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S2 E55 Bilko's TV Idea

Comedy

9+

25 minutes

31 Dec 1956

A sagging TV comic, in search of a new show idea visits Fort Baxter and finds Sgt. Bilko waiting for him with script in hand.Featuring: Phil Silvers, Paul Ford, Allan Melvin, Harvey Lembeck, Herbie Faye, Billy Sands, Maurice Gosfield, Joe E. Ross, Hope Sansberry

Season 2, 12 Episodes

The Phil Silvers Show - The Face on the Recruiting Poster

The Face on the Recruiting Poster,

Sgt. Bilko chooses a handsome soldier for a new recruiting poster, but, by accident, Pfc. Doberman gets picked instead.

The Phil Silvers Show - A Mess Sergeant Can't Win

A Mess Sergeant Can't Win,

Ser. Bilko tries to help a pal by losing money on purpose, but finds he can't lose a bet no matter how hard he tries.

The Phil Silvers Show - Doberman's Sister

Doberman's Sister,

Sgt. Bilko tells a buddy that Pfc. Doberman has a beautiful sister. then finds himself believing his own story.

The Phil Silvers Show - Bilko's Tax Trouble

Bilko's Tax Trouble,

Kansas income tax investigators, by mistake, call in Sgt. Bilko and ask him to produce his records for the year 1953.

The Phil Silvers Show - Bilko Gets Some Sleep

Bilko Gets Some Sleep,

With the aid of the camp psychiatrist, Sgt. Bilko reforms, sleeps well and is so nice that everyone becomes suspicious of him.

The Phil Silvers Show - Love That Guard House

Love That Guard House,

Ifs all-out war when Col. Hall tries to keep mess Sgt. Ritzik. who is carrying S1500 in his pocket, out of Sgt. Bilko's clutches.

The Phil Silvers Show - Bilko's TV Idea

Bilko's TV Idea,

A sagging TV comic, in search of a new show idea visits Fort Baxter and finds Sgt. Bilko waiting for him with script in hand.

The Phil Silvers Show - Bilko's Black Magic

Bilko's Black Magic,

A GI marooned on a Pacific isle since 1942 gets the cold shoulder until Sgt. Bilko sees him collect $7,456.38 in back pay.

The Phil Silvers Show - Bilko Goes 'Round the World

Bilko Goes 'Round the World,

The late Mike Todd is featured in an uproarious satire on his motion picture hit, Around the World in 80 Days.

The Phil Silvers Show - The Mess Hall Mess

The Mess Hall Mess,

Sgt. Bilko steals a French chefs casserole recipe to enter in a cooking contest, despite the fact the dish is a family secret.

The Phil Silvers Show - The Big Scandal

The Big Scandal,

The Colonel's wife is involved in a big scandal just because Sgt. Bilko decides there is money to be made in hypnotism.

The Phil Silvers Show - The Colonel Breaks Par

The Colonel Breaks Par,

Col. Hall, world's worst duffer, shoots 18 holes of golf 11 under par with his eyes closed and with the help of Sam Snead

Details

The Phil Silvers Show

Comedy

9+

3 Seasons

25 minutes

Classic military comedy set on the fictional Army base of Fort Baxter in Kansas and starred Phil Silvers as Sgt. Ernest Bilko, a fast-talking sharpster who would do anything to make an extra buck.

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