The Eating Contest

Episode aired Nov 15, 1955
TV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

8.7/10

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Fred Gwynne, Phil Silvers, and Janet Waldo in The Phil Silvers Show (1955)

Comedy Family

Company B constantly loses all bets against rival Company A, but upon the arrival of Ed 'The Stomach' Honnegan, they sense their chance to win an Eating Contest. The only problem they encoun... Read allCompany B constantly loses all bets against rival Company A, but upon the arrival of Ed 'The Stomach' Honnegan, they sense their chance to win an Eating Contest. The only problem they encounter is that The Stomach has lost his appetite.Company B constantly loses all bets against rival Company A, but upon the arrival of Ed 'The Stomach' Honnegan, they sense their chance to win an Eating Contest. The only problem they encounter is that The Stomach has lost his appetite.

Director
- Al De Caprio
Writers
- Nat Hiken
- Arnold M. Auerbach
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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Al De Caprio
Writers
- Nat Hiken
- Arnold M. Auerbach
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Fred Gwynne took four days off from his job at an ad agency for the filming of this episode.

Connections
Featured in TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time (1997)

Soundtracks
Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week
(uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

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5/10

Ernie's At It Again!

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 - Ernie Bilko's been on a losing streak lately, but that's about to end. A new mechanic has been transferred to the motor pool, an eating champ known as "The Stomach".

See what happens when Bilko goes into his shtick of deception and conniving.