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.
Episodes
1Lies, Lies, Lies
Sep 14, 1966
Gomer tries to convince his friends that a movie star has invited them all to a barbecue at her house.
2Crazy Legs Gomer
Sep 21, 1966
Carter plans to use Gomer to win the inter-squad competition.
3Gomer the Carrier
Sep 28, 1966
Gomer and Carter are the only ones who don't come down with German measles.
4Caution: Low Overhead
Oct 5, 1966
Sgt. Carter sets out to expose a fraud by proving to Gomer that the man who sold him a cheap watch is a crook.
5Show Me The Way to Go Home
Oct 12, 1966
Gomer is accused by a drunk's wife of turning her husband into an alcoholic.
6How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying
Oct 19, 1966
Carter sabotages Gomer's garden by putting vodka in his prize watermelon.
7Gomer and the Little Men From Outer Space
Oct 26, 1966
Carter sends Gomer to a psychiatrist when he claims he has seen men from outer space.
8The Borrowed Car
Nov 2, 1966
Gomer is arrested after wrecking Sgt. Carter's car.
9Gomer Pyle, Super Chef
Nov 9, 1966
Carter bets Sgt. Hacker that he can't teach Gomer to cook a meal.
10Marry Me, Marry Me
Nov 16, 1966
Gomer dates a girl with similar interests, then discovers that she considers them engaged after the first date.
11Cold Nose, Warm Heart
Nov 23, 1966
Carter gives his girlfriend a puppy only to find himself competing with it for her affections.
12Follow That Car
Nov 30, 1966
Gomer and Carter are captured by smugglers.
13It Takes Two to Tangle
Dec 14, 1966
Sgt. Carter learns Bunny was seen with another man.
14Whither the Weather
Dec 21, 1966
Gomer can predict the weather better than the weather bureau.
15Love's Old Sweet Song
Dec 28, 1966
A songstress applauds Gomer's song with a kiss.
16Gomer the Recruiter
Jan 4, 1967
Gomer unwittingly signs up a fugitive bank robber as a new recruit.
17The Secret Life of Gomer Pyle
Jan 11, 1967
Carter suspects Gomer has been spending his Sundays at the beach; then tries to meet the beauties Gomer appeared with in a magazine.
18Go Blow Your Horn
Jan 18, 1967
Carter tries to transfer Gomer to the Marine band.
19You Bet Your Won Ton
Jan 25, 1967
Gomer holds a farewell dinner in a Chinese restaurant, not knowing it is a front for a gambling operation.
20Sue The Pants Off 'Em
Feb 1, 1967
Two shyster lawyers try to get Gomer and Carter to file a false damage suit after a near miss from an automobile.
21Gomer the Card Shark
Feb 8, 1967
Carter and Duke use Gomer to expose a card cheat.
22To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist
Feb 15, 1967
Sgt. Carter attempts to keep Gomer from re-enlisting.
23Lou Ann Poovie Sings Again
Feb 22, 1967
The Marine's favorite nightclub singer returns: Lou-Ann Poovie, who looks like a dream and sings like a nightmare. Sgt. Carter fights for her favors with two rivals -- Gomer and Duke.
24Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend
Mar 1, 1967
Gomer's love for Welsh rarebit causes him to sleepwalk -- and to tell off Carter.
25Sing a Song of Papa
Mar 8, 1967
A club owner wants Gomer to sing every night.
26Where There's a Will
Mar 15, 1967
Carter volunteers Gomer for a parachute jump.
27Lost, the Colonel's Daughter
Mar 22, 1967
Gomer loses the colonel's daughter at a go-go club, then tracks her to a beatnik den.
28The Crow Ganef
Mar 29, 1967
Gomer's new friend, a crow, turns out to be a thief, plundering everyone -- and stashing the loot in Gomer's locker.
29One of Our Shells is Missing
Apr 5, 1967
Carter and Gomer hunt for a live mortar shell which the private lost during practice.
30Lou Ann Poovie Sings No More
Apr 12, 1967
When Lou-Ann is about to be fired from her job as a nightclub singer, Gomer finds her a job as a salesgirl.
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