Originally titled 'You'll Never Get Rich' and often now referred to as just 'Bilko'. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of Fort Baxter's motor pool. He was always looking for a way to make a fast buck, provided the Colonel didn't find out. His platoon was frequently the brunt of his money making schemes.
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04x07 Bilko's Big Woman Hunt Aired: Nov. 05, 2001Cpl 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 … [continue reading]
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- 03x03 Hillbilly Whiz (Oct. 01, 1957)
- 02x09 A Mess Serg… (Nov. 13, 1956)
- 01x33 War Games (May. 08, 1956)
- 01x32 The Con Men (May. 01, 1956)
- 01x30 The Recruit… (Apr. 17, 1956)
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Directors
- Al De Caprio (62 episodes)
- Aaron Ruben (11 episodes)
- Nat Hiken (1 episodes)
Writers
- Nat Hiken (188 episodes)
- Terry Ryan (IV) (29 episodes)
- Billy Friedberg (22 episodes)
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- In 2003 "The Radio Times" named this as the top TV sitcom, above other classic shows such as Fawlty Towers (UK) and Seinfeld.
- Originally, the series was filmed like a play. The cast had to memorize the entire script and the scenes were filmed in one take, in sequence, in front of a studio audience. When Michael Todd…
[show]Originally, the series was filmed like a play. The cast had to memorize the entire script and the scenes were filmed in one take, in sequence, in front of a studio audience. When Michael Todd made a guest appearance in the second season, he insisted on the episode being filmed like a movie, out of sequence, multiple takes, with no audience. Silvers and the crew found Todd's way was faster, cheaper and less demanding for the actors, so the series changed over to this new policy. The episodes were screened for audiences of military servicemen, whose responses were recorded and added to the shows.
[hide] - Although the ratings were still good in the show's final season, it was canceled by CBS because they wanted to sell the reruns in syndication. At the time, it was believed that a series could…
[show]Although the ratings were still good in the show's final season, it was canceled by CBS because they wanted to sell the reruns in syndication. At the time, it was believed that a series could not still be in production in order to do well in reruns. The reruns were sold to NBC and aired continuously for 40 years.
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