The Phil Silvers Show

Sep 20, 1955 (en) Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 20, 1955
  • Production
    CBS Studios
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    The Phil Silvers Show
  • Release
    Sep 20, 1955
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Nat Hiken

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Phil Silvers

    Ernest Bilko

  2. Harvey Lembeck

    Rocco Barbella

  3. Paul Ford

    John Hall

  4. Allan Melvin

    Steve Henshaw

  5. Billy Sands

    Dino Paparelli

  6. Maurice Gosfield

    Duane Doberman

  7. Herbie Faye

    Sam Fender

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 7 / Crews : 13

Specials ( )

The Lost Audition Show

Episode: 1

The Bilko Cast History

Episode: 2

Bilko in Color

Episode: 3

Lucy and the Efficiency Expert

Episode: 4

Phil Silvers and Jack Benny on The Dick Cavett Show

Episode: 5

Bilko on Parade

Episode: 8

Interview with Cathy Silvers

Episode: 9

Phil Silvers on Broadway

Episode: 10

Interview with Nancy Silvers and Tracey Silvers

Episode: 11

Phil Silvers Interviewed on the Paul Ryan Show

Episode: 12

Footage of "Keep in Step"

Episode: 13

Unknown

Episode: 14

The New Phil Silvers Show

Episode: 15

Phil Talking abot the Show

Episode: 16

Promo for "The New Phil Silvers Show"

Episode: 18

Slowest Gun in the West

Episode: 19

Keep in Step

Episode: 20

Ed Sullivan previews The Phil Silvers Show

Episode: 22

Phil Silvers Special

Episode: 24

1956 Emmy Awards Highlights (You'll Never Get Rich)

Episode: 25

Nick at Nite episode intros with Phil Hartman

Episode: 26

Nick at Nite Taping - Sgt. Bilko movie promos with Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd and Phil Hartman

Episode: 27

Friars Club Stag Roast For Humphrey Bogard

Episode: 28

1957 Emmy Awards

Episode: 29

Pontiac Commercial

Episode: 30

Final TV Interview (1985)

Episode: 31

The Bilko Growl

Episode: 32

Camel (America's most populate cigarette) Presents The Phil Silvers show

Episode: 33

Gag Still Photo

Episode: 34

Tony Randel and Jack Kulugman Remember Biko on TV Land

Episode: 35

Season 1 ( 1955-09-20)

New Recruits

Episode: 1

The Empty Store

Episode: 2

The WAC

Episode: 3

The Horse

Episode: 4

AWOL

Episode: 5

The Boxer

Episode: 6

The Hoodlum

Episode: 7

Mardi Gras

Episode: 8

The Eating Contest

Episode: 9

The Centennial

Episode: 10

Bivouac

Episode: 11

The Singing Contest

Episode: 12

The Twitch

Episode: 13

The Reunion

Episode: 14

The Rich Kid

Episode: 15

Hollywood

Episode: 16

The Investigation

Episode: 17

Kids In the Trailer

Episode: 18

The Revolutionary War

Episode: 19

The Transfer

Episode: 20

The Rest Cure

Episode: 21

Dinner at Sowici's

Episode: 22

Army Memoirs

Episode: 23

Miss America

Episode: 24

The Court Martial

Episode: 25

Furlough in New York

Episode: 26

The Big Uranium Strike

Episode: 27

Bilko and the Beast

Episode: 28

The Physical Check Up

Episode: 29

The Recruiting Sergeant

Episode: 30

Hair

Episode: 31

The Con Men

Episode: 32

War Games

Episode: 33

Bilko on Wall Street

Episode: 34

Season 2 ( 1956-09-18)

Platoon in the Movies

Episode: 1

It's For The Birds

Episode: 2

Bilko Goes To College

Episode: 3

The Girl From Italy

Episode: 4

The Face On The Recruiting Poster

Episode: 5

Bilko's War Against Culture

Episode: 6

The Song Of The Motor Pool

Episode: 7

Bilko's Engagement

Episode: 8

A Mess Sergeant Can't Win

Episode: 9

Doberman's Sister

Episode: 10

Where There's A Will

Episode: 11

Bilko's Tax Trouble

Episode: 12

Mink Incorporated

Episode: 13

Sergeant Bilko Presents Ed Sullivan

Episode: 14

Bilko Gets Some Sleep

Episode: 15

The Blue Blood Of The Bilko's

Episode: 16

Love That Guardhouse

Episode: 17

Sergeant Bilko Presents Bing Crosby

Episode: 18

Bilko Goes To Monte Carlo

Episode: 19

Bilko Enters Politics

Episode: 20

Bilko's Television Idea

Episode: 21

The Son Of Bilko

Episode: 22

Rock 'n' Roll Rookie

Episode: 23

Bilko's Black Magic

Episode: 24

Bilko Goes South

Episode: 25

Bilko Goes Around The World

Episode: 26

The Mess Hall Mess

Episode: 27

The Secret Life Of Sergeant Bilko

Episode: 28

Radio Station B.I.L.K.O.

Episode: 29

Bilko the Marriage Broker

Episode: 30

Bilko Acres

Episode: 31

The Big Scandal

Episode: 32

Bilko's Perfect Day

Episode: 33

The Colonel Breaks Par

Episode: 34

Show Segments

Episode: 35

His Highness Doberman

Episode: 36

Season 3 ( 1957-09-17)

Bilko's Merry Widow

Episode: 1

Bilko's Boy's Town

Episode: 2

Hillbilly Whiz

Episode: 3

Bilko's Valentine

Episode: 4

The Big Man Hunt

Episode: 5

Bilko's Double Life

Episode: 6

Sergeant Bilko Presents

Episode: 7

Bilko Talks in His Sleep

Episode: 8

Cherokee Ernie

Episode: 9

Bilko Buys A Club

Episode: 10

Lieutenant Bilko

Episode: 11

Bilko At Bay

Episode: 12

Bilko F.O.B. Detroit

Episode: 13

Bilko and the Flying saucers

Episode: 14

Bilko and the Colonel's Secretary

Episode: 15

Doberman the Crooner

Episode: 16

Bilko Presents Kay Kendall

Episode: 17

Bilko's Cousin

Episode: 18

Bilko's Pigeons

Episode: 19

Cyrano De Bilko

Episode: 20

The Colonel's Reunion

Episode: 21

Bilko Saves Ritzik's Marriage

Episode: 22

Bilko The Art Lover

Episode: 23

Bilko The Genius

Episode: 24

Bilko the Male Model

Episode: 25

The Colonel's Inheritance

Episode: 26

Bilko's Honeymoon

Episode: 27

Bilko's Chinese Restaurant

Episode: 28

Operation Love

Episode: 29

Bilko's TV Pilot

Episode: 30

Bilko Retires From Gambling

Episode: 31

Bilko's Vacation

Episode: 32

Bilko's Insurance Company

Episode: 33

Bilko's Prize Poodle

Episode: 34

Bilko's School Days

Episode: 35

Joan's Big Romance

Episode: 36

Papa Bilko

Episode: 37

Season 4 ( 1958-09-23)

Gold Fever

Episode: 1

Bilko's Vampire

Episode: 2

Bilko's De Luxe Tours

Episode: 3

Bilko the Potato Sack King

Episode: 4

Bilko v's Covington

Episode: 5

Bilko Joins the Navy

Episode: 6

Bilko's Big Woman Hunt

Episode: 7

Bilko and the Crosby's

Episode: 8

Bilko's Allergy

Episode: 9

Bilko and the Chaplin

Episode: 10

Bilko Presents the McGuire Sisters

Episode: 11

Bilko's Secret Mission

Episode: 12

Bilko's Giveaway

Episode: 13

Bilko and the Medium

Episode: 14

Bilko's Bopster

Episode: 15

Bilko's Hollywood Romance

Episode: 16

Bilko's Grand Hotel

Episode: 17

Bilko's Credit Card

Episode: 18

Viva Bilko

Episode: 19

The Colonel's Promotion

Episode: 20

Bilko's Sharpshooter

Episode: 21

Bilko's Formula Seven

Episode: 22

Bilko's Ape Man

Episode: 23

Warrant Officer Paparelli

Episode: 24

Bilko's Godson

Episode: 25

Guinea Pig Bilko

Episode: 26

Bilko the Butler

Episode: 27

Ritzik Goes Civilian

Episode: 28

Bilko's Small Car

Episode: 29

Doberman Missing Heir

Episode: 30

Bilko's Casino

Episode: 31

The Colonel's Second Honeymoon

Episode: 32

Bilko in Outer Space

Episode: 33

The Bilko Boycott

Episode: 34

Weekend Colonel

Episode: 35

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Episode: 36

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Episode: 37
Sep 20, 1955 (en)
Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 20, 1955
  • Production
    CBS Studios
  • Rotten tomato 66%
Original Title The Phil Silvers Show
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Nat Hiken

    Producer