Word: bilko
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...case for the defense was stronger, and just as reminiscent of TV's Sergeant Bilko and his Fort Baxter friends. A mess sergeant from another company earnestly testified that Pfc. God's peelings were quite normal, considering that the accused had had only a knife to work with instead of a hand potato-peeler. Moreover, defense counsel (an officer picked for the job) was able to prove that Pfc. God's peelings (saved as evidence by the company commander) weighed less than those carved by his own mess sergeant...
That did it. The two-hour trial was over; Andrew God got off scot-free, and not even Bilko's Colonel Hall should have been surprised. "The whole thing may seem ridiculous to someone outside the Army," suggested a press officer superfluously last week, as he tried to explain the strange turns of the Army's crunching, newfangled wheels of justice. How ridiculous, indeed, only God knew...
...Jack Benny Hour (CBS, 8:30-9:30 p.m.). Visitors include Julie (My Fair Lady) Andrews and Phil (Sergeant Bilko) Silvers...
...Phil Silvers Show (CBS, 9-9:30 p.m.). Time is running out for Sergeant Bilko, who will not return to the air next year, and fans will want to take a long last look. This episode, involving an attempt to tranquilize Bilko pharmaceutically, is as funny as most...
...From the day he enlisted in television's army Sept. 20, 1955, Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko (Phil Silvers) was obviously just the sort of career soldier whom TV sorely needs. Week after week, the Phil Silvers Show gave Bilko a chance to prove that noncoms really run the regiment, and week after week Bilko proved that he rated his stripes. Bolder than the brass he heckled, brasher than the brightest operator in his informal command, Bilko ran his outfit with the earthy, barracks-brand humor that can make service life (and TV watching) tolerable. He was one of those...