The Phil Silvers Show

1. New Recruits

Sep 20, 1955 · 30 min

During a poker game the other sergeant's cheat and clean Bilko out of his bankroll so he has to look around for some more money. Just when it looks like he will miss out a new squad of rookies arrive for basic training. With a new source of cash the platoon think he can get back into the game but Bilko's conscience will not let him.

2. The Empty Store

Sep 27, 1955 · 30 min

Bilko is still broke and can't find a way back into the big poker game. When the three sergeant's win again, by beating one of the new recruits, Bilko decides to get even by renting an empty store and getting the sergeant's to invest in it

3. The WAC

Oct 4, 1955 · 30 min

A job comes up for a sergeant that has a jeep allocated Bilko applies for it only to find that he is beaten by a Sgt Joan Hogan. (1st appearance by Elisabeth Fraser As Joan Hogan)

4. The Horse

Oct 11, 1955 · 30 min

Bilko loses the platoon welfare money on a horse only to find out that it is suffering from a minor leg injury, with the last of the platoon's money he buys the horse and has to keep it on the post until it is fit to run Then a visiting general comes on a surprise visit

5. AWOL

Oct 18, 1955 · 30 min

Pvt Steve Nagy goes awol so Bilko has to go and fetch him back only to find himself caught up in the middle of a family feud

6. The Boxer

Oct 25, 1955 · 30 min

Bilko discovers that one of the platoon Claude Dillingham is a boxing champ so Bilko enters him for the interplatoon championship only to learn that Dillingham refuses to fight

7. The Hoodlum

Nov 1, 1955 · 30 min

After several transfers a young tough guy is moved to the motor pool platoon and it is left to the Bilko to cut him down to size. Meanwhile Bilko is after the ' Soldier of the Month' competition. Little does he know that the tough guy will spring a surprise.

8. Mardi Gras

Nov 8, 1955 · 30 min

When the platoon ask local socialite Miss Joy Landers to be their Mardi Gras queen she laughs and turns them down flat, so Bilko finds a way to change her mind.

9. The Eating Contest

Nov 15, 1955 · 30 min

In an eating contest between the platoons Bilko puts his money on a new member of the platoon nicknamed 'The Stomach' only to find that he can only eat when he is depressed

10. The Centennial

Nov 22, 1955 · 30 min

Bilko organises a pageant to celebrate 100 years of Camp Baxter but after some investigation finds that it does not show the camp in a very good light

11. Bivouac

Nov 29, 1955 · 30 min

When maneuvers come round again the Colonel is interested in which illness Bilko has in order to miss out on the joys of marching through the countryside. In order to make him go the colonel uses reverse psychology

12. The Singing Contest

Dec 6, 1955 · 30 min

Bilko hears of a singing contest in Miami and to get away from the bitterly cold weather he enters the platoon but on hearing them sing he puts a bet on for them to lose. While he is putting on the bet a new platoon member is found to have a beautiful singing voice

13. The Twitch

Dec 13, 1955 · 30 min

Colonel Hall tells Bilko to provide an audience for a lecture on music. He finds that nobody wants to come until they learn that the lecture will be given by a friend of the Colonel's wife and they can bet on the number of ' twitches' that she will give during the lecture

14. The Reunion

Dec 20, 1955 · 30 min

When Bilko meets up with his old army buddies, he thinks that they are going to be so short of money, that he is going to have to help them out , but it turns out that they have all been very successful.

15. The Rich Kid

Dec 27, 1955 · 30 min

Bilko gets an idea to buy the local bar and grill, but he is stumped for cash, until he learns that one of the platoon's new recruits, is heir to a steel fortune. So they play up to him in order to get him to invest in their scheme, but Bilko's conscience wins out in the end.

16. Hollywood

Jan 3, 1956 · 30 min

Hollywood plans a film of the ' Battle of Kabuchi' and they hire Bilko as the technical adviser, but after a couple of days he has taken over the whole production, and the film people want shot of him.

17. The Investigation

Jan 10, 1956 · 30 min

A Congressional committee visit Fort Baxter to investigate waste and high living but Bilko has other ideas, he wants a pay rise instead

18. Kids In the Trailer

Jan 17, 1956 · 30 min

While babysitting for a member of the platoon Bilko panics when he finds that he can't change the baby's nappy

19. The Revolutionary War

Jan 24, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko's aunt sends him a diary showing him that his great uncle Joshua was on the staff of George Washington so Bilko applies to become an officer but on reading the diary he discovers that Joshua was a traitor so Bilko keeps quiet and withdraws his application

20. The Transfer

Jan 31, 1956 · 30 min

When the Colonel makes life difficult Bilko decides to bluff and puts in a transfer, but the Colonel calls the bluff and Bilko is on his way, but at his new camp life is to easy and Bilko hopes he can find a way to get back to Camp Baxter

21. The Rest Cure

Feb 7, 1956 · 30 min

During a heat wave Bilko discovers that the army have a rest centre in the Rockies but the trick is trying to persuade the doctors and the Colonel to let him go there

22. Dinner at Sowici's

Feb 14, 1956 · 30 min

When Bilko thinks that Joan is trying to trap him into marriage, he takes her to dinner at Sgt Sowici's to see how bad marriage can be, but they are in for a surprise.

23. Army Memoirs

Feb 21, 1956 · 30 min

When Sgt's Pendleton,Grover, and Sowici get Bilko busted to private, he gets his own back by pretending to write a book on his army life

24. Miss America

Feb 28, 1956 · 30 min

When Bilko asks for pictures of the platoons girlfriends Pvt Honnagar shows them a photo of a beautiful girl taken years ago. they think it is his girl but they have a surprise in store

25. The Court Martial

Mar 6, 1956 · 30 min

When Zippo the ape is accidently inducted into the army the only way to get the army off the hook is to get Bilko as defense council and court martial the ape before anybody finds out

26. Furlough in New York

Mar 13, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko and Joan Hogan go separately to New York and keep missing each other but when they meet up again at Fort Baxter they find that they have somehow ended up with each others dog tags

27. The Big Uranium Strike

Mar 20, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko suspects that there are large deposits of uranium underneath Fort Baxter but he has to get rid of the Colonel before he can start digging

28. Bilko and the Beast

Mar 27, 1956 · 30 min

When a new drill sergeant known as ' The Beast ' takes over at Fort Baxter Bilko and the platoon come up with a scheme to get rid of him

29. The Physical Check Up

Apr 10, 1956 · 30 min

When Bilko tries to get out of a 20 mile hike the Colonel preempts him and allows him to miss the hike Bilko is so shocked that he thinks the Colonel might be trying to get rid of him

30. The Recruiting Sergeant

Apr 17, 1956 · 30 min

When Bilko gets a tip from a jockey on a horse he persuades the Colonel to take him on a recruiting drive to Topeka so he can get to a bookie and get a bet on

31. Hair

Apr 24, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko's head is constantly being used by his barber to find a cure for baldness. The other three sergeants know this and while Bilko is asleep decide to play a trick on him, but Bilko has the last laugh

32. The Con Men

May 1, 1956 · 30 min

When Doberman gets a $500 windfall from an insurance policy, he loses it in a poker game with three con men. Bilko gets it back by conning the con men, but then Doberman loses it again by being conned into buying the hotel from another con man

33. War Games

May 8, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko is asked to be best man at a friends wedding but it coincides with a war game battle between the army and the national guard

34. Bilko on Wall Street

May 15, 1956 · 30 min

Thinking his friend is a big man on Wall Street Bilko goes to stay but when he discovers that his friend is just a clerk, Bilko sets out to get him a better job.

1. Platoon in the Movies

Sep 18, 1956 · 30 min

The platoon is chosen to make a film about the correct use of the spark plug.

2. It's For The Birds

Sep 25, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko looks around for an expert to go on the 64,000 Dollar quiz show on TV. He ends up with Pvt Honnegar who is an expert on wildlife, After surviving a loss of memory he wins the money but he has a surprise in store for Bilko

3. Bilko Goes To College

Oct 2, 1956 · 30 min

When a local gangster insults the army Bilko takes a bet of 1000 -1 That the local College Schmill can beat Notra Dame in a football game. Nobody gives them a chance, but when Bilko gets to work on the press they start to believe that Schmill can win.

4. The Girl From Italy

Oct 9, 1956 · 30 min

Rocco's brother refuses to marry a girl brought over from Italy so Bilko sets out to make him jealous and to change his mind

5. The Face On The Recruiting Poster

Oct 16, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko hopes to get a handsome young recruit noticed by Hollywood so he tries to get the soldier's face on the new army recruiting poster. But first he must pass a test on the army and with Doberman coaching him a surprise is in store.

6. Bilko's War Against Culture

Oct 23, 1956 · 30 min

When two special service officers come to educate the platoon the men promise Bilko they will not attend the lectures until they see who attractive the ladies are

7. The Song Of The Motor Pool

Oct 30, 1956 · 30 min

Bilko looks for a song that the motor pool can adopt. He hears Paparelli singing one in the shower but it turns out that someone thought of it first

8. Bilko's Engagement

Nov 6, 1956 · 30 min

After a mix up at the jewelers Bilko finds that Joan has been given an engagement ring and she thinks that they are to married. Bilko has to think fast of a way out.

9. A Mess Sergeant Can't Win

Nov 13, 1956 · 30 min

Fed up with losing to Bilko all the time Mess Sgt Ritzik is leaving the army having saved up $400 to open a snack bar So Bilko devises a plan to repay all the money that he has won off Ritzik.

10. Doberman's Sister

Nov 20, 1956 · 30 min

It's family day at Fort Baxter and all the platoon have invited their sister's. They all have date's except Doberman's so Bilko sets out to con Zimmerman into taking her out.

11. Where There's A Will

Nov 27, 1956 · 30 min

A member of the platoon is cheated out of his share in his uncles will. The only thing he gets is a parrot so Bilko starts a rumor that the parrot holds the clue to a hidden treasure map.

12. Bilko's Tax Trouble

Dec 4, 1956 · 30 min

Through an error Bilko is called before the tax people to explain his earnings

13. Mink Incorporated

Dec 11, 1956 · 30 min

After Bilko loses 100 dollars of the platoons welfare fund on a horse, he tries to get the money back, by starting a mink farm, but the mink's refuse to breed.

14. Sergeant Bilko Presents Ed Sullivan

Dec 18, 1956 · 30 min

When TV host Ed Sullivan tries to put on ‘A Salute to the Army' show, the talent scout leaves Bilko out to start with, but when the producer decides to use a jeep in the finale, they turn Bilko to organise things, but he tries to change the show to suit himself.

15. Bilko Gets Some Sleep

Dec 25, 1956 · 30 min

Unable to sleep Bilko goes to the camp psychiatrist for advice. He is told to give up gambling and women.

16. The Blue Blood Of The Bilko's

Jan 8, 1957 · 30 min

A sergeant from Fort Baxter is to be excluded from his son's wedding to an heiress. They only want officers to attend so Bilko decides to change their minds

17. Love That Guardhouse

Jan 15, 1957 · 30 min

After winning 1500 dollars in Las Vegas, Ritzik is desperate to play poker with Bilko, so the Colonel locks him up in the guardhouse for his own protection.

18. Sergeant Bilko Presents Bing Crosby

Jan 22, 1957 · 30 min

Bilko promotes a show starring Bing Crosby, but when Bing suddenly fails to show up, Bilko has to find a lookalike as a replacement.

19. Bilko Goes To Monte Carlo

Jan 29, 1957 · 30 min

Bilko comes up with a foolproof method of winning at roulette, so all the camp come up with a bankroll and send him off Monte Carlo to try it out.

20. Bilko Enters Politics

Feb 5, 1957 · 30 min

When the plan for a new serviceman's center is turned down by the mayor Bilko gets Doberman to run for Mayor. When it looks like Doberman will win, the campaign manager makes a deal with Bilko to build the center if Doberman will drop out

21. Bilko's Television Idea

Feb 12, 1957 · 30 min

When T.V. star Buddy Bickford come to Fort Baxter to research background for a new television show. Bilko tries to sell him a T.V. idea of his own.

22. The Son Of Bilko

Feb 26, 1957 · 30 min

A young practical joker joins the platoon and drives everybody crazy until Bilko finds a way to give give him a taste of his own medicine.

23. Rock 'n' Roll Rookie

Mar 5, 1957 · 30 min

When singer Elvin Pelvin joins the platoon, Bilko sees a way to make money but he can't get him to sing.

24. Bilko's Black Magic

Mar 19, 1957 · 30 min

When Pvt Mendleson who has been lost in the jungle for years receives $7000 in back pay he loses it to Grover and Ritzik in a poker game. Bilko uses their fear of black magic to get his money back.

25. Bilko Goes South

Mar 26, 1957 · 30 min

During a cold spell the platoon think that they are entering a singing contest which will be held in Florida, but instead they take part in a dangerous medical experiment.

26. Bilko Goes Around The World

Apr 2, 1957 · 30 min

After watching ' Around the World in 80 Days ' Bilko calls the producer Mike Todd and suggests that to publicize the film he offer a prize to the first person who can do the same.

27. The Mess Hall Mess

Apr 9, 1957 · 30 min

Bilko has dinner at a French restaurant and finds an old recipe that will win a prize in a competition to find a brand new American recipe.

28. The Secret Life Of Sergeant Bilko

Apr 16, 1957 · 30 min

An investigative reporter tries to find evidence that American soldiers are giving away defense secrets. Bilko gets to hear and helps the reporter out

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

Apr 23, 1957 · 30 min

When the local radio station is to close down Bilko sees a good way to make money using army equipment

30. Bilko the Marriage Broker

Apr 30, 1957 · 30 min

When Lt Wallace gets transferred to become Bilko's platoon officer he works them hard all day. So they try and get him to fall for a new WAC officer Lt Rogers but he doesn't seem to be interested but unknown to Bilko the two officers are having a secret affair and no one is to find out.

31. Bilko Acres

May 7, 1957 · 30 min

When Bilko thinks that the camp is being enlarged he buys swamp land next door hoping to make a killing only to find that the camp is being slimmed down. Trying to recoup his money he tries to sell it as building land but first he has to kill all the mosquitoes in the swamp and he gives the job to Doberman with unfortunate repercussions

32. The Big Scandal

May 14, 1957 · 30 min

Bilko tries to hypnotize Ritzik, but it's Doberman who falls under the influence and he tells the Colonel's wife that he loves her

33. Bilko's Perfect Day

May 21, 1957 · 30 min

For once everything goes right for Bilko, from hot showers in the morning, to picking all the winners in a horse race, but by the time he realizes it the day is over.

34. The Colonel Breaks Par

May 28, 1957 · 30 min

Bilko wants the Colonel away from the camp so he can operate without obstruction he decides to get the Colonel to enter a golf tournament in Palm Springs but the Colonel doesn't think he is good enough to play. So Bilko gets Sam Snead to act as a golf novice and for Bilko to give him some golf lessons while the Colonel is watching.

35. Show Segments

Jun 4, 1957 · 30 min

The cast meet in Lindy's restaurant to watch scenes edited out of previous shows. Nat Hiken felt these outtakes were too good to end up on the cutting room floor and compiled them into what is possibly television's first 'clip show'.

36. His Highness Doberman

Jun 11, 1957 · 30 min

Doberman is dating the daughter of a Roseville millionaire, but when her parents find out that he is just another soldier they refuse permission for them to marry.

24. Bilko The Genius

Mar 14, 2001 · 30 min

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.

1. Gold Fever

Sep 23, 1958 · 30 min

Bilko finds an old map of a secret gold mine near Grove City and investigates the site.

2. Bilko's Vampire

Oct 1, 1958 · 30 min

When Ritzik starts watching horror films instead of playing poker, Bilko tries to scare him off

3. Bilko's De Luxe Tours

Oct 8, 1958 · 30 min

When they have problems getting to town, Bilko goes into the transportation business, by joining the PTA and getting hold of one of their buses.

4. Bilko the Potato Sack King

Oct 15, 1958 · 30 min

When offered a $20,000 wage Bilko leaves the army for a firm making potato sacks, but it is not long before he is back in the army.

5. Bilko v's Covington

Oct 22, 1958 · 30 min

Bilko is getting beaten at his own game by a Sgt Covington, so he starts a rumour about a big money making opportunities in Japan, but the plan backfires when Covington learns the truth.

6. Bilko Joins the Navy

Oct 28, 1958 · 30 min

When word of a big crap game for sailors only gets around Bilko Paparelli, and Zimmerman join the navy to take part but somehow they all end up at sea and have problems getting back ashore.

7. Bilko's Big Woman Hunt

Nov 5, 1958 · 30 min

Cpl Henshaw falls in love and ruins Bilko's business,so when the same thing happens to Bilko, when he gets trapped in a lift with a girl, she then disappears and he has to go to the police in order to find her.

8. Bilko and the Crosby's

Nov 12, 1958 · 30 min

Bilko dreams of what life would be like if he and not Bing were the father of the Crosby Sons.

9. Bilko's Allergy

Nov 19, 1958 · 30 min

Bilko develops an allergy to playing cards which prevents him taking part in poker games.

10. Bilko and the Chaplin

Nov 26, 1958 · 30 min

The Chaplin and Bilko get back at a crooked real estate agent, who wants to close a boys home and open a parking lot.

11. Bilko Presents the McGuire Sisters

Dec 3, 1958 · 30 min

12. Bilko's Secret Mission

Dec 10, 1958 · 30 min

When Ritzik is accidentally given a dose of electricity it makes him magnetic. He doesn't realise it, but it helps him control the ball in a roulette wheel. He thinks he has come up with a foolproof method of winning at roulette.

13. Bilko's Giveaway

Dec 17, 1958 · 30 min

In Hollywood with no money, Bilko teams up with a child genius to win big prizes on a TV game show. but no cash.

14. Bilko and the Medium

Dec 22, 1958 · 30 min

Hearing that Ritzik's have won $500 ,Bilko tries to borrow the money to open a pool hall.

15. Bilko's Bopster

Jan 1, 1959 · 30 min

When jazz drummer Skinny Sanders joins the platoon, Bilko dreams of forming a band and touring Europe.

16. Bilko's Hollywood Romance

Jan 9, 1959 · 30 min

A film star's agent decides that a romance with a soldier would be a good public relations exercise. Bilko gets chosen but in next to no time he becomes to powerful.

17. Bilko's Grand Hotel

Jan 28, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko opens a pizza stand,But it burns down with Paparelli and Zimmerman in charge. So he tries again with a cheap hotel but the same thing happens again.

18. Bilko's Credit Card

Feb 4, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko signs up the camp to his credit card scheme, the men like the idea, but when it comes time to settle their bills, the camp leave on manoeuvres.

19. Viva Bilko

Feb 11, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko and three of the platoon are on holiday in Mexico, when they are robbed of their clothes by Mexican bandits, who use the clothes as a disguise to rob a bank. Later when Bilko gets their clothes back, they are arrested, until he can explain what happened.

20. The Colonel's Promotion

Feb 18, 1959 · 30 min

When a promotion he expected doesn't happen Colonel hall goes to Washington and gets to play golf with Eisenhower.

21. Bilko's Sharpshooter

Feb 25, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko discovers a WAC sharpshooter and starts to promote her as a new Annie Oakley, until she falls for another contestant in a competition.

22. Bilko's Formula Seven

Mar 4, 1959 · 30 min

When applejack is accidentally mixed with crankcase oil, Bilko finds that they have discovered a formula for anti wrinkle, which Bilko tries to sell to the cosmetic firms.

23. Bilko's Ape Man

Mar 18, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko hopes to launch Pvt Forbes in a film career, by entering him in a Mister Universe contest

24. Warrant Officer Paparelli

Mar 25, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko gets Paparelli promoted, but he turns into a monster, so Bilko has to think of a way to demote him.

25. Bilko's Godson

Apr 3, 1959 · 30 min

When he is named as the godfather to the son of a G.I. friend, Bilko tries to get the boy enrolled at Stanford University.

26. Guinea Pig Bilko

Apr 17, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko takes a tranquilliser and loses his love for gambling, but the Colonel can't stand the change and tries to shock him out of it.

27. Bilko the Butler

Apr 24, 1959 · 30 min

While helping out as a waiter, Bilko overhears a stock tip so he phones Cpl Henshaw to invest their money, but before Henshaw can act the Stock falls and Bilko thinks that their money has been lost.

28. Ritzik Goes Civilian

May 1, 1959 · 30 min

Sgt Ritzik leaves the army, and sets up in roadside diner.But in no time he discovers that he has been swindled and calls for Bilko to help get his money back.

29. Bilko's Small Car

May 8, 1959 · 30 min

When the police seize the Colonel's sports car Bilko converts a jeep and takes an order for ten from a local motor dealer.

30. Doberman Missing Heir

May 15, 1959 · 30 min

Lord and Lady Rockford think they have discovered Doberman as their long lost son and heir, then they find it is all a mistake.

31. Bilko's Casino

May 20, 1959 · 30 min

Bilko discovers an old document saying that the Grove City USO is exempt from California's Gambling laws. So Bilko opens a gambling club, but the mob muscle in on him so Bilko reverts the club back to the USO

32. The Colonel's Second Honeymoon

May 29, 1959 · 30 min

With the Colonel away on a second honeymoon, Bilko and Zimmerman who has won a prize in a competition find that they are staying at the same hotel

33. Bilko in Outer Space

Jun 5, 1959 · 30 min

Sgt's Ritzik and Grover win $600 but are terrified of losing it to Bilko, so they hide out in a space capsule mock up, but Bilko finds them

34. The Bilko Boycott

Jun 12, 1959 · 30 min

Tired of the way Bilko is fleecing the platoon, Cpl Henshaw sets up a gamblers anonymous organisation, so with his source of money drying up ,he starts on the WAC's

35. Weekend Colonel

Jun 17, 1959 · 30 min

CCTV set up by the Colonel cleans up the gambling, so Bilko finds a double of the Colonel who then orders the removal of the camera's.

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