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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1.Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course
25-09-1964Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.
2.Guest in the Barracks
02-10-1964To the consternation and dismay of Sgt. Carter, Gomer breaks regulations and sneaks a recruit's girlfriend in to visit him in the barracks.
3.Private Ralph Skunk
09-10-1964Gomer adopts a pet skunk.
4.Captain Ironpants
16-10-1965After a straight-laced lady Marine officer reports him for not saluting her, Gomer attempts to help transform her into an attractive woman.
5.Gomer Learns a Bully
23-10-1964A trouble-making recruit decides to use Gomer as his fall guy.
6.Pay Day
30-10-1964Gomer is convinced he has been a ""goldbrick"" and stubbornly refuses to accept part of his paycheck -- even when the Pentagon orders him to do so.
7.Nobody Loves a Sergeant
06-11-1964Carter is driven crazy by the fact that no matter what he does to Gomer, Gomer still likes him.
8.Gomer and the Dragon Lady
13-11-1964Carter sets Gomer up with a beautiful but unkissable Dragon Lady.
9.Survival of the Fattest
20-11-1964Gomer and Carter go on a five-day survival test.
10.A Date for the Colonel's Daughter
27-11-1964Gomer escorts the Colonel's daughter to the enlisted men's dance.
11.They Shall Not Pass
04-12-1964On maneuvers, Gomer leads the squad into an ambush.
12.Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter
11-12-1964Carter gives Gomer a lift in his jeep and finds himself helping Gomer babysit.
13.The Case of the Marine Bandit
18-12-1964A mother-daughter burglar team uses Gomer for their next heist.
14.Sergeant of the Week
25-12-1964Carter thinks Gomer is dying and tries to be nice to him.
15.Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm
01-01-1965Grandpa Pyle gives Gomer a good luck charm to help him gain self-confidence.
16.Dance, Marine, Dance
08-01-1965Gomer and Carter are taken in by a phony dance studio when they both sign lifetime contracts for lessons.
17.Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops
15-01-1965The men try to change Carter's mind when he decides to leave the Marine Corps.
18.The Feudin' Pyles
22-01-1965Gomer befriends Branch, a country boy from a neighboring hometown -- until he learns that their two families have been feuding for generations.
19.Love Letters to the Sarge
29-01-1965Gomer writes secret love letters to Carter in order to cheer him up.
20.Sergeant Carter Get a Dear John Letter
25-02-1965Carter discovers that his girlfriend dumped him -- for Gomer.
21.Daughter of the Sarge
12-02-1965Carter's adopted Korean daughter arrives -- but she is no longer the little girl he remembers, and Carter thinks she is going to marry Gomer.
22.Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle
19-02-1965Gomer and Carter take the exam for the officer's training program.
23.Old Man Carter
26-02-1965When the platoon celebrates Carter's birthday, he begins to worry he is getting old.
24.Gomer Makes the Honor Guard
05-03-1965Carter may reluctantly be forced to use Gomer as an honor guard -- he's one of the few who owns a dress-blue uniform.
25.My Buddy - War Hero
12-03-1965Gomer tries to prevent Carter and his old friend from becoming enemies.
26.Double Date With the Sarge
19-03-1965Carter and Gomer wind up on a double date.
27.The Jet Set
26-03-1965Gomer and Slater accidentally take a detour on their way downtown and wind up on a round trip jet flight to Rome.
28.Sergeant of the Guard
02-04-1965Gomer tries to capture a gang of thieves who have been robbing the Marine warehouse.
29.Gomer Dates a Movie Star
09-04-1965Gomer is asked to escort a movie star and the Colonel's daughter to a dance.
30.Gomer the M.P.
16-04-1965MP Gomer mistakenly arrests a government inspector.
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