The Phil Silvers Show (1955)

Comedy · Family

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.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (1,895 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

8.27 avg 34 episodes 8.1 → 8.3 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Recruits	8.1	83
2	The Empty Store	8.8	70
3	The WAC	8.0	70
4	The Horse	8.3	67
5	A.W.O.L.	7.7	54
6	The Boxer	8.6	56
7	The Hoodlum	8.5	54
8	Mardi Gras	8.4	55
9	The Eating Contest	8.8	81
10	The Centennial	8.1	49
11	Bivouac	8.8	65
12	The Singing Contest	7.9	46
13	The Twitch	8.7	67
14	The Reunion	7.7	46
15	Rich Kid	7.9	46
16	Hollywood	8.5	61
17	The Investigation	7.9	55
18	Kids in the Trailer	7.4	46
19	The Revolutionary War	8.1	58
20	Bilko's Transfer	8.2	52
21	Bilko's Rest Cure	8.4	43
22	Dinner at Sowici's	8.8	66
23	Army Memoirs	8.3	52
24	Miss America	8.1	47
25	The Court Martial	9.2	121
26	Furlough in New York	8.2	46
27	The Big Uranium Strike	8.4	43
28	Bilko and the Beast	8.3	51
29	The Physical Check-Up	8.2	49
30	The Recruiting Sergeant	8.2	46
31	Bilko's Hair	8.3	43
32	The Con Men	8.6	62
33	War Games	7.6	37
34	Bilko on Wall Street	8.3	46

Season 2 (1956)

8.14 avg 36 episodes 7.8 → 7.3 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Platoon in the Movies	7.8	50
2	It's for the Birds	8.6	53
3	Bilko Goes to College	8.6	56
4	The Girl from Italy	7.5	48
5	The Face on the Recruiting Poster	8.2	55
6	Bilko's War Against Culture	8.2	46
7	The Song of the Motor Pool	7.9	46
8	Bilko's Engagement	8.2	44
9	A Mess Sergeant Can't Win	9.1	78
10	Doberman's Sister	9.0	81
11	Where There's a Will	7.8	41
12	Bilko's Tax Trouble	8.1	53
13	Mink Incorporated	7.4	40
14	Sergeant Bilko Presents Ed Sullivan	8.2	46
15	Bilko Gets Some Sleep	8.3	44
16	The Blue Blood of the Bilkos	8.1	47
17	Love That Guardhouse	8.4	56
18	Bilko Presents Bing Crosby	8.3	50
19	Bilko Goes to Monte Carlo	8.3	52
20	Bilko Enters Politics	8.2	38
21	Bilko's Television Idea	8.4	50
22	The Son of Bilko	7.6	40
23	Rock 'n Roll Rookie	8.4	57
24	Bilko's Black Magic	8.1	46
25	Bilko Goes South	8.7	56
26	Bilko Goes Round the World	8.2	45
27	The Mess Hall Mess	7.9	39
28	The Secret Life of Sergeant Bilko	8.4	42
29	Radio Station B.I.L.K.O.	7.8	43
30	Bilko the Marriage Broker	7.7	35
31	Bilko Acres	8.0	37
32	The Big Scandal	8.2	51
33	Bilko's Perfect Day	8.6	48
34	The Colonel Breaks Par	8.1	39
35	Show Segments	7.3	39
36	His Highness Doberman	7.3	42

Season 3 (1957)

7.72 avg 37 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bilko's Merry Widow	7.4	37
2	Bilko's Boys Town	7.9	38
3	Hillbilly Whiz	8.5	69
4	Bilko's Valentine	7.0	35
5	The Big Man Hunt	7.6	37
6	Bilko's Double Life	8.4	46
7	Sgt. Bilko Presents	7.4	46
8	Bilko Talks in His Sleep	7.4	36
9	Cherokee Ernie	6.6	34
10	Bilko Buys a Club	7.4	35
11	Lieutenant Bilko	8.1	38
12	Bilko at Bay	7.9	34
13	Bilko F.O.B. Detroit	7.5	34
14	Bilko and the Flying Saucers	8.0	42
15	Bilko and the Colonel's Secretary	7.4	36
16	Doberman the Crooner	8.4	44
17	Bilko Presents Kay Kendall	7.7	33
18	Bilko's Cousin	7.7	43
19	Bilko's Pigeons	7.9	34
20	The Colonel's Reunion	7.6	35
21	Cyrano De Bilko	7.8	35
22	Bilko Saves Ritzik's Marriage	7.5	32
23	Bilko the Art Lover	8.0	49
24	Bilko the Genius	8.4	47
25	Bilko the Male Model	7.8	32
26	The Colonel's Inheritance	7.8	34
27	Bilko's Honeymoon	7.5	31
28	Bilko's Chinese Restaurant	7.5	31
29	Operation Love	7.5	30
30	Bilko's TV Pilot	7.7	30
31	Bilko Retires from Gambling	7.8	30
32	Bilko's Vacation	8.2	33
33	Bilko's Insurance Company	7.3	32
34	Bilko's Prize Poodle	7.3	33
35	Bilko's School Days	8.1	29
36	Joan's Big Romance	7.7	31
37	Papa Bilko	7.8	35

Season 4 (1958)

7.76 avg 36 episodes 7.1 → 8.3 32 min avg

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Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gold Fever	7.1	33
2	Bilko's Vampire	7.9	37
3	Bilko's Deluxe Tours	7.8	34
4	Bilko the Potato Sack King	7.6	36
5	Bilko vs. Covington	8.0	34
6	Bilko Joins the Navy	8.4	46
7	Bilko's Big Woman Hunt	7.9	33
8	The Bilkos and the Crosbys	7.1	25
9	Bilko's Allergy	7.8	30
10	Bilko and the Chaplain	8.0	32
11	Bilko Presents the McGuire Sisters	7.3	30
12	Bilko's Secret Mission	7.6	34
13	Bilko's Giveaway	8.0	31
14	Bilko and the Medium	7.8	32
15	Bilko's Bopster	7.7	32
16	Bilko's Hollywood Romance	7.6	33
17	Keep in Step	8.4	18
18	Bilko's Grand Hotel	7.7	35
19	Bilko's Credit Card	7.3	29
20	Viva Bilko	7.2	35
21	The Colonel's Promotion	8.3	34
22	Bilko's Sharpshooter	7.5	31
23	Bilko's Formula Seven	8.0	32
24	Bilko's Ape Man	8.0	34
25	Warrant Officer Papparelli	7.7	31
26	Bilko's Godson	7.3	32
27	Guinea Pig Bilko	7.6	31
28	Bilko the Butler	7.6	28
29	Ritzik Goes Civilian	7.8	31
30	Bilko's Small Car	8.1	32
31	Doberman Missing Heir	7.7	30
32	Bilko's Casino	7.8	30
33	The Colonel's Second Honeymoon	8.0	32
34	Bilko in Outer Space	7.8	36
35	The Bilko Boycott	7.6	34
36	The Weekend Colonel	8.3	48

The Phil Silvers Show (1955)

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