The Phil Silvers Show is all the testament either men will ever need to reflect their combined genius and the most crystal clear example of a perfect partnership. The show is surely the most repeated, most continually watched comedy ever made and remains funny and true after nearly 50 years. It ... stands as the refutation of the lazy journalistic cliché that sitcoms, such as Fawlty Towers, should have short runs. John Cleese's greatest moment may have stretched to 12 great episodes but Hiken and Silver's runs rampant with inventive, wondrous comedy across 143 beautiful half-hours.