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.
Episodes
1Gold Fever
30 minSep 23, 1958
Bilko finds an old map of a secret gold mine near Grove City and investigates the site.
2Bilko's Vampire
30 minOct 1, 1958
When Ritzik starts watching horror films instead of playing poker, Bilko tries to scare him off
3Bilko's De Luxe Tours
30 minOct 8, 1958
When they have problems getting to town, Bilko goes into the transportation business, by joining the PTA and getting hold of one of their buses.
4Bilko the Potato Sack King
30 minOct 15, 1958
When 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.
5Bilko v's Covington
30 minOct 22, 1958
Bilko 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.
6Bilko Joins the Navy
30 minOct 28, 1958
When 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.
7Bilko's Big Woman Hunt
30 minNov 5, 1958
Cpl 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.
8Bilko and the Crosby's
30 minNov 12, 1958
Bilko dreams of what life would be like if he and not Bing were the father of the Crosby Sons.
9Bilko's Allergy
30 minNov 19, 1958
Bilko develops an allergy to playing cards which prevents him taking part in poker games.
10Bilko and the Chaplin
30 minNov 26, 1958
The Chaplin and Bilko get back at a crooked real estate agent, who wants to close a boys home and open a parking lot.
11Bilko Presents the McGuire Sisters
30 minDec 3, 1958
12Bilko's Secret Mission
30 minDec 10, 1958
When 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.
13Bilko's Giveaway
30 minDec 17, 1958
In Hollywood with no money, Bilko teams up with a child genius to win big prizes on a TV game show. but no cash.
14Bilko and the Medium
30 minDec 22, 1958
Hearing that Ritzik's have won $500 ,Bilko tries to borrow the money to open a pool hall.
15Bilko's Bopster
30 minJan 1, 1959
When jazz drummer Skinny Sanders joins the platoon, Bilko dreams of forming a band and touring Europe.
16Bilko's Hollywood Romance
30 minJan 9, 1959
A 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.
17Bilko's Grand Hotel
30 minJan 28, 1959
Bilko 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.
18Bilko's Credit Card
30 minFeb 4, 1959
Bilko 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.
19Viva Bilko
30 minFeb 11, 1959
Bilko 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.
20The Colonel's Promotion
30 minFeb 18, 1959
When a promotion he expected doesn't happen Colonel hall goes to Washington and gets to play golf with Eisenhower.
21Bilko's Sharpshooter
30 minFeb 25, 1959
Bilko discovers a WAC sharpshooter and starts to promote her as a new Annie Oakley, until she falls for another contestant in a competition.
22Bilko's Formula Seven
30 minMar 4, 1959
When 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.
23Bilko's Ape Man
30 minMar 18, 1959
Bilko hopes to launch Pvt Forbes in a film career, by entering him in a Mister Universe contest
24Warrant Officer Paparelli
30 minMar 25, 1959
Bilko gets Paparelli promoted, but he turns into a monster, so Bilko has to think of a way to demote him.
25Bilko's Godson
30 minApr 3, 1959
When he is named as the godfather to the son of a G.I. friend, Bilko tries to get the boy enrolled at Stanford University.
26Guinea Pig Bilko
30 minApr 17, 1959
Bilko 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.
27Bilko the Butler
30 minApr 24, 1959
While 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.
28Ritzik Goes Civilian
30 minMay 1, 1959
Sgt 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.
29Bilko's Small Car
30 minMay 8, 1959
When the police seize the Colonel's sports car Bilko converts a jeep and takes an order for ten from a local motor dealer.
30Doberman Missing Heir
30 minMay 15, 1959
Lord and Lady Rockford think they have discovered Doberman as their long lost son and heir, then they find it is all a mistake.
31Bilko's Casino
30 minMay 20, 1959
Bilko 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
32The Colonel's Second Honeymoon
30 minMay 29, 1959
With 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
33Bilko in Outer Space
30 minJun 5, 1959
Sgt'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
34The Bilko Boycott
30 minJun 12, 1959
Tired 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
35Weekend Colonel
30 minJun 17, 1959
CCTV 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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