The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959): Season 4, Episode 15 - Bilko's Bopster - full transcript
When jazz musician Skinny Sanders arrives at Camp Fremont, he keeps Bilko and the platoon awake with his music. Bilko is about to have him transferred to Alaska when he finds out that Skinny is actually a famous jazz musician.
(barking orders)
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I've never been
so tired in my life.
Yeah, well, who told you to
play poker for 22 hours straight?
Ready to hit the sack, Sarge?
Boy, I'll say I am. I
could sleep for a week.
- Hensh, do me a favor.
- Yeah, Sarge?
Keep the platoon quiet.
My head is killing me.
- Sure.
- In you go, Sarge.
Everything all set?
- Fine.
- Shades down?
Right.
Oh, give it to me
nice and sweet, boys.
Yeah.
Lullaby, And Goodnight
May The Angels Protect You...
What's that? Is that
from the platoon?
Yeah.
Whoever it is, I'll kill 'em!
I'll kill 'em, I'll kill 'em
with these bare hands.
What are they thinking?
Hold up! Knock it off!
What is this, The
Blackboard Jungle?
(barking orders)
That's a crazy sound,
man, but lower the volume.
Who's the cat with the
stereophonic mouth?
What is this? Never
mind who I am.
Who are you?
He's one of the new
recruits, Sarge, Pvt. Sanders.
Oh man, skip that Private
jazz, Skinny's the name.
- What's yours, Pops?
- I get him, don't I?
They find me. The
weirdos find me.
Tell him who I am, Rocco.
Look, soldier,
this is Sgt. Bilko.
He's in charge here
and what he says goes.
Crazy, man! Every
combo needs a leader.
Halt! Stop that!
Hold it!
Stay loose, Ernie.
Man, you keep flipping your wig
you're gonna wind up in the
rubber room at the funny farm.
All right, I warned
you! That's it.
Now, keep on making
noise, the fingers go next.
You understand? Cut it out!
- Henshaw.
- Yeah.
Give him work to do.
Plenty of work, break it up!
Hi there, all you good night
people, wherever you are.
This is your Late Late
Deejay Goofy Gondola,
beaming your way
from the Purple Pad,
San Francisco's
leading Jazz Emporium.
Cut it out! Will
ya..knock it off!
Sanders, we're trying to sleep!
Quiet man!
I'm getting a message
from my people.
"right now, I'm coming at you
with a brand new platter called,
"I Got the Screaming
Meemies Over You",
recorded by the Five
Classic Five Maniacs.
Go man, go!
"Each time our eyes
meet, my heart goes..."
Sarge!
Oh, come on, man.
Live and let live.
Now, listen you!
You're new around here
so I'm controlling myself.
But we got rules around here.
After midnight it's quiet unless
there's a national emergency
or a crap game!
You're bringing me
down, man! Way down!
Oh, I'll bring you down,
I'll put you on... go to sleep!
Yeah, will you go to sleep?
Sleep? At this hour?
To us night people,
that's treason!
All right, all right,
I warned you!
All right, you guys!
Fall in! Look alive!
Get in the lineup.
All right, Sarge.
Roll call, Sarge. Did you
get any sleep last night?
No, I'll make it up
right after roll call.
- All right, roll call, Gomez.
- Yo.
- Doberman!
- Yo.
- Zimmerman.
- Yeah.
- Fender.
- Yo.
- Sanders.
- Sanders?
He deserted, please, please!
No such luck, Sarge.
He's still asleep.
Still asleep? At 11:00 o'clock?
Who does he think he
is, me? Where is he?
All right! All right!
Come on! Come on!
It's 11:00 AM!
He don't know from AM, try FM.
Come on now!
Up, up Sanders!
Come on, it's 11:00 o'clock!
11:00 AM, man, I'm beat.
I ain't had but 5 hours sleep.
Well, that's just too bad, 5
hours on your back is enough!
- Come on! Come on!
- You're wrong, Daddy-o!
Oh, I need another 5
hours on my flipside.
Look, you listen to me.
We got rules around here.
You sleep when we sleep.
You work when we work!
Oh, Pops! I ain't working today.
It's a holiday.
Holi? What holiday?
The highest! It's Dizzy
Gillespie's birthday.
Did I hear right?
I mean like, man, I
wouldn't expect you to work
on George Washington's birthday.
Have a little respect
for my leader.
Don't calm me down,
just get rid of him!
Come on, chick. Stop dragging.
Is it all right?
This is all right,
ain't nobody here.
Now you set up the record
player while I get out my platters.
Here you are
laddy boy, 3 ladies.
No good, I got a straight.
I beat him! I beat him!
All right.
Keep it down, I told you
Capt. Barker's on the prowl.
Keep it quiet!
- I beat him! I beat him!
- I saw the whole thing.
- Who deals?
- I do.
- I...
- What's the matter?
Thought I heard a noise.
Well, there's nobody
in the barracks.
- All the boys went to Grove City.
- Ok.
Skinny, you really got some
original Bunny Berrigan's?
From way back and dig these.
Bix Beiderbecke, Charlie
Parker, Jelly Roll Morton!
- How about this one?
- Lawrence Welk?
A few laughs never hurt anybody.
Now, how does this gadget work?
- What was that?
- I didn't hear nothing.
Better take a look,
it may be Brass.
I hate to give Capt. Barker
the satisfaction of
catching me gambling.
- Well?
- Oh, it wasn't Brass, Sarge.
Just Skinny Sanders
with some girl.
Ok, cool. A girl!
Hey, Skinny! Are
you out of your mind?
Oh, come on, Jack.
Don't bug me now.
- We're having a little concert.
- A concert?
Do you know what can happen
if they find her in the barracks?
It's the rockpile for all of us.
- Do... why are you standing there?
- Watch the door!
Do you know how illegal this is?
Oh Daddy-o, don't be so square!
Now look, I don't
want any trouble.
You have to leave here, Miss.
Don't give me that jazz,
Pops, I'm almost 17.
I don't... 17?
Don't touch her!
Don't touch her!
Get her out of here,
but don't touch her.
Get her out of here.
Sarge, Brass is coming this way.
Hide! Hide! Come
on, don't touch her!
Not here, my room!
Don't touch her.
Nudge her, nudge her out!
Out, quick! Ten-shun!
Ten-shun! As you were.
All right men,
search the barracks.
- Sir, I...
- One side, Sergeant.
Sir, I wish you wouldn't
go in my room now, Sir.
It's such a mess. The
maid didn't arrive yet, Sir.
Bilko, this is no
time for nonsense.
- Step aside!
- Yes, I admit it, Sir.
- We were gambling.
- How you found out I'll never know.
Sir, have you ever considered
a career in the FBI, Sir?
Bilko, you're wasting my time.
Yes we are, Sir. We confess.
All right, men, let's take
our punishment like men,
to the guardhouse!
Line up, hut, 2, 3, 4... hut.
Sir, I want you to get the
full credit for this arrest.
All right men, hut,
2, 3, 4... hut 2, 3...
Bilko, I am not interested
in your gambling
activities right now.
You're not, Sir?
No, if you must
know, we got a call
from the Police
Chief in Grove City
and we're searching
every building on the post.
Something stolen, Sir?
In a way, yes. His
Daughter is missing.
- Daughter?
- Yes, Daughter.
She was last seen heading
towards Camp Fremont with a soldier.
With a soldier?
Ah, is she a redhead,
Sir, almost 17?
- That's right, Corporal.
- You saw her?
About an hour ago, Sir.
She was headed
towards the post movie
with a little fat soldier.
- Yeah.
- I think his name is Doberman.
I love you!
Henshaw, you just added
10 to 20 years to my life.
That was...
Sanders, I wanna
tell you something.
I want you to dig me real good.
Do you know you got me bugged?
Bugged real good!
Now I want you out!
Out of the camp! Out of my life!
Way out!
Easy, old man.
Easy, I get him!
She's in there.
Let's get her out.
Don't touch her.
Good morning, Sir.
May I say you're looking fine
and chipper this morning, Sir?
Get to the point, Bilko.
I'm in no mood for you this
morning, or any other morning.
Sir, this is strictly
a military matter.
Sir, if you'll just
sign this, please.
- What is that?
- An application for transfer, Sir.
- Bilko, stop toying with me.
- Oh, I'm serious, Sir.
I think when a soldier
becomes destructive
to the running
order of a post, Sir,
that man should be
sent someplace else, Sir.
Bilko, I agree with you 100%.
Well, thank you, Sir.
I'll call the Colonel in
Chicago immediately.
Why call the Colonel, Sir?
You have full authority
to sign a transfer, Sir.
Oh I know, but when the
Colonel hears you're leaving,
I'm sure he'll wanna celebrate.
Sir, you don't
understand. I'm not leaving.
This transfer is
for one of my men.
As far as I'm concerned,
Camp Fremont is
my second home, Sir.
- I knew it!
- How about this transfer, Sir?
Oh, before I forget, do you
have a Pvt. Sanders in your outfit?
Do I? Up to here, Sir.
Well, Major Powell has requested
he be transferred to Camp Otis
Camp Otis? In Alaska?
Wonderful!
Shoveling snow in Alaska,
that'll be the coolest, Sir.
Oh, I'm afraid he won't
be doing much shoveling.
They tell me Sanders is a
rather famous jazz musician.
Oh, really? Well Alaska's
gain is our loss, Sir.
I'll have him packed in a
jiffy and out of here, Sir...
Famous? Skinny
a famous musician?
Yes, I'm told he's right up
there with the big money makers.
Money makers?
Yes, you know like Gene
Krupa and all those others.
Skinny? My Skinny a
famous money maker?
What are you
mumbling about, Bilko?
Well, if I may say so,
Sir, I think it's an outrage
what Major Powell is trying
to pull around here, Sir?
What?
Don't you see it, Sir?
An all G.I. Band led by the
famous Skinny Sanders?
- You think so, Bilko?
- Of course, Sir!
Don't you see it, Sir?
An all G.I. International
Goodwill tour,
the same kind of a tour
that Louis Armstrong
made for the State
Department, Sir?
Yes, Bilko, I see.
And it makes my blood
boil to think that Major Powell
will get credit for an idea
that was practically yours.
- He does have a nerve!
- Doesn't he, Sir?
What some men will do when
they're bucking for promotion, Sir.
There's only one thing, Bilko,
all we have is Skinny Sanders.
What about the rest of the band?
You just leave that to me, Sir.
You just stall Major
Powell for a few days, Sir.
- Ha, Go to it, Bilko.
- Thank you, Sir.
Oh, what about that soldier
you wanted transferred?
Oh, I decided, Sir, to
give him another chance
to adjust himself to the
band... er, to the platoon, Sir.
Thank you, Sir.
- You mean Skinny just took off?
- Just like that.
What does the note say?
"This place is
square as a chair.
I don't dig you, Boy Scouts.
Over and out, Skinny."
Good! Good riddance.
Maybe now we can get some sleep.
Where is he? Where's
my little money maker?
Hey, Sarge, we got
good news for you.
Not now, kid.
Now I'm thinking of
London, Rome, Paris.
- Where is he?
- Who?
Skinny Sanders, man,
he really sends me.
Sarge, Sarge,
yesterday you hated him.
Hate, you use a word like hate
when you're talking
about a great artist?
- Please, Skinny.
- Sarge, he ain't here.
You sent him to the Motor Pool.
If he hurts one finger on
a truck, I'm warning you!
No, no listen, Sarge,
he went over the hill.
- What?
- He left this note.
Oh, no! Check
the railroad station.
Check the airport. Get a
jeep and search the roads.
Bring him back here.
I want Skinny back.
Come on find him!
I don't get it.
Yesterday you didn't like
him, today you want him...
Find him! Find him!
Take the clamps
off the Khaki, Charlie!
Look, Sanders, Bilko
wants to see you.
So move it! Come on, come on.
Man, is Patrillo ever
gonna hear about this.
What is this? Take your hands...
Is this the way you treat
the pride of the platoon?
Get out of here! On the double!
Get out! (barking orders).
You gotta forgive
them, Skinny boy.
Hey, what gives, Bilko?
I was heading for
the bright lights.
All right, I'm gonna
level with you.
Skinny, I'll admit at
first we didn't dig ya,
but now we're gonna
see that you have a ball.
I hear you, man, but
your message is fuzzy.
All right, why is he standing?
Our star is standing?
Get a chair, quickly!
On the double! Sit
down, Skinny boy.
How does this sound to
you, your own jazz group
right here at Camp Fremont?
Well, lay it on me, man. Whaa?
- Tell me more.
- Oh, such cute little expressions.
All right, now dig this.
"Skinny Sanders and
His All Khaki Combo."
Man, that sounds
real ring-a-ding.
Gee, I don't know what to say.
- You're touched, huh?
- Touched?
Man, I ain't been so shook up
since Artie Shaw's first wedding.
- We all love this, kid.
- My own Combo.
Hey, Sarge, you
think we could pick up
any sidemen around here?
Don't worry about it.
Let me handle it, pal.
How does this
sound? Now dig this.
An all G.I. Goodwill European
Tour like Dizzy and Satchmo made.
Man, I'm with you!
I hear the other side of the pond
is jumping with swinging chicks.
- What's he talking about?
- French dames.
Oh the wildest! The wild!
Get me the Rec Hall.
Reserve it for me.
Spread the word, Skinny
Sanders is giving auditions
for musicians for his own band.
- On the double!
- Right, Sarge.
Oh, in a few weeks,
you and Bridget Bardot
are gonna be ooh-la-la!
Sarge, there's only one
thing bugging me, man.
- What's that?
- I don't speak French.
So what, you do good
here, you don't speak English.
I dig, man. I dig!
Man, my head. I
mean like... yukk!
There it is, the end
of the beautiful dream.
Would you believe it?
10,000 soldiers in this camp,
not one musician?
How do you figure it, Ernie?
Who knows, maybe the Army
psychiatrists are cracking down.
Don't you worry, I'm gonna
get a band if I have to draft one.
I want that tour.
But Sarge, you've
auditioned everybody.
So what?
If you don't... wait a minute.
- That's it!
- What's it?
Draft the band, that
was a great idea.
- Who said that?
- You said that.
See, I should learn to
listen to myself more often.
What's the scheme, Ernie?
What's the name of that
place in San Francisco
that Skinny's
always tuning into?
Ah, the Purple Pad.
The Purple Pad, that's where
I'll get the rest of the Combo.
But Sarge, you can't
get a whole band drafted.
Well of course not.
They're gonna enlist.
Wait a minute, Ernie.
This plan of yours
isn't illegal, is it?
Henshaw, when are
you gonna wisen up?
Smart people never break
the law, they just bend it a little.
Well, that's the story, kids.
I need you to understand.
You ain't jivin'
us, are you, man?
Man, it's like the truth.
I just give you the
George Washington bit.
That's what Skinny said.
He said he won't play the
club date without you cats.
Doo, di, dah,
dah, dah, ah, ah...
- Skinny asked for us himself?
- That's right.
Man, I swear to you on a stack of
Stan Kenton arrangements, man.
- Whadda ya say, Jack?
- What's to say?
If Skinny Boy calls,
we go. He is the most.
But I mean, he's the
High Llama of Hipsville.
- Yeah.
- We're with you, Earthman.
Take us to our leader.
Do-doodalee-da, da, da
- What's with him?
- Wingy?
Pay him no mind.
He's our arranger.
What are we waiting
for? Let's get with Skinny.
Yeah. Time's a-wasting.
Hey, hey hold it,
Daddy-o. Sit still.
Now, first thing you
gotta do is you gotta
hook up with the booking agency.
Which one?
The biggest with the
mostest, the U.S.A.
I heard of MCA but what's U.S.A?
You've never heard of U.S.A?
That means United
Swingers of America.
Oh, they hook
all the club dates.
United Swingers of America
sounds like a real good movement.
Yeah. I lay it solid.
Now look, you guys
be here at this address
tomorrow at 12:00 o'clock noon
and I guarantee
you by nightfall,
you'll be sitting
here with Skinny.
- Solid man.
- Endsville.
We'll dig you at high noon.
Sergeant, has Gen.
Caldwell arrived yet?
Gen. Caldwell? Well, no.
Good, then we have time
to get things in tip top shape?
- Move it.
- Yeah.
The General's fanatic
about neatness.
What, what's this all about?
Well, I guess it's safe to
tell you, 5 very important men
are coming here to be
recruited this afternoon.
The General himself
will supervise things
to see that it runs smoothly.
What are they, atomic
scientists or something?
What do you wanna do,
get us all court-martialed?
- Fall in!
- All right, Corporal, fix that tie.
And Henshaw, when did
you shine your shoes last?
- An hour ago.
- Well shine them again.
I distinctly see 5, or 6
specks on your left shoe.
He's lucky I
caught that in time.
I've seen the General
take away a man's stripes
for less than that he's so...
- What's the matter, Sergeant?
- When did you shave last?
This morning.
Well, maybe you'll
get away with it.
But when the General is
here, keep your face covered.
Well, maybe I better
go shave again.
Good thinking. Go
and take care of it.
I'll run things while you're
gone. Go on move it!
- Thanks a lot.
- Oh, Sergeant.
Tell those doctors to
rush those 5 men through,
the General hates
to be kept waiting.
- Sure thing.
- Good show, move it!
Now, get the sign.
Change those photos.
Here are the names.
You put them in
the recruiting forms
and substitute their names.
- Come on!
- Get that sign changed.
Hensh, put this up. That's it.
Roc, print their names
there. We won't be forgers.
Do you know what I mean?
Just print their names.
Huh, Sarge? Good, good.
Now, we're ready.
Here they come.
- Ok, man, here we are.
- Hiya boys.
Hey man, what's
with the uniform?
Crazy, huh?
This is Skinny Sanders'
new band uniform.
Don't worry, you're
gonna get yours.
Hey man, the
contract's all ready?
Oh, I wanna talk
to you about that.
Look, you have to watch...
- Du, di, rata, upa, pa, pa...
- Wingy! Wingy!
Take 5, man.
Now look, the booking
agents here at U.S.A.
they're kind of weirdos,
you understand?
So play ball with him, you dig?
- Yeah!
- We dig.
Are these the men
to be processed?
Oh yes, Sir.
All right, you men
step in here, please,
and strip down to your shorts.
- Crazy.
- Hey, what does he mean, strip?
Where are they booking
us, man, in a burlesque?
That's a new
service here in U.S.A.
They give physical
to all their clients.
Didn't you read about
it? It was in Down Beat.
I must have missed
that one, man.
- Yeah.
- I didn't see that.
Come on, what do you say,
let's skin down to our shorts, man.
- Move it.
- Ok, pop...
Yeah, wait a minute,
you are wearing shorts.
- The best, man, white on white.
- Crazy!
Doctor, it would be
appreciated if you rush through
the examination of these
men as quickly as possible, Sir.
- There's an emergency here.
- Emergency?
Yes, these men are due back at
Cape Canaveral in the morning, Sir.
Need I say more?
What are they, scientists?
Well, let's just say they work
with delicate instruments, Sir.
Oh, I see. Well, I'll
do my best, Sergeant.
Bring them in. Thank
you very much, Sir.
Oh, one other thing, Sir.
If these men seem
a bit strange to you,
please remember, they've
been through extensive
space travel experiments, Sir.
- Really?
I'd venture a guess
that 1 or 2 of them
have been to the
moon and back, Sir.
I understand,
Sergeant. Bring them in.
Thank you, Sir.
All right, gentlemen,
will you come in, please?
I know what
you're thinking, Sir.
But please remember,
the control of outer space
may very well be in
the hands of these men.
Shall we get on with it?
We'll go with you,
Professor, first.
Would you mind trying him first?
- Sit down, Sir.
- Let's get this over with.
We're anxious to get
with Skinny and blast off.
Yeah, that's rather
touching, isn't it, Sir?
They're anxious to get
back to their rockets, Sir.
Oh yes, very commendable.
Tell me, have you ever
had rheumatic fever,
tuberculosis, malaria,
scarlet fever, diphtheria?
Excuse me, due to the emergency,
are all these questions
necessary, Sir?
Sergeant, these questions are
necessary to the examination.
I'm sorry, Sir.
Do you imbibe
alcoholic beverages?
- Huh?
- Do you drink?
Drink? Man, I guzzle up a storm!
What he's trying to say, Sir,
is that he's a social drinker,
an occasional cocktail in
between experiments, Sir.
Oh yes, I see.
Sir, do we have to
go through all this?
Every moment we delay
increases Russia's lead, Sir.
- Oh very well, Sergeant.
- Professor, would you please?
Just sit there, now relax, just
cross your knees, very well.
That's fine.
Oh these men, these
men are super in the sense
that they're in full
physical condition
- Very strange.
- Something wrong, Sir?
Hmh, his heart sounds very
erratic, bum, bum, bum, bum bum...
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum...
da, ba, du, ba, bada...
Gentlemen! Gentlemen!
Please, must I remind you,
this man is a scientist too,
a little professional
courtesy, please.
Really, Doctor, you take them
away from their laboratories
and they're just children.
Let's get on with
it, Sir. Next, please.
Just read the... I'm
sorry, you'll have to take
your eye test
without your glasses.
Oh, that can be
arranged, Doctor.
Man, who turned out the lights?
Read the 6th line, please.
- What line?
- Mister, don't you read?
- Heck no, I play by ear.
- What?
What he's trying to say, Sir,
that's a code the
scientists have.
You see, they use that code
when they read radio signals
from the satellites
in orbit, Sir.
All right, Socrates,
read the 6th line.
Man, I can't.
Yes, you can, just do
it like you say, by ear.
- Hmm.
- E.
- Hmm.
- D.
- Hmm.
- F.
- Hmm.
- C.
Well, you can see, Doctor.
A minor.
What do you mean you hear music?
I just hear it, man.
The beat is everywhere.
I just hear it and
I sit right into it.
Dum, di, da, ra,
ta, ta, uh, hmm.
Oh, Doctor, I can see by
the expression on your face,
he's been entertaining you.
He has a wonderful imagination.
He's incredible!
He's worth at least a
chapter in the book I'm writing
about my most interesting cases.
Oh, you're writing a book?
I can hardly wait for it to come
out since I've met the author.
What is it to be called, Sir?
"Notes of an Army Psychiatrist."
"Notes of an Army Psychiatrist".
Sounds like a best seller
already if I may say so, Sir.
I think at the back of the book,
there should be a picture of
you with a pipe in your mouth
and this stamp which says,
"Accepted," in your hand.
And this stamp is a symbol
of your authority, isn't it, Sir?
Oh yes, yes.
Perhaps that would
make a better picture.
A picture of you exercising
your full authority like this!
Oh, if I'm any judge, it's
going to be a hard hitting book!
Oh, what cases you
must have handled, Sir.
Hundreds. Hundreds!
There's enough material
in there for a TV series.
I can just see it now, at the
end of the program a voice says,
"Mental Case Closed!
This has been a Gregory
Lamont Mark Five Production."
Bum, bum, bum...
I tell you, Sir, it's spelled with
that bum, bum, bum, bum...
- Oh splendid.
- A television series,
I wonder how I go
about getting it on the air?
What do you want from me?
I'm just an Army Sergeant.
All right, that's it.
Sarge, how about
these silk pajamas?
Pack them in, pack them
in. I may be gone for 2 years.
Look Sarge, Sarge?
Beautiful! Beautiful!
- Skinny Boy, hi.
- My Combo's in formation, Sarge.
Good, good.
Oh, listen, were the boys
mad when they found out
they were really in the Army?
Oh no, man. They just
wanna know which Army?
They had me worried for a while.
They don't care where they
are, as long as we're together.
Solid! Solid! Hey, we
better get out of here.
Gen. Caldwell will be
here in a few minutes
with the traveling schedule.
- Right, Sarge.
- I do hope we play the Riviera.
I hear it's beautiful
during the bikini season.
Really? A mop?
Here we are, Sarge.
How do we look?
Splendid! Splendid!
Gentlemen, may I remind you,
in a few moments we'll
all be leaving for Europe.
While we are there, we'll
be the sole representatives
of the United States of America.
- Crazy.
- Ten-shun!
Gen. Caldwell,
this is Sgt. Bilko
who's mainly responsible
for the success of this project.
Sgt. Bilko, I want
to shake your hand.
This whole Army jazz
band Goodwill tour
is one of the most brilliant
ideas I've ever heard.
- Thank you, Sir.
- Oh, Bilko, could you do me a favour?
Just name it, Sir.
My steamer trunk is outside,
will you see it gets
to the airport on time?
Of course, Sir... your
steamer trunk, Sir?
Certainly, it's a world tour.
I may be gone for 2 years.
You may be... but
Sir, I thought that I...
Say no more, Bilko. I
haven't forgotten you.
Oh well, thank you, Sir.
While we're all in Europe, I
want you to get busy and organize
another all G.I. Jazz
Band for the Pacific area.
- Form another band, Sir?
- Why not?
Certainly out of
10,000 men here,
you can find 5 or 6 musicians.
Well, our jet plane
leaves for Paris in 1 hour.
- Follow me, Sanders.
- Sure thing, big daddy.
- Hey, we're gonna miss you, man.
- Yeah, yeah, I know.
You better cut out.
Combo, uh, papa da, udi, ku,
turn to the right
and move your shoe.
Ubab, shabam
and ring-a-ding dum,
old mother Europe, here we come!
Go, go, go, go...
I lay 8 to 5, they
don't need a plane.
Announcer: Also seen
in tonight's cast were:
Ronny Graham as Skinny Sanders,
Larry Storch, Mickey Deems,
Josip Elic, Roger Landry,
Bernard Reed as the 5
Bopsters, Diane Shalet as the girl,
Joe E. Ross as Sgt. Ritzik,
Nick Saunders as Capt. Barker,
Gordon Peters
as the psychiatrist,
and John Boruff
as Gen. Caldwell.
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I've never been
so tired in my life.
Yeah, well, who told you to
play poker for 22 hours straight?
Ready to hit the sack, Sarge?
Boy, I'll say I am. I
could sleep for a week.
- Hensh, do me a favor.
- Yeah, Sarge?
Keep the platoon quiet.
My head is killing me.
- Sure.
- In you go, Sarge.
Everything all set?
- Fine.
- Shades down?
Right.
Oh, give it to me
nice and sweet, boys.
Yeah.
Lullaby, And Goodnight
May The Angels Protect You...
What's that? Is that
from the platoon?
Yeah.
Whoever it is, I'll kill 'em!
I'll kill 'em, I'll kill 'em
with these bare hands.
What are they thinking?
Hold up! Knock it off!
What is this, The
Blackboard Jungle?
(barking orders)
That's a crazy sound,
man, but lower the volume.
Who's the cat with the
stereophonic mouth?
What is this? Never
mind who I am.
Who are you?
He's one of the new
recruits, Sarge, Pvt. Sanders.
Oh man, skip that Private
jazz, Skinny's the name.
- What's yours, Pops?
- I get him, don't I?
They find me. The
weirdos find me.
Tell him who I am, Rocco.
Look, soldier,
this is Sgt. Bilko.
He's in charge here
and what he says goes.
Crazy, man! Every
combo needs a leader.
Halt! Stop that!
Hold it!
Stay loose, Ernie.
Man, you keep flipping your wig
you're gonna wind up in the
rubber room at the funny farm.
All right, I warned
you! That's it.
Now, keep on making
noise, the fingers go next.
You understand? Cut it out!
- Henshaw.
- Yeah.
Give him work to do.
Plenty of work, break it up!
Hi there, all you good night
people, wherever you are.
This is your Late Late
Deejay Goofy Gondola,
beaming your way
from the Purple Pad,
San Francisco's
leading Jazz Emporium.
Cut it out! Will
ya..knock it off!
Sanders, we're trying to sleep!
Quiet man!
I'm getting a message
from my people.
"right now, I'm coming at you
with a brand new platter called,
"I Got the Screaming
Meemies Over You",
recorded by the Five
Classic Five Maniacs.
Go man, go!
"Each time our eyes
meet, my heart goes..."
Sarge!
Oh, come on, man.
Live and let live.
Now, listen you!
You're new around here
so I'm controlling myself.
But we got rules around here.
After midnight it's quiet unless
there's a national emergency
or a crap game!
You're bringing me
down, man! Way down!
Oh, I'll bring you down,
I'll put you on... go to sleep!
Yeah, will you go to sleep?
Sleep? At this hour?
To us night people,
that's treason!
All right, all right,
I warned you!
All right, you guys!
Fall in! Look alive!
Get in the lineup.
All right, Sarge.
Roll call, Sarge. Did you
get any sleep last night?
No, I'll make it up
right after roll call.
- All right, roll call, Gomez.
- Yo.
- Doberman!
- Yo.
- Zimmerman.
- Yeah.
- Fender.
- Yo.
- Sanders.
- Sanders?
He deserted, please, please!
No such luck, Sarge.
He's still asleep.
Still asleep? At 11:00 o'clock?
Who does he think he
is, me? Where is he?
All right! All right!
Come on! Come on!
It's 11:00 AM!
He don't know from AM, try FM.
Come on now!
Up, up Sanders!
Come on, it's 11:00 o'clock!
11:00 AM, man, I'm beat.
I ain't had but 5 hours sleep.
Well, that's just too bad, 5
hours on your back is enough!
- Come on! Come on!
- You're wrong, Daddy-o!
Oh, I need another 5
hours on my flipside.
Look, you listen to me.
We got rules around here.
You sleep when we sleep.
You work when we work!
Oh, Pops! I ain't working today.
It's a holiday.
Holi? What holiday?
The highest! It's Dizzy
Gillespie's birthday.
Did I hear right?
I mean like, man, I
wouldn't expect you to work
on George Washington's birthday.
Have a little respect
for my leader.
Don't calm me down,
just get rid of him!
Come on, chick. Stop dragging.
Is it all right?
This is all right,
ain't nobody here.
Now you set up the record
player while I get out my platters.
Here you are
laddy boy, 3 ladies.
No good, I got a straight.
I beat him! I beat him!
All right.
Keep it down, I told you
Capt. Barker's on the prowl.
Keep it quiet!
- I beat him! I beat him!
- I saw the whole thing.
- Who deals?
- I do.
- I...
- What's the matter?
Thought I heard a noise.
Well, there's nobody
in the barracks.
- All the boys went to Grove City.
- Ok.
Skinny, you really got some
original Bunny Berrigan's?
From way back and dig these.
Bix Beiderbecke, Charlie
Parker, Jelly Roll Morton!
- How about this one?
- Lawrence Welk?
A few laughs never hurt anybody.
Now, how does this gadget work?
- What was that?
- I didn't hear nothing.
Better take a look,
it may be Brass.
I hate to give Capt. Barker
the satisfaction of
catching me gambling.
- Well?
- Oh, it wasn't Brass, Sarge.
Just Skinny Sanders
with some girl.
Ok, cool. A girl!
Hey, Skinny! Are
you out of your mind?
Oh, come on, Jack.
Don't bug me now.
- We're having a little concert.
- A concert?
Do you know what can happen
if they find her in the barracks?
It's the rockpile for all of us.
- Do... why are you standing there?
- Watch the door!
Do you know how illegal this is?
Oh Daddy-o, don't be so square!
Now look, I don't
want any trouble.
You have to leave here, Miss.
Don't give me that jazz,
Pops, I'm almost 17.
I don't... 17?
Don't touch her!
Don't touch her!
Get her out of here,
but don't touch her.
Get her out of here.
Sarge, Brass is coming this way.
Hide! Hide! Come
on, don't touch her!
Not here, my room!
Don't touch her.
Nudge her, nudge her out!
Out, quick! Ten-shun!
Ten-shun! As you were.
All right men,
search the barracks.
- Sir, I...
- One side, Sergeant.
Sir, I wish you wouldn't
go in my room now, Sir.
It's such a mess. The
maid didn't arrive yet, Sir.
Bilko, this is no
time for nonsense.
- Step aside!
- Yes, I admit it, Sir.
- We were gambling.
- How you found out I'll never know.
Sir, have you ever considered
a career in the FBI, Sir?
Bilko, you're wasting my time.
Yes we are, Sir. We confess.
All right, men, let's take
our punishment like men,
to the guardhouse!
Line up, hut, 2, 3, 4... hut.
Sir, I want you to get the
full credit for this arrest.
All right men, hut,
2, 3, 4... hut 2, 3...
Bilko, I am not interested
in your gambling
activities right now.
You're not, Sir?
No, if you must
know, we got a call
from the Police
Chief in Grove City
and we're searching
every building on the post.
Something stolen, Sir?
In a way, yes. His
Daughter is missing.
- Daughter?
- Yes, Daughter.
She was last seen heading
towards Camp Fremont with a soldier.
With a soldier?
Ah, is she a redhead,
Sir, almost 17?
- That's right, Corporal.
- You saw her?
About an hour ago, Sir.
She was headed
towards the post movie
with a little fat soldier.
- Yeah.
- I think his name is Doberman.
I love you!
Henshaw, you just added
10 to 20 years to my life.
That was...
Sanders, I wanna
tell you something.
I want you to dig me real good.
Do you know you got me bugged?
Bugged real good!
Now I want you out!
Out of the camp! Out of my life!
Way out!
Easy, old man.
Easy, I get him!
She's in there.
Let's get her out.
Don't touch her.
Good morning, Sir.
May I say you're looking fine
and chipper this morning, Sir?
Get to the point, Bilko.
I'm in no mood for you this
morning, or any other morning.
Sir, this is strictly
a military matter.
Sir, if you'll just
sign this, please.
- What is that?
- An application for transfer, Sir.
- Bilko, stop toying with me.
- Oh, I'm serious, Sir.
I think when a soldier
becomes destructive
to the running
order of a post, Sir,
that man should be
sent someplace else, Sir.
Bilko, I agree with you 100%.
Well, thank you, Sir.
I'll call the Colonel in
Chicago immediately.
Why call the Colonel, Sir?
You have full authority
to sign a transfer, Sir.
Oh I know, but when the
Colonel hears you're leaving,
I'm sure he'll wanna celebrate.
Sir, you don't
understand. I'm not leaving.
This transfer is
for one of my men.
As far as I'm concerned,
Camp Fremont is
my second home, Sir.
- I knew it!
- How about this transfer, Sir?
Oh, before I forget, do you
have a Pvt. Sanders in your outfit?
Do I? Up to here, Sir.
Well, Major Powell has requested
he be transferred to Camp Otis
Camp Otis? In Alaska?
Wonderful!
Shoveling snow in Alaska,
that'll be the coolest, Sir.
Oh, I'm afraid he won't
be doing much shoveling.
They tell me Sanders is a
rather famous jazz musician.
Oh, really? Well Alaska's
gain is our loss, Sir.
I'll have him packed in a
jiffy and out of here, Sir...
Famous? Skinny
a famous musician?
Yes, I'm told he's right up
there with the big money makers.
Money makers?
Yes, you know like Gene
Krupa and all those others.
Skinny? My Skinny a
famous money maker?
What are you
mumbling about, Bilko?
Well, if I may say so,
Sir, I think it's an outrage
what Major Powell is trying
to pull around here, Sir?
What?
Don't you see it, Sir?
An all G.I. Band led by the
famous Skinny Sanders?
- You think so, Bilko?
- Of course, Sir!
Don't you see it, Sir?
An all G.I. International
Goodwill tour,
the same kind of a tour
that Louis Armstrong
made for the State
Department, Sir?
Yes, Bilko, I see.
And it makes my blood
boil to think that Major Powell
will get credit for an idea
that was practically yours.
- He does have a nerve!
- Doesn't he, Sir?
What some men will do when
they're bucking for promotion, Sir.
There's only one thing, Bilko,
all we have is Skinny Sanders.
What about the rest of the band?
You just leave that to me, Sir.
You just stall Major
Powell for a few days, Sir.
- Ha, Go to it, Bilko.
- Thank you, Sir.
Oh, what about that soldier
you wanted transferred?
Oh, I decided, Sir, to
give him another chance
to adjust himself to the
band... er, to the platoon, Sir.
Thank you, Sir.
- You mean Skinny just took off?
- Just like that.
What does the note say?
"This place is
square as a chair.
I don't dig you, Boy Scouts.
Over and out, Skinny."
Good! Good riddance.
Maybe now we can get some sleep.
Where is he? Where's
my little money maker?
Hey, Sarge, we got
good news for you.
Not now, kid.
Now I'm thinking of
London, Rome, Paris.
- Where is he?
- Who?
Skinny Sanders, man,
he really sends me.
Sarge, Sarge,
yesterday you hated him.
Hate, you use a word like hate
when you're talking
about a great artist?
- Please, Skinny.
- Sarge, he ain't here.
You sent him to the Motor Pool.
If he hurts one finger on
a truck, I'm warning you!
No, no listen, Sarge,
he went over the hill.
- What?
- He left this note.
Oh, no! Check
the railroad station.
Check the airport. Get a
jeep and search the roads.
Bring him back here.
I want Skinny back.
Come on find him!
I don't get it.
Yesterday you didn't like
him, today you want him...
Find him! Find him!
Take the clamps
off the Khaki, Charlie!
Look, Sanders, Bilko
wants to see you.
So move it! Come on, come on.
Man, is Patrillo ever
gonna hear about this.
What is this? Take your hands...
Is this the way you treat
the pride of the platoon?
Get out of here! On the double!
Get out! (barking orders).
You gotta forgive
them, Skinny boy.
Hey, what gives, Bilko?
I was heading for
the bright lights.
All right, I'm gonna
level with you.
Skinny, I'll admit at
first we didn't dig ya,
but now we're gonna
see that you have a ball.
I hear you, man, but
your message is fuzzy.
All right, why is he standing?
Our star is standing?
Get a chair, quickly!
On the double! Sit
down, Skinny boy.
How does this sound to
you, your own jazz group
right here at Camp Fremont?
Well, lay it on me, man. Whaa?
- Tell me more.
- Oh, such cute little expressions.
All right, now dig this.
"Skinny Sanders and
His All Khaki Combo."
Man, that sounds
real ring-a-ding.
Gee, I don't know what to say.
- You're touched, huh?
- Touched?
Man, I ain't been so shook up
since Artie Shaw's first wedding.
- We all love this, kid.
- My own Combo.
Hey, Sarge, you
think we could pick up
any sidemen around here?
Don't worry about it.
Let me handle it, pal.
How does this
sound? Now dig this.
An all G.I. Goodwill European
Tour like Dizzy and Satchmo made.
Man, I'm with you!
I hear the other side of the pond
is jumping with swinging chicks.
- What's he talking about?
- French dames.
Oh the wildest! The wild!
Get me the Rec Hall.
Reserve it for me.
Spread the word, Skinny
Sanders is giving auditions
for musicians for his own band.
- On the double!
- Right, Sarge.
Oh, in a few weeks,
you and Bridget Bardot
are gonna be ooh-la-la!
Sarge, there's only one
thing bugging me, man.
- What's that?
- I don't speak French.
So what, you do good
here, you don't speak English.
I dig, man. I dig!
Man, my head. I
mean like... yukk!
There it is, the end
of the beautiful dream.
Would you believe it?
10,000 soldiers in this camp,
not one musician?
How do you figure it, Ernie?
Who knows, maybe the Army
psychiatrists are cracking down.
Don't you worry, I'm gonna
get a band if I have to draft one.
I want that tour.
But Sarge, you've
auditioned everybody.
So what?
If you don't... wait a minute.
- That's it!
- What's it?
Draft the band, that
was a great idea.
- Who said that?
- You said that.
See, I should learn to
listen to myself more often.
What's the scheme, Ernie?
What's the name of that
place in San Francisco
that Skinny's
always tuning into?
Ah, the Purple Pad.
The Purple Pad, that's where
I'll get the rest of the Combo.
But Sarge, you can't
get a whole band drafted.
Well of course not.
They're gonna enlist.
Wait a minute, Ernie.
This plan of yours
isn't illegal, is it?
Henshaw, when are
you gonna wisen up?
Smart people never break
the law, they just bend it a little.
Well, that's the story, kids.
I need you to understand.
You ain't jivin'
us, are you, man?
Man, it's like the truth.
I just give you the
George Washington bit.
That's what Skinny said.
He said he won't play the
club date without you cats.
Doo, di, dah,
dah, dah, ah, ah...
- Skinny asked for us himself?
- That's right.
Man, I swear to you on a stack of
Stan Kenton arrangements, man.
- Whadda ya say, Jack?
- What's to say?
If Skinny Boy calls,
we go. He is the most.
But I mean, he's the
High Llama of Hipsville.
- Yeah.
- We're with you, Earthman.
Take us to our leader.
Do-doodalee-da, da, da
- What's with him?
- Wingy?
Pay him no mind.
He's our arranger.
What are we waiting
for? Let's get with Skinny.
Yeah. Time's a-wasting.
Hey, hey hold it,
Daddy-o. Sit still.
Now, first thing you
gotta do is you gotta
hook up with the booking agency.
Which one?
The biggest with the
mostest, the U.S.A.
I heard of MCA but what's U.S.A?
You've never heard of U.S.A?
That means United
Swingers of America.
Oh, they hook
all the club dates.
United Swingers of America
sounds like a real good movement.
Yeah. I lay it solid.
Now look, you guys
be here at this address
tomorrow at 12:00 o'clock noon
and I guarantee
you by nightfall,
you'll be sitting
here with Skinny.
- Solid man.
- Endsville.
We'll dig you at high noon.
Sergeant, has Gen.
Caldwell arrived yet?
Gen. Caldwell? Well, no.
Good, then we have time
to get things in tip top shape?
- Move it.
- Yeah.
The General's fanatic
about neatness.
What, what's this all about?
Well, I guess it's safe to
tell you, 5 very important men
are coming here to be
recruited this afternoon.
The General himself
will supervise things
to see that it runs smoothly.
What are they, atomic
scientists or something?
What do you wanna do,
get us all court-martialed?
- Fall in!
- All right, Corporal, fix that tie.
And Henshaw, when did
you shine your shoes last?
- An hour ago.
- Well shine them again.
I distinctly see 5, or 6
specks on your left shoe.
He's lucky I
caught that in time.
I've seen the General
take away a man's stripes
for less than that he's so...
- What's the matter, Sergeant?
- When did you shave last?
This morning.
Well, maybe you'll
get away with it.
But when the General is
here, keep your face covered.
Well, maybe I better
go shave again.
Good thinking. Go
and take care of it.
I'll run things while you're
gone. Go on move it!
- Thanks a lot.
- Oh, Sergeant.
Tell those doctors to
rush those 5 men through,
the General hates
to be kept waiting.
- Sure thing.
- Good show, move it!
Now, get the sign.
Change those photos.
Here are the names.
You put them in
the recruiting forms
and substitute their names.
- Come on!
- Get that sign changed.
Hensh, put this up. That's it.
Roc, print their names
there. We won't be forgers.
Do you know what I mean?
Just print their names.
Huh, Sarge? Good, good.
Now, we're ready.
Here they come.
- Ok, man, here we are.
- Hiya boys.
Hey man, what's
with the uniform?
Crazy, huh?
This is Skinny Sanders'
new band uniform.
Don't worry, you're
gonna get yours.
Hey man, the
contract's all ready?
Oh, I wanna talk
to you about that.
Look, you have to watch...
- Du, di, rata, upa, pa, pa...
- Wingy! Wingy!
Take 5, man.
Now look, the booking
agents here at U.S.A.
they're kind of weirdos,
you understand?
So play ball with him, you dig?
- Yeah!
- We dig.
Are these the men
to be processed?
Oh yes, Sir.
All right, you men
step in here, please,
and strip down to your shorts.
- Crazy.
- Hey, what does he mean, strip?
Where are they booking
us, man, in a burlesque?
That's a new
service here in U.S.A.
They give physical
to all their clients.
Didn't you read about
it? It was in Down Beat.
I must have missed
that one, man.
- Yeah.
- I didn't see that.
Come on, what do you say,
let's skin down to our shorts, man.
- Move it.
- Ok, pop...
Yeah, wait a minute,
you are wearing shorts.
- The best, man, white on white.
- Crazy!
Doctor, it would be
appreciated if you rush through
the examination of these
men as quickly as possible, Sir.
- There's an emergency here.
- Emergency?
Yes, these men are due back at
Cape Canaveral in the morning, Sir.
Need I say more?
What are they, scientists?
Well, let's just say they work
with delicate instruments, Sir.
Oh, I see. Well, I'll
do my best, Sergeant.
Bring them in. Thank
you very much, Sir.
Oh, one other thing, Sir.
If these men seem
a bit strange to you,
please remember, they've
been through extensive
space travel experiments, Sir.
- Really?
I'd venture a guess
that 1 or 2 of them
have been to the
moon and back, Sir.
I understand,
Sergeant. Bring them in.
Thank you, Sir.
All right, gentlemen,
will you come in, please?
I know what
you're thinking, Sir.
But please remember,
the control of outer space
may very well be in
the hands of these men.
Shall we get on with it?
We'll go with you,
Professor, first.
Would you mind trying him first?
- Sit down, Sir.
- Let's get this over with.
We're anxious to get
with Skinny and blast off.
Yeah, that's rather
touching, isn't it, Sir?
They're anxious to get
back to their rockets, Sir.
Oh yes, very commendable.
Tell me, have you ever
had rheumatic fever,
tuberculosis, malaria,
scarlet fever, diphtheria?
Excuse me, due to the emergency,
are all these questions
necessary, Sir?
Sergeant, these questions are
necessary to the examination.
I'm sorry, Sir.
Do you imbibe
alcoholic beverages?
- Huh?
- Do you drink?
Drink? Man, I guzzle up a storm!
What he's trying to say, Sir,
is that he's a social drinker,
an occasional cocktail in
between experiments, Sir.
Oh yes, I see.
Sir, do we have to
go through all this?
Every moment we delay
increases Russia's lead, Sir.
- Oh very well, Sergeant.
- Professor, would you please?
Just sit there, now relax, just
cross your knees, very well.
That's fine.
Oh these men, these
men are super in the sense
that they're in full
physical condition
- Very strange.
- Something wrong, Sir?
Hmh, his heart sounds very
erratic, bum, bum, bum, bum bum...
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum...
da, ba, du, ba, bada...
Gentlemen! Gentlemen!
Please, must I remind you,
this man is a scientist too,
a little professional
courtesy, please.
Really, Doctor, you take them
away from their laboratories
and they're just children.
Let's get on with
it, Sir. Next, please.
Just read the... I'm
sorry, you'll have to take
your eye test
without your glasses.
Oh, that can be
arranged, Doctor.
Man, who turned out the lights?
Read the 6th line, please.
- What line?
- Mister, don't you read?
- Heck no, I play by ear.
- What?
What he's trying to say, Sir,
that's a code the
scientists have.
You see, they use that code
when they read radio signals
from the satellites
in orbit, Sir.
All right, Socrates,
read the 6th line.
Man, I can't.
Yes, you can, just do
it like you say, by ear.
- Hmm.
- E.
- Hmm.
- D.
- Hmm.
- F.
- Hmm.
- C.
Well, you can see, Doctor.
A minor.
What do you mean you hear music?
I just hear it, man.
The beat is everywhere.
I just hear it and
I sit right into it.
Dum, di, da, ra,
ta, ta, uh, hmm.
Oh, Doctor, I can see by
the expression on your face,
he's been entertaining you.
He has a wonderful imagination.
He's incredible!
He's worth at least a
chapter in the book I'm writing
about my most interesting cases.
Oh, you're writing a book?
I can hardly wait for it to come
out since I've met the author.
What is it to be called, Sir?
"Notes of an Army Psychiatrist."
"Notes of an Army Psychiatrist".
Sounds like a best seller
already if I may say so, Sir.
I think at the back of the book,
there should be a picture of
you with a pipe in your mouth
and this stamp which says,
"Accepted," in your hand.
And this stamp is a symbol
of your authority, isn't it, Sir?
Oh yes, yes.
Perhaps that would
make a better picture.
A picture of you exercising
your full authority like this!
Oh, if I'm any judge, it's
going to be a hard hitting book!
Oh, what cases you
must have handled, Sir.
Hundreds. Hundreds!
There's enough material
in there for a TV series.
I can just see it now, at the
end of the program a voice says,
"Mental Case Closed!
This has been a Gregory
Lamont Mark Five Production."
Bum, bum, bum...
I tell you, Sir, it's spelled with
that bum, bum, bum, bum...
- Oh splendid.
- A television series,
I wonder how I go
about getting it on the air?
What do you want from me?
I'm just an Army Sergeant.
All right, that's it.
Sarge, how about
these silk pajamas?
Pack them in, pack them
in. I may be gone for 2 years.
Look Sarge, Sarge?
Beautiful! Beautiful!
- Skinny Boy, hi.
- My Combo's in formation, Sarge.
Good, good.
Oh, listen, were the boys
mad when they found out
they were really in the Army?
Oh no, man. They just
wanna know which Army?
They had me worried for a while.
They don't care where they
are, as long as we're together.
Solid! Solid! Hey, we
better get out of here.
Gen. Caldwell will be
here in a few minutes
with the traveling schedule.
- Right, Sarge.
- I do hope we play the Riviera.
I hear it's beautiful
during the bikini season.
Really? A mop?
Here we are, Sarge.
How do we look?
Splendid! Splendid!
Gentlemen, may I remind you,
in a few moments we'll
all be leaving for Europe.
While we are there, we'll
be the sole representatives
of the United States of America.
- Crazy.
- Ten-shun!
Gen. Caldwell,
this is Sgt. Bilko
who's mainly responsible
for the success of this project.
Sgt. Bilko, I want
to shake your hand.
This whole Army jazz
band Goodwill tour
is one of the most brilliant
ideas I've ever heard.
- Thank you, Sir.
- Oh, Bilko, could you do me a favour?
Just name it, Sir.
My steamer trunk is outside,
will you see it gets
to the airport on time?
Of course, Sir... your
steamer trunk, Sir?
Certainly, it's a world tour.
I may be gone for 2 years.
You may be... but
Sir, I thought that I...
Say no more, Bilko. I
haven't forgotten you.
Oh well, thank you, Sir.
While we're all in Europe, I
want you to get busy and organize
another all G.I. Jazz
Band for the Pacific area.
- Form another band, Sir?
- Why not?
Certainly out of
10,000 men here,
you can find 5 or 6 musicians.
Well, our jet plane
leaves for Paris in 1 hour.
- Follow me, Sanders.
- Sure thing, big daddy.
- Hey, we're gonna miss you, man.
- Yeah, yeah, I know.
You better cut out.
Combo, uh, papa da, udi, ku,
turn to the right
and move your shoe.
Ubab, shabam
and ring-a-ding dum,
old mother Europe, here we come!
Go, go, go, go...
I lay 8 to 5, they
don't need a plane.
Announcer: Also seen
in tonight's cast were:
Ronny Graham as Skinny Sanders,
Larry Storch, Mickey Deems,
Josip Elic, Roger Landry,
Bernard Reed as the 5
Bopsters, Diane Shalet as the girl,
Joe E. Ross as Sgt. Ritzik,
Nick Saunders as Capt. Barker,
Gordon Peters
as the psychiatrist,
and John Boruff
as Gen. Caldwell.
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