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[edit] Introduction

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[edit] The Show

Hogan’s Heroes is a satirical American television situation comedy that ran from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network for 168 episodes. Starring Bob Crane as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, the show was set in a German prisoner of war (POW) camp during the Second World War. The program was a Bing Crosby production.

The setting was a fictional version of Stalag 13, a POW camp for captured airmen located near the town of Hammelburg and run by the Luftwaffe. It bore no resemblance to its real-life counterparts, Oflag XIII-B and Stalag XIII-C.

The show’s premise was that the POWs were actually active war participants, using the camp as a base of operations for Allied espionage and sabotage against the Nazis. The prisoners could leave and return almost at will via a secret network of tunnels and had radio contact with Allied command. They were aided by the incompetence of the camp commandant Colonel Klink and his aide Sergeant Schultz. Hogan would routinely manipulate the incompetent Klink and get Schultz to look the other way while his men conducted secret operations. Klink and Schultz were in constant terror of being transferred to the Russian Front, and Hogan took pains to keep the hapless German duo firmly in place. Klink had a perfect record of no escapes while he commanded the POW camp. Hogan actually assisted in maintaining this record, and made sure any prisoners that needed to be spirited away had been transfered to someone else's authority before their escape was enacted.

[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.

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[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.

[edit] 2001

• From May 18 to May 20, 2001, Long Range Desert Convention was held in Austin, Texas. Fandoms represented at this convention included Rat Patrol, Hogan's Heroes, Combat!, Garrison's Gorillas and Twelve O’Clock High. [1]

[edit] Kerfluffles

• Patti and Marg originally posted their story End Game on Fanfiction.net. Shortly after, it was removed because of accusations of plagiarism by Kate Brown and Zoey Traner due to similarities to Zoey Traner's story What Price Freedom?. The fandom split into two camps, siding with Zoey Traner or Patti and Marg. Patti and Marg later issued a public apology, claiming no intent to plagiarize was meant. After the initial furor died down, the similarities were generally agreed to be minor and accidental on the part of the collaborating authors. End Game was reposted on Fanfiction.net. Subsequently Zoey Traner's What Price Freedom? series were taken down, as well as Kate Browne's works. In February of 2002, Zoey Traner reposted her series and began writing in Hogan's Heroes fandom again. Patti and Marg continued their End Game series to include several other stories, collectively known as the "Game Universe".

[edit] Influential Fanworks

What Price Freedom, Fateful Laughter, Those Who Remain, and The Hand of a Friend by zoey traner - Unknown original publish date; republished on Fanfiction.net February 28, 2002.

End Game by Patti and Marg - March 15, 1945 to May 14, 1945 - Unknown original publish date; republished on Fanfiction.net September 30, 2001 Awarded a Gold Medal for Best Overall Story - 2003 Papa Bear Awards Awarded a Silver Medal for Best Drama - 2003 Papa Bear Awards

[edit] Fandom Members

Notable members include:

• AGroovie1
• Kate Browne
• Kits
• LJ Groundwater
• Marylinusca
• ML Miller Breedlove
• Nina Stephens
• Patti and Marg
• Pockets
• Syl
• Zoey Traner

See also Hogan's Heroes fans.

[edit] Fandom Size

The fandom initially consisted of a closely knit group of a hundred fans or so, most members of a list moderated by Kathy M. on smartgroups and associated with each other. Fanfiction.net hosted a small amount of fanfiction, less than fifty for several years. In 2002, Kits published a series of essays critiquing the common cliches and stereotypes in fandom. The essays gradually grew into a series of challenges that were met by writers until the number of fanfiction more than doubled. Additionally, several other authors began publishing stories. The fandom has since grown considerably, with several new members and writers contributing. As of April 24, 2008, Fanfiction.net hosts 511 stories in Hogan's Heroes fandom.

[edit] External Links

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[edit] See also

• Hogan's Heroes fanzines

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