About this season
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.
Episodes (30)
1. Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course
Aired 25 September 1964
Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.
2. Guest in the Barracks
Aired 2 October 1964
To 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
Aired 9 October 1964
Gomer adopts a pet skunk.
4. Captain Ironpants
Aired 16 October 1965
After 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
Aired 23 October 1964
A trouble-making recruit decides to use Gomer as his fall guy.
6. Pay Day
Aired 30 October 1964
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.
7. Nobody Loves a Sergeant
Aired 6 November 1964
Carter is driven crazy by the fact that no matter what he does to Gomer, Gomer still likes him.
8. Gomer and the Dragon Lady
Aired 13 November 1964
Carter sets Gomer up with a beautiful but unkissable Dragon Lady.
9. Survival of the Fattest
Aired 20 November 1964
Gomer and Carter go on a five-day survival test.
10. A Date for the Colonel's Daughter
Aired 27 November 1964
Gomer escorts the Colonel's daughter to the enlisted men's dance.
11. They Shall Not Pass
Aired 4 December 1964
On maneuvers, Gomer leads the squad into an ambush.
12. Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter
Aired 11 December 1964
Carter gives Gomer a lift in his jeep and finds himself helping Gomer babysit.
13. The Case of the Marine Bandit
Aired 18 December 1964
A mother-daughter burglar team uses Gomer for their next heist.
14. Sergeant of the Week
Aired 25 December 1964
Carter thinks Gomer is dying and tries to be nice to him.
15. Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm
Aired 1 January 1965
Grandpa Pyle gives Gomer a good luck charm to help him gain self-confidence.
16. Dance, Marine, Dance
Aired 8 January 1965
Gomer 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
Aired 15 January 1965
The men try to change Carter's mind when he decides to leave the Marine Corps.
18. The Feudin' Pyles
Aired 22 January 1965
Gomer 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
Aired 29 January 1965
Gomer writes secret love letters to Carter in order to cheer him up.
20. Sergeant Carter Get a Dear John Letter
Aired 25 February 1965
Carter discovers that his girlfriend dumped him -- for Gomer.
21. Daughter of the Sarge
Aired 12 February 1965
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.
22. Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle
Aired 19 February 1965
Gomer and Carter take the exam for the officer's training program.
23. Old Man Carter
Aired 26 February 1965
When the platoon celebrates Carter's birthday, he begins to worry he is getting old.
24. Gomer Makes the Honor Guard
Aired 5 March 1965
Carter 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
Aired 12 March 1965
Gomer tries to prevent Carter and his old friend from becoming enemies.
26. Double Date With the Sarge
Aired 19 March 1965
Carter and Gomer wind up on a double date.
27. The Jet Set
Aired 26 March 1965
Gomer 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
Aired 2 April 1965
Gomer tries to capture a gang of thieves who have been robbing the Marine warehouse.
29. Gomer Dates a Movie Star
Aired 9 April 1965
Gomer is asked to escort a movie star and the Colonel's daughter to a dance.
30. Gomer the M.P.
Aired 16 April 1965
MP Gomer mistakenly arrests a government inspector.