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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.(TV show/series, 1964-1969)

25min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 150 episodes

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Rating: 3.6/5 (with 14 votes)
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 spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot episode was aired as the season finale of the fourth season of its parent series on May 18, 1964. The show ran for a total of 150 half-hour episodes spanning over five seasons, in black-and-white for the first season, and then in color for the remaining four seasons. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount) began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. Like its parent series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was also a major ratings hit, never placing lower than tenth in the Nielsen ratings, and ended its run as the second-highest-rated series in the United States. It has enjoyed continued popularity through reruns and DVD releases. 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 naïve but good-natured gas station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. ()
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About Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Seasons and Episodes

09/27/1968Season 5 - 30 episodes
#1 | 09/27/1968Car For Sale
Hacker plans to get even when Carter sells his car to Gomer instead of to him.
#2 | 09/04/1968Corporal Duke
Duke is promoted to corporal, but finds his old reputation getting in his way.
#3 | 10/11/1968The Booty Prize
Gomer and Carter are the victims of the lead boot, the battalion's booby prize.
#4 | 10/18/1968The Return of Monroe
#5 | 10/25/1968Just 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.
#6 | 11/08/1968All You Need is One Good Break
#7 | 11/15/1968A Marriage of Convenience
A movie star tries to get Carter to marry her -- after Gomer refuses -- in order to avoid being deported.
#8 | 11/22/1968A Star is Not Born
Carter appears in a Hollywood movie, but finds acting harder than he thought.
#9 | 11/29/1968Come 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.
#10 | 12/06/1968A 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.
#11 | 12/13/1968Gomer, the Perfect MP
Gomer is assigned to guard duty at a back gate of the base and refuses to let Carter pass through.
#12 | 12/20/1968The Wild Bull Returns
South American General Cortez looks up his old friends, and falls in love with Carter's girlfriend Bunny.
#13 | 12/27/1968Hit 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.
#14 | 01/03/1969Two on the Bench
Carter won't believe that Gomer really knows football star Moose Lewis.
#15 | 01/10/1969A Tattoo For Gomer
Gomer's practical joke backfires when Lou Ann appears to like his fake tattoo.
#16 | 01/17/1969Win-A-Date
Gomer and Carter are contestants on the ""Win-A-Date"" televised program.
#17 | 01/24/1969Marriage, 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.
#18 | 01/31/1969To Save a Life
Sgt. Carter saves Gomer's life and almost comes to regret it as Gomer suffocates him with gratitude.
#19 | 02/07/1969Dynamite 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.
#20 | 02/14/1969Freddy's Friendly Computer
Gomer and Carter again fall prey to con man ""Friendly Freddy,"" now running a computer dating service.
#21 | 02/21/1969Gomer Maneuvers
Gomer inadvertently reveals the position of his platoon to the ""enemy"" during camp maneuvers.
#22 | 02/28/1969Gomer 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.
#23 | 03/07/1969I'm Always Chasing Gomers
Carter decides he must get away from Gomer to avoid a nervous breakdown, but continues to be haunted by him.
#24 | 03/14/1969The Short Voyage Home
Carter takes charge of Gomer's life savings for safekeeping and has his pocket picked by a little old lady.
#25 | 03/21/1969Proxy Poppa
A Marine buddy breaks his leg and Gomer and Carter have to take his expectant wife to the hospital.
#26 | 04/04/1969Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
Carter allows a pet rabbit to escape before he learns that it belongs to a general's son.
#27 | 03/28/1969Flower Power
Three hippies help Gomer paint a truck for maneuvers, but the results are not standard military camouflage.
#28 | 04/18/1969Show 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.
#29 | 04/25/1969My Fair Sister
#30 | 05/02/1969Goodbye Camp Handerson, Hello Sergeant Carter
09/08/1967Season 4 - 30 episodes
09/14/1966Season 3 - 30 episodes
09/17/1965Season 2 - 30 episodes
09/25/1964Season 1 - 30 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: California
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/25/1964
Last episode released on: 05/02/1969
Creator: Aaron Ruben
Composer: Carl Brandt, Earle Hagen
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Gomer Pyle"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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