Mojo Harris was the extra and actor that never got a fair shake or opportunity for lines and camera time on our favorite classic television program Hogan's heroes. I often get complaints about mentioning the greatness of this program that ewe have on all the time on our two big screens in the offices of the Artificial Intellect offices. In season three episode 12 Mojo Harris was close to getting a close up and dialogue scene with Newkirk played by Richard Dawson and was standing in line about to wager some coin for an upcoming event at stalag 13 when he was rudely interrupted by the character of Sargent Schulz played ahhh by John Banner who immediate interrupted the scene and took over talk.
Mojo Harris should of been the second black cast member of Hogan's Heroes and his involvement would of indicated that Hogan's Heroes was perhaps the most culturally aware and diverse program in the sixties and show the integration that the American army was developing even during World War II and official integration of the army. Mojo Harris was one a dozens of extras that stood out in the background of this program and I always had a warm feeling for the great extras in old programming and sitcom whether it be this program or the fools that never raised their hand sin Mr Kotter's class o r the jackasses in the Sunshine Cab company that went about their own activities ignoring the antics Louie Depalma and a Nardo and Regar. The total disrespect and disregard for Mojo Harris and his chances to have some actual air time on Hogan's Heroes pisses off many fans of this classic television program still popular and forever lasting as this is a time classic always popular and watchable and can never really be dated. 
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