The mid 1950s US Army was full of young draftees but no war. The peacetime draft led to the unintended consequences concerned parents and other citizens lobbied Congress protect draftees from "corruption".
Enter the morale officer. On "The Phil Silvers Show" the morale officer id the roadblock to Bilko's money making schemes. Morale officers come... and quickly go at Fort Baxter. The newest one is a little smarter than his predecessor. So Bilko uses his secret weapon, the history of fort Baxter. Why is this a secret weapon? Well, the history of fort Baxter is not a proud one. Bilko tricks the morale officer into producing a pageant since it's "coincidentally" the Fort's Centennial.
Colonel Hall, alerted to the production of the pageant is underway, confronts Bilko. The kernel knows the real history of Fort Baxter and knows it should not be published. As he put his foot down to stop the pageant, Hall finds out the morale officer has shut down his weekly card night with a night if culture that his wife approves. Hall gives Bilko the green light.
The morale officer gradually learns the true history of Fort Baxter as each epoch in the history of the post is revealed to him in rehearsals. He cancels the pageant and is transferred to another post. The episode ends with a new morale officer. The cycle continues.
Enter the morale officer. On "The Phil Silvers Show" the morale officer id the roadblock to Bilko's money making schemes. Morale officers come... and quickly go at Fort Baxter. The newest one is a little smarter than his predecessor. So Bilko uses his secret weapon, the history of fort Baxter. Why is this a secret weapon? Well, the history of fort Baxter is not a proud one. Bilko tricks the morale officer into producing a pageant since it's "coincidentally" the Fort's Centennial.
Colonel Hall, alerted to the production of the pageant is underway, confronts Bilko. The kernel knows the real history of Fort Baxter and knows it should not be published. As he put his foot down to stop the pageant, Hall finds out the morale officer has shut down his weekly card night with a night if culture that his wife approves. Hall gives Bilko the green light.
The morale officer gradually learns the true history of Fort Baxter as each epoch in the history of the post is revealed to him in rehearsals. He cancels the pageant and is transferred to another post. The episode ends with a new morale officer. The cycle continues.
