All Episodes of The Phil Silvers Show
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Season 1
7.0/101 votesNew Recruits
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1955
During a poker game the other sergeant's cheat and clean Bilko out of his bankroll so he has to look around for some more money. Just when it looks like he will miss out a new squad of rookies arrive for basic training. With a new source of cash the platoon think he can get back into the game but Bilko's conscience will not let him.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votesThe Empty Store
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1955
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
Director: Unknown
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7.0/101 votesThe Horse
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1955
Bilko loses the platoon welfare money on a horse only to find out that it is suffering from a minor leg injury, with the last of the platoon's money he buys the horse and has to keep it on the post until it is fit to run Then a visiting general comes on a surprise visit
Director: Unknown
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8.0/101 votesThe Hoodlum
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1955
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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8.0/101 votes
8.0/101 votesThe Singing Contest
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1955
Bilko hears of a singing contest in Miami and to get away from the bitterly cold weather he enters the platoon but on hearing them sing he puts a bet on for them to lose. While he is putting on the bet a new platoon member is found to have a beautiful singing voice
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/101 votesThe Twitch
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1955
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
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7.0/101 votesThe Rich Kid
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/27/1955
Bilko gets an idea to buy the local bar and grill, but he is stumped for cash, until he learns that one of the platoon's new recruits, is heir to a steel fortune. So they play up to him in order to get him to invest in their scheme, but Bilko's conscience wins out in the end.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votesThe Revolutionary War
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/24/1956
Bilko's aunt sends him a diary showing him that his great uncle Joshua was on the staff of George Washington so Bilko applies to become an officer but on reading the diary he discovers that Joshua was a traitor so Bilko keeps quiet and withdraws his application
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Writer: Unknown
8.0/101 votesThe Transfer
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/1956
When the Colonel makes life difficult Bilko decides to bluff and puts in a transfer, but the Colonel calls the bluff and Bilko is on his way, but at his new camp life is to easy and Bilko hopes he can find a way to get back to Camp Baxter
Director: Unknown
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8.0/101 votesThe Recruiting Sergeant
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/17/1956
When Bilko gets a tip from a jockey on a horse he persuades the Colonel to take him on a recruiting drive to Topeka so he can get to a bookie and get a bet on
Director: Al De Caprio
Writer: Nat Hiken, Tony Webster, Terry Ryan
7.0/101 votesThe Con Men
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/1/1956
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
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
