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★ 7.0The 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.
- Aired
- 1955–2001
- Seasons
- 4 · 144 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Nat Hiken
- Network
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy
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1950s American sitcoms1955 American television series debuts1959 American television series endingsBlack-and-white American television showsCBS sitcomsEnglish-language American television showsJewish comedy and humorMilitary comedy television seriesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series winnersTelevision series about the United States ArmyTelevision series by CBS Studios