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{{Infobox television
|show_name           = The New Phil Silvers Show
|image               = Phil silvers show 1964.JPG
|caption             = [[Phil Silvers]] as Harry Grafton with his nephew, Andy ([[Ronnie Dapo]]), niece, Susan ([[Sandy Descher]]), and sister, Audrey ([[Elena Verdugo]]). 
|genre               = [[Situation comedy|Sitcom]]
|creator             = [[Harvey Bullock (writer)|Harvey Bullock]]<br>[[R.S. Allen]]
|writer              = R.S. Allen<br>[[Rod Amateau]]<br>[[Harvey Bullock (writer)|Harvey Bullock]]<br>[[Seaman Jacobs]]<br>Ed James<br>Ed Jurist<br>[[Laurence Marks (American writer)|Laurence Marks]]<br>Bud Nye<br>William Raynor<br>A.J. Russell<br>[[Phil Sharp (screenwriter)|Phil Sharp]]<br>[[Danny Simon]]<br>Lou Solomon<br>[[Ben Starr (American producer)|Ben Starr]]<br>Myles Wilder
|director            = Rod Amateau<br>David Davis<br>Al Lewis<br>Thomas Montgomery<br>Guy Scarpitta
|starring            = [[Phil Silvers]]<br>[[Elena Verdugo]]<br>[[Stafford Repp]]<br>[[Sandy Descher]]<br>[[Herbie Faye]]<br>[[Ronnie Dapo]]<br>[[Buddy Lester]]
|composer            = Harry Geller
|country             = [[United States]]
|language            = [[English language|English]]
|num_seasons         = 1
|num_episodes        = 30
|producer            = Rod Amateau
|editor              = Robert Moore	 
|cinematography      = James Van Trees
|company             = Gladasya Productions, in association with [[United Artists Television]]
|runtime             = 30 min (approx)
|channel             = [[CBS]]
|picture_format      = [[Black-and-white]]
|audio_format        = [[Monaural]]
|first_aired         = September 28, 1963
|last_aired          = April 25, 1964
}}

'''''The New Phil Silvers Show''''' is an American [[situation comedy]] starring comedian [[Phil Silvers]] which aired thirty episodes on [[CBS]] from September 28, 1963, to April 25, 1964, under the sponsorship of [[General Foods]].

==Synopsis==
Silvers tried to revive with considerable changes the theme of his earlier much more successful ''[[The Phil Silvers Show]]'' (CBS, 1955–1959). In the 1963–1964 version, Silvers played Harry Grafton, a plant foreman at the Osborne Corporation, who like the previous Bilko character is always eager to embrace a [[get-rich-quick scheme]].<ref name=tt>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', ([[New York City]]: [[Penguin Books]], 1996), 4th ed., p. 598.</ref>

The large supporting cast included [[Stafford Repp]] as Grafton's supervisor, Mr. Brink; Jim Shane as Lester; [[Herbie Faye]] as Waluska; Douglas Dumbrille as Mr. Osborne, the factory owner; Eric Morris as Stanley; Steve Mitchell as Fred Starkey; Bob Williams as Bob, [[Buddy Lester]] as Nick; Pat Renella as Roxy, and Norm Grabowski as Grabowski.

At mid-season, the "new" program was altered again, as the [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[actress]] [[Elena Verdugo]] joined the cast as Grafton's widowed sister and housemate, Audrey. [[Sandy Descher]] played Audrey's teenaged daughter and Grafton's niece, Susan. [[Child actor]] [[Ronnie Dapo]] played Audrey's son and Grafton's 11-year-old [[nephew]], Andy.<ref name=tt/>

''The New Phil Silvers Show'' aired at 8:30 Eastern on Saturday, following ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' and preceding the acclaimed [[legal drama]], ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]''. Opposite ''Phil Silvers'', NBC offered ''[[The Joey Bishop Show (sitcom)|The Joey Bishop Show]]'' a sitcom with [[Joey Bishop]] and [[Abby Dalton]], and ABC aired the first half of ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]''.<ref>McNeil, "1963–1964 American network television schedule," appendix of ''Total Television''</ref> In November ''The Defenders'' returned to its former (1961–63) 8:30 slot and Silvers' show moved to 9:30, according to Brooks and Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present'', 7th edition, 1998.

==Notable guest stars==
* [[Bert Convy]]
* [[Florida Friebus]]
* [[Allen Funt]] as himself
* [[Bernie Kopell]]
* [[Patrick McVey]]
* [[Burt Mustin]]
* [[Joan Staley]]
* [[Ludwig Stössel]], who parodied his [[E & J Gallo Winery|Gallo wine]] commercial

==Episodes==
{| style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="3" width="500"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! '''Episode #''' !! '''Episode title''' !! '''Original airdate''' 
|-
| 1-1 || "Man It's Like Progress" || September 28, 1963
|-
| 1-2 || "The Great Forklift Contest" || October 5, 1963
|-
| 1-3 || "Birthday Boy" || October 12, 1963
|-
| 1-4 || "The Tortoise and the Harry" || October 19, 1963
|-
| 1-5 || "Harry Today, Gone Tomorrow" || October 26, 1963
|-
| 1-6 || "The Little Old Gluemaker, Me!" || November 2, 1963
|-
| 1-7 || "Triple Indemnity" || November 9, 1963
|-
| 1-8 || "A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Coffee Break" || November 16, 1963
|-
| 1-9 || "Harry Who" || November 30, 1963
|-
| 1-10 || "Las Vegas Was My Mother's Maiden Name" || December 7, 1963
|-
| 1-11 || "Son of Pygmalion" || December 14, 1963
|-
| 1-12 || "Have I Got a Boy for You" || December 21, 1963
|-
| 1-13 || "Who Do Voodoo? Harry Do!" || December 28, 1963
|-
| 1-14 || "Stop the Factory, I Want to Get Off" || January 4, 1964
|-
| 1-15 || "Beauty and the Least" || January 11, 1964
|-
| 1-16 || "75{{frac|1|2}} Trombones" || January 18, 1964
|-
| 1-17 || "My Son, the Governor" || January 25, 1964
|-
| 1-18 || "Leave It to Harry" || February 1, 1964
|-
| 1-19 || "Smile, Harry, You're on 'Candid Camera'" || February 8, 1964
|-
| 1-20 || "Pay the Two Dollars" || February 15, 1964
|-
| 1-21 || "Harry, the Good Neighbor" || February 22, 1964
|-
| 1-22 || "Cyrano DeGrafton" || February 29, 1964
|-
| 1-23 || "Take Her, She's Tall" || March 7, 1964
|-
| 1-24 || "Will the Real Harry Grafton Please Stand Up?" || March 14, 1964
|-
| 1-25 || "Auntie Up" || March 21, 1964
|-
| 1-26 || "Grafton's the Name, Football's My Game" || March 28, 1964
|-
| 1-27 || "Keep Cool" || April 4, 1964
|-
| 1-28 || "Vanity, Thy Name Is Harry" || April 11, 1964
|-
| 1-29 || "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" || April 18, 1964
|-
| 1-30 || "Moonlight and Dozes" || April 25, 1964
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0659594}}
* {{tv.com show|the-new-phil-silvers-show|The New Phil Silvers Show}}

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[[Category:Television series by MGM Television]]