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brush

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8. It was a great show. My father was an old army man...

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Aug 24, 2022, 11:34 PM

Aug 2022

and would crack up over Bilko. McHale's Navy was a navy version of it, and F-Troop was an old west, cavalry version. Neither topped the original though.

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The Phil Silvers Show.......Sargent Bilko. [View all] a kennedy Aug 2022 OP

No person has ever done what he did on that show. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2022 #1

Great. You can watch old shows on TV Time streaming. NoRethugFriends Aug 2022 #2

I have all the DVD's but did not know about this app/channel, thanks Eliot Rosewater Aug 2022 #10

Yep NoRethugFriends Aug 2022 #11

One of my favorites. rickford66 Aug 2022 #3

Remember Harry Speakup ? rickford66 Aug 2022 #4

That's Private Harry Speakup to you, sir. NoRethugFriends Aug 2022 #12

My dad was an Army master sergeant who looked like Bilko. FightingIrish Aug 2022 #5

Originally titled You'll Never Get Rich. rsdsharp Aug 2022 #6

Our family named our parakeet "Bilko" Thunderbeast Aug 2022 #7

It was a great show. My father was an old army man... brush Aug 2022 #8

Oh how I wish Nat Hiken hadn't smoked so much. Frasier Balzov Aug 2022 #9