10K views · 61 reactions | The Phil Silvers Show, created and largely written by Nat Hiken, ran for 144 episodes on CBS from September 20, 1955 to September 11, 1959, starring Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. | Killer Cosmonaut | Facebook

The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. A pilot called "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast - all half-an-hour long except for a 1959 one-hour live special.[1] The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created and largely written by Nat Hiken, and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. The

48K views · 1.2K reactions | Top Cat ("T.C."), was directly inspired by Phil Silvers’ fast-talking con-man character, Sgt. Bilko, from the 1950s TV comedy The Phil Silvers Show. Hanna-Barbera deliberately modeled Top Cat's charming scheming, rapid-fire dialogue, and lovable rogue personality after Bilko. | Nostalgia TV | Facebook