Klink"? LeBeau brings the girl back from Paris, and they use a camp show to mask the real wedding, Felice's face is well known from his many guest TV roles stretching from the 1950's to the 1980's.
- Yet again, the boys need to save Klink from the Russian Front. This time, they blackmail Burkhalter with some incriminating pictures in "The Tower". Leon Askin gets a big part in the episode.
- In "Colonel Klink's Secret Weapon", everybody--Klink, Schultz, and Hogan--are on the same side against a new "by the book" sergeant. So, they have to discredit him.
- Hogan poses as Klink to catch a (made up) assasin in "The Reluctant Target". Of course, Klink dresses as Hogan. It's great to watch Hogan make Klink squirm. As a bonus, Hogan (as Klink) gets to host a top secret meeting that proves not to be so secret.
Cast info:
Howard Caine (Maj. Hochstetter) was born in Tennessee, and managed to get a role in one of the Hal Roach "Our Gang" comedies (they filmed a skit there). His family moved to New York City when he was 13, and he began studying acting. Not only was he able to get rid of his Southern accent--he learned 32 other dialects. Upon graduation, he moved to Broadway, appearing in Wonderful Town, Inherit the Wind and Damn Yankees. Moving onto Hollywood, he had roles in several films including Judgment at Nuremberg and Watermelon Man. He acted in over 750 television programs, including Adventures in Paradise, The Untouchables, My Three Sons, The Twilight Zone, Get Smart, and War and Remembrance. He also did voice work in 80's cartoons including GoBots and Jonny Quest. In addition to all this, he was a master banjo player, and took dozens of trophies for both banjo and singing. He passed away in 1993.
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