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.
Season 1 Episodes
E1
Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.
E2
To the consternation and dismay of Sgt. Carter, Gomer breaks regulations and sneaks a recruit's girlfriend in to visit h…
E3
Gomer adopts a pet skunk.
E4
After a straight-laced lady Marine officer reports him for not saluting her, Gomer attempts to help transform her into a…
E5
A trouble-making recruit decides to use Gomer as his fall guy.
E6
Gomer is convinced he has been a ""goldbrick"" and stubbornly refuses to accept part of his paycheck -- even when the Pe…
E7
Carter is driven crazy by the fact that no matter what he does to Gomer, Gomer still likes him.
E8
Carter sets Gomer up with a beautiful but unkissable Dragon Lady.
E9
Gomer and Carter go on a five-day survival test.
E10
Gomer escorts the Colonel's daughter to the enlisted men's dance.
E11
On maneuvers, Gomer leads the squad into an ambush.
E12
Carter gives Gomer a lift in his jeep and finds himself helping Gomer babysit.
E13
A mother-daughter burglar team uses Gomer for their next heist.
E14
Carter thinks Gomer is dying and tries to be nice to him.
E15
Grandpa Pyle gives Gomer a good luck charm to help him gain self-confidence.
E16
Gomer and Carter are taken in by a phony dance studio when they both sign lifetime contracts for lessons.
E17
The men try to change Carter's mind when he decides to leave the Marine Corps.
E18
Gomer befriends Branch, a country boy from a neighboring hometown -- until he learns that their two families have been f…
E19
Gomer writes secret love letters to Carter in order to cheer him up.
E20
Carter discovers that his girlfriend dumped him -- for Gomer.
E21
Carter's adopted Korean daughter arrives -- but she is no longer the little girl he remembers, and Carter thinks she is …
E22
Gomer and Carter take the exam for the officer's training program.
E23
When the platoon celebrates Carter's birthday, he begins to worry he is getting old.
E24
Carter may reluctantly be forced to use Gomer as an honor guard -- he's one of the few who owns a dress-blue uniform.
E25
Gomer tries to prevent Carter and his old friend from becoming enemies.
E26
Carter and Gomer wind up on a double date.
E27
Gomer and Slater accidentally take a detour on their way downtown and wind up on a round trip jet flight to Rome.
E28
Gomer tries to capture a gang of thieves who have been robbing the Marine warehouse.
E29
Gomer is asked to escort a movie star and the Colonel's daughter to a dance.
E30
MP Gomer mistakenly arrests a government inspector.
Cast
