"Sergeant Gork" was the last of two episodes scripted by Ted Bergman, from a story by Redd Foxx, following "The Masquerade Party" from the previous season. Fred is watching Janet Lawson's son Roger (Edward Crawford, first of three) while Lamont is out with the truck, and to pass the time he regales the 10 year old with his exploits during WW2, opening with his impression of George C. Scott's Patton. 'Bubba Face' Bexley displays a 'sick psychotic criminal mind,' 'Fingers Rollo' will steal anything that isn't nailed down, Fritzi Burr (sixth of ten) makes for a hatchet faced 'love interest,' and soon to be executed soldier Frank Nelson (second of six) admits he'd rather "Swing on a Star." 'The most beautiful woman in all of Germany,' and owner of Brunhilda's Bratwurst Bungalow in Berlin (dubbed by Marlene Dietrich), unsurprisingly turns out to be Aunt Esther: "watch it, Major Sucker!" The sound of marching feet precedes the arrival of the solitary General (Martin Kosleck), who admits that what they heard was 'stereo boots!' Under arrest for such heinous crimes as leaving their Volkswagen in a loading zone, they are interrogated about the River Kwai by Colonel Hiakowa (Pat Morita, in his seventh and final appearance, though not as Ah Chew), who reveals that he studied at Vassar: "Vassar's a girls' school" "now you know what I was studying!" The Colonel is dismayed to learn that he's in Berlin rather than Guam: "no wonder I can't find the beach!" The eavesdropping Lamont arrives home to inquire as to how little Roger wasn't hurt: "hit by flying bull!" One of the screen's most prolific Nazis, Martin Kosleck made a career out of playing Joseph Goebbels, only two more roles still ahead.
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