Episode 1
Lies, Lies, Lies
Gomer tries to convince his friends that a movie star has invited them all to a barbecue at her house.
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Guest stars Deborah Walley
TV series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964TV-G5 seasons7.1 / 10
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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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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Episode 2
Crazy Legs Gomer
Carter plans to use Gomer to win the inter-squad competition.
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Written by Harvey BullockGuest stars Rod Lauren, Victor Brandt
Episode 3
Gomer the Carrier
Gomer and Carter are the only ones who don't come down with German measles.
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Episode 4
Caution: Low Overhead
Sgt. Carter sets out to expose a fraud by proving to Gomer that the man who sold him a cheap watch is a crook.
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Guest stars Sid Melton
Episode 5
Show Me The Way to Go Home
Gomer is accused by a drunk's wife of turning her husband into an alcoholic.
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Directed by John RichGuest stars Margaret Teele, Keenan Wynn, Pert Kelton, Allison McKay
Episode 6
How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying
Carter sabotages Gomer's garden by putting vodka in his prize watermelon.
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Guest stars Forrest Compton, Allan Melvin
Episode 7
Gomer and the Little Men From Outer Space
Carter sends Gomer to a psychiatrist when he claims he has seen men from outer space.
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Guest stars Stuart Nisbet, Richard Bull, Johnny Silver
Episode 8
The Borrowed Car
Gomer is arrested after wrecking Sgt. Carter's car.
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Written by Harvey BullockGuest stars Emile Meyer, Herbie Faye
Episode 9
Gomer Pyle, Super Chef
Carter bets Sgt. Hacker that he can't teach Gomer to cook a meal.
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Guest stars Forrest Compton, Allan Melvin, Victor Brandt
Episode 10
Marry Me, Marry Me
Gomer dates a girl with similar interests, then discovers that she considers them engaged after the first date.
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Written by Carl KleinschmittGuest stars Francine York, Forrest Compton, Anthony Eisley
Episode 11
Cold Nose, Warm Heart
Carter gives his girlfriend a puppy only to find himself competing with it for her affections.
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Guest stars Allison McKay
Episode 12
Follow That Car
Gomer and Carter are captured by smugglers.
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Guest stars Alan Hewitt, Harry Lauter, Lillian Bronson
Episode 13
It Takes Two to Tangle
Sgt. Carter learns Bunny was seen with another man.
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Guest stars Murray Alper, Diane Sayer
Episode 14
Whither the Weather
Gomer can predict the weather better than the weather bureau.
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Guest stars Forrest Compton, Allan Melvin, Ray Montgomery
Episode 15
Love's Old Sweet Song
A songstress applauds Gomer's song with a kiss.
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Guest stars Herb Vigran, Elizabeth MacRae
Episode 16
Gomer the Recruiter
Gomer unwittingly signs up a fugitive bank robber as a new recruit.
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Guest stars Arthur Batanides, Rob Reiner, George N. Neise, Phil Arnold, Forrest Compton, Wayne Heffley
Episode 17
The Secret Life of Gomer Pyle
Carter suspects Gomer has been spending his Sundays at the beach; then tries to meet the beauties Gomer appeared with in a magazine.
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Guest stars Dave Willock, Hope Summers, George Tyne, Phyllis Davis
Episode 18
Go Blow Your Horn
Carter tries to transfer Gomer to the Marine band.
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Guest stars Richard Erdman, Victor Brandt
Episode 19
You Bet Your Won Ton
Gomer holds a farewell dinner in a Chinese restaurant, not knowing it is a front for a gambling operation.
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Guest stars Victor Sen Yung, James Hong, Jimmy Cross, Eldon Quick, William Benedict, Spencer Chan
Episode 20
Sue The Pants Off 'Em
Two shyster lawyers try to get Gomer and Carter to file a false damage suit after a near miss from an automobile.
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Guest stars Danny Dayton, John Stephenson, Jay Novello
Episode 21
Gomer the Card Shark
Carter and Duke use Gomer to expose a card cheat.
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Guest stars Art Lewis, Buddy Lester, Richard Crane, Darwin Joston, Allison McKay
Episode 22
To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist
Sgt. Carter attempts to keep Gomer from re-enlisting.
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Guest stars Jesslyn Fax, Owen Bush, Phil Arnold
Episode 23
Lou Ann Poovie Sings Again
The Marine's favorite nightclub singer returns: Lou-Ann Poovie, who looks like a dream and sings like a nightmare. Sgt. Carter fights for her favors with two rivals -- Gomer and Duke.
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Guest stars Herb Vigran, Elizabeth MacRae, Cosmo Sardo
Episode 24
Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend
Gomer's love for Welsh rarebit causes him to sleepwalk -- and to tell off Carter.
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Guest stars Richard Bull
Episode 25
Sing a Song of Papa
A club owner wants Gomer to sing every night.
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Guest stars Frank Puglia, Anthony Caruso, Milton Frome
Episode 26
Where There's a Will
Carter volunteers Gomer for a parachute jump.
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Written by Larry MarkesGuest stars Dort Clark
Episode 27
Lost, the Colonel's Daughter
Gomer loses the colonel's daughter at a go-go club, then tracks her to a beatnik den.
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Directed by Coby RuskinWritten by Barry Blitzer, Ray BrennerGuest stars Rob Reiner, Bruce Watson, William Boyett, James Seay, Forrest Compton, Joseph V. Perry, Suzanne Benoit, Grace Albertson
Episode 28
The Crow Ganef
Gomer's new friend, a crow, turns out to be a thief, plundering everyone -- and stashing the loot in Gomer's locker.
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Guest stars Herbie Faye
Episode 29
One of Our Shells is Missing
Carter and Gomer hunt for a live mortar shell which the private lost during practice.
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Guest stars Herbie Faye, Jesse White
Episode 30
Lou Ann Poovie Sings No More
finale
When Lou-Ann is about to be fired from her job as a nightclub singer, Gomer finds her a job as a salesgirl.
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Guest stars Elizabeth MacRae
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Cast
Jim NaborsPvt. Gomer Pyle
Frank SuttonSgt. Vince Carter
Roy StuartCorporal Boyle
Ronnie SchellDuke Slater
Ted BessellFrankie
Jackie JosephRosemary
Arthur BatanidesBronson
Rob ReinerBeatnikCredits
- Created by
- Aaron Ruben
- Written by
- Harvey Bullock, Carl Kleinschmitt, Myles Wilder, Ben Joelson, Art Baer, Bob Ross, Garry Marshall, Sam Bobrick, R.S. Allen, Bill Idelson, Tom Adair, Rick Mittleman, Barry Blitzer, Ray Brenner, Aaron Ruben, James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 150
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
Themes
joyfulmilitarysitcomu.s. marineus military
