Originally, a sponsor I.D. followed at :27, which went like this:
"Brought to you by.....Maxwell House, the coffee that's always 'Good to the Last Drop'; Tang, the instant breakfast drink with natural orange flavor; and Gaines' 'Prime'- takes the place of canned dog food....all fine products of GENERAL FOODS!".
Many of the Marines you see in the intro "bought it" in Vietnam, but I imagine most did not believe that "defending America's freedoms" crap. I guess if you believe that bullsh-t it makes dying for Dick Cheney easier.
Nice M-14 rifles they got though. Sure would like to have me one of them.
@uggati Hey dilbert, how do you know many of the Marines in the intro "bought it" in Vietnam? The reality is, you could not possibly know.that! Those that did, without a doubt, did believe in defending America's freedom just as Marines today! .American military forces do not serve on pain of death unlike most other armed forces in the world. I have never known of even one American dying for Dick Cheney. Your anti-American subversion is repugnant to freedom loving individuals.
@VanWADebbie I know, but when they filmed this at the San Diego Marine Corp training center in 65, many of those actual marines marching here with Gomer would have gone on to Vietnam and some surely were killed there unfortunately.
Kind of amazing the actor playing Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton) didn't have a stroke during filming. He gets so wound up! Kind fo Joe Flynn on McHale's Navy (and all those Disney films).
Only recently did I notice in the introduction that there are only 49 stars on the U.S. flag. So part of the introduction was filmed between July 1959 and July 1960.
Nobody could make fun of the military these days. Back then millions of men had served and knew how screwed up (SNAFU and or FUBAR) it was so they could laugh. Nowdays people are so uptight you'd think they'ed have a stroke if somebody pointed out the completely obvious.
An audio clip including Gomer Pyle saying, "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" is one of the many TV samples used on the Pink Floyd album The Wall, during the song "Nobody Home".
@erniehead sorry, there's NO SUCH THING as a "Marine Sergeant", it's Marine "drill instructor" (DI), FYI! Don't have to apoligize to Gunnery Sgt. Ermy, he's the "real deal".
@erniehead I don't need to take a "chill pill", i was only correcting you, you should be grateful that i did. And BTW also, how do you know how long my d**k is suggesting that i f**k myself, tsk, tsk..... You must've subscribed to the myth that Black men's appendages are large (i'm African-American) but i fall short of f**king myself.
@erniehead Damn, you must've given your teachers exedrine headaches in school (if you went), the character in "Full metal jacket" wasn't GOMER PYLE, it was PRIVATE "PYLE" Einstein, lol (you stand corrected AGAIN)!
@Drumma425 You're right, the nickname Gunnery Sgt. Hartman gave Pvt. Lawrenece WAS Gomer Pyle, not just "Pvt. Pyle". erniehead could've had a good "comeback" (missed opportunity on his part,lol). Thanks for the info......
This was actually a spinoff from The Andy Griffith Show where Gomer was Goober:s Brother. And Gomer was just as clumsy in Mayberry as he is being displayed in the Marines. It made for some real good comedy to see someone like Gomer Pyle in probably the toughest military unit in the United States, The Marines.
It was 10 times funnier than watching Hogan's Heroes.
@EbonyBunny1 Thank you for telling me this. Sort of like Mayberry Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife were also Cousins? I know that for a fact because in one episode, Barney called and "Cousin Andy", and Andy did not like that considering that he did not want to feel that there was any nepotism involved in Barney being a Deputy.
My father served in the Marines during Korea and I served in the Army during the Cold War. Jim Nabors said one time that it was very hard for him to watch the opening of this show because many of the marines that he marched with died in Vietnam.
@IndyCooonHunter you make me ashamed to be white, hell human even. that means i have something in common with you. that man died fighting for this country, he was brave and a real man. not some little boy hiding behind a keyboard. get a grip.
Larry Schreyer is an excellent example of leadership, he follows pastor tracy around every sunday out of respect and free of charge. He STANDS by his side!
Love that vocalization of the credits as we see the words flashed on the screen. "Honeymooners" did that also. Can you imagine it today? "Seinfeld! Starring Jerry Seinfeld! Also starring Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Jason Alexander as George!"
@IndyCooonHunter SORRY FOR YOUR IGNORANCE... BUT I AM A ATTORNEY IN THE US ARMY ..NOT A STUPID NIGGER ...AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU , THAT THERE IS NO CURE FOR BEING AN UNEDUCATED IGNORANT WIGGA .. A WHITE NIGGER THAT FEEL THAT HE IS IN A POSITION TO TRY AND DOWN GRADE PERSONS...GET AN EDUCATION .....AND UNDERSTAND THAT IGNORANCE IS LIKE A CANCER...IT SPEADS ... GOD BLESS
In my opinion it was a mockery of the Marine Corps to put this show on the air. I just watched a show on Iwo Jima- 7,000 Marines died there - there are things that are sacred and should never be trivialized or commercialized- The Marine Corps is one of them
@adbartels The real-life Marines did help out in the making of the introduction. As said elsewhere, Jim Nabors would have trouble watching the opening because some (how many?) of the Marines appearing here later died in Vietnam. All the men are real-life Marines in the opening EXCEPT for the actors playing PFC Pyle and Sgt. Carter.
When this show got canceled, the network tried to pair up Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton in a sitcom with the same tough guy/hillbilly premise. It didn't work. No one bought it. I saw the pilot and I want the 30 minutes of my life back.
Private Pyle I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you! ONE! TWO! THREE!
Funny thing is years ago at a buddys place his old man was watching that show. When he asked us kids ever hear of a Cocksucker Surprize. No sooner said then Gomer enters the scene saying Surprise Surprise Surprize.
Can't read all the posts, so I may not be the first to mention this.
Intro taped at MCRD San Diego in the summer of 1964. Yes, those are real Marines, although they won't get called that until closer to graduation. The rifles are M-14s.
I loved the Gomer Pyle show. Very funny show and I wish they would put the re-runs back on television. If they can still air the Andy Griffith show, then why not give Gomer Pyle another run??
Fitting in with the remark I just saw about Sgt. Lamar William: It's come to my attention elsewhere that Jim Nabors has had trouble watching this intro. All the men, except the actors playing Sgt. Carter & Pyle, were real life Marines, and some of them later died in Vietnam.
@Wellch Though I think the show was funny, I have a friend who was in the Marines who said that they would not have put with half of the things Pyle did on that show.
@hanoc101 well, of course not. it was a comedy...and my Marine brothers thought the show was funny, because it in no way tried to be accurate. The Corps was just the backdrop for a very funny little show.
Jim Nabors has practiced sinful gay tactics in real life! Andrew Cunanan was a terrible serial killer and total homosexual (google him)! Obama knew somebody cured of being gay! Call 1-888-264-0877 for a genuine homosexual cure!
Even though it was some time ago I'm sorry about your dad. From that quick shot in the Gomer Pyle opening I can tell he was proud, sharp and very squared away. I'm sure you are very proud of him.
most tanks i am most proud of my dad . and now my brother is a marine also serving in afganistan...following him in his nobel footsteps....i wish all serving a safe return home ... ..
@sierria64 God bless your Dad and your Brother.I served from 85 to 89.I don't even feel that I have served compared to your Dad and Brother.Bless your whole family.
@sierria64 - God Bless my friend - I am sorry for your loss - I lost my mom to cancer in 1983 - It's amazing how we still feel their Love after all the years that have passed - I wish you peace and happiness -
@sierria64 As a kid, I would see your dad and the others marching with Gomer and hoped they fared well. As an uncle of a marine today, I often thank other marines for their service. It was a crazy world back then. I hope seeing your dad on here brings back pleasant memories. No words can express the gratitude this country has for the sacrifices your dad and the other marines made trying to protect this country. Thank you for sharing him with us.
@sierria64 Wow...sorry for your loss!! God bless you and your dad sir and thanks to him for his brave service to our country. I have the utmost respect for our men and women in uniform, past and present.
I heard that it was hard for Jim Nabors to watch the opening sequence to his show because not only your dad but many other of those Marines seen in the opening sequence were killed in Vietnam as well.
I was a Marine and later served as an Army Drill Sergeant. Frank Sutton was the most realistic Marine D.I. on any screen. He called real Marine Corps cadence in the early episodes and really carried himself like a Senior Drill Instructor. Jack Webb played a Marine DI in the movies but never actually called cadence. He couldn't hold Sutton's hat. Frank Sutton was a war hero in WWII and was extremely proud of his Army service-he couldn't get into the Marines.
I remember watching that one in the 70's (the "fake" one) thinking that was the original openibng and THIS was the fake one! I like the other music better as the opening anyway. Is it anywhere on YouTube?
Shouldn't it be Drill Sergeant Carter? My dad was in the army durning vietnam they had longer hair. I am in the ARNG they yell at you for long hair. I am like I am here once a month lol.
@Neville6000 You'd be surprised. My old math teacher, Harry Weid, told me about his stint in boot in the Army (not USMC) when they were scraping the bottom of the barrel for recruits, incld. Cat 4s (lowest mental category, per test). Guy named Wayne Turnipseed (no shit) from AL or AK THREW THE PIN at the live grenade practice range, popped the spoon, then dropped behind the blast berm. Only b/c his instructor dove in and threw the pill down range did either of them live. Wayne went to VN.
@OldMrMemories ya because on the comentary of the first official gomer pyle episode, the obsticale course one, it said that guy who shaved gomer's head was a real marine barber.
All who cherish these old shows would prefer info about them to be preserved accurately, and we're all savvy enough to know that not everyone wore halos or horns all the time. And since books have been written, memoirs preserved & even some old film remains, false info shouldn't be tolerated. Miss Bavier's behaviour during & after her years playing Aunt Bee has been well documented and talked about by even herself, there's no need for speculation - we have the actual info & love them still.
goofy guy really
and why did he always hang with the SGT?
lindapittsburgh 5 days ago
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fromthesidelines 1 month ago
THEY SHOULD HAVE JUST SENT ALL THE NIGGERS OVER TO NAM
MsODESSAFILE 1 month ago
@MsODESSAFILE
Including you, of course.
MsPandaRosa 1 month ago
@MsODESSAFILE Black people couldn't join the military back then stoopid
OhMercyMe1 3 weeks ago
GAW-AW-AW-LEEEEEEEEEEEE !
jshalom65 1 month ago
I was waiting for the spin-off series Gomer in Saigon, co-starring an Asian Hooker Loo Ling who is very Hoooney.Episode #3 Gomer discovers pot.
robphilll22 1 month ago
Oh How I loved this show!
LB9997 2 months ago 2
@LB9997 me too
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@LB9997 me too.
muse4life61 2 weeks ago
PYYYYLLLE!!!!!!!!!!!
zaxxon83 2 months ago
Many of the Marines you see in the intro "bought it" in Vietnam, but I imagine most did not believe that "defending America's freedoms" crap. I guess if you believe that bullsh-t it makes dying for Dick Cheney easier.
Nice M-14 rifles they got though. Sure would like to have me one of them.
uggati 2 months ago
@uggati Hey dilbert, how do you know many of the Marines in the intro "bought it" in Vietnam? The reality is, you could not possibly know.that! Those that did, without a doubt, did believe in defending America's freedom just as Marines today! .American military forces do not serve on pain of death unlike most other armed forces in the world. I have never known of even one American dying for Dick Cheney. Your anti-American subversion is repugnant to freedom loving individuals.
higgme1ster 1 month ago
Don't ask, don't tell.... 'Pyle you numbskull!"
Marscrater 2 months ago
Did they ever determine how many of those REAL Marines bought it in Nam?
irish89055 3 months ago
@irish89055 Vietnam was never mentioned in the TV series.
VanWADebbie 2 months ago
@VanWADebbie I know, but when they filmed this at the San Diego Marine Corp training center in 65, many of those actual marines marching here with Gomer would have gone on to Vietnam and some surely were killed there unfortunately.
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chazrockwell84 3 months ago
Now I know where Stanley got his idea for Full Metal Jacket
hicks727 3 months ago
"defending", "freedom", "democracy"
martindj88 3 months ago
i loved the episode where he shot his sgt and then killed himself!
imaheymanguy 3 months ago
@imaheymanguy nice
hicks727 3 months ago
Good memories.... anyone know Sgt. Carter's girlfriend's name?
dieselheart001 3 months ago
@dieselheart001 "Bunny"
ChowHallCommando 2 months ago
@ChowHallCommando That's what I thought... thanks!!
dieselheart001 2 months ago
ohhhh I loved the sgt' role. he did a great job playing the long suffering officer.
bossyboots55 3 months ago
gomer had a beaver her name was bunny but he called his dog duke
TheWelderman1962 4 months ago
PRIVATE PYLE! ARE YOU ALLOWED TO EAT JELLY DONUTS!?
UnchainTheNight1 4 months ago
Kind of amazing the actor playing Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton) didn't have a stroke during filming. He gets so wound up! Kind fo Joe Flynn on McHale's Navy (and all those Disney films).
audiocarp 4 months ago
Only recently did I notice in the introduction that there are only 49 stars on the U.S. flag. So part of the introduction was filmed between July 1959 and July 1960.
MrInstructor46 5 months ago
Nobody could make fun of the military these days. Back then millions of men had served and knew how screwed up (SNAFU and or FUBAR) it was so they could laugh. Nowdays people are so uptight you'd think they'ed have a stroke if somebody pointed out the completely obvious.
sgregg5257 5 months ago 11
An audio clip including Gomer Pyle saying, "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" is one of the many TV samples used on the Pink Floyd album The Wall, during the song "Nobody Home".
VTVStudios 5 months ago
Well shucks pazam!
drnachos 5 months ago
@drnachos I believe he said.."shazam"
irish89055 3 months ago
Frank Sutton is the perfect Marine Sergeant, apologies to R. Lee Ermey.
erniehead 5 months ago
@erniehead sorry, there's NO SUCH THING as a "Marine Sergeant", it's Marine "drill instructor" (DI), FYI! Don't have to apoligize to Gunnery Sgt. Ermy, he's the "real deal".
nola305 4 months ago
@nola305 Geez, take a chill pill. Can't I compliment Frank Sutton? BTW fuck you
erniehead 4 months ago
@erniehead I don't need to take a "chill pill", i was only correcting you, you should be grateful that i did. And BTW also, how do you know how long my d**k is suggesting that i f**k myself, tsk, tsk..... You must've subscribed to the myth that Black men's appendages are large (i'm African-American) but i fall short of f**king myself.
nola305 4 months ago
@nola305 Ok, you corrected me, old man. Now take a rifle and do your best imitation of Gomer Pyle from "Full Metal Jacket."
erniehead 4 months ago
@erniehead Damn, you must've given your teachers exedrine headaches in school (if you went), the character in "Full metal jacket" wasn't GOMER PYLE, it was PRIVATE "PYLE" Einstein, lol (you stand corrected AGAIN)!
nola305 4 months ago
@nola305
Actually, his name was Lawrence, and he was nicknamed Gomer Pyle
Drumma425 4 months ago
@Drumma425 You're right, the nickname Gunnery Sgt. Hartman gave Pvt. Lawrenece WAS Gomer Pyle, not just "Pvt. Pyle". erniehead could've had a good "comeback" (missed opportunity on his part,lol). Thanks for the info......
nola305 4 months ago
Blanket party headed Pyles way.
pbrick6301 5 months ago
Am I the only one who wondered how Gomer got to skip out on Vietnam?
Mikefreed9241 6 months ago
this was Beatle Baily come to life..I loved this as a kid and always laughed..
crittertv 6 months ago
gomer pyle was one of my favorite shows.
russellhughes84 6 months ago
This was actually a spinoff from The Andy Griffith Show where Gomer was Goober:s Brother. And Gomer was just as clumsy in Mayberry as he is being displayed in the Marines. It made for some real good comedy to see someone like Gomer Pyle in probably the toughest military unit in the United States, The Marines.
It was 10 times funnier than watching Hogan's Heroes.
Jiltedin2007 6 months ago
@Jiltedin2007 Gomer and Goober were cousins, not brothers.
EbonyBunny1 4 months ago
@EbonyBunny1 Thank you for telling me this. Sort of like Mayberry Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife were also Cousins? I know that for a fact because in one episode, Barney called and "Cousin Andy", and Andy did not like that considering that he did not want to feel that there was any nepotism involved in Barney being a Deputy.
Jiltedin2007 4 months ago
@Jiltedin2007 yes I know. It was the first episode Don Knotts was in, he called Andy "Cousin Andy"
EbonyBunny1 4 months ago
My father served in the Marines during Korea and I served in the Army during the Cold War. Jim Nabors said one time that it was very hard for him to watch the opening of this show because many of the marines that he marched with died in Vietnam.
hunhun23 6 months ago
Always laughed at this open.. hundreds of Marines marching.. but Pyle was the one getting his ass chewed by Sgt. Carter...
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armyranger704 6 months ago
@IndyCooonHunter I think you have to much time on your hands and you love drama people don"t talk to this little boy he loves it
60calvin 6 months ago
@IndyCooonHunter you make me ashamed to be white, hell human even. that means i have something in common with you. that man died fighting for this country, he was brave and a real man. not some little boy hiding behind a keyboard. get a grip.
tranurse 6 months ago
THEE OLD CORP ALL GREEN & THE M14 ..
mryellowcrown 6 months ago
It's a wonder that somebody with Pyle's mentality was able to make it through something like Marine Boot Camp.
Surprise, surprise, surprise!
loqutor 7 months ago
Larry Schreyer is an excellent example of leadership, he follows pastor tracy around every sunday out of respect and free of charge. He STANDS by his side!
worshipsoundz 7 months ago
@IndyCooonHunter †
ethicomm 7 months ago
Well GOOOOLLLLYYYY
GhettoBlaster100 7 months ago
@IndyCooonHunter Look here boy ur the asshole don"t mess with this beautiful women she is a child of God can't you see that grow up little boy
60calvin 7 months ago 4
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lovegod1962 7 months ago
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lovegod1962 7 months ago
Jim Nabors could not watch this, most of the Marines pictured were killed in Vietnam.
armyranger704 7 months ago
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lovegod1962 7 months ago
ゴーマ－パイル、大好きでした。アメリカの軍隊もの、これがやがてポリス・ストーリーにつながっていくんでしょうか。米軍と比べ、わが日本軍のリンチ体質は人間の条件を見れば（よめば）よくわかります。コンバットも同様ですが、アメリカの軍隊はヒューマニティにあふれていたようにおもいだされます。マッシュもこの系統ですね。
ochakatsu7902 7 months ago
@ochakatsu7902 What???
ChowHallCommando 6 months ago
Love that vocalization of the credits as we see the words flashed on the screen. "Honeymooners" did that also. Can you imagine it today? "Seinfeld! Starring Jerry Seinfeld! Also starring Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Jason Alexander as George!"
goback3spaces 8 months ago
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lovegod1962 8 months ago
@IndyCooonHunter SORRY FOR YOUR IGNORANCE... BUT I AM A ATTORNEY IN THE US ARMY ..NOT A STUPID NIGGER ...AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU , THAT THERE IS NO CURE FOR BEING AN UNEDUCATED IGNORANT WIGGA .. A WHITE NIGGER THAT FEEL THAT HE IS IN A POSITION TO TRY AND DOWN GRADE PERSONS...GET AN EDUCATION .....AND UNDERSTAND THAT IGNORANCE IS LIKE A CANCER...IT SPEADS ... GOD BLESS
sierria64 8 months ago
@sierria64 Thanks to your dad and you
lovegod1962 8 months ago
gooooooly, sgt. carter! a cat 4! lol
nomadnametab 9 months ago
In this show Vietnam never was.
PikPobedy 10 months ago
In my opinion it was a mockery of the Marine Corps to put this show on the air. I just watched a show on Iwo Jima- 7,000 Marines died there - there are things that are sacred and should never be trivialized or commercialized- The Marine Corps is one of them
adbartels 10 months ago
@adbartels Shame on the USMC for giving permission to portray the Corps in this light
robertabramson 10 months ago
@adbartels The real-life Marines did help out in the making of the introduction. As said elsewhere, Jim Nabors would have trouble watching the opening because some (how many?) of the Marines appearing here later died in Vietnam. All the men are real-life Marines in the opening EXCEPT for the actors playing PFC Pyle and Sgt. Carter.
carlmoore19 5 months ago
Not Parris Island....FYI...did you know that during the seasons of this series, Vietnam, was NEVER mentioned?
pjezierski 11 months ago
Jim neighbors i hear is gay in real life.
veeseee128 11 months ago
@veeseee128 ARE you sure? I think he was my idiot brother's inspireation
pjezierski 11 months ago
When this show got canceled, the network tried to pair up Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton in a sitcom with the same tough guy/hillbilly premise. It didn't work. No one bought it. I saw the pilot and I want the 30 minutes of my life back.
ThatsMrMoronToYou 1 year ago
@ThatsMrMoronToYou I should have looked it up on IMDb before I posted. It was the Jim Nabors Variety Hour.
ThatsMrMoronToYou 1 year ago
jim nabors said it was hard for him to watch this because alot of people hes marching with died in vietnam
DustinMan12345 1 year ago 2
the only marine I know that didn't go to Viet Nam
linowilly 1 year ago
I forever wonder how a guy serves as a marine infantryman in the 1960's and avoids an all expense paid trip to sunny South Veitnam.
driver3464 1 year ago
I wonder what Jim Nabors thinks of "don't ask, don't tell?"
thx291 1 year ago
BULLSHIT FROM NOW ON YOUR GOMER PYLE !!!!
ezayinthahood 1 year ago
Your Dad. He helped pave the way for all of us
pieword 1 year ago
Private Pyle I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you! ONE! TWO! THREE!
McNugget06 1 year ago 5
Funny thing is years ago at a buddys place his old man was watching that show. When he asked us kids ever hear of a Cocksucker Surprize. No sooner said then Gomer enters the scene saying Surprise Surprise Surprize.
cycimian 1 year ago
Love :)
Umramgirl86 1 year ago
Just like Gomer Pyle from the movie "Full Metal Jacket."
MRASIANAIRE 1 year ago
Viet-Nam was not a real factor for many of us that Summer.
It became very real by Fall due to (fabrication of) the Tonkon Gulf incident.
That happened (or did NOT happen) while I was at the rifle range.
A year later I was in Chu Lai.
m8rt 1 year ago
Can't read all the posts, so I may not be the first to mention this.
Intro taped at MCRD San Diego in the summer of 1964. Yes, those are real Marines, although they won't get called that until closer to graduation. The rifles are M-14s.
I was in a platoon that came just after this one.
m8rt 1 year ago
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m8rt 1 year ago
Awesome show! One of the funniest around!
RonDarling12 1 year ago
Almost half of them devil dogs died in Vietnam
Semper Fi
NETWORK23STUDIOS 1 year ago
i didnt get this as a kid, sgt carter is yelling at gomer for being out of step.
TEMPmichaelhansen 1 year ago
after going through the real boot camp twenty years ago this intro takes on a whole new meaning, lol
jody808 1 year ago
I loved the Gomer Pyle show. Very funny show and I wish they would put the re-runs back on television. If they can still air the Andy Griffith show, then why not give Gomer Pyle another run??
PGT5OV 1 year ago
@PGT5OV it is on dvd. and on pink floyd the wall.
TEMPmichaelhansen 1 year ago
@TEMPmichaelhansen Thank you
PGT5OV 1 year ago
I always thought that name came from FMJ, oh well.
RedEliteFilms 1 year ago
Fitting in with the remark I just saw about Sgt. Lamar William: It's come to my attention elsewhere that Jim Nabors has had trouble watching this intro. All the men, except the actors playing Sgt. Carter & Pyle, were real life Marines, and some of them later died in Vietnam.
carlmoore19 1 year ago
@carlmoore19 wow. freekin wow. the USA owes the Marines so much....much more than they're getting from this goof in White House now.
semper fi, dammit. semper fi.
dyhanendra 1 year ago
Remember "Private Benjamin"? MAD's satire of that show called it "Gomer Pyle of the 1980s".
Goodiesfanful 1 year ago
Frank Sutton was actually a Gunnery Sgt before being Gunnery Sgt Carter.
Thats why he fit the part so well.
RJBFIRECHIEF1 1 year ago
One of the greatest shows EVER!!!!!!!
FireitupBedford 1 year ago
I CAN'T HEAR YOOOOUUU!!!
BigSmoke2222 1 year ago
In the real Marines, Pyle would not be smiling like that at the DI or Gunnery Sarg.---at least not for long.
Wellch 1 year ago
@Wellch Though I think the show was funny, I have a friend who was in the Marines who said that they would not have put with half of the things Pyle did on that show.
hanoc101 1 year ago
@hanoc101 well, of course not. it was a comedy...and my Marine brothers thought the show was funny, because it in no way tried to be accurate. The Corps was just the backdrop for a very funny little show.
dyhanendra 1 year ago
sierria 64, I am grateful for your dad's service - as is our Nation.
ewfwefefwsaf 1 year ago 2
@ewfwefefwsaf I second that....
FireitupBedford 1 year ago
Sgt Carter: U will not answer anymore questions...Is that clear?!
Gomer: Well sir do i answer that, cuz technically that WAS a question..
Sgt Carter: KNOCK IT OFF!!!!!
JimmyHopkins2 1 year ago 2
private pyle I want you to choke yourself!!!!!--- full metal jacket!!!
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Bestmanme08 1 year ago
@Bestmanme08 The book Obama:Why Black America Should have Doubts (at amazon) showed this of Obama!
Bestmanme08 1 year ago
I knew that many of people in the parade sequence where real Marines not actors
delbard1 1 year ago
Semper Fi...!
USMC & Viking...! & Little Jack...! & Little "TC" (RIP)...!
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
MrVikingUSMC 1 year ago
you r dad wasa mice looking man he must have been proud of you and i love jims sininhg
ourdolly2002 1 year ago
loved this intro! what a spin off!
RaceIsOpen 1 year ago
hey my favotite tv shownin the 70's
dalmatian103 1 year ago
Great show too , LMAO !!! , Yep theres one in every platoon !!! LOL
LadySierraSays 1 year ago
Jim Nabors is way cool!
maxpowers518 1 year ago
i love this show!
nofacesniper 1 year ago
We need R Lee Ermey to whip this fucking walrus looking piece of shit in line
Brendonbosy 1 year ago
No sound.
ksb78 1 year ago
Sorry. It was either my internet or my computer.
ksb78 1 year ago
thats cool, he got to work woth Gomer :D
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the guy standing next to gomer , the black guy is my dad. sgt lamar william he died in 1971 in vietmnam
sierria64 2 years ago 97
Even though it was some time ago I'm sorry about your dad. From that quick shot in the Gomer Pyle opening I can tell he was proud, sharp and very squared away. I'm sure you are very proud of him.
tonywallacess45 2 years ago 34
most tanks i am most proud of my dad . and now my brother is a marine also serving in afganistan...following him in his nobel footsteps....i wish all serving a safe return home ... ..
sierria64 2 years ago
@sierria64 God bless your Dad and your Brother.I served from 85 to 89.I don't even feel that I have served compared to your Dad and Brother.Bless your whole family.
danbrdoober 1 year ago
@tonywallacess45 YEAH, tonywallaces45 - he looked like a good guy. I remember gomer from a long time ago, when i was s very small child in the 1970s.
kakliza 10 months ago
May he RIp, and thanks to him for guarding our country, I didn't agree with Nam, but the men all followed orders.
afflicted1 2 years ago
My condolences.
VanWADebbie 1 year ago
@sierria64 So in this show these are real USMC? There not just actors?
TheBluntLad 1 year ago
@TheBluntLad yes that is true. my dad died in vietnam when i i was a kid i was aby 9 yrs when he died ....
sierria64 1 year ago
@sierria64 I was quite taken back by your comment about your Dad. I can tell that you think of him highly.... Cheers mate ...ex Aussie digger ...
fjbutch 1 year ago
@sierria64 - God Bless my friend - I am sorry for your loss - I lost my mom to cancer in 1983 - It's amazing how we still feel their Love after all the years that have passed - I wish you peace and happiness -
er6789er 1 year ago
@sierria64 your dad was a hero....never forget that...
darrylhaynes 1 year ago
@sierria64 God bless your Dad's memory and all our Veterans, who died for our nation. They made the ultimate sacrifice, to keep us free.
14DaveHunter 1 year ago
Gysgt Carter: PYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eddyisrich403 1 year ago
@sierria64 i know this is nine months later, but your dad looks like an actor and athlete. sorry to hear about your dad.
neoconsnightmare3 1 year ago
@neoconsnightmare3 THAKS... HE WAS A BRAVE SOLDIER I MISS HIM
sierria64 1 year ago
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cmulwee001 1 year ago
@sierria64
so sorry. God Bless him, you, and yours!
rocksmeller99 1 year ago
@sierria64 Sorry to hear about your dad. My dad was in korea. He was fortunate to come back alive. I cant imagine not ever knowing him.
wetluv4 1 year ago
@sierria64 As a kid, I would see your dad and the others marching with Gomer and hoped they fared well. As an uncle of a marine today, I often thank other marines for their service. It was a crazy world back then. I hope seeing your dad on here brings back pleasant memories. No words can express the gratitude this country has for the sacrifices your dad and the other marines made trying to protect this country. Thank you for sharing him with us.
kymarcin 1 year ago 5
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cmulwee001 1 year ago
@sierria64 My deepest respect to your dad and to all Marines past and present. I thank him for his contribution in defending freedom and democracy!
ursa41 1 year ago 9
@sierria64 thanks for the info there. He was a REAL American
frankd1965 1 year ago
@sierria64 Wow...sorry for your loss!! God bless you and your dad sir and thanks to him for his brave service to our country. I have the utmost respect for our men and women in uniform, past and present.
I heard that it was hard for Jim Nabors to watch the opening sequence to his show because not only your dad but many other of those Marines seen in the opening sequence were killed in Vietnam as well.
ryanspeed 1 year ago
@sierria64 Really? Wow, he was a handsome man!
peacefulblonde39 11 months ago
@sierria64 Really? Wow, he was a handsome man! You should be very proud!
peacefulblonde39 11 months ago 3
@sierria64 May your father rest in peace. His service and his sacrifice are deeply appreciated.
shsnj 11 months ago
@sierria64 wow
TiongKingNg 10 months ago
@sierria64 My father was out of Vietnam by then. May I ask sir how old you are?
gamehound83 9 months ago
@gamehound83 I AM A WOMAN. AND I 43 YRS OLD , THANKS
sierria64 9 months ago
@sierria64 Thank you ma'm
gamehound83 9 months ago
@sierria64 thanks to your dad.
nomadnametab 9 months ago
I was a Marine and later served as an Army Drill Sergeant. Frank Sutton was the most realistic Marine D.I. on any screen. He called real Marine Corps cadence in the early episodes and really carried himself like a Senior Drill Instructor. Jack Webb played a Marine DI in the movies but never actually called cadence. He couldn't hold Sutton's hat. Frank Sutton was a war hero in WWII and was extremely proud of his Army service-he couldn't get into the Marines.
tonywallacess45 2 years ago 5
The Sargeant is so mean. LOL
Myra1959 2 years ago
Does anyone remember some old syndicated version where this opening(the right one) was replaced by a fake one?
Here's how it was done. A black and white copy of the COLOR opening was used, and the music was from the original END theme march!
The correct b/w opening, seen here was restored when newer video prints were struck.
cmulwee001 2 years ago
I remember watching that one in the 70's (the "fake" one) thinking that was the original openibng and THIS was the fake one! I like the other music better as the opening anyway. Is it anywhere on YouTube?
rkdvideo 2 years ago
sargent carter has little hair becasue he was always pulling it out , you would too if you had tom deal with GOMER PYLE.
azbaldy5 2 years ago
Shouldn't it be Drill Sergeant Carter? My dad was in the army durning vietnam they had longer hair. I am in the ARNG they yell at you for long hair. I am like I am here once a month lol.
TOMGPII 2 years ago
The Marines never use the term Drill Sergeant.
Originalman320 2 years ago
I LOVED THIS
sierria64 2 years ago
One of my favorite shows! Who would have thought that I would join the Marines back then!
beaagent29p 2 years ago
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That Jim Nabors was queerer than 3 1/2 dollar bill. lol
TheGringoLoco 2 years ago
haha he was hilarious in Andy Griffith and I wan get some DVD's of this show for Christmas cuz i havent seen it yet.
sonic4ever123 2 years ago
How did this guy ever survive basic?
Neville6000 2 years ago
@Neville6000 You'd be surprised. My old math teacher, Harry Weid, told me about his stint in boot in the Army (not USMC) when they were scraping the bottom of the barrel for recruits, incld. Cat 4s (lowest mental category, per test). Guy named Wayne Turnipseed (no shit) from AL or AK THREW THE PIN at the live grenade practice range, popped the spoon, then dropped behind the blast berm. Only b/c his instructor dove in and threw the pill down range did either of them live. Wayne went to VN.
50zcarsman 1 year ago
sgt carters hair way too long to be a marine
ancbcc 2 years ago
standards were different in those days... everyone wore their hair longer
C2dltCAP 2 years ago
Nope ,Not in te Marines. He was an actor so they took some liberties with the Marine Corps grooming guidelines.
OldMrMemories 2 years ago
@OldMrMemories ya because on the comentary of the first official gomer pyle episode, the obsticale course one, it said that guy who shaved gomer's head was a real marine barber.
BigSmoke2222 2 years ago
All who cherish these old shows would prefer info about them to be preserved accurately, and we're all savvy enough to know that not everyone wore halos or horns all the time. And since books have been written, memoirs preserved & even some old film remains, false info shouldn't be tolerated. Miss Bavier's behaviour during & after her years playing Aunt Bee has been well documented and talked about by even herself, there's no need for speculation - we have the actual info & love them still.