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The Phil Silvers Show
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.
- Created by:
- Nat Hiken
- Cast:
- Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck, Paul Ford, Allan Melvin
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 4
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Gold Fever
1958-09-23 · 30mBilko finds an old map of a secret gold mine near Grove City and investigates the site.
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E02
Episode 2
Bilko's Vampire
1958-10-01 · 30mWhen Ritzik starts watching horror films instead of playing poker, Bilko tries to scare him off
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E03
Episode 3
Bilko's De Luxe Tours
1958-10-08 · 30mWhen they have problems getting to town, Bilko goes into the transportation business, by joining the PTA and getting hold of one of their buses.
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E04
Episode 4
Bilko the Potato Sack King
1958-10-15 · 30mWhen offered a $20,000 wage Bilko leaves the army for a firm making potato sacks, but it is not long before he is back in the army.
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E05
Episode 5
Bilko v's Covington
1958-10-22 · 30mBilko is getting beaten at his own game by a Sgt Covington, so he starts a rumour about a big money making opportunities in Japan, but the plan backfires when Covington learns the truth.
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E06
Episode 6
Bilko Joins the Navy
1958-10-28 · 30mWhen word of a big crap game for sailors only gets around Bilko Paparelli, and Zimmerman join the navy to take part but somehow they all end up at sea and have problems getting back ashore.
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E07
Episode 7
Bilko's Big Woman Hunt
1958-11-05 · 30mCpl Henshaw falls in love and ruins Bilko's business,so when the same thing happens to Bilko, when he gets trapped in a lift with a girl, she then disappears and he has to go to the police in order to find her.
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E08
Episode 8
Bilko and the Crosby's
1958-11-12 · 30mBilko dreams of what life would be like if he and not Bing were the father of the Crosby Sons.
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E09
Episode 9
Bilko's Allergy
1958-11-19 · 30mBilko develops an allergy to playing cards which prevents him taking part in poker games.
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E10
Episode 10
Bilko and the Chaplin
1958-11-26 · 30mThe Chaplin and Bilko get back at a crooked real estate agent, who wants to close a boys home and open a parking lot.
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E11
Episode 11
Bilko Presents the McGuire Sisters
1958-12-03 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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E12
Episode 12
Bilko's Secret Mission
1958-12-10 · 30mWhen Ritzik is accidentally given a dose of electricity it makes him magnetic. He doesn't realise it, but it helps him control the ball in a roulette wheel. He thinks he has come up with a foolproof method of winning at roulette.
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E13
Episode 13
Bilko's Giveaway
1958-12-17 · 30mIn Hollywood with no money, Bilko teams up with a child genius to win big prizes on a TV game show. but no cash.
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E14
Episode 14
Bilko and the Medium
1958-12-22 · 30mHearing that Ritzik's have won $500 ,Bilko tries to borrow the money to open a pool hall.
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E15
Episode 15
Bilko's Bopster
1959-01-01 · 30mWhen jazz drummer Skinny Sanders joins the platoon, Bilko dreams of forming a band and touring Europe.
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E16
Episode 16
Bilko's Hollywood Romance
1959-01-09 · 30mA film star's agent decides that a romance with a soldier would be a good public relations exercise. Bilko gets chosen but in next to no time he becomes to powerful.
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E17
Episode 17
Bilko's Grand Hotel
1959-01-28 · 30mBilko opens a pizza stand,But it burns down with Paparelli and Zimmerman in charge. So he tries again with a cheap hotel but the same thing happens again.
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E18
Episode 18
Bilko's Credit Card
1959-02-04 · 30mBilko signs up the camp to his credit card scheme, the men like the idea, but when it comes time to settle their bills, the camp leave on manoeuvres.
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E19
Episode 19
Viva Bilko
1959-02-11 · 30mBilko and three of the platoon are on holiday in Mexico, when they are robbed of their clothes by Mexican bandits, who use the clothes as a disguise to rob a bank. Later when Bilko gets their clothes back, they are arrested, until he can explain what happened.
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E20
Episode 20
The Colonel's Promotion
1959-02-18 · 30mWhen a promotion he expected doesn't happen Colonel hall goes to Washington and gets to play golf with Eisenhower.
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E21
Episode 21
Bilko's Sharpshooter
1959-02-25 · 30mBilko discovers a WAC sharpshooter and starts to promote her as a new Annie Oakley, until she falls for another contestant in a competition.
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E22
Episode 22
Bilko's Formula Seven
1959-03-04 · 30mWhen applejack is accidentally mixed with crankcase oil, Bilko finds that they have discovered a formula for anti wrinkle, which Bilko tries to sell to the cosmetic firms.
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E23
Episode 23
Bilko's Ape Man
1959-03-18 · 30mBilko hopes to launch Pvt Forbes in a film career, by entering him in a Mister Universe contest
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E24
Episode 24
Warrant Officer Paparelli
1959-03-25 · 30mBilko gets Paparelli promoted, but he turns into a monster, so Bilko has to think of a way to demote him.
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E25
Episode 25
Bilko's Godson
1959-04-03 · 30mWhen he is named as the godfather to the son of a G.I. friend, Bilko tries to get the boy enrolled at Stanford University.
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E26
Episode 26
Guinea Pig Bilko
1959-04-17 · 30mBilko takes a tranquilliser and loses his love for gambling, but the Colonel can't stand the change and tries to shock him out of it.
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E27
Episode 27
Bilko the Butler
1959-04-24 · 30mWhile helping out as a waiter, Bilko overhears a stock tip so he phones Cpl Henshaw to invest their money, but before Henshaw can act the Stock falls and Bilko thinks that their money has been lost.
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E28
Episode 28
Ritzik Goes Civilian
1959-05-01 · 30mSgt Ritzik leaves the army, and sets up in roadside diner.But in no time he discovers that he has been swindled and calls for Bilko to help get his money back.
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E29
Episode 29
Bilko's Small Car
1959-05-08 · 30mWhen the police seize the Colonel's sports car Bilko converts a jeep and takes an order for ten from a local motor dealer.
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E30
Episode 30
Doberman Missing Heir
1959-05-15 · 30mLord and Lady Rockford think they have discovered Doberman as their long lost son and heir, then they find it is all a mistake.
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E31
Episode 31
Bilko's Casino
1959-05-20 · 30mBilko discovers an old document saying that the Grove City USO is exempt from California's Gambling laws. So Bilko opens a gambling club, but the mob muscle in on him so Bilko reverts the club back to the USO
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E32
Episode 32
The Colonel's Second Honeymoon
1959-05-29 · 30mWith the Colonel away on a second honeymoon, Bilko and Zimmerman who has won a prize in a competition find that they are staying at the same hotel
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E33
Episode 33
Bilko in Outer Space
1959-06-05 · 30mSgt's Ritzik and Grover win $600 but are terrified of losing it to Bilko, so they hide out in a space capsule mock up, but Bilko finds them
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E34
Episode 34
The Bilko Boycott
1959-06-12 · 30mTired of the way Bilko is fleecing the platoon, Cpl Henshaw sets up a gamblers anonymous organisation, so with his source of money drying up ,he starts on the WAC's
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E35
Episode 35
Weekend Colonel
1959-06-17 · 30mCCTV set up by the Colonel cleans up the gambling, so Bilko finds a double of the Colonel who then orders the removal of the camera's.
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Phil Silvers
Ernest Bilko
Harvey Lembeck
Rocco Barbella
Paul Ford
John Hall
Allan Melvin
Steve Henshaw
Billy Sands
Dino Paparelli
Maurice Gosfield
Duane Doberman
Herbie Faye
Sam Fender
Terry Carter
Private 'Sugie' Sugarman
