Re: Were Germans offended by the show?

"Bruce Atchison - author" <batchison@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

>I was told that Germans were offended by Hogan's Heros.  Is that true?  I
>heard that it was taken off the air because somebody complained about how
>Germans were portrayed in the show.  I saw nothing offensive.  Hogan's
Heros
>spoofed the Nazis, not the resistance workers or the German civilians.  I
>sure would appreciate learning the real reason why the show disappeared.

Disappeared? It's still in reruns, last I checked. It was very popular in
Germany (although some liberties were definitely taken with some of the
storylines, it was translated mostly intact).

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