Finding Aid for the Collection of Television Scripts for The Phil Silvers Show, 1957-1959

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UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections

University of California, Los Angeles, Library

Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713

Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575

Phone: (310) 825-4988

Fax: (310) 206-1864

Email: speccoll-paging@library.ucla.edu

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Collection of Television Scripts for The Phil Silvers Show

Date (inclusive): 1957-1959

Collection number: 54

Extent: 5 boxes (2.0 linear ft.)

Abstract: The Phil Silvers Show was created by Nat Hiken and starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko. Collection consists of scripts from the television series.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection of Television Scripts for The Phil Silvers Show (Collection 54). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Biography

The Phil Silvers Show (September 1955- September 1959) was created by Nat Hiken and starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko. In syndication the reruns were titled Sergeant Bilko. Regular supporting cast included: Harvey Lembeck, Allan Melvin, Paul Ford, Elisabeth Fraser, Maurice Gosfield, Herbie Faye, Billy Sands, Mickey Freeman, Hope Sansberry, Joe E. Ross, Jimmy Little, Beatrice Pons, and Nicholas Saunders.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of scripts for the television series The Phil Silvers Show (program numbers 73-157, July 1957-May 1959).

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:

Arranged chronologically.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Television writers--Archival resources.

Genres and Forms of Material

Television scripts.

Other Index Terms Related to this Collection

Phil Silvers Show.

Related Material

Rod Amateau Collection of Television Series Scripts (Collection 88). Available at Performing Arts Special Collections, UCLA.

Box 2, Folder 11

Program No: Program No.: 96

BILKO - MALE MODEL Dated: 2/13/1958

Box 4, Folder 3

Program No: Program No.: 118

BILKO AND THE CHAPLAIN Dated: 10/2/1958

Box 2, Folder 12

Program No: Program No.: 97

BILKO AND THE COLONEL'S INHERITANCE Dated: 2/20/1958

Box 2, Folder 1

Program No: Program No.: 88

BILKO AND THE COLONEL'S SECRETARY Dated: 10/31/1957

Box 1, Folder 11

Program No: Program No.: 83

BILKO AND THE FLYING SAUCERS Dated: 9/26/1957

Box 4, Folder 6

Program No: Program No.: 121

BILKO AND THE MEDIUM Dated: 10/23/1958

Box 1, Folder 14

Program No: Program No.: 86

BILKO AT BAY Dated: 10/17/1957

Box 1, Folder 6

Program No: Program No.: 78

BILKO BUYS A CLUB Dated: 8/22/1957

Box 5, Folder 10

Program No: Program No.: 140

BILKO IN OUTER SPACE Dated: 4/30/1959

Box 3, Folder 15

Program No: Program No.: 115

BILKO JOINS THE NAVY Dated: 9/11/1958

Box 1, Folder 2

Program No: Program No.: 74

BILKO LIVES IT UP

Box 4, Folder 2

Program No: Program No.: 117

BILKO PRESENTS THE MCGUIRE SISTERS Dated: 9/25/1958

Box 3, Folder 2

Program No: Program No.: 102

BILKO RETIRES FROM GAMBLING Dated: 4/10/1958

Box 2, Folder 7

Program No: Program No.: 93

BILKO SAVES RITZIK'S MARRIAGE Dated: 1/23/1958

Box 2, Folder 2

Program No: Program No.: 89

BILKO STARS KAY KENDALL Dated: 11/5/1957

Box 1, Folder 10

Program No: Program No.: 82

BILKO TALKS IN HIS SLEEP Dated: 9/19/1957

Box 2, Folder 8

Program No: Program No.: 94

BILKO THE ART LOVER Dated: 1/30/1958

Box 2, Folder 9

Program No: Program No.: 94

BILKO THE ART LOVER (REV. VERSION) Dated: 1/30/1958

Box 5, Folder 4

Program No: Program No.: 134

BILKO THE BUTLER Dated: 3/5/1959

Box 2, Folder 10

Program No: Program No.: 95

BILKO THE GENIVS Dated: 2/6/1958

Box 3, Folder 13

Program No: Program No.: 113

BILKO THE POTATO SACK KING Dated: 8/28/1958

Box 3, Folder 10

Program No: Program No.: 110

BILKO VERSUS COVINGTON Dated: 6/19/1958

Box 3, Folder 14

Program No: Program No.: 114

BILKO'S ALLERGY Dated: 9/4/1958

Box 5, Folder 1

Program No: Program No.: 131

BILKO'S APE MAN Dated: 2/12/1959

Box 3, Folder 11

Program No: Program No.: 111

BILKO'S BIG WOMAN HUNT Dated: 8/14/1958

Box 4, Folder 7

Program No: Program No.: 122

BILKO'S BOPSTER Dated: 11/26/1958

Box 1, Folder 1

Program No: Program No.: 73

BILKO'S BOYS TOWN Dated: 7/19/1957

Box 5, Folder 8

Program No: Program No.: 138

BILKO'S CASINO Dated: 1/16/1959

Box 2, Folder 14

Program No: Program No.: 99

BILKO'S CHINESE RESTAURANT Dated: 3/6/1958

Box 1, Folder 13

Program No: Program No.: 85

BILKO'S COUSIN Dated: 10/10/1957

Box 4, Folder 10

Program No: Program No.: 125

BILKO'S CREDIT CARD Dated: 12/18/1958

Box 3, Folder 9

Program No: Program No.: 109

BILKO'S DE LUXE TOURS Dated: 6/12/1958

Box 1, Folder 4

Program No: Program No.: 76

BILKO'S DOUBLE LIFE Dated: 8/8/1957

Box 4, Folder 14

Program No: Program No.: 129

BILKO'S FORMULA 7 Dated: 1/29/1959

Box 4, Folder 1

Program No: Program No.: 116

BILKO'S GIVEAWAY SHOWS Dated: 9/18/1958

Box 5, Folder 2

Program No: Program No.: 132

BILKO'S GODSON Dated: 2/19/1959

Box 4, Folder 9

Program No: Program No.: 124

BILKO'S GRAND HOTEL Dated: 12/11/1958

Box 4, Folder 8

Program No: Program No.: 123

BILKO'S HOLLYWOOD ROMANCE Dated: 12/4/1958

Box 2, Folder 13

Program No: Program No.: 98

BILKO'S HONEYMOON Dated: 2/27/1958

Box 3, Folder 4

Program No: Program No.: 104

BILKO'S INSURANCE COMPANY Dated: 4/24/1958

Box 1, Folder 15

Program No: Program No.: 87

BILKO'S PIGEONS Dated: 10/17/1957

Box 3, Folder 5

Program No: Program No.: 105

BILKO'S PRIZE POODLE Dated: 5/1/1958

Box 3, Folder 6

Program No: Program No.: 106

BILKO'S SCHOOLDAYS Dated: 5/22/1958

Box 4, Folder 5

Program No: Program No.: 120

BILKO'S SECRET MISSION Dated: 10/16/1958

Box 4, Folder 13

Program No: Program No.: 128

BILKO'S SHARPSHOOTER Dated: 1/8/1959

Box 5, Folder 6

Program No: Program No.: 136

BILKO'S SMALL CAR Dated: 4/2/1959

Box 2, Folder 15

Program No: Program No.: 100

BILKO'S TV PILOT Dated: 3/13/1958

Box 3, Folder 3

Program No: Program No.: 103

BILKO'S VACATION Dated: 4/17/1958

Box 1, Folder 3

Program No: Program No.: 75

BILKO'S VALENTINE Dated: 8/1/1957

Box 3, Folder 12

Program No: Program No.: 112

BILKO'S VAMPIRE Dated: 8/21/1958

Box 1, Folder 9

Program No: Program No.: 81

CHEROKEE ERNIE Dated: 9/12/1957

Box 2, Folder 4

Program No: Program No.: 91

CYRANO DE BILKO Dated: 11/21/1957

Box 2, Folder 5

Program No: Program No.: 91

CYRANO DE BILKO (REV. VERSION) Dated: 11/21/1957

Box 5, Folder 7

Program No: Program No.: 137

DOBERMAN - MISSING HEIR Dated: 4/9/1959

Box 2, Folder 3

Program No: Program No.: 90

DOBERMAN THE CROONER Dated: 11/14/1957

Box 3, Folder 8

Program No: Program No.: 108

GOLD FEVER Dated: 6/5/1958

Box 5, Folder 3

Program No: Program No.: 133

GUINEA PIG BILKO Dated: 2/26/1959

Box 3, Folder 7

Program No: Program No.: 107

JOAN'S BIG ROMANCE Dated: 5/28/1958

Box 4, Folder 15

Program No: Program No.: 130

LIEUTENANT PAPARELLI Dated: 2/5/1959

Box 1, Folder 12

Program No: Program No.: 84

LIEVTENANT BILKO Dated: 10/3/1957

Box 3, Folder 1

Program No: Program No.: 101

OPERATION LOVE Dated: 4/3/1958

Box 1, Folder 5

Program No: Program No.: 77

PAPA BILKO Dated: 8/15/1957

Box 5, Folder 5

Program No: Program No.: 135

RITZIK GOES CIVILIAN Dated: 3/26/1959

Box 1, Folder 8

Program No: Program No.: 80

SERGEANT BILKO PRESENTS Dated: 9/5/1957

Box 5, Folder 11

Program No: Program No.: 141

THE BILKO BOYCOTT Dated: 5/7/1959

Box 4, Folder 4

Program No: Program No.: 119

THE BILKOS AND THE CROSBYS Dated: 10/9/1958

Box 4, Folder 12

Program No: Program No.: 127

THE COLONEL'S PROMOTION Dated: 12/31/1958

Box 2, Folder 6

Program No: Program No.: 92

THE COLONEL'S REUNION Dated: 1/11/1958

Box 5, Folder 9

Program No: Program No.: 139

THE COLONEL'S SECOND HONEYMOON Dated: 4/23/1959

Box 1, Folder 7

Program No: Program No.: 79

THE HILLBILLY WHIZ Dated: 8/29/1957

Box 4, Folder 11

Program No: Program No.: 126

VIVA BILKO Dated: 12/24/1958

Box 5, Folder 12

Program No: Program No.: 142

WEEK-END COLONEL Dated: 5/14/1959