Hogan’s Heroes, the CBS sitcom about life in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II, debuted September 17th, 1965. Our family was living in Burnt Hills, New York, a small, bedroom community upstate just a few miles north of Schenectady. I was fifteen years old and just starting the 10th grade.
http://aboxofoldletters.com/2016/08/10/watching-hogans-heroes/
The “Long March” and other such horrors must have made a programme like this a rather iffy one to make, even in the 1960s.
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Most certainly. How do you make a joke out of what was a terrible time for all those involved.
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I really enjoyed this one.
I can’t imagine how tense this poor kid felt waiting for his dad’s reaction. Just goes to show how resilient people can be.
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Doesn’t it just show how war affects many including those beyond the fight.
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