Aaron Ruben
Director
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 25, 1964
Episode 25 min
2+
Keywords: tmdb.u-s-marine, tmdb.military, tmdb.us-military, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.u-s-military, imdb.united-states-marine-corps, imdb.drill-sergeant + 23 more, imdb.quonset-hut, imdb.u-s-marine-corps, imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.gomer-pyle-character, imdb.nco, imdb.mayberry, imdb.uniform, imdb.cult-tv, imdb.soldier, imdb.fish-out-of-water, imdb.military-spoof, imdb.military-base, imdb.military, imdb.sergeant, imdb.spin-off, imdb.california, imdb.1960s, imdb.man-in-uniform, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.20th-century, imdb.laugh-track, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.joyful
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course
Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.
Sept. 25, 1964, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Oct. 2, 1964, midnight
S1E3 - Private Ralph Skunk
Gomer adopts a pet skunk.
Oct. 9, 1964, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Oct. 16, 1965, midnight
S1E5 - Gomer Learns a Bully
A trouble-making recruit decides to use Gomer as his fall guy.
Oct. 23, 1964, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Oct. 30, 1964, midnight
S1E7 - Nobody Loves a Sergeant
Carter is driven crazy by the fact that no matter what he does to Gomer, Gomer still likes him.
Nov. 6, 1964, midnight
S1E8 - Gomer and the Dragon Lady
Carter sets Gomer up with a beautiful but unkissable Dragon Lady.
Nov. 13, 1964, midnight
S1E9 - Survival of the Fattest
Gomer and Carter go on a five-day survival test.
Nov. 20, 1964, midnight
S1E10 - A Date for the Colonel's Daughter
Gomer escorts the Colonel's daughter to the enlisted men's dance.
Nov. 27, 1964, midnight
S1E11 - They Shall Not Pass
On maneuvers, Gomer leads the squad into an ambush.
Dec. 4, 1964, midnight
S1E12 - Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter
Carter gives Gomer a lift in his jeep and finds himself helping Gomer babysit.
Dec. 11, 1964, midnight
S1E13 - The Case of the Marine Bandit
A mother-daughter burglar team uses Gomer for their next heist.
Dec. 18, 1964, midnight
S1E14 - Sergeant of the Week
Carter thinks Gomer is dying and tries to be nice to him.
Dec. 25, 1964, midnight
S1E15 - Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm
Grandpa Pyle gives Gomer a good luck charm to help him gain self-confidence.
Jan. 1, 1965, midnight
S1E16 - Dance, Marine, Dance
Gomer and Carter are taken in by a phony dance studio when they both sign lifetime contracts for lessons.
Jan. 8, 1965, midnight
S1E17 - Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops
The men try to change Carter's mind when he decides to leave the Marine Corps.
Jan. 15, 1965, midnight
S1E18 - 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.
Jan. 22, 1965, midnight
S1E19 - Love Letters to the Sarge
Gomer writes secret love letters to Carter in order to cheer him up.
Jan. 29, 1965, midnight
S1E20 - Sergeant Carter Get a Dear John Letter
Carter discovers that his girlfriend dumped him -- for Gomer.
Feb. 25, 1965, midnight
S1E21 - 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.
Feb. 12, 1965, midnight
S1E22 - Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle
Gomer and Carter take the exam for the officer's training program.
Feb. 19, 1965, midnight
S1E23 - Old Man Carter
When the platoon celebrates Carter's birthday, he begins to worry he is getting old.
Feb. 26, 1965, midnight
S1E24 - 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.
March 5, 1965, midnight
S1E25 - My Buddy - War Hero
Gomer tries to prevent Carter and his old friend from becoming enemies.
March 12, 1965, midnight
S1E26 - Double Date With the Sarge
Carter and Gomer wind up on a double date.
March 19, 1965, midnight
S1E27 - 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.
March 26, 1965, midnight
S1E28 - Sergeant of the Guard
Gomer tries to capture a gang of thieves who have been robbing the Marine warehouse.
April 2, 1965, midnight
S1E29 - Gomer Dates a Movie Star
Gomer is asked to escort a movie star and the Colonel's daughter to a dance.
April 9, 1965, midnight
S1E30 - Gomer the M.P.
MP Gomer mistakenly arrests a government inspector.
April 16, 1965, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1964
Last Air Date: May 2, 1969, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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