Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Synopsis
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
EP 1
Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.
EP 2
To the consternation and dismay of Sgt. Carter, Gomer breaks regulations and sneaks a recruit's girlfriend in to visit him in the barracks.
EP 3
Gomer adopts a pet skunk.
EP 4
After a straight-laced lady Marine officer reports him for not saluting her, Gomer attempts to help transform her into an attractive woman.
EP 5
A trouble-making recruit decides to use Gomer as his fall guy.
EP 6
Gomer is convinced he has been a ""goldbrick"" and stubbornly refuses to accept part of his paycheck -- even when the Pentagon orders him t…
EP 7
Carter is driven crazy by the fact that no matter what he does to Gomer, Gomer still likes him.
EP 8
Carter sets Gomer up with a beautiful but unkissable Dragon Lady.
EP 9
Gomer and Carter go on a five-day survival test.
EP 10
Gomer escorts the Colonel's daughter to the enlisted men's dance.
EP 11
On maneuvers, Gomer leads the squad into an ambush.
EP 12
Carter gives Gomer a lift in his jeep and finds himself helping Gomer babysit.
EP 13
A mother-daughter burglar team uses Gomer for their next heist.
EP 14
Carter thinks Gomer is dying and tries to be nice to him.
EP 15
Grandpa Pyle gives Gomer a good luck charm to help him gain self-confidence.
EP 16
Gomer and Carter are taken in by a phony dance studio when they both sign lifetime contracts for lessons.
EP 17
The men try to change Carter's mind when he decides to leave the Marine Corps.
EP 18
Gomer befriends Branch, a country boy from a neighboring hometown -- until he learns that their two families have been feuding for generati…
EP 19
Gomer writes secret love letters to Carter in order to cheer him up.
EP 20
Carter discovers that his girlfriend dumped him -- for Gomer.
EP 21
Carter's adopted Korean daughter arrives -- but she is no longer the little girl he remembers, and Carter thinks she is going to marry Gome…
EP 22
Gomer and Carter take the exam for the officer's training program.
EP 23
When the platoon celebrates Carter's birthday, he begins to worry he is getting old.
EP 24
Carter may reluctantly be forced to use Gomer as an honor guard -- he's one of the few who owns a dress-blue uniform.
EP 25
Gomer tries to prevent Carter and his old friend from becoming enemies.
EP 26
Carter and Gomer wind up on a double date.
EP 27
Gomer and Slater accidentally take a detour on their way downtown and wind up on a round trip jet flight to Rome.
EP 28
Gomer tries to capture a gang of thieves who have been robbing the Marine warehouse.
EP 29
Gomer is asked to escort a movie star and the Colonel's daughter to a dance.
EP 30
MP Gomer mistakenly arrests a government inspector.
