Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7 | TV-G | en | Comedy

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.

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EP30  Goodbye Camp Handerson, Hello Sergeant Carter
May. 02,1969
Goodbye Camp Handerson, Hello Sergeant Carter

Carter learns Gomer is being sent to another base.

EP29  My Fair Sister
Apr. 25,1969
My Fair Sister

Gomer must escort Sgt. Carter's sister to a dance.

EP28  Show Time With Sgt. Carol
Apr. 18,1969
Show Time With Sgt. Carol

Sgt. Carol wants Gomer to sing in the Marine camp show she is organizing, but Sgt. Carter won't agree to her plans.

EP27  Flower Power
Mar. 28,1969
Flower Power

Three hippies help Gomer paint a truck for maneuvers, but the results are not standard military camouflage.

EP26  Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
Apr. 04,1969
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow

Carter allows a pet rabbit to escape before he learns that it belongs to a general's son.

EP25  Proxy Poppa
Mar. 21,1969
Proxy Poppa

A Marine buddy breaks his leg and Gomer and Carter have to take his expectant wife to the hospital.

EP24  The Short Voyage Home
Mar. 14,1969
The Short Voyage Home

Carter takes charge of Gomer's life savings for safekeeping and has his pocket picked by a little old lady.

EP23  I'm Always Chasing Gomers
Mar. 07,1969
I'm Always Chasing Gomers

Carter decides he must get away from Gomer to avoid a nervous breakdown, but continues to be haunted by him.

EP22  Gomer Tends A Sick Kat
Feb. 28,1969
Gomer Tends A Sick Kat

Gomer overhears a conversation about Bunny's sick cat and jumps to the conclusion that it's Sgt. Carter who is critically ill.

EP21  Gomer Maneuvers
Feb. 21,1969
Gomer Maneuvers

Gomer inadvertently reveals the position of his platoon to the ""enemy"" during camp maneuvers.

EP20  Freddy's Friendly Computer
Feb. 14,1969
Freddy's Friendly Computer

Gomer and Carter again fall prey to con man ""Friendly Freddy,"" now running a computer dating service.

EP19  Dynamite Diner
Feb. 07,1969
Dynamite Diner

Gomer and Lou Ann pitch in to help open a new diner, not realizing the owners are in fact planning to rob the bank next door.

EP18  To Save a Life
Jan. 31,1969
To Save a Life

Sgt. Carter saves Gomer's life and almost comes to regret it as Gomer suffocates him with gratitude.

EP17  Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style
Jan. 24,1969
Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style

Carter decides that Gomer might not re-enlist if he were married, so he tries to push the private into a quick wedding.

EP16  Win-A-Date
Jan. 17,1969
Win-A-Date

Gomer and Carter are contestants on the ""Win-A-Date"" televised program.

EP15  A Tattoo For Gomer
Jan. 10,1969
A Tattoo For Gomer

Gomer's practical joke backfires when Lou Ann appears to like his fake tattoo.

EP14  Two on the Bench
Jan. 03,1969
Two on the Bench

Carter won't believe that Gomer really knows football star Moose Lewis.

EP13  Hit and Write
Dec. 27,1968
Hit and Write

When Carter scratches a parked car and offers to pay for it, the owner shows up with a bill for a completely demolished fender.

EP12  The Wild Bull Returns
Dec. 20,1968
The Wild Bull Returns

South American General Cortez looks up his old friends, and falls in love with Carter's girlfriend Bunny.

EP11  Gomer, the Perfect MP
Dec. 13,1968
Gomer, the Perfect MP

Gomer is assigned to guard duty at a back gate of the base and refuses to let Carter pass through.

EP10  A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt
Dec. 06,1968
A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt

Lonely widow Molly Gordon feels old and useless until Gomer and his appreciative buddies eat her wonderful home cooking.

EP9  Come Blow Your Top
Nov. 29,1968
Come Blow Your Top

Sgt. Hacker bets Carter that he can't go 24 hours without losing his temper, and then enlists Gomer's aid to win his bet.

EP8  A Star is Not Born
Nov. 22,1968
A Star is Not Born

Carter appears in a Hollywood movie, but finds acting harder than he thought.

EP7  A Marriage of Convenience
Nov. 15,1968
A Marriage of Convenience

A movie star tries to get Carter to marry her -- after Gomer refuses -- in order to avoid being deported.

EP6  All You Need is One Good Break
Nov. 08,1968
All You Need is One Good Break

Gomer and Carter clash as they vie for an actress.

EP5  Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant
Oct. 25,1968
Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant

The platoon's chances to sing in a movie are almost spoiled by Sgt. Carter -- he can't carry a tune.

EP4  The Return of Monroe
Oct. 18,1968
The Return of Monroe

Lou Ann's old boyfriend visits.

EP3  The Booty Prize
Oct. 11,1968
The Booty Prize

Gomer and Carter are the victims of the lead boot, the battalion's booby prize.

EP2  Corporal Duke
Sep. 04,1968
Corporal Duke

Duke is promoted to corporal, but finds his old reputation getting in his way.

EP1  Car For Sale
Sep. 27,1968
Car For Sale

Hacker plans to get even when Carter sells his car to Gomer instead of to him.

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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.

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Cast

Jim Nabors , Frank Sutton , Ronnie Schell

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hfan77 When Andy Griffith hired Jim Nabors to portray Gomer Pyle on his hit Mayberry sitcom, the Alabama born actor-singer played the part so well that a spin off was created for him. It turned out to be Gomer Pyle, USMC, putting his naive personality against the tough, no-nonsense Sergeant Carter, played by Frank Sutton. The show ended up becoming one of TV's most successful spinoffs, never falling out of the Nielsen Top 10 ratings.I remember watching Gomer Pyle for many years and I thought it was a very funny show. A couple of episodes I remember was the one when Gomer and Sgt. Carter were in Washington and Gomer really wanted to say "Hey!" to the President. Recently, i saw the two episodes with Carol Burnett, including the one where Gomer and Sgt (promoted from Corporal) Carol Barnes sang a duet. It was one of several episodes that showcased Nabors' outstanding singing talent.Also added to the hysteria were Ronnie Schell as Duke Slater and Allan Melvin as Sgt. Hacker.After five years, Gomer Pyle ended its run, not because of low ratings, but because CBS offered Nabors a variety show and he decided to leave the sitcom and focus on the new show. But we'll always remember his stint as one of TV's funniest marines. Shazam!
Poolee Parry So for all of those out there who said that Gomer Pyle went downhill, I recently enlisted in the Marines and my parents got me the show as a joke. I actually enjoyed it, both in black and white and in color, and I went and got the rest of the seasons. And I grew up in the time of color television and laugh tracks and super special effects. Though the daytime sky at 3 in the morning was always a little odd. And no I don't expect boot to be like this.Poolee Parry USMC
Conagher_1880 "Gomer Pyle, USMC" is the quintessential 1960's-era escapist service comedy. Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) was a naive Marine private (and later PFC) from North Carolina who joins the Marines to see the world. His DI is a tough, decorated (look at the rack of ribbons on his uniform to see just HOW decorated he is) Gunnery Sergeant named Vince Carter (Frank Sutton). Carter is Marine to the core (no pun), and Pyle is a, well....well meaning, shall we say.....but not too swift Marine. Oddly enough, although Pyle is a bumbler, he's apparently a good Marine. He follows orders to the best of his ability, looks out for his buddies, respects NCO's and officers, is a good shot (his marksmanship badge is that of Rifle Expert), and performs extra duties for the Corps. His sole drawback is that he's not exceptionally bright."Gomer Pyle, USMC" never makes mention of Vietnam, and indeed, the utilities worn by the Marines in the series have a very distinct WWII flair about them (they are the pre-McNamara era Marine Corps utilities, not the all-service OG-107s issued post-1962), and no one carries an M-14 or M-16...all rifles shown (except for the parade deck sequences where M-14s are visible) are M-1 Garands. None of the Marines in the series display Vietnam Service or Vietnam Campaign ribbons on either their khakis or their blues....and forest greens are nowhere to be seen. In a sense, it's as if the Vietnam War wasn't even taking place. (My own opinion is this: While I wouldn't mind having Pyle in my platoon if I were in someplace like Hue City or Quang Tri, I'm not so sure I'd want Gunny Carter in my platoon. If he couldn't get Pyle to be a bit more disciplined, I doubt he'd be much good under fire.)As I said, this was escapist comedy, and the shame of it is that it ultimately did a disservice to the Armed Forces. A good service comedy should show the military as being capable of humor, but not as being near incompetent. I could see MSgt. Ernie Bilko fighting the Japanese during WWII, and probably the Chinese in Korea....his wise-ass attitude showed a sergeant who was tough on the inside. Colonel Hogan was believable as a bomber pilot....heck, even "Major Dad" was believable as a Marine....and I could almost see Maj. Nelson on "I Dream of Jeannie" in the cockpit of an operational aircraft! The Marines on "Gomer Pyle," however, struck me as being a Boy Scout troop with M-1s.**SPOILER?** A couple years back, Jim Nabors was honored by the Marine Corps for his part in promoting a generally positive image of the Corps by having PFC Gomer Pyle promoted to Lance Corporal. Although Pyle was a buffoon, he at least tried to be a good Marine. And, he was a decent guy, so what's to complain about? Basically, my own military service wasn't as funny as Pyle's, but then....real life isn't a sitcom.
Brian Washington This was one of the funniest shows of the 1960's. This took the premise of putting the very innocent and naive Gomer Pyle from the Andy Griffith show and putting him into the the greatest killing machine ever. The thing that made this show great was not only his interaction with Sergeant Carter, but with other people as well. The situations that Gomer would get into as a result of his naive nature helped to make this show the classic that it was. Also, Frank Sutton created one of the classic characters in the history of television in Sergeant Carter. Not only could Carter be easily exasperated, but in a lot of instances he also could be seen as more of a big brother to Gomer as he bumbled his way through his hitch in the marines.