List of ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' episodes

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy created by Aaron Ruben that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot episode was introduced as the final fourth season episode which aired on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons, with a total of 150 half-hour episodes. Despite the series' positive reception (the show remained in the Top 10 Nielsen ratings for all five seasons),^[1] Nabors quit because he desired to move to something else, 'reach for another rung on the ladder, either up or down'.^[2] In 2006, CBS began releasing the show on DVD; the last season was released in November 2008.

Set in California (originally in North Carolina), it stars Jim Nabors as sweet-but-naive private Gomer Pyle, Frank Sutton as Gomer's hard-nosed and irritable sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell as Pyle's best friend, Duke Slater. Though military-themed, the show never discussed the Vietnam War and instead focused on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The series is episodic in format; self-contained plots play out before the episode concludes.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired				DVD release
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale	Time slot	Rank/Rating	Region 1
	1	30	September 25, 1964 (1964-09-25)	April 16, 1965 (1965-04-16)	Fridays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST)	3/30.7	December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)
	2		September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17)	April 15, 1966 (1966-04-15)	Fridays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST)	2/27.8	June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)
	3		September 14, 1966 (1966-09-14)	April 12, 1967 (1967-04-12)	Wednesdays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST)	10/22.8	December 11, 2007 (2007-12-11)
	4		September 8, 1967 (1967-09-08)	April 12, 1968 (1968-04-12)	Fridays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST)	3/25.6	May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
	5		September 27, 1968 (1968-09-27)	May 2, 1969 (1969-05-02)	Fridays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST)	2/27.2	November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)

Episodes

Season One (1964/65)

No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course"	Aaron Ruben	Aaron Ruben	September 25, 1964 (1964-09-25)
2	"Guest in the Barracks"	Coby Ruskin	Bob Ross	October 2, 1964 (1964-10-02)
3	"Private Ralph Skunk"	Coby Ruskin	Aaron Ruben	October 9, 1964 (1964-10-09)
4	"Captain Ironpants"	Coby Ruskin	Garry Marshall & Jerry Belson	October 16, 1964 (1964-10-16)
5	"Gomer Learns a Bully"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock	October 23, 1964 (1964-10-23)
6	"Pay Day"	Coby Ruskin	Garry Marshall & Jerry Belson	October 30, 1964 (1964-10-30)
7	"Nobody Loves a Sergeant"	Sheldon Leonard	Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum	November 6, 1964 (1964-11-06)
8	"Gomer and the Dragon Lady"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock	November 13, 1964 (1964-11-13)
9	"Survival of the Fattest"	Coby Ruskin	Bob Ross	November 20, 1964 (1964-11-20)
10	"A Date for the Colonel's Daughter"	Coby Ruskin	Bob Ross	November 27, 1964 (1964-11-27)
11	"They Shall Not Pass"	Howard Morris	Richard M. Powell	December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04)
12	"Sergeant Carter, Marine Babysitter"	Howard Morris	James Allardice & Tom Adair	December 11, 1964 (1964-12-11)
13	"The Case of the Marine Bandit"	Coby Ruskin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	December 18, 1964 (1964-12-18)
14	"Sergeant of the Week"	Coby Ruskin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	December 25, 1964 (1964-12-25)
15	"Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm"	Coby Ruskin	James Allardice & Tom Adair	January 1, 1965 (1965-01-01)
16	"Dance, Marine, Dance"	Coby Ruskin	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08)
17	"Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops"	Coby Ruskin	Richard M. Powell	January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15)
18	"The Feudin' Pyles"	Coby Ruskin	Hy Kraft	January 22, 1965 (1965-01-22)
19	"Love Letters to the Sarge"	Coby Ruskin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	January 29, 1965 (1965-01-29)
20	"Sergeant Carter Gets a "Dear John" Letter"	Coby Ruskin	Aaron Ruben	February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05)
21	"Daughter of the Sarge"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	February 12, 1965 (1965-02-12)
22	"Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19)
23	"Old Man Carter"	Coby Ruskin	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	February 26, 1965 (1965-02-26)
24	"Gomer Makes the Honor Guard"	Coby Ruskin	Aaron Ruben	March 5, 1965 (1965-03-05)
25	"My Buddy – War Hero"	Alan Rafkin	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	March 12, 1965 (1965-03-12)
26	"Double Date With the Sarge"	Alan Rafkin	Richard M. Powell	March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19)
27	"The Jet Set"	Alan Rafkin	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	March 26, 1965 (1965-03-26)
28	"Sergeant of the Guard"	Alan Rafkin	Richard M. Powell	April 2, 1965 (1965-04-02)
29	"Gomer Dates a Movie Star"	Alan Rafkin	Budd Grossman	April 9, 1965 (1965-04-09)
30	"Gomer the M.P."	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock	April 16, 1965 (1965-04-16)

Season Two (1965/66)

No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
31	"P.F.C. Gomer Pyle"	Aaron Ruben	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17)
32	"Third Finger, Left Loaf"	Coby Ruskin	R.S. Allen & Harvey Bullock	September 24, 1965 (1965-09-24)
33	"The Blind Date"	Coby Ruskin	Jack Elinson	October 1, 1965 (1965-10-01)
34	"Home on the Range"	Coby Ruskin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	October 8, 1965 (1965-10-08)
35	"Gomer Untrains a Dog"	Coby Ruskin	Jack Elinson	October 15, 1965 (1965-10-15)
36	"Supply Sergeants Never Die"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22)
37	"Cat Overboard"	Christian Nyby	Jack Elinson	October 29, 1965 (1965-10-29)
38	"Gomer Captures a Submarine"	Christian Nyby	Jack Elinson	November 5, 1965 (1965-11-05)
39	"The Grudge Fight"	Peter Baldwin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	November 12, 1965 (1965-11-12)
40	"Gomer the Star Witness"	Peter Baldwin	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19)
41	"A Visit From Cousin Goober"	Peter Baldwin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	November 26, 1965 (1965-11-26)
42	"A Groom for Sergeant Carter's Sister"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	December 3, 1965 (1965-12-03)
43	"Gomer Minds His Sergeant's Car"	Coby Ruskin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	December 10, 1965 (1965-12-10)
44	"Gomer, the Peacemaker"	Coby Ruskin	Ben Joelson & Art Baer	December 17, 1965 (1965-12-17)
45	"Gomer Pyle, P.O.W."	Coby Ruskin	Carl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRaven	December 24, 1965 (1965-12-24)
46	"Gomer Pyle, Civilian"	Peter Baldwin	Rick Mittleman	December 31, 1965 (1965-12-31)
47	"Gomer and the Beast"	Lee Philips	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	January 7, 1966 (1966-01-07)
48	"Grandma Pyle, Fortuneteller"	Peter Baldwin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	January 14, 1966 (1966-01-14)
49	"Arrivederci, Gomer"	Peter Baldwin	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	January 21, 1966 (1966-01-21)
50	"Sergeant Carter Dates a Pyle"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	January 28, 1966 (1966-01-28)
51	"Little Girl Blue"	Coby Ruskin	Dale McRaven & Carl Kleinschmitt	February 4, 1966 (1966-02-04)
52	"A Star Is Born"	Coby Ruskin	Art Baer & Ben Joelson	February 11, 1966 (1966-02-11)
53	"Gomer and the Phone Company"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	February 25, 1966 (1966-02-25)
54	"Duke Slater, Night Club Comic"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	March 4, 1966 (1966-03-04)
55	"Vacation in Vegas"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	March 11, 1966 (1966-03-11)
56	"Opie Joins the Marines"	Coby Ruskin	Aaron Ruben	March 18, 1966 (1966-03-18)
57	"A Date With Miss Camp Henderson"	Coby Ruskin	Carl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRaven	March 25, 1966 (1966-03-25)
58	"Gomer and the Father Figure"	Peter Baldwin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	April 1, 1966 (1966-04-01)
59	"Desk Job for Sergeant Carter"	Peter Baldwin	Harvey Bullock	April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
60	"Gomer, the Would-Be Hero"	Peter Baldwin	Dale McRaven & Carl Kleinschmitt	April 15, 1966 (1966-04-15)

Season Three (1966/67)

No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
61	"Lies, Lies, Lies"	Coby Ruskin	Arnie Rosen	September 14, 1966 (1966-09-14)
62	"Crazy Legs Gomer"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	September 21, 1966 (1966-09-21)
63	"Gomer, the Carrier"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	September 28, 1966 (1966-09-28)
64	"Caution: Low Overhead"	Coby Ruskin	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	October 5, 1966 (1966-10-05)
65	"Show Me the Way to Go Home"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	October 12, 1966 (1966-10-12)
66	"How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	October 19, 1966 (1966-10-19)
67	"Gomer and the Little Men from Outer Space"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	October 26, 1966 (1966-10-26)
68	"The Borrowed Car"	Coby Ruskin	R.S. Allen & Harvey Bullock	November 2, 1966 (1966-11-02)
69	"Gomer Pyle, Super Chef"	Coby Ruskin	Barry E. Blitzer & Ray Brenner	November 9, 1966 (1966-11-09)
70	"Marry Me, Marry Me"	Coby Ruskin	Carl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRaven	November 16, 1966 (1966-11-16)
71	"Cold Nose, Warm Heart"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	November 23, 1966 (1966-11-23)
72	"Follow That Car"	Coby Ruskin	Barry E. Blitzer & Ray Brenner	November 30, 1966 (1966-11-30)
73	"It Takes Two to Tangle"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	December 14, 1966 (1966-12-14)
74	"Whither the Weather"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	December 21, 1966 (1966-12-21)
75	"Love's Old Sweet Song"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	December 28, 1966 (1966-12-28)
76	"Gomer, the Recruiter"	Coby Ruskin	Barry E. Blitzer & Ray Brenner	January 4, 1967 (1967-01-04)
77	"The Secret Life of Gomer Pyle"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	January 11, 1967 (1967-01-11)
78	"Go Blow Your Horn"	Coby Ruskin	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	January 18, 1967 (1967-01-18)
79	"You Bet Your Won Ton"	Coby Ruskin	Barry E. Blitzer & Ray Brenner	January 25, 1967 (1967-01-25)
80	"Sue the Pants Off 'Em"	Coby Ruskin	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	February 1, 1967 (1967-02-01)
81	"Gomer and the Card Shark"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	February 8, 1967 (1967-02-08)
82	"To Re-Enlist or Not to Re-Enlist"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	February 15, 1967 (1967-02-15)
83	"Lou-Ann Poovie Sings Again"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	February 22, 1967 (1967-02-22)
84	"Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	March 1, 1967 (1967-03-01)
85	"Sing a Song of Papa"	Coby Ruskin	Aaron Ruben	March 8, 1967 (1967-03-08)
86	"Where There's a Will"	Coby Ruskin	Larry Markes	March 15, 1967 (1967-03-15)
87	"Lost, the Colonel's Daughter"	Coby Ruskin	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	March 22, 1967 (1967-03-22)
88	"The Crow Ganef"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	March 29, 1967 (1967-03-29)
89	"One of Our Shells Is Missing"	Coby Ruskin	Barry E. Blitzer & Ray Brenner	April 5, 1967 (1967-04-05)
90	"Lou-Ann Poovie Sings No More"	Coby Ruskin	Jack Elinson & Iz Elinson	April 12, 1967 (1967-04-12)

Season Four (1967/68)

No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
91	"A Visit from Aunt Bee"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	September 8, 1967 (1967-09-08)
92	"The Recruiting Poster"	Coby Ruskin	Jack Elinson & Iz Elinson	September 15, 1967 (1967-09-15)
93	"Corporal Carol"	Coby Ruskin	R.S. Allen & Harvey Bullock	September 22, 1967 (1967-09-22)
94	"Leader of Men"	Coby Ruskin	Norman Paul	September 29, 1967 (1967-09-29)
95	"Gomer, the Beautiful Dreamer"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	October 6, 1967 (1967-10-06)
96	"The Great Talent Hunt"	Coby Ruskin	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	October 13, 1967 (1967-10-13)
97	"Gomer Says "Hey" to the President"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	October 20, 1967 (1967-10-20)
98	"And A Child Shall Lead Them"	Coby Ruskin	Barry E. Blitzer & Ray Brenner	October 27, 1967 (1967-10-27)
99	"The Show Must Go On"	Coby Ruskin	Norman Paul	November 3, 1967 (1967-11-03)
100	"The Better Man"	Coby Ruskin	Teleplay by: John Barbour, Whitey Mitchell & Jack Elinson Story by: John Barbour & Whitey Mitchell	November 10, 1967 (1967-11-10)
101	"To Watch a Thief"	John Rich	Rick Mittleman	November 17, 1967 (1967-11-17)
102	"The Prize Boat"	John Rich	Teleplay by: R.S. Allen & Harvey Bullock Story by: John Barbour & Gordon Mitchell	November 24, 1967 (1967-11-24)
103	"Friendly Freddy Strikes Again"	John Rich	William Raynor & Myles Wilder	December 1, 1967 (1967-12-01)
104	"Change Partners"	Peter Baldwin	R.S. Allen & Harvey Bullock	December 8, 1967 (1967-12-08)
105	"Wild Bull of the Pampas"	Peter Baldwin	Ronny Pearlman	December 15, 1967 (1967-12-15)
106	"Gomer, the Good Samaritan"	Peter Baldwin	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	December 22, 1967 (1967-12-22)
107	"Gomer, the Privileged Character"	Peter Baldwin	Rick Mittleman	December 29, 1967 (1967-12-29)
108	"Gomer Goes Home"	Coby Ruskin	William Raynor & Myles Wilder	January 5, 1968 (1968-01-05)
109	"A Dog Is a Dog"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	January 12, 1968 (1968-01-12)
110	"Love Finds Gomer Pyle"	Coby Ruskin	William Raynor & Myles Wilder	January 19, 1968 (1968-01-19)
111	"Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque"	Coby Ruskin	Barry E. Blitzer & Ray Brenner	February 2, 1968 (1968-02-02)
112	"The Carriage Waits"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	February 9, 1968 (1968-02-09)
113	"Sergeant Iago"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	February 16, 1968 (1968-02-16)
114	"Goodbye, Dolly"	Coby Ruskin	Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer	February 23, 1968 (1968-02-23)
115	"The Price of Tomatoes"	Coby Ruskin	William Raynor & Myles Wilder	March 1, 1968 (1968-03-01)
116	"Chef for a Day"	Coby Ruskin	William Raynor & Myles Wilder	March 8, 1968 (1968-03-08)
117	"Gomer and the Night Club Comic"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	March 22, 1968 (1968-03-22)
118	"Love and Goulash"	Coby Ruskin	Ronny Pearlman	March 29, 1968 (1968-03-29)
119	"And Baby Makes Three"	Coby Ruskin	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	April 5, 1968 (1968-04-05)
120	"Friendly Freddy, the Gentleman's Tailor"	Coby Ruskin	Rick Mittleman	April 12, 1968 (1968-04-12)

Season Five (1968/69)

No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
121	"Car for Sale"	John Rich	Rick Mittleman	September 27, 1968 (1968-09-27)
122	"Corporal Duke"	John Rich	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	October 4, 1968 (1968-10-04)
123	"The Booty Prize"	John Rich	Duke Vincent & Bruce Johnson	October 11, 1968 (1968-10-11)
124	"The Return of Monroe"	John Rich	Rick Mittleman	October 18, 1968 (1968-10-18)
125	"Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant"	John Rich	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	October 25, 1968 (1968-10-25)
126	"All You Need Is One Good Break"	John Rich	Jack Elinson & Norman Paul	November 8, 1968 (1968-11-08)
127	"A Marriage of Convenience"	John Rich	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	November 15, 1968 (1968-11-15)
128	"A Star Is Not Born"	John Rich	Norman Paul & Jack Elinson	November 22, 1968 (1968-11-22)
129	"Come Blow Your Top"	John Rich	Jack Elinson & Norman Paul	November 29, 1968 (1968-11-29)
130	"A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt"	Coby Ruskin	Aaron Ruben	December 6, 1968 (1968-12-06)
131	"Gomer, the Perfect M.P."	John Rich	Norman Paul & Jack Elinson	December 13, 1968 (1968-12-13)
132	"The Wild Bull Returns"	Coby Ruskin	Jack Elinson & Norman Paul	December 20, 1968 (1968-12-20)
133	"Hit and Write"	Coby Ruskin	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	December 27, 1968 (1968-12-27)
134	"Two on the Bench"	Gary Nelson	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	January 3, 1969 (1969-01-03)
135	"A Tattoo for Gomer"	John Erman	Carl Kleinschmitt	January 10, 1969 (1969-01-10)
136	"Win-A-Date"	John Erman	Norman Paul & Jack Elinson	January 17, 1969 (1969-01-17)
137	"Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style"	Gary Nelson	R.S. Allen & Harvey Bullock	January 24, 1969 (1969-01-24)
138	"To Save a Life"	John Rich	Jack Elinson & Norman Paul	January 31, 1969 (1969-01-31)
139	"Dynamite Diner"	John Rich	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	February 7, 1969 (1969-02-07)
140	"Freddy's Friendly Computer"	John Rich	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	February 14, 1969 (1969-02-14)
141	"Gomer Maneuvers"	John Rich	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	February 21, 1969 (1969-02-21)
142	"Gomer Tends a Sick Cat"	John Rich	Duke Vincent & Bruce Johnson	February 28, 1969 (1969-02-28)
143	"I'm Always Chasing Gomers"	John Rich	Carl Kleinschmitt	March 7, 1969 (1969-03-07)
144	"The Short Voyage Home"	John Rich	Norman Paul & Jack Elinson	March 14, 1969 (1969-03-14)
145	"Proxy Papa"	John Rich	Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen	March 21, 1969 (1969-03-21)
146	"Flower Power"	John Rich	Bill Idelson & Harvey Miller	March 28, 1969 (1969-03-28)
147	"Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow"	John Rich	Rick Mittleman	April 4, 1969 (1969-04-04)
148	"Showtime with Sgt. Carol"	John Rich	Aaron Ruben	April 18, 1969 (1969-04-18)
149	"My Fair Sister"	John Rich	Jack Elinson & Norman Paul	April 25, 1969 (1969-04-25)
150	"Goodbye Camp Henderson, Hello Sergeant Carter"	John Rich	Aaron Ruben	May 2, 1969 (1969-05-02)

References

↑ Farber, David; Bailey, Beth (2003). The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s. Columbia University Press. pp. 401–402. ISBN 978-0-231-11373-1. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
↑ Jim Nabors finished with Gomer

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