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The Phil Silvers Show

Name: The Phil Silvers Show
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1955-09-20
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck, Paul Ford, Allan Melvin, Billy Sands

Comedy

★ 7.1/10 TMDB Premiered 1955-09-20 4 seasons 144 eps

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.

Last Episode Aired 2001-03-14

S3E24 — Bilko The Genius

In a mix up over test results, Bilko is told that he has a genius rating and he goes on a course with other test winners. They try and come up with a foolproof method of predicting the result of any horse race.

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