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, Episode Guide & TV Schedule

First Telecast: September 25 1964
Last Telecast: September 9, 1970
Original Network: CBS
Number of Seasons: 5
Number of Episodes: 150
Original Primetime TV Schedule:

• 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

Theme Song and Intro

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