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The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is a sitcom which ran on the CBS Television Network from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half-an-hour long except for a 1959 one-hour live special. [1]
Bilko, Henshaw and Barbella are in New York City. Henshaw and Barbella have dates, but Bilko can't get one. Bilko runs into old friend Harvey Metz . Harvey recommends Bilko call Peggy La Salle (Collette Lyons), who Bilko once dated. Bilko goes to Peggy's place and meets her husband and her son Jeff. Jeff wants to join the Army.
Bilko may refer to: Ernest G. Bilko, main protagonist of The Phil Silvers Show; Sgt. Bilko, a 1996 film adaptation of The Phil Silvers Show, starring Steve Martin;
Sgt. Bilko is a 1996 American military comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman.It is an adaptation of the 1950s television series The Phil Silvers Show, often informally called Sgt. Bilko, or simply Bilko, and stars Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman and Glenne Headly.
Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 [1] – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah".His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years.
[2] [3] CBS cancelled it after only one season, and its last original episode aired on April 25, 1964. [3] After the show ended, NBC rebroadcast seven episodes of The New Phil Silvers Show as prime-time reruns during its normal time slot, four in May 1964 and three in June 1964. [3] The last prime-time rerun aired on June 27, 1964. [1] [2] [3]
[2] and The Phil Silvers Show, a situation comedy set on a US Army post in which Silvers played Sergeant Ernest G. "Ernie" Bilko; the show was also often referred to as Sgt. Bilko (Hiken had originally titled it You'll Never Get Rich). Hiken was one of TV's first writer-producers and was the head writer for NBC's Four Star Revue.
Bilko threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, and 230 lb (100 kg), and was nicknamed "Stout Steve" during his career because of his ample girth. Nat Hiken , creator of The Phil Silvers Show , supposedly took the name of the character Sgt. Bilko from the ballplayer, whose long-ball heroics for one of Los Angeles ...