Episode
The Phil Silvers Show: Sergeant Bilko Presents Bing Crosby
Overview
Bilko promotes a show starring Bing Crosby, but when Bing suddenly fails to show up, Bilko has to find a lookalike as a replacement.
Details
- Series
- The Phil Silvers Show
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1957-01-22
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Sergeant Bilko Presents Bing Crosby is Episode 18 in Season 2 of The Phil Silvers Show. It aired on 1957-01-22. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 21: Bilko's Television Idea
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Episode 14: Sergeant Bilko Presents Ed Sullivan
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