We've made it to the finish line--here are the final six episodes!
- It's "Klink for the Defense"--his first case involves a Nazi traitor with secret plans, and Hogan wants them. The opposing council is Burkhalter, so that won't go well. I noticed that Dawson's role in the final season has really been beefed up--he's getting a lot of screen time.
- Nita Talbot makes her last appearance as Russian spy Marya in "The Kamikases are Coming". She shows up with a new rocket, and wants Hogan to steal it for her. They wheel the rocket on a cart through the camp (?!?), then fire it out of the recreation hall (?!?!?!?). The actual firing looks like it came out of a HO scale train set.
- Yet another general parachutes near Stalag 13--this time played by Johnny Haymer--and the boys have to get him out. Meanwhile, Burkhalter's sister Gertrude (Kathleen Freeman) is back, this time with a fiancee (Lee Bergere), who's going to be Klink's adjutant. There's also Klink's "girlfriend" (actually an underground agent) played by Leslie Parrish. In the end, the agent stops the wedding, the general is sent off, and "Kommandant Gertrude" is hooked up with Klink again.
- Have the Gestapo finally caught up to Hogan? A rogue officer (Malachi Throne) is convinced of Hogan's guilt, so Hogan has to throw him off the track. A party in town, a disguise, and a Field Marshall (John Hoyt) does the trick in "Hogan's Double Life".
- It's wintertime at Stalag 13, and the boys are conscripted to shovel snow. If they succeed, Nazi tanks will take out an Allied offensive. The other choice--cause an avalanche to block the pass. How? The boys have a jam session in "Look at the Pretty Snowflakes". Crane was a drummer in real life, so it seems like the episode was written around him.
- We wind up the series with "Rockets or Romance". There's a rocket launcher being stationed in Stalag 13 (again?), so Hogan partners with a beautiful agent (Marlyn Mason, in her second appearance) to take it out. They hang out at a cabin while the boys use an electromagnet to take out out the rocket.
Well, that's it--this turned into quite a slog near the end. Coming up next, we're going back to animation.
I hope you played along! If not, the DVD box set is available on Amazon.