Bilko needs a new bankroll for tomorrow night's poker game, so he looks to his new recruits for quick cash.Bilko needs a new bankroll for tomorrow night's poker game, so he looks to his new recruits for quick cash.Bilko needs a new bankroll for tomorrow night's poker game, so he looks to his new recruits for quick cash.
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Tige Andrews
- Pvt. Gander
- (uncredited)
Bern Bennett
- Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bernard Fein
- Pvt. Gomez
- (uncredited)
Jack Healy
- Pvt. Mullen
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNever before available but now available on the 1st season 5-DVD set, is the unaired pilot called "You'll Never Get Rich" from Nat Hiken's private collection archives. This never broadcast pilot had Jack Warden in the role of Cpl. Steve Henshaw. When the real pilot was finally aired, it was re-titled "The New Recruits" with Allan Melvin permanently replacing Jack Warden as Cpl. Henshaw. It kept the same storyline of Bilko needing to raise money at all costs in order to get in a big stakes poker game.
- GoofsApparently, since this was an early episode following the pilot, the names of all of the regular characters were not yet fully established. Although Communications MSgt. Grover was identified throughout the series as MSgt. Francis Grover, MSgt. Bilko calls him 'Jim' during this program; Quartermaster MSgt. Andrew (Andy) Pendleton, is called 'Steve' by Bilko during this show.
- SoundtracksReveille
(uncredited)
Bugal call played on phonograph record in barracks at the start of story
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Sergeant Bilko's Beginnings
In order for you to get any real entertainment value out of watching this episode from TV's "The Phil Silvers Show" you've gotta be willing to cut it some serious slack.
Anyway - As the story goes - Sgt. Bilko needs to raise some money quickly so that he can play in the big poker game and he thinks that getting it from the new recruits will do the trick.
See what happens when Bilko goes into his shtick of deception and conniving.
Anyway - As the story goes - Sgt. Bilko needs to raise some money quickly so that he can play in the big poker game and he thinks that getting it from the new recruits will do the trick.
See what happens when Bilko goes into his shtick of deception and conniving.
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of New Recruits (1955) in Australia?
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