Repooooort! More Hogan...
- Hogan has to go to the hospital (with a fake illness) in order to meet up with a wounded agent. He's "Up in Klink's Room". Victoria Carroll plays the nurse--she had six different roles on Hogan, and then spent most of her time doing cartoon voice roles.
- Hovis gets a chance to (over)act, since he has to handle live ammo--nitroglycerine, to be exact--in "The Purchasing Plan". The only remarkable thing about this episode is the poor quality of the DVD transfer. Just the vagaries of old TV shows, I guess.
- Marya (Nita Talbot) is back--this time with Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod). He's got a Nazi superweapon, and he wants Hogan to witness its use and tell the Allies about it. Of course, Marya is only interested in getting the Russian scientist (Larry D. Mann) back, so it's up to Hogan to take out the rocket in "The Witness".
- The Nazis have a new superradar, and they want to test it at--wait, don't tell me--Stalag 13. There's also a beautiful (as always) British scientist involved, played by Karen Steele. She had guest television roles from the 50's to the end of the 60's (including Star Trek). Hogan has to take our the weapon and the girl in "The Big Dish".
- It's the "Return of Major Bonacelli"--except now he's Vito Scotti. He was the go to foreign accent guy for over 40 years, including Peter Gunn, Bonanza, Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Addams Family, The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, CHiPs, and Mad About You. Here he's a walking Italian stereotype. There's also a strange music loop in the opening credits--not sure if it was an error or actually intended.
- What do you get a colonel/superspy who has everything? An ammo dump! Unfortunately, it's a trap, so it's no "Happy Birthday, Dear Hogan". Barbara Babcock is the guest star/beautiful underground agent. She was a mainstay on TV from the 60's to the 90's, with her last role (so far) on Judging Amy in 2004. She also had no less than 5 guest spots on Star Trek, and won an Emmy for her work on Hill Street Blues.
Cast info:
David Morick played minor guard and Gestapo roles on 17 episodes of the series. He had many guest roles from the 60's to the 80's, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, THe Doris Day Show, The Six Million Dollar Man, and The A-Team, with his last in Amen (1988). He passed away in 1997.
That finishes the season--onto Season 5 next time. Remember, you can play along! The DVD box set is available on Amazon.