Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 25, 1964
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 150
Networks: CBS
Genres: Comedy, Family

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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.(1964)

TMDB Rating: 7.0 (32 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1

30 episodes • 1964

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course	Sep 25, 1964
2	Guest in the Barracks	Oct 2, 1964
3	Private Ralph Skunk	Oct 9, 1964
4	Captain Ironpants	Oct 16, 1965
5	Gomer Learns a Bully	Oct 23, 1964
6	Pay Day	Oct 30, 1964
7	Nobody Loves a Sergeant	Nov 6, 1964
8	Gomer and the Dragon Lady	Nov 13, 1964
9	Survival of the Fattest	Nov 20, 1964
10	A Date for the Colonel's Daughter	Nov 27, 1964
11	They Shall Not Pass	Dec 4, 1964
12	Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter	Dec 11, 1964
13	The Case of the Marine Bandit	Dec 18, 1964
14	Sergeant of the Week	Dec 25, 1964
15	Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm	Jan 1, 1965
16	Dance, Marine, Dance	Jan 8, 1965
17	Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops	Jan 15, 1965
18	The Feudin' Pyles	Jan 22, 1965
19	Love Letters to the Sarge	Jan 29, 1965
20	Sergeant Carter Get a Dear John Letter	Feb 25, 1965
21	Daughter of the Sarge	Feb 12, 1965
22	Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle	Feb 19, 1965
23	Old Man Carter	Feb 26, 1965
24	Gomer Makes the Honor Guard	Mar 5, 1965
25	My Buddy - War Hero	Mar 12, 1965
26	Double Date With the Sarge	Mar 19, 1965
27	The Jet Set	Mar 26, 1965
28	Sergeant of the Guard	Apr 2, 1965
29	Gomer Dates a Movie Star	Apr 9, 1965
30	Gomer the M.P.	Apr 16, 1965

Season 2

30 episodes • 1965

#	Episode	Air Date
1	PFC Gomer Pyle	Sep 17, 1965
2	Third Finger, Left Loaf	Sep 24, 1965
3	The Blind Date	Oct 1, 1965
4	Home on the Range	Oct 8, 1965
5	Gomer Untrains a Dog	Oct 12, 1965
6	Supply Sergeants Never Die	Oct 22, 1965
7	Cat Overboard	Oct 29, 1965
8	Gomer Captures a Submarine	Nov 5, 1965
9	The Grudge Fight	Nov 12, 1965
10	Gomer, Star Witness	Nov 19, 1965
11	A Visit From Cousin Goober	Nov 26, 1965
12	A Groom for Carter's Sister	Dec 3, 1965
13	Gomer Minds His Sergeant's Car	Dec 10, 1965
14	Gomer the Peace Maker	Dec 17, 1965
15	Gomer Pyle, POW	Dec 24, 1965
16	Gomer Pyle, Civilian	Dec 31, 1965
17	Gomer and the Beast	Jan 7, 1966
18	Grandma Pyle, Fortune Teller	Jan 14, 1966
19	Arrividerci, Gomer	Jan 21, 1966
20	Segeant Carter Dates a Pyle	Jan 28, 1966
21	Little Girl Blue	Feb 4, 1966
22	A Star is Born	Feb 11, 1966
23	Gomer and the Phone Company	Feb 25, 1966
24	Duke Slate, Night Club Comic	Mar 4, 1966
25	Vacation in Vegas	Mar 11, 1966
26	Opie Joins the Marines	Mar 18, 1966
27	A Date With Miss Camp Henderson	Mar 25, 1966
28	Gomer and the Father Figure	Apr 1, 1966
29	Desk Job for a Sergeant	Apr 8, 1966
30	Gomer, the Would-Be Hero	Apr 15, 1966

Season 3

30 episodes • 1966

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Lies, Lies, Lies	Sep 14, 1966
2	Crazy Legs Gomer	Sep 21, 1966
3	Gomer the Carrier	Sep 28, 1966
4	Caution: Low Overhead	Oct 5, 1966
5	Show Me The Way to Go Home	Oct 12, 1966
6	How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying	Oct 19, 1966
7	Gomer and the Little Men From Outer Space	Oct 26, 1966
8	The Borrowed Car	Nov 2, 1966
9	Gomer Pyle, Super Chef	Nov 9, 1966
10	Marry Me, Marry Me	Nov 16, 1966
11	Cold Nose, Warm Heart	Nov 23, 1966
12	Follow That Car	Nov 30, 1966
13	It Takes Two to Tangle	Dec 14, 1966
14	Whither the Weather	Dec 21, 1966
15	Love's Old Sweet Song	Dec 28, 1966
16	Gomer the Recruiter	Jan 4, 1967
17	The Secret Life of Gomer Pyle	Jan 11, 1967
18	Go Blow Your Horn	Jan 18, 1967
19	You Bet Your Won Ton	Jan 25, 1967
20	Sue The Pants Off 'Em	Feb 1, 1967
21	Gomer the Card Shark	Feb 8, 1967
22	To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist	Feb 15, 1967
23	Lou Ann Poovie Sings Again	Feb 22, 1967
24	Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend	Mar 1, 1967
25	Sing a Song of Papa	Mar 8, 1967
26	Where There's a Will	Mar 15, 1967
27	Lost, the Colonel's Daughter	Mar 22, 1967
28	The Crow Ganef	Mar 29, 1967
29	One of Our Shells is Missing	Apr 5, 1967
30	Lou Ann Poovie Sings No More	Apr 12, 1967

Season 4

30 episodes • 1967Avg: 0.5Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	A Visit from Aunt Bee	Sep 8, 1967	0.0
2	The Recruiting Poster	Sep 15, 1967	0.5
3	Corporal Carol	Sep 22, 1967	0.0
4	Leader of Men	Sep 29, 1967	0.0
5	Gomer, the Beautiful Dreamer	Oct 6, 1967	0.0
6	The Great Talent Hunt	Oct 13, 1967	0.0
7	Gomer Says Hey to the President	Oct 20, 1967	0.0
8	And A Child Shall Lead Them	Oct 27, 1967	0.0
9	The Show Must Go On	Oct 31, 1967	0.0
10	The Better Man	Nov 10, 1967	0.0
11	To Watch A Thief	Nov 17, 1967	0.0
12	The Prize Boat	Nov 24, 1967	0.0
13	Friendly Freddy Strikes Again	Dec 1, 1967	0.0
14	Change Partners	Dec 8, 1967	0.0
15	Wild Bull of the Pampas	Dec 15, 1967	0.0
16	Gomer, the Good Samaritan	Dec 22, 1967	0.0
17	Gomer, the Privileged Character	Dec 29, 1967	0.0
18	Gomer Goes Home	Jan 5, 1968	0.0
19	A Dog is a Dog	Jan 12, 1968	0.0
20	Luv Finds Gomer Pyle	Jan 19, 1968	0.0
21	Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque	Feb 2, 1968	0.0
22	The Carriage Waits	Feb 9, 1968	0.0
23	Sergeant Iago	Feb 16, 1968	0.0
24	Goodbye, Dolly	Feb 23, 1968	0.0
25	The Price of Tomatoes	Mar 1, 1968	0.0
26	Chef For a Day	Mar 8, 1968	0.0
27	Gomer and the Night Club Comic	Mar 22, 1968	0.0
28	Love and Goulash	Mar 29, 1968	0.0
29	And Baby Makes Three	Apr 5, 1968	0.0
30	Friendly Freddy, The Gentleman's Tailor	Apr 12, 1968	0.0

Season 5

30 episodes • 1968

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Car For Sale	Sep 27, 1968
2	Corporal Duke	Sep 4, 1968
3	The Booty Prize	Oct 11, 1968
4	The Return of Monroe	Oct 18, 1968
5	Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant	Oct 25, 1968
6	All You Need is One Good Break	Nov 8, 1968
7	A Marriage of Convenience	Nov 15, 1968
8	A Star is Not Born	Nov 22, 1968
9	Come Blow Your Top	Nov 29, 1968
10	A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt	Dec 6, 1968
11	Gomer, the Perfect MP	Dec 13, 1968
12	The Wild Bull Returns	Dec 20, 1968
13	Hit and Write	Dec 27, 1968
14	Two on the Bench	Jan 3, 1969
15	A Tattoo For Gomer	Jan 10, 1969
16	Win-A-Date	Jan 17, 1969
17	Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style	Jan 24, 1969
18	To Save a Life	Jan 31, 1969
19	Dynamite Diner	Feb 7, 1969
20	Freddy's Friendly Computer	Feb 14, 1969
21	Gomer Maneuvers	Feb 21, 1969
22	Gomer Tends A Sick Kat	Feb 28, 1969
23	I'm Always Chasing Gomers	Mar 7, 1969
24	The Short Voyage Home	Mar 14, 1969
25	Proxy Poppa	Mar 21, 1969
26	Flower Power	Mar 28, 1969
27	Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow	Apr 4, 1969
28	Show Time With Sgt. Carol	Apr 18, 1969
29	My Fair Sister	Apr 25, 1969
30	Goodbye Camp Handerson, Hello Sergeant Carter	May 2, 1969

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