The Phil Silvers Show - 202 - Bilko Goes To College.avi

Sgt. Ernie Bilko is the ultimate con man. He runs the motor pool at a small Kansas US Army Camp. Colonel Hall, nominally in charge of the base tries to keep Bilko's plans in check. Bilko runs every money making scheme that he thinks he can pull off. Midnight cruises on Landing Craft, Tank Rides, Poker games, and an interesting deal with local service stations for spare parts for jeep tires.

Bilko and his platoon are sent to Schmill College to teach the ROTC students transport maintenance. Whilst there Bilko finds out that Millionaire's son Justin Pearce Junior owes local gangster, Big Ed Macmillan, $1000. Ernie says he'll teach the gangster a lesson for him. He puts $100 on Schmill football team to beat Notre Dame in the season's opener at odds of 1000-1. Even though in the last 12 years Schmill have never scored against Notre Dame and over 100 points is scored against Schmill in all of the matches. Although he knows he has no chance Ernie organises a publicity campaign that has Big Ed quaking in his boots. So nervous he even tries to buy back his bet and.....