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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Title screen
GenreSitcom
Created byAaron Ruben
Starring
Theme music composerEarle Hagen
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons5
No.of episodes150 (30 in black-and-white, 120 in color)(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
CinematographyJohn Finger
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 25, 1964(1964-09-25)–
May 2, 1969(1969-05-02)
Related
The Andy Griffith Show

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.[fn 1]is an Americansitcomthat originally aired onCBSfrom September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was aspin-offofThe Andy Griffith Show,and thepilot episodewas aired as theseason finaleof the fourth season of its parent series on May 18, 1964. The show ran for a total of 150 half-hour episodes spanning over five seasons, inblack-and-whitefor the first season, and then incolorfor the remaining four seasons. In 2006,CBS Home Entertainment(distributed byParamount) began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008.

Like its parent series,Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.was also a major ratings hit, never placing lower than tenth in theNielsen ratings,and ended its run as the second-highest-rated series in the United States. It has enjoyed continued popularity throughrerunsand DVD releases. The series was created byAaron Ruben,who also produced the show withSheldon Leonardand Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it starsJim NaborsasGomer Pyle,a naïve but good-natured gas station attendant from the town ofMayberry,North Carolina,who enlists in theUnited States Marine Corps.[1]Frank Suttonplays Gomer's high-octane, short-fusedGunnery SergeantVince Carter, andRonnie Schellplays Gomer's friend Duke Slater.Roy Stuartportrayed Corporal Chuck Boyle, GySgt Carter's good-natured sidekick.Allan Melvinplayed in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Staff Sergeant Charley Hacker.

History

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See also:The Andy Griffith Show

Everett GreenbaumandJim Fritzell,writers forThe Andy Griffith Show,are credited with creating the character of Gomer Pyle. The character was based on an "incompetent" gas station attendant whom Greenbaum met and named after Gomer Cool (a writer) andDenver Pyle(an actor onThe Andy Griffith Show).[2]Jim Nabors was cast to play Gomer; he had been performing for aSanta Monicanightclub, The Horn, whenAndy Griffithdiscovered him.[3][4]Though originally intended to appear in only one episode, Gomer proved popular, and after appearing in seasons 3 and 4, Nabors was given his own spin-off produced by Aaron Ruben. Thepilot episodeofGomer Pylewas filmed in 1963 as part ofThe Andy Griffith Show,but was not aired until 1964, as thefinaleofThe Andy Griffith Show's fourth season. In the episode, Andy accompanies Gomer when he reports to the Marine recruiting base atCamp Lejeune.[5]

I had recently driven into a gas station with motor trouble. The attendant could think of no cure except to add more gas to the tank. We decided to write such an incompetent into the script.

Everett Greenbaum on the creation of the character Gomer Pyle[2]

The 1960s saw a return to "the more mundane sensibilities of comedy," due to viewers' wishes for television programming to be a "cultural antidepressant." Thus, fantasy- and rurally-oriented comedies gained popularity and dominated theNielsen ratings.[6][7]Like other comedies at the time,Gomer Pylewas a "deepescapist"show; it avoided political commentary and offered viewers a distraction from thesocial changes of the 1960s.[8][9]Despite being a military-themed show and airing during the peak of theVietnam War,the show never discussed the war.[10][11]Instead, the show was founded on "Gomer's innocent simplicity [and] Sergeant Carter's frustration and later concern for Gomer's well-being." This, compounded with the popularity of rural comedies in the 1960s, made the show popular.[10]Frank Sutton, who played Carter, ascribed the show's popularity to its concentration on its two main characters, and the plots being built around their respective personalities.[12]The program remained in the top 10 of the ratings throughout its run—in the top three for all but its third season when CBS moved it from Fridays to Wednesdays.[13][14]Approaching age 40, Nabors quit because he desired to move to something else, "reach for another rung on the ladder, either up or down."[15]

AfterGomer Pyleleft the air, Jim Nabors hosted his ownvariety show,The Jim Nabors Hour,from 1969 to 1971. As well as showcasing Nabors' singing and richbaritonevoice, the show included comedy sketches that featured Nabors'sGomer Pyleco-stars Frank Sutton and Ronnie Schell.[16]Though told that he should not leaveGomer Pyle,Nabors felt that the show would still be exciting and noted that every character he portrayed in hissketches"turn[ed] out to be Gomer."[17]

Production

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Camp Pendleton:The show was filmed there and atDesilu Studios.
Filming was done at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California – pictured in the photograph from left to right: Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors); USMC Representative / MCRD Technical On-Site Advisor (Drill Instructor Edwin J. Kues, USMC); and, Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter (Frank Sutton). This photo was taken in between filming of the comedy production at MCRD San Diego, California in 1964.

The show was produced by creator Aaron Ruben,Andy Griffith Showproducer Sheldon Leonard (in partnership with Griffith), and Ronald Jacobs; it was co-produced by Bruce Bayley Johnson and Duke Vincent.[18]Among the writers were Sam Bobrick, Harvey Miller, Aaron Ruben, Jack Elinson, and Bill Idelson;Andy Griffith Showwriters Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell also wrote episodes. Coby Ruskin was the primary director in the first four seasons, before John Rich took over the role for the fifth season; other directors included Gary Nelson, Peter Baldwin, and Alan Rafkin. Ruth Burch was in charge of the casting, and John Finger directed the cinematography.[18]The theme song was composed byEarle Hagen,who also composed the themes for shows such asThe Andy Griffith Show,The Dick Van Dyke Show,andThat Girl.[19]

The show was filmed atCamp Pendleton,Desilu Studios'sDesilu-Cahuenga,andRKO Forty Acresbacklot,whereThe Andy Griffith Showwas filmed.[20][21][22][23]Though Ruben preferred the use of amultiple-camera setupfor comedy programs,Gomer Pyleused asingle-camera setupbecause much of the shooting was conducted outdoors.[24]In his bookAnd The Show Goes On,Sheldon Leonard explained that thearmed forcesoffer levels of "cooperation" with filmmakers. Because the Marines felt that the show would be good for the branch's image,Gomer Pylewas given "total cooperation," meaning that the show was allowed unlimited access to military equipment.[21]

The vehicles in the show were provided by theChrysler Corporation,as opposed to the parent series' vehicles that came from theFord Motor Company.AlthoughJeepsare also prominent in the show, the brand itself would not become a part of Chrysler until theAMCbuyout that occurred in 1987.

Nabors and Sutton were the only actors credited in every episode (however, Sutton did not appear in every episode).[fn 2]Ronnie Schell (who played Duke Slater) left after the third season to star inGood Morning World,though he returned for the fifth season, promoted to corporal, after graduating fromnon-commissioned officertraining.Roy Stuart,who played Corporal Chuck Boyle, made his debut in the second season and left after the fourth.Andy Griffith,Frances Bavier,Ron Howard,andGeorge Lindseymade guest appearances on the series reprising their respective roles fromThe Andy Griffith Show.[fn 3]Denver PyleandAllan Melvin,who both had roles onThe Andy Griffith Show,appeared inGomer Pyle,but did not reprise their original roles. Denver Pyle, who had played Briscoe Darling in six episodes ofThe Andy Griffith Show,played tomato farmer Titus Purcell in theGomer Pyleepisode "The Price of Tomatoes." Allan Melvin, who had played Clarence "Doc" Malloy and other antagonists onThe Andy Griffith Show,played Sergeant Carter's rival, Staff Sergeant Hacker, for four seasons. Nabors also carried the Gomer Pyle character to fellow CBS seriesThe Lucy Show,in which he made a cameo appearance in a 1966 episode.

Nabors always said he had a hard time watching the show's opening credits, as many of the Marines he was filmed training with were later killed in Vietnam.[29]

Episodes

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Main article:List of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
First airedLast aired
Pilot1May 18, 1964(1964-05-18)——
130September 25, 1964(1964-09-25)April 16, 1965(1965-04-16)330.7
230September 17, 1965(1965-09-17)April 15, 1966(1966-04-15)227.8
330September 14, 1966(1966-09-14)April 12, 1967(1967-04-12)1022.8[a]
430September 8, 1967(1967-09-08)April 12, 1968(1968-04-12)325.6
530September 27, 1968(1968-09-27)May 2, 1969(1969-05-02)227.2

Premise

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Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors,left) and Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter (Frank Sutton,right)

The premise ofGomer Pyleis similar to and perhaps inspired by Andy Griffith's starring role in the Broadway play and film version ofNo Time for Sergeants,which was based on theMac Hymannovel of the same title.[30][31][32]Like Leonard's other shows,Gomer Pylewas character-driven; the main characters were "accessible" and "engaging," and the supporting characters were often eccentric.[33]In the show's pilot episode, Gomer, a gas-station attendant fromMayberry,joins theMarines.Gomer's naïveté immediately exasperates hisdrill instructor,Gunnery Sergeant Carter (Frank Sutton). Originally situated in Camp Wilson in North Carolina, the setting was moved to the fictional Camp Henderson in California.[34]The show was afish-out-of-waterpiece, which, like its contemporaryThe Beverly Hillbillies,featured rural characters out of their normal settings.[35][36]Like other comedies of the 1960s, the show avoided political commentary (especially concerning theVietnam War) and focused instead on the predicaments that ensued from Gomer's unintentional breaking of the rules orsticking his foot in his mouth.[37][38]

Among the themes explored were the honesty and "strong family values supposedly inherent in small-town life"; according to authorGerard Jones,Gomer Pyle's basic message was "far simpler than any corporate suburban sitcoms with their lessons in compromise and role-following [...] It said merely that the oldest, most basic, least sophisticated sort of sweetness could redeem even the toughest modern types".[1][39]Author Elizabeth Hirschman noted that Gomer represented a "uniquely Americanarchetype"—a" large, powerful man physically "with the" simple, honest nature of a child or animal ". She also noted that, like stories with characters of such an archetype, Gomer's trusting nature was often taken advantage of, though in the end he" reaps happiness "because of his innocence.[40]In his bookWatchingM*A*S*H,Watching America,media and communications scholar James Wittebols said thatGomer Pyleillustrated how class differences "supposedly negated or diminished by military training" made themselves apparent in the military world.[41]

Characters

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Main article:List of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. characters

Gomer's personality might best be summed up by the words "Aw, shucks."

The Andy Griffith Show Book[42]

Gomer Pyle(played byJim Nabors), fromMayberry,North Carolina, is a good-natured and innocentprivatewhose naïveté constantly annoys his drill instructor, Sergeant Carter. Eventually, however, his "unquestioning love and trust of the world"[1]lead those in his platoon to befriend him. His good nature attracts the friendship of women; meanwhile, in so far as Carter's abrasiveness repels women, Gomer is in the position of salvaging numerous social occasions by charming the women whose opinions are important to officers at the Marine base. Gomer was created as a stereotype of a rural American; according toTime,he "wears a gee-whiz expression, spoutshomiliesout of a lopsided mouth and lopes around uncertainly like a plowboy stepping through a field of cow dung. He is a walking disaster area. "[43]Though never promoted beyondprivate first classduring the show's run, Jim Nabors (who played Gomer) was given an honorary promotion tolance corporalin 2001, tocorporalin 2007, and then tosergeantin 2013 by the Marines.[44][45][46][47]

Gomer:I'm gonna be a fighting fool, you'll see.
Sergeant Carter:Well, you're halfway there.

"The Feudin' Pyles"[48]

Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton in the Gomer Pyle premiere, 1964

Vince Carter (played byFrank Sutton), agunnery sergeantfrom Kansas, is Gomer's irritable, abrasive, and socially inept drill instructor (later his platoon sergeant) who is constantly annoyed by Gomer's well-intentioned mistakes.[49]Carter disdains Gomer's country idiosyncrasies ( "golly!" "Shazam!" "surprise, surprise, surprise!" ).[50]He is also put off by Gomer's expectation that the platoon should be a family, of which Carter is the father figure: As much as Carter wants their working relationship to be temporary, as is common in the military, Gomer expects a life-long friendship, which exasperates Carter. Due to the audience's demand for more family-oriented programming, he eventually revealed his softer side: Carter became a father figure to Gomer as well as his best friend.[1][10][34]Sutton stated that his character was created "out of whole clothfor the show "and, as the actor played him" by ear, "Carter greatly changed during the first season.[12]Barbara Stuartplayed his girlfriend "Miss Bunny" for three seasons.

Mark Sladeappeared in eight episodes in 1964 in the role of "Eddie" though in the first of those appearances he was billed as "Private Swanson."[51]

Duke Slater (played byRonnie Schell) is Gomer's friend and platoon-mate. Schell left the show in the fourth season to star in the short-lived showGood Morning, Worldbut returned in the final season as the corporal of Gomer's platoon.[52][53]

Chuck Boyle (played byRoy Stuart) is Gomer's corporal. He often serves as Carter's conscience and sticks up for Gomer when Sergeant Carter is annoyed over his mistakes. Stuart debuted in the second season and left the show after the fourth season; Boyle was replaced by Duke Slater as corporal for the final season.

Lou-Ann Poovie (played byElizabeth MacRae) is Gomer's girlfriend. She debuts in the third season as a singer for a nightclub, but leaves the job at Gomer's urging to return home to Turtle Creek, North Carolina, and marry her beau Monroe Efford. In a later episode in the same season, she returns to California and reveals that she called the wedding off. At the end of the episode, she reveals that she wants Gomer to be her boyfriend, to the dismay of Carter and Duke. After she loses her job at the nightclub, Gomer finds her a job as a salesclerk at arecord shop.

Ratings and timeslots

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Season Timeslot Rank Rating
1) 1964–65 Friday at 9:30 pm #3 30.7
2) 1965–66 Friday at 9:00 pm #2 27.8
3) 1966–67 Wednesday at 9:30 pm #10 22.8
4) 1967–68 Friday at 8:30 pm #3 25.6
5) 1968–69 #2 27.2

Legacy

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In the song "Nobody Home"fromPink Floyd's 1979 albumThe Wall,an audio clip of Pyle saying his signature line "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" can be heard.[54]The audio clip, however, is not present in the1982 film.

InStanley Kubrick's 1987 filmFull Metal Jacket,the nickname "Gomer Pyle" is given to Private Leonard Lawrence (played byVincent D'Onofrio) as a derogatory term during boot camp, after incurring the drill instructor's wrath for being unable to turn off his idiot's grin and his perceived incompetence.[55][56]

A brief clip of the show airing onAmerican Forces Vietnam Networktelevision appears during the military hospital scene in the 1994 filmForrest Gump.In the scene, Gump is scolded for watching the show by a fellow soldier who calls it "stupid shit".[57]

In other media

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E. Kitzes Knox wrote a novel based on the series, also titledGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.The paperback was published by Pyramid and released in 1966.[58][59]Jim Nabors recordedShazam!,which is not a soundtrack of the show but features Jim singing novelty songs in his "Gomer" voice, and released it on theColumbia Recordslabel.[60][61]

Aboard gamewas released in 1964 byTransogram.[62]

Atrading cardset was published byFleerin 1965.[63]

Home media

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CBS DVD(distributed byParamount Home Entertainment) has released all five seasons ofGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.on DVD inRegion 1.All episodes have been fully restored and digitally remastered in full-color, but due to clearance issues, some episodes that feature Nabors (and other cast members) singing have been edited to remove those performances.

On March 10, 2015, CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) releasedGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.- The Complete serieson DVD in Region 1.[64]

In Region 4,Shock Entertainmenthas released all five seasons on DVD in Australia.

DVD Name Ep # Release dates
Region 1 Region 4
The Complete First Season 30 December 12, 2006[65] November 12, 2009[66]
The Complete Second Season 30 June 26, 2007[67] March 10, 2010[68]
The Complete Third Season 30 December 11, 2007[69] May 12, 2010[70]
The Complete Fourth Season 30 May 20, 2008[71] August 11, 2010[72]
The Complete Fifth and Final Season 30 November 25, 2008[73] April 13, 2011[74]
The Complete Series 150 March 10, 2015 November 10, 2010[75]

November 4, 2015 (Repackaged)[76]

Explanatory notes

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  1. ^The show (and CBS) renders the title asGomer Pyle – USMC.
  2. ^Though credited in every episode, Frank Sutton was absent from some of the episodes including "Arrivederci, Gomer", "Corporal Carol", "Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque", and "Love and Goulash".[25][26][27][28]
  3. ^AsAndy Taylor,Aunt Bee,Opie Taylor,andGoober Pyle,respectively
  1. ^Tied withThe Virginian,The Lawrence Welk Show,andThe Ed Sullivan Show

Citations

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  8. ^Marc, p. 128
  9. ^Moore, Bensman, and Van Dyke p. 128
  10. ^abcOlson, p. 196
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General bibliography

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