The Phil Silvers Show
American TV sitcom (1955–59) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is a 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.[1] The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army.
The Phil Silvers Show | |
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Also known as | You'll Never Get Rich Sergeant Bilko Bilko |
Created by | Nat Hiken |
Directed by | Nat Hiken Al De Caprio Charles Friedman |
Starring | Phil Silvers |
Theme music composer | John Strauss |
Composer | John Strauss |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 144 (1 pilot and 1 special) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producers | Nat Hiken Edward J. Montagne |
Running time | 30 minutes (per episode, including commercials) |
Production company | The CBS Television Network |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 20, 1955 (1955-09-20) – September 11, 1959 (1959-09-11) |
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.