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The Phil Silvers Show

1955 – 2001Show4 seasons144 episodesTV-PG

Comedy
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4

Summary

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.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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The Phil Silvers Show episodes

4 seasons · 144 episodes

  1. S1 E1 New Recruits, 8.1
  2. S1 E2 The Empty Store, 8.8
  3. S1 E3 The WAC, 8.0
  4. S1 E4 The Horse, 8.3
  5. S1 E5 A.W.O.L., 7.7
  6. S1 E6 The Boxer, 8.6
  7. S1 E7 The Hoodlum, 8.5
  8. S1 E8 Mardi Gras, 8.4
  9. S1 E9 The Eating Contest, 8.8
  10. S1 E10 The Centennial, 8.1
  11. S1 E11 Bivouac, 8.8
  12. S1 E12 The Singing Contest, 7.9
  13. S1 E13 The Twitch, 8.7
  14. S1 E14 The Reunion, 7.7
  15. S1 E15 Rich Kid, 7.9
  16. S1 E16 Hollywood, 8.5
  17. S1 E17 The Investigation, 7.9
  18. S1 E18 Kids in the Trailer, 7.4
  19. S1 E19 The Revolutionary War, 8.1
  20. S1 E20 Bilko's Transfer, 8.2
  21. S1 E21 Bilko's Rest Cure, 8.4
  22. S1 E22 Dinner at Sowici's, 8.8
  23. S1 E23 Army Memoirs, 8.3
  24. S1 E24 Miss America, 8.1
  25. S1 E25 The Court Martial, 9.3
  26. S1 E26 Furlough in New York, 8.2
  27. S1 E27 The Big Uranium Strike, 8.4
  28. S1 E28 Bilko and the Beast, 8.3
  29. S1 E29 The Physical Check-Up, 8.2
  30. S1 E30 The Recruiting Sergeant, 8.2
  31. S1 E31 Bilko's Hair, 8.3
  32. S1 E32 The Con Men, 8.6
  33. S1 E33 War Games, 7.6
  34. S1 E34 Bilko on Wall Street, 8.3
  1. S2 E1 Platoon in the Movies, 7.8
  2. S2 E2 It's for the Birds, 8.6
  3. S2 E3 Bilko Goes to College, 8.6
  4. S2 E4 The Girl from Italy, 7.5
  5. S2 E5 The Face on the Recruiting Poster, 8.2
  6. S2 E6 Bilko's War Against Culture, 8.2
  7. S2 E7 The Song of the Motor Pool, 7.9
  8. S2 E8 Bilko's Engagement, 8.2
  9. S2 E9 A Mess Sergeant Can't Win, 9.1
  10. S2 E10 Doberman's Sister, 9.0
  11. S2 E11 Where There's a Will, 7.8
  12. S2 E12 Bilko's Tax Trouble, 8.1
  13. S2 E13 Mink Incorporated, 7.4
  14. S2 E14 Sergeant Bilko Presents Ed Sullivan, 8.2
  15. S2 E15 Bilko Gets Some Sleep, 8.3
  16. S2 E16 The Blue Blood of the Bilkos, 8.1
  17. S2 E17 Love That Guardhouse, 8.4
  18. S2 E18 Bilko Presents Bing Crosby, 8.3
  19. S2 E19 Bilko Goes to Monte Carlo, 8.3
  20. S2 E20 Bilko Enters Politics, 8.2
  21. S2 E21 Bilko's Television Idea, 8.4
  22. S2 E22 The Son of Bilko, 7.6
  23. S2 E23 Rock 'n Roll Rookie, 8.4
  24. S2 E24 Bilko's Black Magic, 8.1
  25. S2 E25 Bilko Goes South, 8.7
  26. S2 E26 Bilko Goes Round the World, 8.2
  27. S2 E27 The Mess Hall Mess, 7.9
  28. S2 E28 The Secret Life of Sergeant Bilko, 8.4
  29. S2 E29 Radio Station B.I.L.K.O., 7.8
  30. S2 E30 Bilko the Marriage Broker, 7.8
  31. S2 E31 Bilko Acres, 8.0
  32. S2 E32 The Big Scandal, 8.2
  33. S2 E33 Bilko's Perfect Day, 8.6
  34. S2 E34 The Colonel Breaks Par, 8.1
  35. S2 E35 Show Segments, 7.3
  36. S2 E36 His Highness Doberman, 7.3
  1. S3 E1 Bilko's Merry Widow, 7.4
  2. S3 E2 Bilko's Boys Town, 7.9
  3. S3 E3 Hillbilly Whiz, 8.5
  4. S3 E4 Bilko's Valentine, 7.0
  5. S3 E5 The Big Man Hunt, 7.6
  6. S3 E6 Bilko's Double Life, 8.4
  7. S3 E7 Sgt. Bilko Presents, 7.4
  8. S3 E8 Bilko Talks in His Sleep, 7.4
  9. S3 E9 Cherokee Ernie, 6.6
  10. S3 E10 Bilko Buys a Club, 7.4
  11. S3 E11 Lieutenant Bilko, 8.1
  12. S3 E12 Bilko at Bay, 7.9
  13. S3 E13 Bilko F.O.B. Detroit, 7.5
  14. S3 E14 Bilko and the Flying Saucers, 8.0
  15. S3 E15 Bilko and the Colonel's Secretary, 7.4
  16. S3 E16 Doberman the Crooner, 8.4
  17. S3 E17 Bilko Presents Kay Kendall, 7.7
  18. S3 E18 Bilko's Cousin, 7.7
  19. S3 E19 Bilko's Pigeons, 7.9
  20. S3 E20 The Colonel's Reunion, 7.6
  21. S3 E21 Cyrano De Bilko, 7.8
  22. S3 E22 Bilko Saves Ritzik's Marriage, 7.5
  23. S3 E23 Bilko the Art Lover, 8.0
  24. S3 E24 Bilko the Genius, 8.4
  25. S3 E25 Bilko the Male Model, 7.8
  26. S3 E26 The Colonel's Inheritance, 7.8
  27. S3 E27 Bilko's Honeymoon, 7.5
  28. S3 E28 Bilko's Chinese Restaurant, 7.5
  29. S3 E29 Operation Love, 7.5
  30. S3 E30 Bilko's TV Pilot, 7.7
  31. S3 E31 Bilko Retires from Gambling, 7.8
  32. S3 E32 Bilko's Vacation, 8.2
  33. S3 E33 Bilko's Insurance Company, 7.3
  34. S3 E34 Bilko's Prize Poodle, 7.3
  35. S3 E35 Bilko's School Days, 8.1
  36. S3 E36 Joan's Big Romance, 7.7
  37. S3 E37 Papa Bilko, 7.8
  1. S4 E1 Gold Fever, 7.1
  2. S4 E2 Bilko's Vampire, 7.9
  3. S4 E3 Bilko's Deluxe Tours, 7.8
  4. S4 E4 Bilko the Potato Sack King, 7.6
  5. S4 E5 Bilko vs. Covington, 8.0
  6. S4 E6 Bilko Joins the Navy, 8.4
  7. S4 E7 Bilko's Big Woman Hunt, 8.0
  8. S4 E8 The Bilkos and the Crosbys, 7.1
  9. S4 E9 Bilko's Allergy, 7.8
  10. S4 E10 Bilko and the Chaplain, 8.0
  11. S4 E11 Bilko Presents the McGuire Sisters, 7.3
  12. S4 E12 Bilko's Secret Mission, 7.6
  13. S4 E13 Bilko's Giveaway, 8.0
  14. S4 E14 Bilko and the Medium, 7.8
  15. S4 E15 Bilko's Bopster, 7.7
  16. S4 E16 Bilko's Hollywood Romance, 7.6
  17. S4 E17 Keep in Step, 8.4
  18. S4 E18 Bilko's Grand Hotel, 7.7
  19. S4 E19 Bilko's Credit Card, 7.3
  20. S4 E20 Viva Bilko, 7.2
  21. S4 E21 The Colonel's Promotion, 8.3
  22. S4 E22 Bilko's Sharpshooter, 7.5
  23. S4 E23 Bilko's Formula Seven, 8.0
  24. S4 E24 Bilko's Ape Man, 8.0
  25. S4 E25 Warrant Officer Papparelli, 7.7
  26. S4 E26 Bilko's Godson, 7.3
  27. S4 E27 Guinea Pig Bilko, 7.6
  28. S4 E28 Bilko the Butler, 7.6
  29. S4 E29 Ritzik Goes Civilian, 7.9
  30. S4 E30 Bilko's Small Car, 8.1
  31. S4 E31 Doberman Missing Heir, 7.7
  32. S4 E32 Bilko's Casino, 7.8
  33. S4 E33 The Colonel's Second Honeymoon, 8.0
  34. S4 E34 Bilko in Outer Space, 7.8
  35. S4 E35 The Bilko Boycott, 7.6
  36. S4 E36 The Weekend Colonel, 8.3

Cast

24 of 44 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Al De Caprio
Written by
Barry Blitzer, Terry Ryan, Leonard B. Stern
Produced by
Nat Hiken

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Facts

September 20, 1955 · March 14, 2001 · Ended

First aired
September 20, 1955
Last aired
March 14, 2001
Status
Ended
Length
4 seasons · 144 episodes
Age rating
TV-PG
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English
Made in
United States

Tropes

Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist, Creator Cameo, Inelegant Blubbering +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Is The Phil Silvers Show worth watching?"

Questions about The Phil Silvers Show

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Phil Silvers Show worth watching?

77
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 8.4).

Which season of The Phil Silvers Show is best?

Season 1, with an IMDb average of 8.4. Seasons 3 and 4 are the weakest at 7.8. The highest-rated episode is The Court Martial (season 1, episode 25) at 9.3, and the lowest is Cherokee Ernie (season 3, episode 9) at 6.6.

Is The Phil Silvers Show okay for kids?

TV-PG

Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch The Phil Silvers Show?

72 h

About 72 hours: 144 episodes in 4 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 1955 to 2001.

Will The Phil Silvers Show make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and sharp wit (8 of 10).

Can I half-watch The Phil Silvers Show?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 6 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

What tropes does The Phil Silvers Show use?

Unsympathetic Comedy ProtagonistCreator CameoInelegant BlubberingThe Eponymous ShowBig Fish in a Bigger OceanScrew the Money, I Have Rules!Identical GrandsonMonster Brother, Cutie SisterThe Boxing EpisodeHover TankAnimated Credits OpeningPet the Dogand 120 more

TV Tropes lists 132 tropes for it, including Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist, Creator Cameo, and Inelegant Blubbering.