The Phil Silvers Show

Season 3

TV-PG

Master Sergeant Bilko, regularly helped by the soldiers at Fort Baxter's motor pool, spends little time performing his duties by constantly trying to obtain money through various get-rich-quick scams and promotions.

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37 Episodes

Bilko's Merry Widow
E1
Bilko's Merry WidowBilko borrows the Platoon Welfare Fund to bet on a horse that loses. When he reads about a $500 bonus to anyone who can stage a professional musical in Roseville Bilko decides to take on the challenge.
Bilko's Boy's Town
E2
Bilko's Boy's TownWhen the army go on maneuvers the Colonel orders Bilko to stay in camp, so with Fort Baxter empty he uses the time to form a boy's camp.
Hillbilly Whiz
E3
Hillbilly WhizWhen the platoon lose again in a baseball game Bilko is desperate to find new players. Then a recruit from the south Hank Lumpkin turns up and Bilko can hardly believe his luck, as Lumpkin is a baseball star in the making. Bilko then contrives to have a New York Yankee's scout to 'accidentally' find Lumpkin so he can traded, but as a Southerner Lumpkin doesn't want to play for the Yankee's
Bilko's Valentine
E4
Bilko's ValentineWhen Bilko forgets valentines day, Joan Hogan leaves the army, When Bilko realises what he has done, he follows her and tries to get her to reenlist
The Big Man Hunt
E5
The Big Man HuntWhen two men (who have been employed by a soldier who is looking for the man who saved his life during the war ) come looking for Bilko, he comes to the wrong conclusion, why they want him, until he recognises the name of the soldier, but when the two of them finally meet, Bilko has changed so much, that the soldier fails to recognise him.
Bilko's Double Life
E6
Bilko's Double LifeWhen his money problems start to close in on him, Bilko departs for New York, but while there he is mistaken for a millionaire. Meanwhile the real millionaire is in Roseville sorting out Bilko's problems.
Sergeant Bilko Presents
E7
Sergeant Bilko PresentsUnable to raise the necessary funds to back Pt Hugo Lockman's play 'Sharecropper's Summer', Bilko persuades the army to run a playwriting competition.
Bilko Talks in His Sleep
E8
Bilko Talks in His SleepSgt's Grover,and Ritzik overhear Bilko talking in his sleep and he gives away all his betting secrets. Bilko soon realises what is happening and gets his own back.
Cherokee Ernie
E9
Cherokee ErnieBilko goes on leave with Cpl Charlie Whiteagle, a Cherokee Indian, to Tulsa for a poker game, but he gets caught up in a legal fight when a document is found stating that the Indians still own most of Oklahoma.
Bilko Buys A Club
E10
Bilko Buys A ClubWhen Bilko learns that a new member of the platoon is a merchant banker, he tries to get him to invest in a club that Bilko wants to set up.but he asks the wrong man of advice.
Lieutenant Bilko
E11
Lieutenant BilkoBilko decides to leave the army until he learns that during the war he was promoted to Lt . and due to a foul up he is still a Lt, and he is owed over $14,000 in back pay.
Bilko At Bay
E12
Bilko At BayTrying to get to New York, and to save money Bilko and the corporals arrange to stop off at the homes of members of the platoon for free meals.
Bilko F.O.B. Detroit
E13
Bilko F.O.B. DetroitBilko and the platoon go to Detroit to get the new trucks, the Colonel orders him back in two days, but he has other plans to stay on.
Bilko and the Flying saucers
E14
Bilko and the Flying saucersIn order to go Washington for a date with a young singer, Bilko has to report to the Colonel that he has seen a U.F.O. and has to go to Washington to be debriefed.
Bilko and the Colonel's Secretary
E15
Bilko and the Colonel's SecretaryWhen the Colonel's secretary gets posted, Bilko make sure that the right WAC is posted in, but this posting takes her away from her fiance, When she learns that Bilko was responsible she makes his and the platoon's life hell, until Bilko gets rid of her and brings in another secretary only to find that he is her boyfriend and the same thing happens all over again.
Doberman the Crooner
E16
Doberman the CroonerBilko discovers that Doberman has a beautiful singing voice but only when he has a cold. So Bilko gets him to make a record, but by then the doctors have cured his cold and his real voice returns.
Bilko Presents Kay Kendall
E17
Bilko Presents Kay KendallMovie star Kay Kendall visits Roseville to promote her film & Bilko gets her to appear in a show he's producing. Bilko's hoping to make a bundle of dough but Miss Kendall soon proves to be more than a match for the wily Sgt.
Bilko's Cousin
E18
Bilko's CousinWhen the Colonel hears that another Bilko is about to arrive he hopes that he is no relation to Ernie because with two Bilko's at the camp life is going to be worse that ever but he turns out to be Ernie's cousin Swifty, but there is a surprise in store for everybody.
Bilko's Pigeons
E19
Bilko's PigeonsWhen an order banning the use of pigeons comes through from Washington, Bilko's source of income dries up.
Cyrano De Bilko
E20
Cyrano De BilkoBilko helps out one the platoon when he is to shy to ask for a date with a local girl called Natalie. But complications arise when it turns out that there are two girls called Natalie.
The Colonel's Reunion
E21
The Colonel's ReunionThe Colonel goes all out in his fight against the gambling, so Bilko gets the Colonel to leave the camp to go to a class reunion, but just when he thinks he has a free hand to carry on the Colonel decides it would crazy to leave him at the camp, so Bilko has to drive the Colonel to the reunion.
Bilko Saves Ritzik's Marriage
E22
Bilko Saves Ritzik's MarriageWhen Sgt Ritzik plays one too many poker games with Bilko, his wife leaves him, so Ernie has to find a way of bringing them back together.
Bilko The Art Lover
E23
Bilko The Art LoverIn New York, Bilko stays with an old buddy who is a prospective artist, but he falls out with his father, until the father realises how good his son is.
Bilko The Genius
E24
Bilko The GeniusIn 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.
Bilko the Male Model
E25
Bilko the Male ModelWhen Bilko is caught in a photograph taken in a night club when he should be elsewhere, an advertising agency spots his potential and tries to sign him as a male model.
The Colonel's Inheritance
E26
The Colonel's InheritanceWhen the Colonel is left $5000 Bilko gets hold of it and invests it on the stock market. When he gets wiped out, he is desperate to replace the money before the Colonel hears about it
Bilko's Honeymoon
E27
Bilko's HoneymoonWhen Paparelli wins a competition for a holiday to Florida, he is overjoyed, until he learns that it is for newlyweds, then Bilko has an idea.
Bilko's Chinese Restaurant
E28
Bilko's Chinese RestaurantWhen they learn that one of the new recruit's father started a chain of Chinese restaurants with very little money he decides to get in on the food business.
Operation Love
E29
Operation LoveFort Baxter's WAC's are fed up with their boyfriends gambling with Bilko, instead of taking them out, so they get themselves transferred.
Bilko's TV Pilot
E30
Bilko's TV PilotA cowboy joins the platoon, and Bilko gets the idea of building a TV show around him
Bilko Retires From Gambling
E31
Bilko Retires From GamblingColonel hall hires a professional card player, to beat Bilko at cards. He is so upset at losing that he gives up gambling
Bilko's Vacation
E32
Bilko's VacationWhen he wants a free holiday at Dimmeldorf lodge, Bilko convinces the platoon, and the Colonel to go as well. But after they realise what has happened, the Colonel gets his own back.
Bilko's Insurance Company
E33
Bilko's Insurance CompanyA car accident near the camp gives Bilko the idea of starting an insurance company.
Bilko's Prize Poodle
E34
Bilko's Prize PoodleDoberman gets attached to a poodle, and Bilko sees a chance of winning $10,000 in a dog show.
Bilko's School Days
E35
Bilko's School DaysBilko learns that a new training camp is to be opened at Fort Baxter, Just when it looks like a new source of cash has presented itself, he finds that it is for M.P.'s not trainees.
Joan's Big Romance
E36
Joan's Big RomanceJoan Hogan is fed up waiting for Bilko, so she takes off for Chicago, and meets up with a wealthy playboy on the train. When her picture appears in the paper, she sees a way of making Bilko jealous.
Papa Bilko
E37
Papa BilkoDuring the war Bilko befriends a French family. Years later, the daughter of the family calls to see â€˜ Papa Bilko â€˜ as she calls him. Meanwhile the platoon's lady killer Pearly trying to find dates for the platoon falls for her.