The Andy Griffith Show (S4E32) - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.(1/3)

[FranksWarJournal]

Remember the writer HP Lovecraft? It never hit me who until just now, but HP Lovecraft (at least in a certain picture) has always reminded me of someone and I couldn't place who.

It just hit me....Gomer. That's who it is for me. Of course I'm not saying you couldn't tell them apart, but something about HP Lovecraft's face reminds me of Gomer. Just looked around online a few seconds ago...I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has thought so.

[Astraldragon1]

18 to 35 to serve a turn at military duty? Good thing I'm 44. I missed it. (looks up at the sky )  "puts hands together in prayer, closes eyes" mumbles in low tone.... Thank you.

[Wayneman117]

Funny thing is, at 34 yrs old. Not sure Gomer would had gotton into the Marines-but then again, this was the early 1960s.

[Aawsome0]

its to bad gomer quit the andy griffith show love him we love you gomer :) RIP

[gerdienr86]

@Aawsome0 RIP? Neither one of them has passed away...

[dleeoxford]

Not trying to be racist at all but.....Is there any other episode that shows African-Americans??

[FranksWarJournal]

@dleeoxford I seem to recall one episode where there was a crowd gathered and you could see someone who is. But that was years ago and I couldn't possibly tell you what the episode was. Sorry.

[dleeoxford]

@FranksWarJournal

Yeah it is the one where Ernest T. Bass wants to join the military for a uniform and there are a couple waiting in line on the street in front of the recruiting office

[manualredskin100]

I have friends who are in ROTC and I hope they watch this episode of the andy griffith show

[jimaroo100]

Must be hard for Jim Nabors to sing that bad

[pcsbeat]

Truly Classic TV.

[Astraldragon1]

Sargent Cater : I can't hear you!

I Can...... I'd be in trouble with that smart remark. LOL great episode

[girloffaith16]

8:10-8:27 Andy: *facepalm*

[1questionable]

U.S. ARMY IS THE BEST

FT. DIX, NJ-1989

FT. SILL, OK -1990

[starspangled86]

haha, we still say "I can't hear youuuu" at our house sometimes :)

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Love this episode.

Thank you.

George Vreeland Hill

[dasfmn1997]

At 6:42, Carter refers to himself as "Gunnery Sergeant Carter", his proper title. He then tells everyone to call him "Sergeant Carter", improper (or perhaps that was proper in the 60s). A proper short version would be "Gunny" or "Gunny Carter". Again, just a TV show, but as a former Marine myself, these little things bug me.

[PISTOLWHIP4]

@dasfmn1997 I'M JUST A CIVILIAN AND THAT BOTHERS ME TOO!

I'M JOINING THE ARMY IN 3 YEARS!

[Eddyisrich403]

@PISTOLWHIP4 dont join the army. join the marines.

[PISTOLWHIP4]

@Eddyisrich403 U KNOW I WOULD SAY SOMETHING CLEVER BUT U MAY ACTULY BE A MARINE SO IF SO THANK YOU 4 YOUR SERVICE AND IF NOT THEN...

JOIN SO I CAN THANK U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. NICE CHANNEL

[Eddyisrich403]

@PISTOLWHIP4 thank you

[dasfmn1997]

At 4:50, Andy tells Gomer he has to go "right by the base" on his way to Wilmington, NC. If he's referring to Camp Lejeune, NC, that's not where boot camp is. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) is either in San Diego (where much of this stock USMC footage was shot) or Parris Island, SC, next to Charleston. Recruits East of the Mississippi river go to Parris Island, west of Mississippi to San Diego, CA. And Camp Wilson, at 5:50 is at 29 Palms, CA. I know it's just a TV show, but...

[screamingdean5]

Gomer Pyle's here on youtube! Golly!

[britbiker59]

the original version of the Marines' Hymn didn't have "in the air", because it was written long before Marine Aviation was a major part of their operations.

[westonmana]

@britbiker59 they revised it

[bandet888]

China and Japan are so far east that they're west of us too.

[TheNewRiflemanBob]

Gomer got the lyrics wrong. It goes like this: "In the air, on land, and sea"

[dwe253]

God loves you just the way you are, but He loves you too much to let you stay that way.

[walwaad]

@dwe253 --I must have missed that episode.

[angelsgirl515]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING ALL 3 PARTS AND IN SUCH GOOD QUALITY!!!

[bwild61]

Classic episode, thanks for posting!

[000266617]

See "No Time For Sergents" where Andy Griffith is the Gomer Plyle type character. It has his friend Don Knotts in it, and is likely where the Gomer Plye idea comes from.

[HEIGHTSIXFIVE]

Marines are the best!

[zivylin]

@HEIGHTSIXFIVE damn straight

[SemperNavajo]

LMAO. I watched this when I was a kid and felt so bad that nobody had any confidence in him. Didn't quite understand the real world yet. I asked my dad, Army Paratrooper, how unfair it was and all, I laugh now, but he snorted and told me the REAL Marines would kill Gomer. LOL Many years later, as I was with 1/7, I wanted to watch this episode again. Thanks for posting it.

[carolina4733]

THERE IS A GOMER PYLE IN EVERY PLATOON

[HEIGHTSIXFIVE]

@carolina4733 So true! Me and another guy were in competition. ; )

[BurrBattle]

YOU DA MAN!!!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR POSTING...

[nofacesniper]

cool!

[goldencountry]

Thanks for posting!

[silentbob345]

look youtube in black and white

[431516020205]

thanks alex!!!!!

[newstarcadefan]

Wow...It has been forever since I seen this episode.