Issue #6 - Hogan`s Heroes Fan Club

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KLE]$,PEAEA ON STAGE
F,POm T+le #I€ME€AS
Werner Klemperer rvill be appearing with the
American Symphony Orchestra at Avery
Fisher Hall in New York City on February 25,
1998, and he will be narrating the Berlioz
opera Lelio with the Columbus Symphony in
Columbus, Ohio, on March 20 and 21, 1993.
Ifany ofour members in those cities attends a
performance, please write in to the club with
your review!
"Arrghl TV Land is editing 11o8o, reruns for
time now and putting in more commercials.
Those glorious uncut ffogatr 3 are gone!
Everybody write TV Land and tell th€m ro
Question: According to Klink, what musical
instrutnent does Burkhalter play (and badly)?
Send your answer
to the Hogan's l{eroes Fan
!5123,<. Lo3 Angt-i"s, r,'!
90036. One entry per member. All ccrrect
entries received by February 28, 1993 will be
pooled and one winner lvill be selected at
random The winner will receive a copy of
Robert Clary's CD Robert Clary Sings at the
Jazz Bakery.
lLrb, P
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Congratulations to Jed Davis, the winner of
our last trivia drawing. The line "Aunt Alice
knits a funny sock' comes from "Top Secret
Top Coat."
q,AcK JSSUES
Back issues ol the newsletter are available at
$J each, including shipping The follouiog is a
list of the
featured interviews
newsletter:
Issue #l:
Issue #2:
Issue #3:
Issue #4:
Issue #5t
Devastated.
John P. Nightingale
Ajl members who feel rhe same way as John
should write to TV Land and let them know
horv you feel:
T,PJTI],A Cgj,qLLENGE
f
stop immediately!"
in
each
Leon Askin & Vito Scotti
Werner Klemperer
Roben Clary
Jerry London
Larry Hovrs
La.ry Jones, Ceneral N{anag€r
Nick-at-Nte's Tv Land
1515 Broadlvay
New York, NY 10036
"Is tr1on". plar;niiis o! puaing out the
Hog.ln's Herces album on CD? Ririno
Records \lould be a good target."
-- Carson Storm
As fa. as I can determine, no one has plans to
re-issue the album at this time. You're right,
perhaps
Rhino would be the ideal label lbr
our mentbers rvho agree with you should writg
to Riino v/ith the suggestion:
Rhino Entertainment
10635 Santa Nlonica Blvd.
Los An-qeles, CA 90025
e-mail: Drrhino@rhino.com
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Member Paul Crieshop Jr. wrore in ro provide
some information uhich wns nrissing lrom my
Ilogan s Heroes book, such as Robert Clary's
apperance on Fanttt:l lslanl and John
ilanner's film Ki.rscs lbr )vly Presitlent. which
were not listed in their crcdits. Thants Paul,
{or the information. hope to have the
opponunity to update thc book soon, and I
rvelcome any corrections of new inlormation
tiom fans who have read the book
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I}IPOTEES WELEoME
If you have a knack for rvriting,
consider submitting an article to the
newsletter. Write about your favorite
episode, character or cast member;
collecting Hogcz's memorabilia; an
encounter you've had with one of the
stars; examine the I storical aspects of
the show; or suggest any other topic you
think might be of interest to other
lnenlbers. If your article is printed in
tlle newsletter, your nembership will
be extended for one year at no charge,
PtoG4lrN's slruFF
Robert Clary sings two songs on the CD
Frurch Cuisitrc. The CD features 12
romantic French songs by perfonners
such as Maurice Chevalier and Edith
Piaf, along rvith a booklet containing 10
French recipes. Robert sings "Avec Ce
Soleil" in French and "In Paree" in
English. To order, send $9.98 (plus $3.50
for shipping) to: Musical Meals,
P.O.
Box 3000, Dept SMSP, Carrolltory GA
30017 or call (800) 374-6874 x 3036.
Shokus Video offers a collection of
vintage game shows on video which
includes a 1966 episode of The Foce is
Fattilior leabtring Bob Crane as a tean
captain, along with three other game
shorv segments. They also sell a fourepisode collection of the Ed Wynn 51rcw,
including an episode from February
1950, featuring a very )'oung Robert
Clary. Each tape is $19.95 plus
shipping. Call 1-800-SHOKUS1 or write:
Shokus Video, Post Office Box 3125,
Chatswortll, California 91313. E-rnail:
info@shokus.conr
T*]E T{PADING POST
Bu\'. scll or tradc )'our Hogan's Heroes
hcrc! Listings are free of cha.gc to
mcmbcrs. All ads $'ill be run oD a first come,
menrorabilia
first scrved basis, as spacc alloss.
TAPE WANTEDT l\4elissa Edmundson,
414 Stuckey Rd., Fremont NC 27830,
would like to know if sorreone who
owns the album Hognlt's Herces Sittg tlrc
Best of World War II codd tape a copy
for her.
FAN FICTION FOR SALE: ,,THEATER
OF WAK': Six consecutive "Acts" set in
the Hogan's Heroes universe, r^'fuch treat
the implausible premise of HFI as
reality, set in the grim daYs of late 1944
to the end of the war and beyond. ACT
ONE: An intense story set in the grim
days of November 1944. The war finally
inpacts Stalag 13 with new prisoners,
h,rclget culs, and frag.rd!'. The firn- a'rd
gitmes of the earlier years have ended,
forcing e-,'eryone, especially Hogan and
Klink, to re-evaluate their relationships.
The question is: can ther'? "I lor.ted 'Act
Orrc', ortd I'm absol tel! dyiuS to rcid os
tttnfiy 'Acts' is VotL pllt to relensc." -C.
\{alker. Laser print, comb bound, digest
size, 45,000 words. $7 U.S., $10
elsewhere. E. Seiferl 67 Pomelo, Rancho
Santa tr4argharita, CA 92688.
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An interview with...
Marlyn Mason
N{ason plaled spy Lily
in
Frantel
hvo sixth season episodes
r\larlln
s lleroes, "Six Lessons
Madame LaGrange" and
"Rockcts or Romance." In "Six
of
Hogan
fiom
Lessons," she's the sexy songstress
rvho inspires a rivalry bchveen Klink
and Hochstetter. Hocbstetter is so
desperate to impress her that he takes
dance lessons from LeBeau! Marlyn's
list of c.edits is varied and extcnsive,
and includes guest-stafing rcles on
numerous TV series, including 1,D/,
Mission: Impossible, Cahhon, Perry
Mdson, The Odd Co ple, lega$ ard
Love, Anericon Sl),/e. She vas a
regular on the last season of the
medical drama 8e, Ca.rey (1965-66),
costarrcd in dle detective series
Longstrcet (1911-72), and starred
opposite Elvis Presley in the 1969
film, fhe Troubie wih Girls. She
lives in Oregon.
does Hoga's Heroes stand
out among your body ofwork?
HHFC: ls that how you happened to get
Marlyn lvlason: I'm exceptionally fond of
MM:
HIIFC: How
'Six
Lessons from Madame LaGrange'
because I got a chance to sing. And Robert
Clary choreographed a terrific song and
dance routine for me. He wasjust wonderful,
he volunteered ... because the director said,
'Oh, just do what you want' and I thought, 'I
don't krow, what am I going to do here?'
And Robert just happened to be on the set
and he said, 'Oh I'll put it together for you.'
In like ten minutes he choreographed this
nunber. And Ijust have very lond memories
of it. It was a funny show. At the time I
was going with the Vice President of Bing
Crosby Productions, which produced
Hogan's Heroes.
cast in the role?
No, I think I would have gotten it
anlnvay. I had worked a lot at Paramount,
and right next door was Desilu, which is the
lot they shot -Flogar,'s on. When you work
at a studio over and over, you kind ofget to
know people. I'm assuming it was my talent
that got me the partl But it was just the
perfect role for me. I never got a chance to
do much singing and dancing in television.
other than a couple of specials, so it was a
lot offun.
EEFC: You played the same
character in
two differ€nt episodes during the last season.
Do you think that ifthe show had continued,
it would have become a recuring role?
lvlll:
Oh, I doubt it, because it wasn't a
woman's show. They might have brought
me back occasionally, I don't know.
HHFC: What
HEFC: By the time you guest-starred on
the show, the cast and crew had been
togerher lor five years. We.e they welcoming
to the guest starc?
was the atmosphere like on
the set?
NIM: It was always good. Partly because
Bob Crane played drums. When the crew
was setting up to do a scene, there was
always music on, and he would play drums.
It kind of made you feel good. I think it was
looked at with a wary eye at first, ftom what
I've heard, and they didn't think that was
going to work, but the crew ended up loving
it. As I recall it was big band music. so it
was real easy and just kept you kind of
lighthearted. And I think it kept him relaxed.
Other than that, I just remember there was
lots of laughter on the set. And Ed Feldman,
who was the producer, was a very classy
man, I adored him- Everybody was very
professional, and knevr' what they needed to
do. They were all just wonderful guys.
lVIilI:
Oh yes, yes. Definitely. Any show
I've done where you come irl as a guest
person on a show... I've never experienced
unfriendliness. You become part of the
family very quickly.
EEFC: Do
you have any oth€r favorites
among your other Iilm or TV roles?
MM:
Oh gosh, they're all my favorite at
the time I'm doing th€m. I'd have to say a
Hallmark Hall of Fame I did with peter
Ustinov k Slorm in Summer'1. Aad, two
specials I did with Robert Goltlet, Caroasel
and Brigadoon. I did Bob Newhart's shoq
I have very fond memories ofthat. I played
Tom Poston's gidAiend. And I had a teeny,
tiny part in the very last Dlnasty. and then
rhey canceled the show. lcontinued next page]
MM: I don't know what my involvement
I That would have been a
recurring role: that would have been nice
And of course the se.ies that I did,
Longstreet. I never think in terms of
favorites. When I think ofa particular show I
had to do with that
generally have a fond memory.
HHFC: What have you
been up
to lately?
MlVI: Since I've been in O.egon, I've done
two movies. One called Dedd by Sunset,
IM
But up here, I've got a gal
who is on the gun all the time. She calls me
arld says 'get up here tomorrow, you'\,e got
an interview.' The two movies have turned
out good so far. And I think Lifetime is
coming back in the beginning of next year to
do some more, so maybe I'll get some more
work. And it's beautiful up here. In lect, I
dread going back to L.A., unless it's for
work. Life is good. I love it here, I never
lcontinuedl:
look back
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which was a two-part television movie that
we did in Portland. Porlland is about 280
miles from where I live. And about tvr'o
months ago I finished a movie for Lifetime,
with Park Overall and Kirsten
Dunst.
lTentatively titled Fy'leen and Pregwnt]. b
was my first real character role, I played a
grandmother. Although I played a grandrnothet in Dedd by Smset, b\rt that was a
very glamorous woman, and it was a small
role. This one was kind of a gruff, tough
type woman, and I had lots of fun -with ii.
So, I'm aging gracefully!
HHFC:
What prompted you
to move to
Oregon?
MM: I just couldn't
take L.A. anymore.
There wasjust no work there. And it's very
expensive if you're an out-of-work actress
Ard oddly enough. since I moved up here in
1993, I think I've had more interviews, and
those two movie jobs, which I never would
have had a pop at in L.A. because my agent
died, and as a middle-aged actress with a
dead agent
... you're career is
dead.
Nobody s interested. llyou're not pulling in
hundreds of thousands of dollars for an
agency, they're not much interest anymore.
It's not like the old days. Who's going to
work for someone in their fifties? I don't
know ofan agent that would. At least in my
case.
OCBS
,PA,O['E AS IA P€ACOEK
CBS Television is producing a special to
commemorate its 50th andversary. Tfte
50th Antitnrsory oJ llrc CBS Telei)kio
Nekoork is a star-studded, two-hour
special which is tentatively scheduled to
air Sunday night, May 3, 1998. Drawing
upon a half century of television and
featuring many of the network's most
illustrious personalities, the special will
include clips from CBS prime-time
dramatic and comedy series, late night
variety, daytime, news and
sports
programming. 'Ihe Hogan's Heroes Fan
Club was consulted by the producers
for help in selecting some classic
momenls from the series lor inclusion in
the special. We don't know what will
make it into the final cut, but be sure to
watch the special - it should be quite
entertaining.
tfre survel say...
Here is part two of the results of our first fan club survey.
the results were printed in lssue #4.
Here afe some of tha scenes which
members listed cs the ones which stitl
make them taugh, no mqner how mqny
times lhey've seen them, See if you
recognize your fdvorites:
. Hogan learns he is golng to be transferred
on a train which is scheduled to be blown
up: "You hear that fellas? l'm going on the
8erlin Exprcsi.'
. Crittendon cuts down a tree to stop the
truck which is transporting Hogan to the
Berlin Express, and the tree falls the wrong
. Klink gets Hogan's goat by telling him his
replacement as Senior P.O.W. will be his
nemesis, Colonel Crittendon, "Chop, chop,
.hopl"
.
The sight of schultz wearing a wedding
dress in "Cowns by Yvette"
The first half of
.
Hogan puts Klink's 5piked helmet on
Klink's chair then leaves the room, and you
hear Klink cry out in pain.
. The one where the gates keep knocking
Klink into Burkhalter
.
The Germans think Hogan is sketching
the Norden bombsight, but he draws
a
vaccuum cleaner instead.
. Newkirk, dressed as an old lady, describes
"her'granddaughter the fan dancer
. Klink selling his worthless paintings to
the underyround agents prerending to be
an dealers.
.
lmpersonating a major, Carter chews out
Klink in "Lady Chitterly's Lover"
. wien Schuitz is guarding Klink's bedroom
door, Hogan insists on seeing him, and
Schultz backs up into the door and falls
through.
. Klink wants the gang to lead him to their
escape center,50 he conveniently arranges
all the details of their escape.
- Just after Klink chides Hogan about the
superlority of the German mind, Schultz
drives off on the motorbike, and the sidecar
(with Klink in it) falls off.
. Carter, po5ing as Hitler, tries to keep
Burkhalter away by shouting about his "fat,
lazy generals." ("Sone day the fat goose
will hang highl)
. To ensure that his old flame, Marlene
Schneider, is no longer attracted to him,
Klink plays the part of a drunk and vulgar
fool. Schultz, in on the charade, keeps
calling him "willie."
.
@ut wio's tfte groom?
The Cermans send Schultz to meet a
British spy, but Schultz keeps flubbing the
passwordi "The birds fly south, after the
first snow."
Mahy of oar members are opposed to the
idea of a Hogan's Heroes fedtare film,
but others came up with some
What life lessons hav. our members
learned from watching Hogqn's Herces7
Those coantless hours spent in front of
the W wefe not wasted, our membets
insist. Here are some of the things we've
Iedrned by watching Hogan dnd the gang:
Caner. Other dctors
.
very
interesting cdsting decisions, The most
frequently suggested qctor wqs David
Hyde Pierce of "Frasier", for the role of
suggested:
Hogan: Alec Baldwin, Dan Ackroyd, Tom
Arnold, Harrison Ford, Robert Hays, Stacy
Keach, Michael Keaton, Bill Murray
Klihk: Patti.k Stewan, Ben King5ley, Harvey
Korman, Leslie Nielsen, James B. Sikking,
Michael Richards (Se/rfeld's Kftmet)
Schultz: Abtaham Benrubi (Jerry on F,?,
Theodore Bikel, James Doohan (Star Trek's
Scotty), John Coodman, Chuck l\4ccann,
Randy Quaid, David Ogden Stiers, Ceorge
You can find humor in anything, if you try
. Nothing is impossible! lf something has
to be done, do whatever it takes
a You can trick a stupid, snobbish person
by complimenting them all the time
a You can always find a friend in an enemy
I No matter what obstacles are in your way,
you should do what you know is right
.
.
t
Try to be one step ahead of everybody
The importance of teamwork & leadership
lt's best to look the other way and not get
too involved ("1 see nothingL",
t How to be a real scrounger (lf I need
something, lcan find it, barter it, or make
itu
a Don't take life too seriously.
'Wfiat fo "vou tfrinf!
One of the most frequently asked questions
Jofir .Banrer a!
Sctun.
CtuLr,kC n
CtrcLr,kc
LeBedu: Micha.l J. Fox, Rick lvoranis, Joe
Pesci
Newkirk Richard Dean Anderson,
Rowan
Atkinson (British acto. frcm Blackadder and
Bean), Hugh C.ant, Colm Meany (Miles
O'Brien on Stat Trek. The Next Ceneration
and Deep Space Nine), Tristan Rogers
Carter David Hyde
Pierce, Dana Carvey,
Ron Howard, Dwight Schulrz, Robin williams
Kinch Denzel washington, Michael
(Star Trek'sWo.f), Levar
Bu
Dorn
rton
Helgd or Hilda: Jessica Lange, Christina
Applegate, Pamela Anderson
Burkhalter John Coodman, Walter Cotell
(Ceneral
cogol in several James Bond
movies), Jack Nicholson, David Ogden Stiers
Hochstetter Danny Devjto, Eugene Levy,
Christopher Lloyd, Laurence Luckinbill
ahout Hogan't Heroes is: did they ever
escape? Some fans have a hazy memory of
a "final" Hogan's //eroei episode in which
the heroes return home, but that's just
wishful thinking. The series was cancelled
while the cast and crew were on hiatus after
their sixth season. They had no idea when
they were filming their last episode that
they wouldn't be returning for a seventh
year. So they didn't get the chance to do a
"wrap-up episode like some other series
have done.
What would you like
to have seen happen to
Hogan's ganq if there had been a
farewell episode? Write down your jdeas
and send them to the fan club address. Your
answers can be as long ol short as you
want. We'll print the best responses in the
next newsletter. While you're writing, you
can use the same envelope to answer the
trivia question, or submit a free ad for the
trading column.
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