Aaron Ruben
Director
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Season 5
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
S5E1 - Car For Sale
Hacker plans to get even when Carter sells his car to Gomer instead of to him.
Sept. 27, 1968, midnight
S5E2 - Corporal Duke
Duke is promoted to corporal, but finds his old reputation getting in his way.
Sept. 4, 1968, midnight
S5E3 - The Booty Prize
Gomer and Carter are the victims of the lead boot, the battalion's booby prize.
Oct. 11, 1968, midnight
S5E4 - The Return of Monroe
Lou Ann's old boyfriend visits.
Oct. 18, 1968, midnight
S5E5 - Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant
The platoon's chances to sing in a movie are almost spoiled by Sgt. Carter -- he can't carry a tune.
Oct. 25, 1968, midnight
S5E6 - All You Need is One Good Break
Gomer and Carter clash as they vie for an actress.
Nov. 8, 1968, midnight
S5E7 - A Marriage of Convenience
A movie star tries to get Carter to marry her -- after Gomer refuses -- in order to avoid being deported.
Nov. 15, 1968, midnight
S5E8 - A Star is Not Born
Carter appears in a Hollywood movie, but finds acting harder than he thought.
Nov. 22, 1968, midnight
S5E9 - Come Blow Your Top
Sgt. Hacker bets Carter that he can't go 24 hours without losing his temper, and then enlists Gomer's aid to win his bet.
Nov. 29, 1968, midnight
S5E10 - A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt
Lonely widow Molly Gordon feels old and useless until Gomer and his appreciative buddies eat her wonderful home cooking.
Dec. 6, 1968, midnight
S5E11 - Gomer, the Perfect MP
Gomer is assigned to guard duty at a back gate of the base and refuses to let Carter pass through.
Dec. 13, 1968, midnight
S5E12 - The Wild Bull Returns
South American General Cortez looks up his old friends, and falls in love with Carter's girlfriend Bunny.
Dec. 20, 1968, midnight
S5E13 - Hit and Write
When Carter scratches a parked car and offers to pay for it, the owner shows up with a bill for a completely demolished fender.
Dec. 27, 1968, midnight
S5E14 - Two on the Bench
Carter won't believe that Gomer really knows football star Moose Lewis.
Jan. 3, 1969, midnight
S5E15 - A Tattoo For Gomer
Gomer's practical joke backfires when Lou Ann appears to like his fake tattoo.
Jan. 10, 1969, midnight
S5E16 - Win-A-Date
Gomer and Carter are contestants on the ""Win-A-Date"" televised program.
Jan. 17, 1969, midnight
S5E17 - Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style
Carter decides that Gomer might not re-enlist if he were married, so he tries to push the private into a quick wedding.
Jan. 24, 1969, midnight
S5E18 - To Save a Life
Sgt. Carter saves Gomer's life and almost comes to regret it as Gomer suffocates him with gratitude.
Jan. 31, 1969, midnight
S5E19 - Dynamite Diner
Gomer and Lou Ann pitch in to help open a new diner, not realizing the owners are in fact planning to rob the bank next door.
Feb. 7, 1969, midnight
S5E20 - Freddy's Friendly Computer
Gomer and Carter again fall prey to con man ""Friendly Freddy,"" now running a computer dating service.
Feb. 14, 1969, midnight
S5E21 - Gomer Maneuvers
Gomer inadvertently reveals the position of his platoon to the ""enemy"" during camp maneuvers.
Feb. 21, 1969, midnight
S5E22 - Gomer Tends A Sick Kat
Gomer overhears a conversation about Bunny's sick cat and jumps to the conclusion that it's Sgt. Carter who is critically ill.
Feb. 28, 1969, midnight
S5E23 - I'm Always Chasing Gomers
Carter decides he must get away from Gomer to avoid a nervous breakdown, but continues to be haunted by him.
March 7, 1969, midnight
S5E24 - The Short Voyage Home
Carter takes charge of Gomer's life savings for safekeeping and has his pocket picked by a little old lady.
March 14, 1969, midnight
S5E25 - Proxy Poppa
A Marine buddy breaks his leg and Gomer and Carter have to take his expectant wife to the hospital.
March 21, 1969, midnight
S5E27 - Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
Carter allows a pet rabbit to escape before he learns that it belongs to a general's son.
April 4, 1969, midnight
S5E26 - Flower Power
Three hippies help Gomer paint a truck for maneuvers, but the results are not standard military camouflage.
March 28, 1969, midnight
S5E28 - Show Time With Sgt. Carol
Sgt. Carol wants Gomer to sing in the Marine camp show she is organizing, but Sgt. Carter won't agree to her plans.
April 18, 1969, midnight
S5E29 - My Fair Sister
Gomer must escort Sgt. Carter's sister to a dance.
April 25, 1969, midnight
S5E30 - Goodbye Camp Handerson, Hello Sergeant Carter
Carter learns Gomer is being sent to another base.
May 2, 1969, 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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