The Phil Silvers Show
1955-1959 | Comedy | USA | Created by Nat Hiken
Overview
Sergeant Bilko, motor pool con artist, ran every racket at Fort Baxter. Silvers machine gun delivery and Hiken ensembles of chumps. Britain loved it: the Beatles and Monty Python members cite it constantly. Won consecutive Best Comedy Emmys. The army comedy blueprint for everything that followed. Sergeant Bilko remains the military shyster standard.
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