The Phil Silvers Show: Bilko Joins the Navy

The Phil Silvers Show: Bilko Joins the Navy
CBS
October 28, 1958
Sitcom
DVD
C+

The sixth episode of the fourth and final season has not only Bilko but Zimmerman and Papparelli accidentally ending up in the Navy when they dress as seamen to break into a poker game.  (There are no scenes back at Fort Baxter, so these are the only regulars we see.)  I would've gone with a B- but all of Bilko's schemes fail and only a fortunate docking in San Francisco saves them from six months in Alaska at best, 20 years in prison at worst.

Besides 35-year-old Larry Storch as the Crying Sailor, this episode has Marty Ingels in his screen debut as an uncredited Navy Cook.  Larry Douglas is USN Lt. Larson but he would later be Lt./Capt. Anderson.  Walter Greaza is USN Capt. Spencer but previously was a nameless Judge.