The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 4 seasons, 143 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Master Sergeant Ernest Bilko runs the motor pool at a U.S. Army base. He schemes and connives to get out of work and make money through various scams.
fast-pacedwittylightheartedplayfulcleveramusingenergeticcheerful
What happens
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is an American sitcom which ran on the CBS Television Network from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half-an-hour long except for a 1959 one-hour live special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created 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 it 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Mack & Myer for Hire (1963)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.