"You'll Never Get Rich", a sitcom revolving around Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army, won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. What comic actor portrayed Ernie Bilko?
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. A pilot called "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but 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 and largely written by Nat Hiken, and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series.
The series was originally set in Fort Baxter, a sleepy, unremarkable U.S. Army post in the fictional town of Roseville, Kansas, and centered on the soldiers of the Fort Baxter motor pool under Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko. However, Bilko and his men seemed to spend very little time actually performing their duties-Bilko in particular spent most of his time trying to wheedle money through various get-rich-quick scams and promotions, or to find ways to get others to do his work for him.
Bilko's right-hand men were Cpl. Rocco Barbella (Harvey Lembeck) and Cpl. Steve Henshaw (Allan Melvin), and his long-suffering superior was Col. John T. Hall (Paul Ford). The large supporting cast included Herbie Faye (a former burlesque crony of Silvers) as Pvt. Sam Fender, Maurice Gosfield as Pvt. Duane Doberman, Joe E. Ross as camp cook Sgt. Rupert Ritzik, Beatrice Pons as loud-mouthed Mrs. Ritzik, Billy Sands as Pvt. Dino Paparelli, Jimmy Little as Sgt. Francis Grover, and Mickey Freeman as diminutive Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman. Other characters included Jack Healy as the tough-talking Pvt. Mullen, Ned Glass as quartermaster Sgt. Andy Pendleton, and former boxer Walter Cartier as botany fiend Pvt. Claude Dillingham. Some episodes gave Bilko a romantic interest, Elisabeth Fraser as Sgt. Joan Hogan. A notable member of the platoon was Terry Carter as African-American Pvt Sugarman, at a time when US society was still largely segregated.
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Stephen F was first, and correct, with:
Phil Silvers
Leo in Boise said:
That was Phil Silvers.
Mark. wrote:
Phil Silvers.
Alan J answered:
Phil Silvers.
Dave replied:
The "King of Chutzpah" Phil Silvers. At first the 1955-1959 Sgt. Bilko TV series was titled "You'll Never Get Rich," then changed to the "Phil Silvers Show." The unlikely premise of the show was Bilko, instead of attending to his military duties, was involved in various underhanded scams and get rich quick schemes that occupied most of his time, but caused no end of trouble for Bilko's long suffering commander and the hapless Privates who Bilko either victimized or recruited to help him. Silvers was able to professionally play versions of a fast talking con man for the rest of his career, which slowed after a 1972 stroke that mostly limited Silvers to short roles
mj responded:
From the Golden Age of TV
When much of what we saw was live entertainment from the likes of Syd
Caesar and "Uncle Milty" Berle came Phil Silvers who entertained us long
after You'll Never Get Rich, in TV and movies.
zorch said:
Phil Silvers was Ernie Bilko.
Randall wrote:
Phil Silvers
Gene replied:
Phil Silvers
Kevin K. of Washington, DC responded:
Is this a trick question? How could anybody get this wrong, when you even
threw in a picture of him? ...Oh, yeah, I'm old.
Answer is Phil Silvers. They were still showing these in re-runs in the
afternoon when I was a kid.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
Phil Silvers
Deborah wrote:
I'm taking a WAG and not looking it up: was it Phil Silvers? That's the name that came to mind, be it right or wrong.
Temperature dropped 20° from Tuesday to Wednesday, and the wind was awful. I do like being outside and not sweating just sitting still. And yay, it's Thursday!
John I from Hawai`i says
"Phil Silvers."
Roy, President & CEO - MergeLeft Grafix, replied:
My Dad, who was an Army officer, loved Sgt. Bilko, but my dear Mom and I didn't care for the show at all. I always found the show to be a good time for me to get busy with my homework, or to read a book or something. I'm sure there were a hell of a lot of folks who got that kind of humor, but I was not among them.
What was the question again? Oh, yeah, it was Phil Silvers who portrayed that crazy Sgt. Bilko.
David of Moon Valley responded:
wasn't that Phil Silvers? (he asks without peeking...)
Mac Mac said:
Sargent Bilko
Daniel in The City wrote:
Phil Silvers
Billy in Cypress replied:
Phil Silvers
Michelle in AZ answered:
Phil Silvers
DJ Useo responded:
Now that TV show is one of my all-time favorites. I actually have the dvd collection. & the star was Phil Silvers.
I discovered the series around 6 years ago, & was re-watched them plenty. Dick Van Dyke started on that show.\
Calvin said:
Phil Silvers.
Joe S wrote:
Phil Silvers. I gotta tell ya, I really enjoyed that show. Never missed it if I could help it.
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