List of The Phil Silvers Show episodes

This is a list of all episodes of The Phil Silvers Show.

Pilot episode

Title	Directed by	Written by
"Audition Show"	Jerome Shaw	Nat Hiken

Season One (1955-56)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"New Recruits"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken	September 20, 1955 (1955-09-20)
Col. John Hall brings in new recruits just to make Sgt. Ernie Bilko uneasy.
2	2	"Empty Store"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken	September 27, 1955 (1955-09-27)
Bilko rents an empty store in town setting off a real-estate boom.
3	3	"The WAC"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Arnold Auerbach	October 4, 1955 (1955-10-04)
Bilko competes with a WAC for their own personal jeep.
4	4	"The Horse"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	October 11, 1955 (1955-10-11)
Bilko and company attempt to sneak a sick horse into Fort Baxter.
5	5	"AWOL"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	October 18, 1955 (1955-10-18)
A private goes AWOL to end a family feud.
6	6	"The Boxer"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	October 25, 1955 (1955-10-25)
Upon learning that one of his men is a former boxing champ, Bilko decides to enter him in a post boxing tournament.
7	7	"The Hoodlum"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken	November 1, 1955 (1955-11-01)
A troublemaking recruit threatens Bilko's chances of being Soldier of the Month.
8	8	"Mardi Gras"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	November 8, 1955 (1955-11-08)
Bilko plots revenge against a socialite who refused to be Queen of the Motor Pool at Mardi Gra.
9	9	"The Eating Contest"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Arnold Auerbach	November 15, 1955 (1955-11-15)
Bilko discovers that the G.I. he's sponsoring in an eating contest only eats when he's miserable. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #53 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.^[1]
10	10	"The Centennial"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	November 22, 1955 (1955-11-22)
Col. Hall hatches another plan to end the gambling at Fort Baxter.
11	11	"Bivouac"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	November 29, 1955 (1955-11-29)
Col. Hall has a trick up his sleeve when Bilko becomes a victim of the "bivouac disease".
12	12	"The Singing Contest"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	December 6, 1955 (1955-12-06)
Bilko hatches a scheme to win a singing contest for a trip to Miami.
13	13	"The Twitch"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	December 13, 1955 (1955-12-13)
Col. Hall forces Bilko and his men to attend a lecture on Beethoven to punish them for gambling.
14	14	"The Reunion"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Arnold Auerbach	December 20, 1955 (1955-12-20)
Bilko feels depressed at a reunion with his war buddies since they've all become successful businessmen.
15	15	"The Rich Kid"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Barry Blitzer and Terry Ryan	December 27, 1955 (1955-12-27)
Bilko befriends a new recruit - the sole heir to a fortune.
16	16	"Hollywood"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken	January 3, 1956 (1956-01-03)
Bilko goes to Hollywood to serve as a technical advisor on a war picture.
17	17	"The Investigation"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	January 10, 1956 (1956-01-10)
Bilko tries to get raises for Fort Baxter from Senate investigators.
18	18	"Kids in the Trailer"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	January 17, 1956 (1956-01-17)
Bilko becomes a babysitter when he forges paperwork to allow one of his privates to spend time with his wife.
19	19	"The Revolutionary War"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	January 24, 1956 (1956-01-24)
Bilko changes his ways when he learns that an ancestor served with George Washington in the American Revolution.
20	20	"The Transfer"	Al De Caprio	Harvey Orkin, Vincent Bogert and Nat Hiken	January 31, 1956 (1956-01-31)
Bilko transfers to another post to get away from Col. Hall's restrictions.
21	21	"The Rest Cure"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Harvey Orkin and Barry Blitzer	February 7, 1956 (1956-02-07)
Bilko comes up with a plan to beat the summer heat at Fort Baxter.
22	22	"Dinner at Sowici's"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Harvey Orkin and Barry Blitzer	February 14, 1956 (1956-02-14)
Bilko suspects that his girlfriend wants to marry him.
23	23	"Army Memoirs"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Harvey Orkin and Barry Blitzer	February 21, 1956 (1956-02-21)
Bilko threatens to write an expose of his superiors if he's demoted in rank.
24	24	"Miss America"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby, Terry Ryan and Barry Blitzer	February 28, 1956 (1956-02-28)
Bilko creates a Sweetheart of the Platoon contest.
25	25	"The Court Martial"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen	March 6, 1956 (1956-03-06)
Col. Hall holds a court martial to discharge a private after a chimpanzee is accidentally inducted as part of an attempt to set a time record at the induction center.
26	26	"Furlough in New York"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Terry Ryan	March 13, 1956 (1956-03-13)
Bilko and his girlfriend each plan furloughs in New York with the intention of keeping a secret from one another.
27	27	"The Big Uranium Strike"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Tony Webster, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen	March 20, 1956 (1956-03-20)
Bilko and his men dig for uranium at Fort Baxter.
28	28	"Bilko and the Beast"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Tony Webster, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen	March 27, 1956 (1956-03-27)
Bilko and company clash with a tough drill sergeant.
29	29	"The Physical Check Up"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen	April 10, 1956 (1956-04-10)
Bilko tries to convince Col. Hall that he can embark on a 20-mile hike.
30	30	"The Recruiting Sergeant"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Tony Webster and Terry Ryan	April 17, 1956 (1956-04-17)
Bilko hatches a scheme to place a sure-fire bet on a horse race.
31	31	"Hair"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan, Barry Blitzer and Arnold Auerbach	April 24, 1956 (1956-04-24)
Bilko's girlfriend prefers men with flowing locks of hair.
32	32	"The Con Men"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Tony Webster	May 1, 1956 (1956-05-01)
Doberman loses $500 in a card game with three con artists.
33	33	"War Games"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Arnold Auerbach	May 8, 1956 (1956-05-08)
Bilko is best man at a wedding that happens to be on the same day as Army maneuvers.
34	34	"Bilko on Wall St."	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Tony Webster	May 15, 1956 (1956-05-15)
Bilko helps an old Army buddy become a successful financier on Wall Street.

Season Two (1956-57)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
35	1	"Platoon in the Movies"	Al De Caprio	Teleplay: Nat Hiken, Tony Webster and Billy Friedberg Story: Nat Hiken	September 18, 1956 (1956-09-18)
Fort Baxter is chosen as the location for an Army training film that Bilko manages to make into a musical comedy.
36	2	"It's for the Birds"	Al De Caprio	Teleplay: Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg Story: Nat Hiken	September 25, 1956 (1956-09-25)
A member of Bilko's unit with an incredible knowledge of birds goes on a TV quiz show.
37	3	"Bilko Goes to College"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Leonard Stern, Tony Webster and Billy Friedberg	October 2, 1956 (1956-10-02)
Bilko's latest scheme involves a college football game.
38	4	"The Girl from Italy"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Leonard Stern, Billy Friedberg and Tony Webster	October 9, 1956 (1956-10-09)
Bilko attempts to make a newly arrived immigrant girl look presentable.
39	5	"The Face on the Recruiting Poster"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Tony Webster, Leonard Stern and Billy Friedberg	October 16, 1956 (1956-10-16)
Doberman is chosen as the face on the recruiting poster.
40	6	"Bilko's War Against Culture"	Al De Caprio	Teleplay: Nat Hiken, Aaron Ruben and Phil Sharp Story: Aaron Ruben and Phil Sharp	October 23, 1956 (1956-10-23)
A WAC lieutenant is sent to Fort Baxter to stop the gambling.
41	7	"The Song of the Motor Pool"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Tony Webster and Leonard Stern	October 30, 1956 (1956-10-30)
When Bilko needs a song as the Motor Corps' theme, he decides to use the tune Paparelli hums in the shower.
42	8	"Bilko's Engagement"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Tony Webster and Leonard Stern	November 6, 1956 (1956-11-06)
Bilko tries to get out of his engagement to a WAC.
43	9	"A Mess Sergeant Can't Win"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Tony Webster, Leonard Stern and Billy Friedberg	November 13, 1956 (1956-11-13)
With Ritzik retiring from the Army, Bilko tries to increase his bank roll.
44	10	"Doberman's Sister"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Tony Webster and Leonard Stern	November 20, 1956 (1956-11-20)
No one is willing to date Doberman's visiting sister.
45	11	"Where There's a Will"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Leonard Stern, Billy Friedberg and Tony Webster	November 27, 1956 (1956-11-27)
Bilko steps in when a member of his platoon is cut out of a will.
46	12	"Bilko's Tax Trouble"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Leonard Stern, Billy Friedberg and Tony Webster	December 4, 1956 (1956-12-04)
Bilko finds himself against the IRS.
47	13	"Mink Incorporated"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Tony Webster	December 11, 1956 (1956-12-11)
When Bilko loses the platoon treasury money he borrowed, he tries to replace it.
48	14	"Sergeant Bilko Presents Ed Sullivan"	Al De Caprio	Teleplay: Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Terry Ryan Story: Nat Hiken	December 18, 1956 (1956-12-18)
Bilko sets out to represent Fort Baxter on The Ed Sullivan Show.
49	15	"Bilko Gets Some Sleep"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Tony Webster and Billy Friedberg	December 25, 1956 (1956-12-25)
When Bilko is unable to sleep, a psychiatrist advises him to reform, but when the sergeant does, everyone suspects he's up to something.
50	16	"The Blue Blood of the Bilko's"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Tony Webster	January 8, 1957 (1957-01-08)
Bilko tries to help a fellow sergeant who's been snubbed by Philadelphia blue bloods.
51	17	"Love That Guardhouse"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	January 15, 1957 (1957-01-15)
Col. Hall tries to stop Bilko from getting Ritzik's Las Vegas winnings.
52	18	"Sergeant Bilko Presents Bing Crosby"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Aaron Ruben and Phil Sharp	January 22, 1957 (1957-01-22)
Bilko uses Bing Crosby in a scheme to recoup the platoon treasury money he lost.
53	19	"Bilko Goes to Monte Carlo"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	January 29, 1957 (1957-01-29)
Bilko goes to Monte Carlo to try out a new gambling system.
54	20	"Bilko Enters Politics"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	February 5, 1957 (1957-02-05)
Bilko manages Doberman's mayoral campaign.
55	21	"Bilko's Television Idea"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	February 12, 1957 (1957-02-12)
Bilko and his men help a comic regain his popularity.
56	22	"The Son of Bilko"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	February 26, 1957 (1957-02-26)
Bilko becomes a father figure to a draftee no one else can stand.
57	23	"Rock 'n' Roll Rookie"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	March 5, 1957 (1957-03-05)
Bilko's latest pigeon is a rock star recruited into the Army.
58	24	"Bilko's Black Magic"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Tony Webster and Billy Friedberg	March 19, 1957 (1957-03-19)
A World War II veteran makes friends with the soldiers of Fort Baxter when he makes a fortune in back pay.
59	25	"Bilko Goes South"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Lou Meltzer	March 26, 1957 (1957-03-26)
Bilko and company unwittingly volunteer for a series of medical experiments.
60	26	"Bilko Goes Around the World"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Tony Webster	April 2, 1957 (1957-04-02)
Bilko schemes to win a contest to go around the world in 80 hours.
61	27	"The Mess Hall Mess"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Terry Ryan	April 9, 1957 (1957-04-09)
Bilko uses a French reciple to win a contest for the best American dish.
62	28	"The Secret Life of Sergeant Bilko"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Terry Ryan	April 16, 1957 (1957-04-16)
A snooping reporter thinks there's a security leak at Fort Baxter.
63	29	"Radio Station B.I.L.K.O."	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Terry Ryan	April 23, 1957 (1957-04-23)
Bilko starts a radio station at Fort Baxter.
64	30	"Bilko the Marriage Broker"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Coleman Jacoby, Arnie Rosen and Terry Ryan	April 30, 1957 (1957-04-30)
Bilko tries to get an Army efficiency expert interested in a girl.
65	31	"Bilko Acres"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	May 7, 1957 (1957-05-07)
Bilko gets into the real-estate business when he finds out Fort Baxter will be deserted.
66	32	"The Big Scandal"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Tony Webster	May 14, 1957 (1957-05-14)
Doberman thinks he's fallen for Col. Hall's wife.
67	33	"Bilko's Perfect Day"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Terry Ryan	May 21, 1957 (1957-05-21)
Bilko feels lucky until he decides to cash in on his good luck.
68	34	"The Colonel Breaks Par"	Al De Caprio	Sydney Zelinka, A.J. Russell, Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	May 28, 1957 (1957-05-28)
Sam Snead helps Bilko talk Col. Hall into entering a golf tournament.
69	35	"Show Segments"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	June 4, 1957 (1957-06-04)
Phil Silvers and crew review segments cut from the show.
70	36	"His Highness Doberman"	Al De Caprio	A.J. Russell, Sydney Zelinka and Billy Friedberg	June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)
Doberman falls for an heiress whose parents are given the royal treatment courtesy of Sgt. Bilko.

Season Three (1957-58)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
71	1	"Bilko's Merry Widow"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	September 17, 1957 (1957-09-17)
Bilko puts on a production of The Merry Widow for Roseville, Kansas.
72	2	"Bilko's Boy's Town"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	September 24, 1957 (1957-09-24)
Bilko starts a boys' camp at Fort Baxter.
73	3	"Hillbilly Whiz"	Al De Caprio	Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen	October 1, 1957 (1957-10-01)
Bilko tries to sell his new recruit to a baseball team.
74	4	"Bilko's Valentine"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	October 8, 1957 (1957-10-08)
To get back at Bilko for forgetting her on Valentine's Day, Joan quits the Army and heads for home.
75	5	"The Big Man Hunt"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	October 15, 1957 (1957-10-15)
An ex-GI is looking for the man who saved his life in World War II -- and Bilko thinks he's the one.
76	6	"Bilko's Double Life"	Al De Caprio	A.J. Russell and Sydney Zelinka	October 22, 1957 (1957-10-22)
Bilko is mistaken for a millionaire while he's in New York on furlough.
77	7	"Sergeant Bilko Presents"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	October 29, 1957 (1957-10-29)
A playwright-recruit gives Bilko the idea of producing a Broadway show.
78	8	"Bilko Talks in His Sleep"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	November 19, 1957 (1957-11-19)
Bilko unwittingly gives away money while talking in his sleep.
79	9	"Cherokee Ernie"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby, Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	November 26, 1957 (1957-11-26)
Bilko nearly gives the Indians back Oklahoma.
80	10	"Bilko Buys a Club"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	December 3, 1957 (1957-12-03)
Bilko starts a nightclub to raise money.
81	11	"Lieutenant Bilko"	Al De Caprio	Sydney Zelinka and A.J. Russell	December 10, 1957 (1957-12-10)
Bilko decides to leave the army until he learns he was promoted to lieutenant during World War II and sets out to collect his back pay.
82	12	"Bilko at Bay"	Al De Caprio	A.J. Russell, Sydney Zelinka and Terry Ryan	December 17, 1957 (1957-12-17)
Bilko, Henshaw and Rocco are held hostage by bank robbers.
83	13	"Bilko F.O.B. Detroit"	Al De Caprio	Sydney Zelinka and A.J. Russell	December 24, 1957 (1957-12-24)
Bilko and his men are sent to Detroit to pick up a load of trucks.
84	14	"Bilko and the Flying Saucers"	Al De Caprio	Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen	December 31, 1957 (1957-12-31)
Bilko claims to have seen flying saucers.
85	15	"Bilko and the Colonel's Secretary"	Al De Caprio	Sydney Zelinka, A.J. Russell, Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	January 3, 1958 (1958-01-03)
Col. Hall's secretary gives Bilko and his men the worst assignments.
86	16	"Doberman the Crooner"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp, Terry Ryan and Vincent Bogert	January 10, 1958 (1958-01-10)
Bilko's latest scheme involves Doberman's singing, but Doberman is only a good crooner when he's sick.
87	17	"Bilko Presents Kay Kendall"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	January 17, 1958 (1958-01-17)
Bilko talks Kay Kendall into performing for his men.
88	18	"Bilko's Cousin"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	January 24, 1958 (1958-01-24)
Bilko hatches a scheme to make his dim-witted cousin look good.
89	19	"Bilko's Pigeons"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	January 31, 1958 (1958-01-31)
Bilko uses carrier pigeons as racing birds to make money.
90	20	"The Colonel's Reunion"	Al De Caprio	Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen	February 7, 1958 (1958-02-07)
A conflict ensues between Bilko and Col. Hall, who's come up with another effort to stop the gambling.
91	21	"Cyrano de Bilko"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	February 14, 1958 (1958-02-14)
Bilko suspects that one of his recruits is being duped by an older woman.
92	22	"Bilko Saves Ritzik's Marriage"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	February 21, 1958 (1958-02-21)
Bilko becomes a marriage counselor when Ritzik and his wife fight over a card game.
93	23	"Bilko, the Art Lover"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	March 7, 1958 (1958-03-07)
An old Army buddy of Bilko's aspires to be a Bohemian artist.
94	24	"Bilko, the Genius"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby, Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	March 14, 1958 (1958-03-14)
Bilko teaches Army scientists the art of a sure-fire gambling system.
95	25	"Bilko the Male Model"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	March 21, 1958 (1958-03-21)
Bilko is offered a modeling job.
96	26	"The Colonel's Inheritance"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp, Terry Ryan and Paul Jordan	April 2, 1958 (1958-04-02)
Bilko invests Col. Hall's inheritance money in a stock tip that plunges.
97	27	"Bilko's Honeymoon"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	April 9, 1958 (1958-04-09)
Bilko and Paparelli dress as newlyweds to win a free vacation in Miami.
98	28	"Bilko's Chinese Restaurant"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	April 23, 1958 (1958-04-23)
Bilko starts a Chinese restaurant business.
99	29	"Operation Love"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby and Terry Ryan	April 30, 1958 (1958-04-30)
Bilko begins a campaign to the WACs in Fort Baxter.
100	30	"Bilko's TV Pilot"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	May 6, 1958 (1958-05-06)
Bilko produces a pilot for a TV show.
101	31	"Bilko Retires from Gambling"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	May 13, 1958 (1958-05-13)
Col. Hall uses a card expert to trick Bilko into thinking he's gotten bad at gambling.
102	32	"Bilko's Vacation"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan and Neil Simon	May 23, 1958 (1958-05-23)
Bilko tries to convince his platoon to vacation at Dimmeldorf Lodge since he'll get a free week there.
103	33	"Bilko's Insurance Company"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	May 30, 1958 (1958-05-30)
Bilko starts an insurance business that also offers maternity benefits.
104	34	"Bilko's Prize Poodle"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	June 3, 1958 (1958-06-03)
Bilko enters a poodle in a dog show to win $10,000.
105	35	"Bilko's School Days"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	June 10, 1958 (1958-06-10)
Bilko hopes to make money of a training school being planned at Fort Baxter.
106	36	"Joan's Big Romance"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	June 24, 1958 (1958-06-24)
Joan has a picture taken of her with a millionaire to get back at Bilko for choosing poker over her.
107	37	"Papa Bilko"	Al De Caprio	Sydney Zelinka and A.J. Russell	July 18, 1958 (1958-07-18)
A French girl comes to Fort Baxter and calls Bilko "Papa".

Special episode (January 23, 1959)

Title	Directed by	Written by
"The Phil Silvers Pontiac Special: Keep in Step"	Al De Caprio	Billy Friedberg, Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby, Terry Ryan
In this hour-long special, Bilko stages a musical celebration of silver screen beauties entitled Bilko's Brevities.

Season Four (1958-59)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
108	1	"Gold Fever"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	September 23, 1958 (1958-09-23)
Bilko plots to have his platoon transferred to the site of a gold mine.
109	2	"Bilko's Vampire"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	October 1, 1958 (1958-10-01)
Ritzik is too addicted to horror movies on TV to focus on poker games.
110	3	"Bilko's De Luxe Tours"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	October 8, 1958 (1958-10-08)
Bilko organizes Hollywood tours and guarantees meetings with movie stars.
111	4	"Bilko the Potato Sack King"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	October 15, 1958 (1958-10-15)
Bilko tries to convince the Army that the million burlap bags can be useful.
112	5	"Bilko vs. Covington"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon, Terry Ryan and Arnie Rosen	October 22, 1958 (1958-10-22)
A visiting sergeant challenges Bilko's gambling business.
113	6	"Bilko Joins the Navy"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	October 29, 1958 (1958-10-29)
Bilko, Paparelli and Zimmerman pretend to be sailors to get into a dice game.
114	7	"Bilko's Big Woman Hunt"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	November 5, 1958 (1958-11-05)
Bilko falls for a dancing teacher.
115	8	"Bilko and the Crosby's"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	November 12, 1958 (1958-11-12)
Bing Crosby's son Lindsay joins the army, leading Bilko to wonder what life would be like if he were head of the Crosby clan.
116	9	"Bilko's Allergy"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	November 19, 1958 (1958-11-19)
Bilko develops an allergy to playing cards.
117	10	"Bilko and the Chaplain"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	November 26, 1958 (1958-11-26)
Col. Hall assigns a chaplain to the platoon in order to keep Bilko and his men in line.
118	11	"Bilko Presents the McGuire Sisters"	Al De Caprio	Phil Sharp and Terry Ryan	December 3, 1958 (1958-12-03)
Bilko plots to make money off managing the McGuire sisters.
119	12	"Bilko's Secret Mission"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	December 10, 1958 (1958-12-10)
Bilko and Ritzik end up in Las Vegas on a secret mission in Nevada.
120	13	"Bilko's Giveaway"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	December 17, 1958 (1958-12-17)
Bilko wins a lot of merchandise on a quiz show, then tries to sell it on his own giveaway program.
121	14	"Bilko and the Medium"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	December 22, 1958 (1958-12-22)
Bilko uses a medium to get Ritzik's money.
122	15	"Bilko's Bopster"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	January 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)
Bilko learns that his new recruit is a famous bandleader.
123	16	"Bilko's Hollywood Romance"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	January 9, 1959 (1959-01-09)
Bilko becomes part of a press agent's scheme to fix a movie star up with a "simple" soldier.
124	17	"Bilko's Grand Hotel"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	January 28, 1959 (1959-01-28)
Bilko purchases a rundown hotel in the hope that a famous chain will buy him out.
125	18	"Bilko's Credit Card"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	February 4, 1959 (1959-02-04)
Bilko starts a credit card club for the Fort Baxter servicemen.
126	19	"Viva Bilko"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	February 11, 1959 (1959-02-11)
Bilko and his men vacation in Mexico where they have trouble with the language and the law.
127	20	"The Colonel's Promotion"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	February 18, 1959 (1959-02-18)
When Col. Hall misses out on a promotion, Bilko talks him into complaining to the President.
128	21	"Bilko's Sharpshooter"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	February 25, 1959 (1959-02-25)
Bilko's latest scheme involves a sharpshooting WAC.
129	22	"Bilko's Formula Seven"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	March 4, 1959 (1959-03-04)
Bilko believes that a mixture applejack juice and crankshaft oil would make a fortune as the next best cosmetic product.
130	23	"Bilko's Ape Man"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	March 18, 1959 (1959-03-18)
Bilko attempts to make Private Forbes a star by casting him in an ape picture.
131	24	"Warrant Officer Paparelli"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	March 25, 1959 (1959-03-25)
Bilko promotes Paparelli to warrant officer.
132	25	"Bilko's Godson"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	April 3, 1959 (1959-04-03)
Bilko becomes godfather to a baby boy -- and begins planning the infant's future.
133	26	"Guinea Pig Bilko"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	April 17, 1959 (1959-04-17)
Col. Hall tricks Bilko into being a test subject for a new tranquilizer.
134	27	"Bilko, the Butler"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	April 24, 1959 (1959-04-24)
Bilko worms his way into a society dinner dressed as a butler.
135	28	"Ritzik Goes Civilian"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	May 1, 1959 (1959-05-01)
After Ritzik's wife talks him into leaving the army, they lose their life savings to swindlers for their newly opened diner, so Bilko tries to help them get it back.
136	29	"Bilko's Small Car"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	May 8, 1959 (1959-05-08)
Bilko uses Col. Hall's new car to transport gambling equipment, but when the police impound the car, Bilko must replace it.
137	30	"Doberman: Missing Heir"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	May 15, 1959 (1959-05-15)
When Doberman is discovered to be the long-lost heir to a British fortune, Bilko schemes to receive his cut of the dough.
138	31	"Bilko's Casino"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	May 22, 1959 (1959-05-22)
Bilko converts USO headquarters into a casino.
139	32	"The Colonel's Second Honeymoon"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	May 29, 1959 (1959-05-29)
For his vacation, Bilko picks the same location where Col. Hall is on his second honeymoon.
140	33	"Bilko in Outer Space"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	June 5, 1959 (1959-06-05)
Bilko tricks Ritzik and Grover into taking a space endurance test before winning $600 from them in a poker game.
141	34	"The Bilko Boycott"	Al De Caprio	Arnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby	June 12, 1959 (1959-06-12)
Bilko concentrates his gambling efforts on the WACs when Henshaw sets up a Gamblers' Anonymous club.
142	35	"Weekend Colonel"	Al De Caprio	Neil Simon and Terry Ryan	June 19, 1959 (1959-06-19)
Someone resembling Col. Hall turns the officers' club into a casino while the real Col. Hall is on a weekend break with his wife.

References

↑ "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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