SGT. BILKO. Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd. Directed by Jonathan Lynn. At area theaters. Running time: 95 mins. Rated PG. 2 STARS AMERICA HAS HAD AN all-volunteer Army for years, but the service comedy,… ...

For anyone who knew and loved the 1950s TV series “The Phil Silvers Show” — in which Silvers played the peerless motormouth Army con artist, Master Sgt. Ernie Bilko — “Sgt. Bilko ...

One of TV's seminal comedies, this 1950s classic sitcom revolves around the talents of variety star Phil Silvers.

Celebrating Beloved Bilko's Shenanigans Sergeant Bilko cheated and conned officers and underlings alike -- and TV audiences loved him. The producer of a new DVD set of The Phil Silvers Show, aka ...

"Sgt. Bilko is sitcom's high-water mark. In 2005 it'll be 50 years old and yet it's still hilarious — with great scripts and magnificent performances week after week by Phil Silvers," Lewisohn said.

Though beloved by comics, "Sgt. Bilko" has never received the heavy syndication treatment of "The Honeymooners" and "I Love Lucy." Now the first season is being released on DVD.

Exactly 48 years ago this month a paunchy, bespectacled, wise-cracking - and, it has to be said, not entirely honest - US Army sergeant appeared on our television screens for the first time.

Any list of television's most memorable characters - Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden, Lucille Ball's Lucy Ricardo, John Cleese's Basil Fawlty - will reserve a place for Phil Silvers as Sgt. Ernie ...

Sergeant Bilko cheated and conned officers and underlings alike -- and TV audiences loved him. The producer of a new DVD set of The Phil Silvers Show, aka "Segeant Bilko," explains what made the ...