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But, all along — and long after the series had gone into syndication, and years of reruns — there was a hidden joke in “Hogan’s Heroes.” It was simply this. Many of its characters were played by Jewish refugees from the Nazis. Consider: Colonel Wilhelm Klink, the commandant of the stalag. His chief characteristics: vanity, insecurity, paranoia, and basically inept, in constant fear of being sent to the Russian front. He was played by Werner Klemperer, a veteran German entertainer. He was born into a family that was part of German-Jewish cultural aristocracy. His father was the renowned conductor Otto...

Richard Dawson, the legendary host of "Family Feud," has died from complications due to esophageal cancer ... this according to his son. Gary Dawson posted a Facebook message early this morning that read: "It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my father passed away this evening from complications due to esophageal cancer. He was surrounded by his family. He was an amazing talent, a loving husband, a great dad, and a doting grandfather. He will be missed but always remembered..." Dawson hosted "Feud" from 1976-1985, and then from 1994-1995. He was also famous for being...

To realize the utter silliness of the current tribunal, all one has to do is spend 20 minutes watching today's cross examination....... The poor witness clearly has been set up to give his KLA inspired testimony and then has been told to simply say he doesn't know anything else. He knows nothing about the KLA He knows nothing about TV He knows nothing about Radio He knows nothing about newspapers He knows nothing about his village schoolmaster, never met him even though his children attended the one village school He knows nothing about his village mayor, never met/saw him He...