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a kennedy

(31,992 posts)
Thu Oct 14, 2021, 08:29 PM Oct 2021

Phil Silvers......in "Bilko" absolutely love him in this show.....it's in black and white too.

My husband has a hard time trying to understand it, they talk soooooooooooooo fast. Ya really gotta listen, it is a fast dialogue. So funny though….love all the actors.

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Phil Silvers......in "Bilko" absolutely love him in this show.....it's in black and white too. (Original Post) a kennedy Oct 2021 OP
To this day anyone in comedy either standup or TV etc, will tell you Phil Silvers is considered the Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #1
Absolutely love this show........♥️ ♥️ ♥️ a kennedy Oct 2021 #2
Wasn't the original title "You'll Never Get Rich" ? rickford66 Oct 2021 #3
Yes. The title was changed the "The Phil Silvers Show." rsdsharp Oct 2021 #5
Loved that show as a kid. Thunderbeast Oct 2021 #4
Harold Hecuba ArizonaLib Oct 2021 #6
Loved it! It was a can't miss it show in our house; my WW 2 veteran dad absolutely loved it. yellowdogintexas Nov 2021 #7

Eliot Rosewater

(32,530 posts)
1. To this day anyone in comedy either standup or TV etc, will tell you Phil Silvers is considered the
Thu Oct 14, 2021, 08:33 PM
Oct 2021

greatest performer of all time in that show. If not the greatest, top 5. That there has never been anyone like him.

For years it was on late night when I worked a gas station, every night after work I got a bag of choco covered peanuts, smoked a joint and watched two episodes.

rickford66

(5,649 posts)
3. Wasn't the original title "You'll Never Get Rich" ?
Thu Oct 14, 2021, 09:10 PM
Oct 2021

I loved the show also. Doberman character was from Scranton on the show as I am. So it was a fun connection. Remember "The Strange Case Of Harry Speak Up" ?

yellowdogintexas

(22,664 posts)
7. Loved it! It was a can't miss it show in our house; my WW 2 veteran dad absolutely loved it.
Thu Nov 4, 2021, 03:03 PM
Nov 2021

Bilko and his shenanigans were just awesome.

Trivia: Paul Ford (the colonel) plays the banker in "Big Hand for a Little Lady"
If you have never seen this movie, you need to do so.

JoAnne Woodward, Henry Fonda, Burgess Merideth, Jason Robards, Kevin McCarthy plus several well known character actors of the middle 60s. We love this movie.

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