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* [[Braids, Beads, and Buckskins]]: Subverted {{spoiler|''and'' played straight}} in "Cherokee Ernie": While traveling to the home of a Native American soldier, Bilko daydreams about the stereotypical Indian village only to find himself on a rather standard upper-middle-class ranch. {{spoiler|The elders, on the other hand, are depicted in full traditional dress and living in tipis.}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Duane Doberman.
* [[Dream Sequence]]: In one episode Bilko tricks the platoon into thinking that Doberman's sister is a beauty, and we see the men dreaming of her.▼
* [[Disability Superpower]]: Doberman gains the ability to sing beautifully when he {{spoiler|catches a cold}}.
▲* [[Dream Sequence]]: In one episode Bilko tricks the platoon into thinking that Doberman's sister is a beauty, and we see the men dreaming of her.
* [[The Eponymous Show]]
* [[A Father to His Men]]: Bilko tries to pass himself off as one of these, but is quick to drop the ruse when it is no longer useful to him.
* [[The Film of the Series]]: ''Sgt. Bilko'' (1996), starring [[Steve Martin]].
* [[Game Show Appearance]]: In one episode Bilko trys to cheat on the [[Hilarious in Hindsight|already rigged]] ''[[The Sixty Four Thousand Dollar Question]]'' about a year before the quiz show scandals broke.▼
* [[Get Rich Quick Scheme]]
* [[Good-Looking Privates]]: The WACs.
▲* [[Game Show Appearance]]: In one episode Bilko trys to cheat on the [[Hilarious in Hindsight|already rigged]] ''[[The Sixty Four Thousand Dollar Question]]'' about a year before the quiz show scandals broke.
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]: While Bilko never has a formal store, it doesn't stop him from always thinking about profit and acting accordingly.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Ernest Bilko. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Please don't make me explain it.]]
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