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The Best Episodes of The Phil Silvers Show

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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. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 25 - The Court Martial
    9.3/10(124 votes)

    #1 - The Court Martial

    S1:E25

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 9 - A Mess Sergeant Can't Win
    9.1/10(78 votes)

    #2 - A Mess Sergeant Can't Win

    S2:E9

    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.

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  3. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 10 - Doberman's Sister
    9.0/10(81 votes)

    #3 - Doberman's Sister

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 2 - The Empty Store
    8.8/10(72 votes)

    #4 - The Empty Store

    S1:E2

    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

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  5. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 9 - The Eating Contest
    8.8/10(82 votes)

    #5 - The Eating Contest

    S1:E9

    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

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  6. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 11 - Bivouac
    8.8/10(66 votes)

    #6 - Bivouac

    S1:E11

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 22 - Dinner at Sowici's
    8.8/10(67 votes)

    #7 - Dinner at Sowici's

    S1:E22

    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.

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  8. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 13 - The Twitch
    8.7/10(68 votes)

    #8 - The Twitch

    S1:E13

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 25 - Bilko Goes South
    8.7/10(56 votes)

    #9 - Bilko Goes South

    S2:E25

    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.

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  10. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 6 - The Boxer
    8.6/10(57 votes)

    #10 - The Boxer

    S1:E6

    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

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  11. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 32 - The Con Men
    8.6/10(63 votes)

    #11 - The Con Men

    S1:E32

    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

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  12. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 2 - It's For The Birds
    8.6/10(54 votes)

    #12 - It's For The Birds

    S2:E2

    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

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  13. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 3 - Bilko Goes To College
    8.6/10(56 votes)

    #13 - Bilko Goes To College

    S2:E3

    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.

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  14. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 33 - Bilko's Perfect Day
    8.6/10(48 votes)

    #14 - Bilko's Perfect Day

    S2:E33

    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.

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  15. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 7 - The Hoodlum
    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #15 - The Hoodlum

    S1:E7

    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.

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  16. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 16 - Hollywood
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    #16 - Hollywood

    S1:E16

    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.

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  17. The Phil Silvers Show Season 3 Episode 3 - Hillbilly Whiz
    8.5/10(69 votes)

    #17 - Hillbilly Whiz

    S3:E3

    When 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

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  18. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 8 - Mardi Gras
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #18 - Mardi Gras

    S1:E8

    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.

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  19. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 21 - The Rest Cure
    8.4/10(45 votes)

    #19 - The Rest Cure

    S1:E21

    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

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  20. The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 27 - The Big Uranium Strike
    8.4/10(44 votes)

    #20 - The Big Uranium Strike

    S1:E27

    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

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  21. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 17 - Love That Guardhouse
    8.4/10(56 votes)

    #21 - Love That Guardhouse

    S2:E17

    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.

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  22. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 21 - Bilko's Television Idea
    8.4/10(50 votes)

    #22 - Bilko's Television Idea

    S2:E21

    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.

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  23. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 23 - Rock 'n' Roll Rookie
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #23 - Rock 'n' Roll Rookie

    S2:E23

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

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  24. The Phil Silvers Show Season 2 Episode 28 - The Secret Life Of Sergeant Bilko
    8.4/10(42 votes)

    #24 - The Secret Life Of Sergeant Bilko

    S2:E28

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

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  25. The Phil Silvers Show Season 3 Episode 6 - Bilko's Double Life
    8.4/10(46 votes)

    #25 - Bilko's Double Life

    S3:E6

    When 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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Court Martial" is the best rated episode of "The Phil Silvers Show". It scored 9.3/10 based on 124 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/6/1956. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Mess Sergeant Can't Win".