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The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

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IMDB:

7.0
The Phil Silvers Show

Released

9/20/1955

Duration

0h 30m

Genre

Comedy

Country

United States of America

Cast

Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck, Paul Ford

Overview

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

New RecruitsEP 1Available

New Recruits

30m7.0

During 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 out a new squad of rookies arrive for basic training. With a new source of cash the platoon think he can get back into the game but Bilko's conscience will not let him.

The Empty StoreEP 2Available

The Empty Store

30m7.0

Bilko 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 even by renting an empty store and getting the sergeant's to invest in it

The WACEP 3Available

The WAC

30m7.0

A 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 Joan Hogan)

The HorseEP 4Available

The Horse

30m7.0

Bilko 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 and has to keep it on the post until it is fit to run Then a visiting general comes on a surprise visit

AWOLEP 5Available

AWOL

30m8.0

Pvt 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

The BoxerEP 6Available

The Boxer

30m8.0

Bilko 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 to fight

The HoodlumEP 7Available

The Hoodlum

30m8.0

After 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 of the Month' competition. Little does he know that the tough guy will spring a surprise.

Mardi GrasEP 8Available

Mardi Gras

30m8.0

When 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.

The Eating ContestEP 9Available

The Eating Contest

30m8.0

In 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 depressed

The CentennialEP 10Available

The Centennial

30m7.0

Bilko 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

BivouacEP 11Available

Bivouac

30m8.0

When 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 make him go the colonel uses reverse psychology

The Singing ContestEP 12Available

The Singing Contest

30m8.0

Bilko 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 lose. While he is putting on the bet a new platoon member is found to have a beautiful singing voice

The TwitchEP 13Available

The Twitch

30m8.0

Colonel 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 the Colonel's wife and they can bet on the number of ' twitches' that she will give during the lecture

The ReunionEP 14Available

The Reunion

30m8.0

When 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 they have all been very successful.

The Rich KidEP 15Available

The Rich Kid

30m7.0

Bilko 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 they play up to him in order to get him to invest in their scheme, but Bilko's conscience wins out in the end.

HollywoodEP 16Available

Hollywood

30m8.0

Hollywood 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 the film people want shot of him.

The InvestigationEP 17Available

The Investigation

30m8.0

A Congressional committee visit Fort Baxter to investigate waste and high living but Bilko has other ideas, he wants a pay rise instead

Kids In the TrailerEP 18Available

Kids In the Trailer

30m7.0

While babysitting for a member of the platoon Bilko panics when he finds that he can't change the baby's nappy

The Revolutionary WarEP 19Available

The Revolutionary War

30m7.0

Bilko'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 diary he discovers that Joshua was a traitor so Bilko keeps quiet and withdraws his application

The TransferEP 20Available

The Transfer

30m8.0

When 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 to easy and Bilko hopes he can find a way to get back to Camp Baxter

The Rest CureEP 21Available

The Rest Cure

30m8.0

During 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

Dinner at Sowici'sEP 22Available

Dinner at Sowici's

30m8.0

When 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.

Army MemoirsEP 23Available

Army Memoirs

30m7.0

When 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

Miss AmericaEP 24Available

Miss America

30m7.0

When 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 surprise in store

The Court MartialEP 25Available

The Court Martial

30m9.0

When 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 anybody finds out

Furlough in New YorkEP 26Available

Furlough in New York

30m7.0

Bilko 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 others dog tags

The Big Uranium StrikeEP 27Available

The Big Uranium Strike

30m8.0

Bilko 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

Bilko and the BeastEP 28Available

Bilko and the Beast

30m8.0

When 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

The Physical Check UpEP 29Available

The Physical Check Up

30m8.0

When 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 get rid of him

The Recruiting SergeantEP 30Available

The Recruiting Sergeant

30m8.0

When 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

HairEP 31Available

Hair

30m8.0

Bilko'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 him, but Bilko has the last laugh

The Con MenEP 32Available

The Con Men

30m7.0

When 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 loses it again by being conned into buying the hotel from another con man

War GamesEP 33Available

War Games

30m7.0

Bilko 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

Bilko on Wall StreetEP 34Available

Bilko on Wall Street

30m8.0

Thinking 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

Phil Silvers

Ernest Bilko

Phil Silvers

Harvey Lembeck

Rocco Barbella

Harvey Lembeck

Paul Ford

John Hall

Paul Ford

Allan Melvin

Steve Henshaw

Allan Melvin

Billy Sands

Dino Paparelli

Billy Sands

Maurice Gosfield

Duane Doberman

Maurice Gosfield

Herbie Faye

Sam Fender

Herbie Faye

Terry Carter

Private 'Sugie' Sugarman

Terry Carter

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