Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964
7.1
5 Seasons
Comedy Family

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

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course

Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.

Episode 2
Ep 2

Guest in the Barracks

To the consternation and dismay of Sgt. Carter, Gomer breaks regulations and sneaks a recruit's girlfriend in to visit him in the barracks.

Episode 3
Ep 3

Private Ralph Skunk

Gomer adopts a pet skunk.

Episode 4
Ep 4

Captain Ironpants

After a straight-laced lady Marine officer reports him for not saluting her, Gomer attempts to help transform her into an attractive woman.

Episode 5
Ep 5

Gomer Learns a Bully

A trouble-making recruit decides to use Gomer as his fall guy.

Episode 6
Ep 6

Pay Day

Gomer 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.

Episode 7
Ep 7

Nobody Loves a Sergeant

Carter is driven crazy by the fact that no matter what he does to Gomer, Gomer still likes him.

Episode 8
Ep 8

Gomer and the Dragon Lady

Carter sets Gomer up with a beautiful but unkissable Dragon Lady.

Episode 9
Ep 9

Survival of the Fattest

Gomer and Carter go on a five-day survival test.

Episode 10
Ep 10

A Date for the Colonel's Daughter

Gomer escorts the Colonel's daughter to the enlisted men's dance.

Episode 11
Ep 11

They Shall Not Pass

On maneuvers, Gomer leads the squad into an ambush.

Episode 12
Ep 12

Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter

Carter gives Gomer a lift in his jeep and finds himself helping Gomer babysit.

Episode 13
Ep 13

The Case of the Marine Bandit

A mother-daughter burglar team uses Gomer for their next heist.

Episode 14
Ep 14

Sergeant of the Week

Carter thinks Gomer is dying and tries to be nice to him.

Episode 15
Ep 15

Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm

Grandpa Pyle gives Gomer a good luck charm to help him gain self-confidence.

Episode 16
Ep 16

Dance, Marine, Dance

Gomer and Carter are taken in by a phony dance studio when they both sign lifetime contracts for lessons.

Episode 17
Ep 17

Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops

The men try to change Carter's mind when he decides to leave the Marine Corps.

Episode 18
Ep 18

The Feudin' Pyles

Gomer befriends Branch, a country boy from a neighboring hometown -- until he learns that their two families have been feuding for generations.

Episode 19
Ep 19

Love Letters to the Sarge

Gomer writes secret love letters to Carter in order to cheer him up.

Episode 20
Ep 20

Sergeant Carter Get a Dear John Letter

Carter discovers that his girlfriend dumped him -- for Gomer.

Episode 21
Ep 21

Daughter of the Sarge

Carter's adopted Korean daughter arrives -- but she is no longer the little girl he remembers, and Carter thinks she is going to marry Gomer.

Episode 22
Ep 22

Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle

Gomer and Carter take the exam for the officer's training program.

Episode 23
Ep 23

Old Man Carter

When the platoon celebrates Carter's birthday, he begins to worry he is getting old.

Episode 24
Ep 24

Gomer Makes the Honor Guard

Carter may reluctantly be forced to use Gomer as an honor guard -- he's one of the few who owns a dress-blue uniform.

Episode 25
Ep 25

My Buddy - War Hero

Gomer tries to prevent Carter and his old friend from becoming enemies.

Episode 26
Ep 26

Double Date With the Sarge

Carter and Gomer wind up on a double date.

Episode 27
Ep 27

The Jet Set

Gomer and Slater accidentally take a detour on their way downtown and wind up on a round trip jet flight to Rome.

Episode 28
Ep 28

Sergeant of the Guard

Gomer tries to capture a gang of thieves who have been robbing the Marine warehouse.

Episode 29
Ep 29

Gomer Dates a Movie Star

Gomer is asked to escort a movie star and the Colonel's daughter to a dance.

Episode 30
Ep 30

Gomer the M.P.

MP Gomer mistakenly arrests a government inspector.

Cast

Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors

Pvt. Gomer Pyle

Frank Sutton

Frank Sutton

Sgt. Vince Carter

Ronnie Schell

Ronnie Schell

Duke Slater