Golll-eeeee! The '60s' favorite TV country bumpkin, Gomer Pyle, won the hearts of viewers on The Andy Griffith Show, and spun off in to his own wildly popular series, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.. As the eternally cheery and clueless Gomer, Jim Nabors gives a comic tour de force performance as a newbie Marine under the command of the short-tempered Sgt. Carter, played with demonic fervor by Frank Sutton. Are Pyle and Sgt. Carter bitter foes or comedic sidekicks? "Surprise, surprise, surprise"--the secret to their chemistry was that the actors and characters were both, inseparable and adorable in their signature ways. The scrapes Gomer gets into are fairly routine and never exactly threaten national security, but Nabors' guileless delivery makes viewers tune in for more; the belly laughs are real. Shazam!
Cast and Characters
Jim Nabors as Pvt. Gomer Pyle
Frank Sutton as Sgt. Vince Carter
Ronnie Schell as Pvt. Gilbert "Duke" Slater
Roy Stuart as Corp. Chuck Boyle (1965-1968)
tED Bessel as Frankie Lombardi (1965-1966)
Barbara Stuart as Bunny
William Christopher as Pvt. Lester Hummel
Forrest Compton as Col. Edward Gray
Allan Melvin as Sgt. Hacker (1965-1969)
Tommy Leonetti as Cpl. Nick Cuccinello (1964-1965)
Larry Hovis as Larry (1964-1965)
Elizabeth MacRae as Lou Ann Poovie (1967-1969)
Broadcast History First Telecast: September 25 1964 Last Telecast: September 9, 1970 Number of Episodes: 150
Number of Seasons: 5
Original Network: CBS
September 1964- June 1965, CBS, Friday 9:30-10:00pm
September 1965- September 1966, CBS, Friday 9:00-9:30pm
September 1966- August 1967, CBS, Wednesday 9:30-10:00pm
September 1967- September 1969, CBS, Friday 8:30-9:00pm
July 1970- September 1970, CBS, Wednesday 8:00-8:30