The Phil Silvers Show 1955
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created and largely written by Nat Hiken, and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. The show is sometimes titled Sergeant Bilko or simply Bilko in reruns, and is very often referred to by these names, both on-screen and by viewers. The show's success transformed Silvers from a journeyman comedian into a star, and writer-producer Hiken from a highly-regarded behind-the-scenes comedy writer into a publicly recognized creator.
Episodes
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S1·E1 New RecruitsDuring a poker game the other sergeant's cheat and clean Bilko out of his bankroll so he has to look around for some more money. Just when it looks like he will miss…
S1·E2 The Empty StoreBilko is still broke and can't find a way back into the big poker game. When the three sergeant's win again, by beating one of the new recruits, Bilko decides to get…
S1·E3 The WACA job comes up for a sergeant that has a jeep allocated Bilko applies for it only to find that he is beaten by a Sgt Joan Hogan. (1st appearance by Elisabeth Fraser As…
S1·E4 The HorseBilko loses the platoon welfare money on a horse only to find out that it is suffering from a minor leg injury, with the last of the platoon's money he buys the horse…
S1·E5 AWOLPvt Steve Nagy goes awol so Bilko has to go and fetch him back only to find himself caught up in the middle of a family feud
S1·E6 The BoxerBilko discovers that one of the platoon Claude Dillingham is a boxing champ so Bilko enters him for the interplatoon championship only to learn that Dillingham refuses…
S1·E7 The HoodlumAfter several transfers a young tough guy is moved to the motor pool platoon and it is left to the Bilko to cut him down to size. Meanwhile Bilko is after the ' Soldier…
S1·E8 Mardi GrasWhen the platoon ask local socialite Miss Joy Landers to be their Mardi Gras queen she laughs and turns them down flat, so Bilko finds a way to change her mind.
S1·E9 The Eating ContestIn an eating contest between the platoons Bilko puts his money on a new member of the platoon nicknamed 'The Stomach' only to find that he can only eat when he is…
S1·E10 The CentennialBilko organises a pageant to celebrate 100 years of Camp Baxter but after some investigation finds that it does not show the camp in a very good light
S1·E11 BivouacWhen maneuvers come round again the Colonel is interested in which illness Bilko has in order to miss out on the joys of marching through the countryside. In order to…
S1·E12 The Singing ContestBilko hears of a singing contest in Miami and to get away from the bitterly cold weather he enters the platoon but on hearing them sing he puts a bet on for them to…
S1·E13 The TwitchColonel Hall tells Bilko to provide an audience for a lecture on music. He finds that nobody wants to come until they learn that the lecture will be given by a friend of…
S1·E14 The ReunionWhen Bilko meets up with his old army buddies, he thinks that they are going to be so short of money, that he is going to have to help them out , but it turns out that…
S1·E15 The Rich KidBilko gets an idea to buy the local bar and grill, but he is stumped for cash, until he learns that one of the platoon's new recruits, is heir to a steel fortune. So…
S1·E16 HollywoodHollywood plans a film of the ' Battle of Kabuchi' and they hire Bilko as the technical adviser, but after a couple of days he has taken over the whole production, and…
S1·E17 The InvestigationA Congressional committee visit Fort Baxter to investigate waste and high living but Bilko has other ideas, he wants a pay rise instead
S1·E18 Kids In the TrailerWhile babysitting for a member of the platoon Bilko panics when he finds that he can't change the baby's nappy
S1·E19 The Revolutionary WarBilko's aunt sends him a diary showing him that his great uncle Joshua was on the staff of George Washington so Bilko applies to become an officer but on reading the…
S1·E20 The TransferWhen the Colonel makes life difficult Bilko decides to bluff and puts in a transfer, but the Colonel calls the bluff and Bilko is on his way, but at his new camp life is…
S1·E21 The Rest CureDuring a heat wave Bilko discovers that the army have a rest centre in the Rockies but the trick is trying to persuade the doctors and the Colonel to let him go there
S1·E22 Dinner at Sowici'sWhen Bilko thinks that Joan is trying to trap him into marriage, he takes her to dinner at Sgt Sowici's to see how bad marriage can be, but they are in for a surprise.
S1·E23 Army MemoirsWhen Sgt's Pendleton,Grover, and Sowici get Bilko busted to private, he gets his own back by pretending to write a book on his army life
S1·E24 Miss AmericaWhen Bilko asks for pictures of the platoons girlfriends Pvt Honnagar shows them a photo of a beautiful girl taken years ago. they think it is his girl but they have a…
S1·E25 The Court MartialWhen Zippo the ape is accidently inducted into the army the only way to get the army off the hook is to get Bilko as defense council and court martial the ape before…
S1·E26 Furlough in New YorkBilko and Joan Hogan go separately to New York and keep missing each other but when they meet up again at Fort Baxter they find that they have somehow ended up with each…
S1·E27 The Big Uranium StrikeBilko suspects that there are large deposits of uranium underneath Fort Baxter but he has to get rid of the Colonel before he can start digging
S1·E28 Bilko and the BeastWhen a new drill sergeant known as ' The Beast ' takes over at Fort Baxter Bilko and the platoon come up with a scheme to get rid of him
S1·E29 The Physical Check UpWhen Bilko tries to get out of a 20 mile hike the Colonel preempts him and allows him to miss the hike Bilko is so shocked that he thinks the Colonel might be trying to…
S1·E30 The Recruiting SergeantWhen Bilko gets a tip from a jockey on a horse he persuades the Colonel to take him on a recruiting drive to Topeka so he can get to a bookie and get a bet on
S1·E31 HairBilko's head is constantly being used by his barber to find a cure for baldness. The other three sergeants know this and while Bilko is asleep decide to play a trick on…
S1·E32 The Con MenWhen Doberman gets a $500 windfall from an insurance policy, he loses it in a poker game with three con men. Bilko gets it back by conning the con men, but then Doberman…
S1·E33 War GamesBilko is asked to be best man at a friends wedding but it coincides with a war game battle between the army and the national guard
S1·E34 Bilko on Wall StreetThinking his friend is a big man on Wall Street Bilko goes to stay but when he discovers that his friend is just a clerk, Bilko sets out to get him a better job.Cast
L
Len Wayland
Bill Kerpanski (uncredited)
F
Frank Marth
Police Officer Billy Stevens (uncredited)
Crew
- Creator
- Nat Hiken
- Writers
- Barry Blitzer, Leonard B. Stern, Arnold M. Auerbach, Coleman Jacoby, Arnie Rosen, Terry Ryan, Tony Webster, A.J. Russell, Sydney Zelinka, Harvey Orkin, Billy Friedberg, Phil Sharp
- Producers
- Nat Hiken
Details
- First air date
- Sep 20, 1955
- Last air date
- Mar 14, 2001
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 144
- Episode runtime
- 30 min
- Network
- CBS
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- CBS Studios
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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