THE DAY THE COMMANDANT COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING AT STALAG 13

The interviewer leaned forward, resting his chin on his hand as he looked at the small, glass circle sitting on the table between them. It was a simple…

THE UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT THE MONOCLE FINALLY WON THE WAR

Werner Klemperer sits back in the plush leather chair of the podcast studio, his voice still carrying that rhythmic, operatic cadence that made Colonel Klink both terrifying and…

THE DAY SCHULTZ COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING ON SET

Robert Clary sits comfortably in a plush velvet armchair, his posture still remarkably straight for a man who has seen as much history as he has. We are…

THE DAY THE MONOCLE FELL AND STALAG 13 COLLAPSED IN LAUGHTER

Robert Clary leans back in the velvet chair, the studio lights reflecting off his glasses. He looks smaller now, but that spark—the one that made Louis LeBeau the…

THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ FINALLY SAW EVERYTHING ON THE SET

The interviewer leans forward, adjusting the microphone on the table between them. It is a quiet afternoon in a brightly lit studio, years after the cameras at Stalag…

THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ SAW EVERYTHING IN CHICAGO

The studio lights were dim, and the air was thick with the scent of floor wax and stale coffee. John Banner sat across from the talk show host,…

THE DAY COLONEL KLINK LOST HIS SIGHT IN A COFFEE CUP

“I remember the smell of the set more than anything else,” Werner said, leaning back in the plush chair of the interview studio. He was older now, the…

THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ LITERALLY EXPLODED ON THE SET OF STALAG 13

The studio audience is quiet, leaning in as John Banner settles into the plush talk show couch. It is 1971, and the world is just beginning to say…

THE DAY THE COLONEL RECEIVED ACTUAL TACTICAL ADVICE FROM A CONCERNED CITIZEN

The year was 1991, and Werner Klemperer sat on a velvet-backed chair in a dimly lit television studio. He looked nothing like the bumbling, monocle-wearing commandant the world…