Phil Silvers Archive

Great news! From Wed 18th March Phil's Spitting Image head will be on display. We are planning a celebratory weekend around Phil's heavenly birthday 11th May. Possibly the 9th & 10th May to celebrate the Museum's new home! #philsilvers #bilko #museum #spittingimage #celebrate

BRO I KNOW WHY DO U HAVE TO BE ALL THE WAY IN ANOTHER COUNTRY I WISH I WAS THERE EVERYDAY 😭😭😭💔💔💔

The episode with Fred gwynne 😭

@xopilin For me that was the best TV sitcom ever! Funniest & Phil was a motormouth of comedy! Platoon ya ha hey. He ha hay! Ya! Ya!! Yut-a-yut!!!

Should just marathon the Phil silvers show again for the millionth time…….

Duped to beta from a 16mm master broadcast reel, here's the original 1955 animated intro and outro for The Phil Silvers Show (often known as Sergeant Bilko), which ran on CBS from September 1955 to September 1959 youtu.be/IpATBSS2Lng?si… via @YouTube

He will always be "Sergeant Bilko" to me. I learned a lot from him! 🤣

@ErnestBilko @Escartefigue777 @EmmaLouiseWebb3 @Petwill1 @carryonbook @WhenCarryOn @CarryOnJoan @carryontitterin @AbbaFan102 @RonFogelman "Oooh what a funny way to punch a ticket"

@ErnestBilko @Escartefigue777 @EmmaLouiseWebb3 @DJNeilNeale @Petwill1 @carryonbook @WhenCarryOn @CarryOnJoan @AbbaFan102 @RonFogelman "Are you travelling alone, Miss?" 🚂🐪

That's lovely. Just had a Facebook friend request from Angela Douglas! An accomplished actor, married to Kenneth More and starred with Phil in Follow That Camel 🐫 #philsilvers #carryon #britishcomedy #actor

@kl_to_the_max_1 Ty!!! I base hokey off of Phil silvers whenever I draw him lol 😂

@xopilin Love that hokey has glasses 🔥🔥🔥 Also amazing art

@AB52240639 @hwinkler4real Nancy (With the Laughing Face was composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Phil Silvers. The song was originally titled "Bessie (With the Laughing Face)" and was written for the wife of lyricist Johnny Burke, Bessie, for her birthday.

@hwinkler4real Nancy with the Laughing Face, written about Phil Silvers’ wife originally but adopted by Sinatra whose wife was also called Nancy …

"In the Wee Small Hours Of The Morning "

@WG_RumblePants Groucho Marx as Chairman Phil Silvers as Chief Exec Larry David as Director of Cricket Harpo Marx as Coach (communication may be difficult with Harpo I grant you)

With the Spitting Image head on display, as promised a Museum credit to our loyal supporters. This is the list compiled by Crowdfunder but if you've donated on a visit and are AWOL please message us! #philsilvers #bilko #museum #spittingimage #crowdfunder