The Phil Silvers Show
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 Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created and largely written by Nat Hiken, and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. The show is sometimes titled Sergeant Bilko or simply Bilko in reruns, and is very often referred to by these names, both on-screen and by viewers. The show's success transformed Silvers from a journeyman comedian into a star, and writer-producer Hiken from a highly-regarded behind-the-scenes comedy writer into a publicly recognized creator.
The Phil Silvers ShowSeries
Details
- First aired
- 20 Sept 1955
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 144
- TMDB 7.1
- Last aired
- 14 Mar 2001
- Genres
Comedy
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
- Episode runtime
- 30 min
- Countries
US
- Original language
- en
- Original title
- The Phil Silvers Show
- Creators
- Cast
- Writers
A.J. Russell Billy Friedberg Barry Blitzer Arnie Rosen Arnold M. Auerbach Coleman Jacoby Leonard B. Stern Terry Ryan Phil Sharp Harvey Orkin Sydney Zelinka Tony Webster Nat Hiken Terry Ryan Neil Simon Aaron Ruben
