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.
Cast
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
Seasons & Episodes
1. New Recruits
1955-09-20
2. The Empty Store
1955-09-27
3. The WAC
1955-10-04
4. The Horse
1955-10-11
5. AWOL
1955-10-18
6. The Boxer
1955-10-25
7. The Hoodlum
1955-11-01
8. Mardi Gras
1955-11-08
9. The Eating Contest
1955-11-15
10. The Centennial
1955-11-22
11. Bivouac
1955-11-29
12. The Singing Contest
1955-12-06
13. The Twitch
1955-12-13
14. The Reunion
1955-12-20
15. The Rich Kid
1955-12-27
16. Hollywood
1956-01-03
17. The Investigation
1956-01-10
18. Kids In the Trailer
1956-01-17
19. The Revolutionary War
1956-01-24
20. The Transfer
1956-01-31
21. The Rest Cure
1956-02-07
22. Dinner at Sowici's
1956-02-14
23. Army Memoirs
1956-02-21
24. Miss America
1956-02-28
25. The Court Martial
1956-03-06
26. Furlough in New York
1956-03-13
27. The Big Uranium Strike
1956-03-20
28. Bilko and the Beast
1956-03-27
29. The Physical Check Up
1956-04-10
30. The Recruiting Sergeant
1956-04-17
31. Hair
1956-04-24
32. The Con Men
1956-05-01
33. War Games
1956-05-08
34. Bilko on Wall Street
1956-05-15
