Bilko is a 1996 American military comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman.

Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko is in charge of the motor pool at Fort Baxter, a small United States Army base that develops new military technology.

Exploiting this position, he directs a number of scams, ranging from gambling to renting out military vehicles.

His commanding officer, Colonel John Hall, overlooks Bilko's money-making schemes, as he is more concerned with problems in the "Hover Tank" that the base is designing.

Officially, Thorn is at Fort Baxter to conduct a general inspection and determine if the base should remain open in light of recent defense cutbacks.

Bilko, with the help of newly assigned Private First Class Wally Holbrook, devises a means of avoiding Thorn's attempt to transfer him to Greenland: He rigs a demonstration of the base's malfunctioning Hover Tank, staged before a four-star general and numerous government officials.

In April 1993, it was announced Imagine Entertainment had begun development on an adaptation of The Phil Silvers Show to be titled Sgt.