What's not to "get" about Hogan's Heros ?? It's a comedy based (very loosely) on the great escape (there was also a Steve McQueen movie based on the event , named The Great Escape ) , an actual event where a bunch of POW prisoners dug several tunnels to escape out of a German POW camp , IIRC over 70 guys got out . They did it all while outwitting the guards and going about daily events . It's really quite amazing . I guess the comedy part in a POW camp is the tough part to swallow - I'm sure that stuff didn't happen - but that's what made the show a hit .
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