Episode
The Phil Silvers Show: Bilko's Cousin
Overview
When the Colonel hears that another Bilko is about to arrive he hopes that he is no relation to Ernie because with two Bilko's at the camp life is going to be worse that ever but he turns out to be Ernie's cousin Swifty, but there is a surprise in store for everybody.
Details
- Series
- The Phil Silvers Show
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1958-01-24
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Bilko's Cousin is Episode 18 in Season 3 of The Phil Silvers Show. It aired on 1958-01-24. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 17: Bilko Presents Kay Kendall
Movie star Kay Kendall visits Roseville to promote her film & Bilko gets her to appear in a show he's producing. Bilko's hoping to make a bundle of dough but Miss Kendall soon proves to be more than a match for the wily Sgt.
Episode 19: Bilko's Pigeons
When an order banning the use of pigeons comes through from Washington, Bilko's source of income dries up.
More episodes from this season
Episode 16: Doberman the Crooner
Bilko discovers that Doberman has a beautiful singing voice but only when he has a cold. So Bilko gets him to make a record, but by then the doctors have cured his cold and his real voice returns.
Episode 20: Cyrano De Bilko
Bilko helps out one the platoon when he is to shy to ask for a date with a local girl called Natalie. But complications arise when it turns out that there are two girls called Natalie.
Episode 15: Bilko and the Colonel's Secretary
When the Colonel's secretary gets posted, Bilko make sure that the right WAC is posted in, but this posting takes her away from her fiance, When she learns that Bilko was responsible she makes his and the platoon's life hell, until Bilko gets rid of her and brings in another secretary only to find that he is her boyfriend and the same thing happens all over again.
Episode 21: The Colonel's Reunion
The Colonel goes all out in his fight against the gambling, so Bilko gets the Colonel to leave the camp to go to a class reunion, but just when he thinks he has a free hand to carry on the Colonel decides it would crazy to leave him at the camp, so Bilko has to drive the Colonel to the reunion.
Episode 14: Bilko and the Flying saucers
In order to go Washington for a date with a young singer, Bilko has to report to the Colonel that he has seen a U.F.O. and has to go to Washington to be debriefed.
Episode 22: Bilko Saves Ritzik's Marriage
When Sgt Ritzik plays one too many poker games with Bilko, his wife leaves him, so Ernie has to find a way of bringing them back together.
Episode 13: Bilko F.O.B. Detroit
Bilko and the platoon go to Detroit to get the new trucks, the Colonel orders him back in two days, but he has other plans to stay on.
Episode 23: Bilko The Art Lover
In New York, Bilko stays with an old buddy who is a prospective artist, but he falls out with his father, until the father realises how good his son is.
Episode 12: Bilko At Bay
Trying to get to New York, and to save money Bilko and the corporals arrange to stop off at the homes of members of the platoon for free meals.
Episode 24: Bilko The Genius
In a mix up over test results, Bilko is told that he has a genius rating and he goes on a course with other test winners. They try and come up with a foolproof method of predicting the result of any horse race.