Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)

Comedy · War

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy 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 was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (4,982 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1964)

7.74 avg 30 episodes 7.9 → 7.6 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course	7.9	167
2	Guest in the Barracks	7.8	114
3	Private Ralph Skunk	7.6	109
4	Captain Ironpants	7.6	158
5	Gomer Learns a Bully	7.8	112
6	Pay Day	8.1	108
7	Nobody Loves a Sergeant	8.1	98
8	Gomer and the Dragon Lady	7.8	110
9	Survival of the Fattest	8.4	142
10	A Date for the Colonel's Daughter	7.5	93
11	They Shall Not Pass	8.3	109
12	Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter	8.0	95
13	The Case of the Marine Bandit	8.0	106
14	Sergeant of the Week	8.1	100
15	Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm	7.4	87
16	Dance, Marine, Dance	7.8	92
17	Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops	7.6	87
18	The Feuding Pyles	6.3	92
19	Love Letters to the Sarge	7.6	85
20	Sergeant Carter Gets a Dear John Letter	7.5	89
21	Daughter of the Sarge	7.3	81
22	Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle	7.7	78
23	Old Man Carter	7.5	78
24	Gomer Makes the Honor Guard	7.7	72
25	My Buddy, the War Hero	7.4	80
26	Double Date with the Sarge	7.5	75
27	The Jet Set	7.7	87
28	Sergeant of the Guard	8.4	85
29	Gomer Dates a Movie Star	8.1	88
30	Gomer the M.P.	7.6	77

Season 2 (1965)

7.84 avg 30 episodes 7.8 → 7.7 30 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	PFC Gomer Pyle	7.8	88
2	Third Finger, Left Loaf	7.2	97
3	The Blind Date	7.7	83
4	Home on the Range	7.3	84
5	Gomer Un-Trains a Dog	7.5	87
6	Supply Sergeants Never Die	8.0	87
7	Cat Overboard	8.2	88
8	Gomer Captures a Submarine	8.2	87
9	The Grudge Match	7.6	75
10	Gomer, the Star Witness	7.7	77
11	A Visit from Cousin Goober	7.6	97
12	A Groom for Sergeant Carter's Sister	7.9	82
13	Gomer Minds His Sergeant's Car	8.8	112
14	Gomer, the Peacemaker	7.9	67
15	Gomer Pyle, P.O.W.	8.3	84
16	Gomer Pyle, Civilian	7.9	71
17	Gomer and the Beast	8.1	90
18	Grandma Pyle, Fortune Teller	7.8	81
19	Arrivederci, Gomer	7.8	78
20	Sergeant Carter Dates a Pyle	8.1	83
21	Little Girl Blue	7.9	82
22	A Star Is Born	7.6	73
23	Gomer and the Phone Company	8.1	84
24	Duke Slater, Night Club Comic	8.4	79
25	Vacation in Las Vegas	7.8	85
26	Opie Joins the Marines	7.4	114
27	A Date with Miss Camp Henderson	8.0	89
28	Gomer and the Father Figure	7.3	78
29	Desk Job for a Sergeant	7.5	64
30	Gomer, the Would-Be Hero	7.7	77

Season 3 (1966)

7.58 avg 30 episodes 7.7 → 7.1 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lies, Lies, Lies	7.7	96
2	Crazy Legs Gomer	7.2	76
3	Gomer, the Carrier	7.7	68
4	Caution: Low Overhead	7.9	78
5	Show Me the Way to Go Home	7.1	76
6	How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying	7.1	72
7	Gomer and the Little Men from Outer Space	7.2	93
8	The Borrowed Car	7.9	77
9	Gomer Pyle, Super Chef	7.6	71
10	Marry Me, Marry Me	7.4	87
11	Cold Nose, Warm Heart	6.7	71
12	Follow That Car	8.0	76
13	It Takes Two to Tangle	7.3	70
14	Whither the Weather	7.9	73
15	Love's Old Sweet Song	7.7	70
16	Gomer the Recruiter	7.9	73
17	The Secret Life of Gomer Pyle	8.4	99
18	Go Blow Your Horn	6.8	64
19	You Bet Your Won Ton	7.8	81
20	Sue the Pants Off 'Em	7.6	75
21	Gomer and the Card Shark	8.1	79
22	To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist	7.5	71
23	Lou-Ann Poovie Sings Again	7.7	74
24	Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend	8.7	100
25	Sing a Song of Papa	7.7	79
26	Where There's a Will	7.9	70
27	Lost, the Colonel's Daughter	7.6	73
28	The Crow Ganef	7.0	71
29	One of Our Shells Is Missing	7.2	73
30	Lou-Ann Poovie Sings No More	7.1	65

Season 4 (1967)

7.40 avg 30 episodes 7.3 → 8.0 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Visit from Aunt Bee	7.3	90
2	The Recruiting Poster	7.8	78
3	Corporal Carol	7.3	86
4	A Leader of Men	7.6	63
5	Gomer, the Beautiful Dreamer	7.5	66
6	The Great Talent Hunt	7.5	71
7	Gomer Says 'Hey' to the President	7.6	69
8	A Child Shall Lead Them	7.3	80
9	The Show Must Go On	8.5	107
10	The Better Man	7.6	72
11	To Watch a Thief	7.6	71
12	The Prize Boat	8.2	76
13	Friendly Freddy Strikes Again	7.3	70
14	Change Partners	7.5	68
15	Wild Bull of the Pampas	6.5	70
16	Gomer, the Good Samaritan	7.5	67
17	Gomer, the Privileged Character	7.0	57
18	Gomer Goes Home	7.2	85
19	A Dog Is a Dog Is a Dog	7.1	67
20	Luv Finds Gomer Pyle	7.3	72
21	Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque	7.5	80
22	The Carriage Waits	7.2	69
23	Sergeant Iago	7.2	59
24	Goodbye, Dolly	6.3	67
25	The Price of Tomatoes	7.6	69
26	Chef for a Day	7.9	66
27	Gomer and the Night Club Comic	7.0	64
28	Love and Goulash	7.3	68
29	And Baby Makes Three	6.7	63
30	Friendly Freddy, the Gentleman's Tailor	8.0	63

Season 5 (1968)

7.46 avg 30 episodes 8.2 → 8.1 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Car for Sale	8.2	81
2	Corporal Duke	8.0	72
3	The Booty Prize	8.1	68
4	The Return of Monroe	7.6	65
5	Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant	7.6	66
6	All You Need Is One Good Break	7.4	70
7	A Marriage of Convenience	6.3	67
8	A Star Is Not Born	7.9	72
9	Come Blow Your Top	8.1	79
10	A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt	7.5	74
11	Gomer, the Perfect M.P.	7.8	67
12	The Wild Bull Returns	6.1	67
13	Hit and Write	7.4	72
14	Two on the Bench	8.2	83
15	A Tattoo for Gomer	6.5	61
16	Win-A-Date	8.2	88
17	Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style	6.7	71
18	To Save a Life	7.4	76
19	Dynamite Diner	7.3	74
20	Freddy's Friendly Computer	7.3	71
21	Gomer Maneuvers	7.7	70
22	Gomer Tends a Sick Cat	7.4	58
23	I'm Always Chasing Gomers	8.6	89
24	The Short Voyage Home	7.9	70
25	Proxy Poppas	7.0	57
26	Flower Power	6.7	93
27	Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow	6.4	64
28	Showtime with Sgt. Carol	7.5	78
29	My Fair Sister	6.8	66
30	Goodbye Camp Henderson, Hello Sergeant Carter	8.1	84