THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ GOT STUCK IN THE STALAG TUNNEL
Interviewer: We are sitting here with the one and only Richard Dawson. Richard, the stories from the set of Hogan’s Heroes are legendary, but people always want to…
THE DAY THE SCHNITZEL REBELLED AGAINST SERGEANT SCHULTZ
The host leaned forward, adjusting his headphones as the studio lights caught the silver in his hair. He looked at the guest across from him, a man whose…
WE LAUGHED IN THE SHADOW OF THE GUARD TOWER… THEN IT HIT US
The sun was sinking low over the backlot in Culver City, casting long, skeletal shadows across the patch of dirt where Stalag 13 used to stand. Robert Clary…
THE DAY SERGEANT SCHULTZ LITERALLY TRIED TO EAT THE ENTIRE SET
It is funny how a single object can just snap you back. You sit in a room like this, decades later, and the interviewer pulls out a dusty,…
THE SCENE THAT COMPLETELY SILENCED THE FUNNIEST SHOW ON TELEVISION.
The late-night diner was practically empty, the ambient hum of the neon sign outside blending with the quiet clatter of coffee cups. Loretta wrapped her hands around her…
THEY TRIED TO BREAK THE COLONEL… BUT HE BROKE THEM INSTEAD.
The theater was packed, the warm stage lights illuminating a row of familiar faces sitting behind a long draped table. Mike leaned back in his chair, adjusting his…
THE TUNNEL WAS JUST A PROP UNTIL WE HEARD THE GRAVEL
The sun was beginning to dip behind the Hollywood hills, casting long, skeletal shadows across the pavement of the old Paramount lot. Richard Dawson leaned heavily on his…
THE DRINK THAT WASN’T IN THE SCRIPT BROKE THEM COMPLETELY.
The glass was thick, green, and completely empty. Mike held the heavy, corked bottle in his hands, turning it slowly under the harsh fluorescent lights of the…
RICHARD DAWSON RECALLS THE DAY SCHULTZ FINALLY BROKE ON CAMERA
The studio lights were a bit lower than usual, and the air in the podcast booth had that specific, hushed quality that usually leads to the best stories….
THE DAY THE IRON COLONEL FINALLY CRACKED ON SET
The audience is quiet as the spotlight hits the stage. Werner Klemperer sits in a plush velvet chair, his posture still remarkably straight, even decades after the show…