Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a television series that ran on CBS from 1964 to 1969, with episodes rerun in mid-1970. The series, which was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, featured Jim Nabors reprising his role as the bumbling but lovable Gomer Pyle, who had left the town of Mayberry and joined the U.S. Marines. The series mostly revolved around Pyle's misadventures in the Marines, usually ending with his good-naturedness winning over the other Marines, especially his hard-nosed drill sergeant, Vince Carter.
On August 9, 2001, Gomer Pyle was promoted to Lance Corporal by General James L. Jones, then Commandant of the US Marine Corps, for the character's promotion of Marine values of selfless devotion to duty and unquestionable loyalty.
Cast
- Pvt. Gomer Pyle, played by Jim Nabors
- Sgt. Vince Carter, played by Frank Sutton
- Col. Edward Gray, played by Forrest Compton
- Pvt./Cpl. Gilbert "Duke" Slater, played by Ronnie Schell
- Cpl. Chuck Boyle, played by Roy Stuart
- Pvt. Frankie Lombardi, played by Ted Bessell
- Pvt. Lester Hummel, played by William Christopher
Trivia
Dialogue from an episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was can be heard in the song Nobody Home from Pink Floyd's album The Wall, specifically Gomer's trademark line "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"
External link
- IMDb Entry for Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057752/)
- Jim Nabors official site. Click on link at top for promotion information. (http://www.jimnabors.com/promotion.html)
- The Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. TV Show (http://www.crazyabouttv.com/gomerpyleusmc.html) page at Crazy About TV contains trivia, a plot summary, cast list, episode titles, and a photo of Gomer with Sgt. Carter.