The Phil Silvers Show It's for the Birds (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The Phil Silvers Show

It's for the Birds (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Bilko discovers one of his platoon is an expert on birds. He signs Pvt. Honnegan up for 'The $64,000 Question' TV show. Honnegan is a smash hit on his specialized subject of birds, until he is struck by an unexpected case of amnesia.

Director

Al De Caprio

Writers

Nat Hiken (created by) (story by) (teleplay by) | Billy Friedberg (teleplay by)

Producer

Nat Hiken

Cinematographer

William Miller (as William J. Miller)

Editor

Ray Sandiford

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 25, 1956

Release date

Sep 25, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Phil Silvers MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Harvey Lembeck Cpl. Rocco Barbella Cpl. Rocco Barbella See fewer	Stalag 17 (1953)
Paul Ford Col. John T. Hall (credit only) Col. John T. Hall (credit only) See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Maurice Gosfield Pvt. Duane Doberman Pvt. Duane Doberman See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Allan Melvin Cpl. Steve Henshaw (as Allen Melvin) Cpl. Steve Henshaw (as Allen Melvin) See fewer	Flash Gordon (1979)
Walter Cartier Pvt. Claude Dillingham Pvt. Claude Dillingham See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Herbie Faye Cpl. Sam Fender (as Herby Faye) Cpl. Sam Fender (as Herby Faye) See fewer	Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Bernard Fein Pvt. Gomez (as Bernie Fein) Pvt. Gomez (as Bernie Fein) See fewer	Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Mickey Freeman Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Karl Lukas Pvt. Stash Kadowski Pvt. Stash Kadowski See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Jack Healy Pvt. Mullen Pvt. Mullen See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Maurice Brenner Pvt. Irving Fleischman Pvt. Irving Fleischman See fewer	The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Billy Sands Pvt. Dino Papparelli Pvt. Dino Papparelli See fewer	Rocky (1976)
P. Jay Sidney Pvt. Palmer Pvt. Palmer See fewer	Trading Places (1983)
Fred Gwynne Cpl. Ed Honnegan Cpl. Ed Honnegan See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Eugene Peterson Master of Ceremonies (as Gene Peterson) Master of Ceremonies (as Gene Peterson) See fewer	The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Lynn Dollar Lynn Dollar Lynn Dollar See fewer	The Key to Murder (1956)
John Gibson Chaplain (uncredited) Chaplain (uncredited) See fewer	A Date with Judy (1951)