Sgt. Bilko - 50th Anniversary Edition (1955)

SGT. BILKO 50th ANNIVERSARY

IT MAY BE 50 YEARS SINCE BILKO GRACED THE T.V. SCREENS. IT HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S MAGIC OVER THE YEARS. GIVES ANY MODERN AMERICAN COMEDY A RUN FOR IT'S MONEY. WHENEVER GREAT AMERICAN SITCOMS ARE TALKED OF BILKO IS HARDLY EVER MENTIONED SADLY. June 27, 2008

Laugh out loud funny!

Starts a tad slow, but then gets hilarious. If you like shows from the Golden Age of TV, get this. Is there anybody who was simply funnier than Phil Silvers? The man was funny, period. He knew how to make people laugh, especially where others would have failed. And if you like old TV, then you'll be happy to see many folks who went on to greater fame elsewhere.

Oh, I'm not somebody who considers himself to be all that old. I'm in my mid-40's, but I like old TV and movies. Back then the story and the characters made you laugh, the writers actually wrote, and the actors acted. There was no need for special effects or bathroom/bedroom humor. They were funny without that stuff. June 23, 2008

Solid gold package

"Sgt Bilko" was the first and best of all those TV sit coms set in the forces. If you like "McHale's Navy", "F Troop" or "Hogan's Heroes", you'll love Bilko.

This 50th anniversary package is outstanding value. Not only have a great selection of episodes been included with personal favourites, "The Twitch" and "The Court Martial", but there is an endless package of extras which recapture the magic of these relatively early days of television. Highlights are Phil Silvers with the immortal Jack Benny on Dick Cavett's talk show, the last televised interview with Silvers in 1987 and some great commentaries on a few of the episodes. This is a great way to package Bilko rather than simply issuing all of the episodes. June 21, 2008

writing credits question

my father, vincent bogert, was one of the writer's of this show (though i'm not sure for how many episodes). he definitely wrote "doberman the crooner," for which he won an emmy. does anyone out there know if this episode is incuded on this dvd and/or if my father is credited as a writer in any of the other episodes? [...] June 21, 2008

Where is season 1?????

I love Phil Silvers and would purchase every season when and IF it is EVER released. What is the big hold up!!!

Come on release the seasons one by one. No volume sets, just the seasons. June 11, 2008

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