The misadventures of a bumbling Marine named Gomer Pyle.
Gomer Pyle was a sweet but not too smart Marine from Mayberry, North Carolina who was stationed at Camp Henderson near Los Angeles, California. Gomer’s innocence, naivete and low-key demeanor often got him into trouble, most frequently at the hands of his loud-mouthed superior, Sgt. Carter. Duke, Frankie, Lester and Larry were some of Gomer’s pals and fellow enlisted men at Camp Henderson, and Lou Anne Poovie was his sometimes girlfriend.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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Gomer adopts a pet skunk.

One of classic TV’s earliest spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was the country cousin to The Andy Griffith Show. Originally introduced in the third season of Andy Griffith, Gomer was the local mechanic with an uncanny aptitude for annoyance. Sweet as pie but as dense as a stump, Gomer forever vexed Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife with his sweet buffoonery. A stand-out in the ensemble cast, Jim Nabors, who played Gomer, was offered his own series after a little more than a year. The pilot was aired as an episode of Andy Griffith, in which dimwitted Gomer decides to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Cast and Crew:
Starring:

Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton and Ronnie Schell

Creator:Aaron Ruben
Production Company: Andy Griffith Enterprises, Ashland Productions, T & L Productions
Audio/Visual: mono, black & white
Date Release: 1964

Additional details in:

Gomer Pyle in IMDB

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