Donna Loren on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." with Jim Nabors (1968)

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"Shazam!" In this fourth season episode of "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", entitled "Love and Goulash", Donna Loren plays Anna Kovach, a young Hungarian girl in love with a boy her family disapproves of. Gomer (Jim Nabors) becomes involved in the family feud when he spends the weekend with them upon an invitation from his friend Leo Kovach, Anna's brother (Burt Taylor). In this clip, boyfriend Paul (Janos Czingula) is attempting to sneak into Anna's room, but Gomer is sleeping in her room for the night. Then the plot thickens...

Some Donna Trivia: She felt that the role of Anna in this scene gave her an opportunity to stretch her comedic chops and that Jim Nabors was a joy to work with. Oscar Beregi (Anna's father) surprised her with an off-screen hypnosis trick. This was one of her last roles prior to retiring from show business (at the height of her career) to raise a family.

Other players: Anna's parents are played by Lillian Adams and Oscar Beregi. Paul's parents are played by Rozsika Halmos and Charles H. Radilac. Sgt. Vince Carter is played by Frank Sutton. Written by Ronny Pearlman, directed by Coby Ruskin. Aired on CBS March 29, 1968; filmed at Paramount Studios.

Donna Loren was the one-and-only "Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968. She was signed to a long-term contract with the soft-drink company to sing all television and radio commercials, do all magazine and billboard advertising representing them in every capacity, sometimes sharing the spotlight with American Bandstand's Dick Clark. This relationship led to her touring in Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars with other popular acts like Diana Ross and The Supremes and singing solos in the popular Beach Party films starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. Later, she became the regular female vocalist on the popular 60's American live rock n roll TV show "Shindig" and she appeared in singing and acting roles in many popular TV shows like Batman, Gomer Pyle, The Mothers-In-Law, Red Skelton, Milton Berle and various game shows. She's released 22 singles, an album and 2 CD's. Ms Loren is currently in the studio again making music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ-wN37G2rs

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[harrodsongs]

I venture to guess that's the same Blue Willow china used in Aunt Bee's kitchen in "the Andy Griffith Show." The kitchen set looks very similar, too.

[Palsharpton]

Yall know that girls boyfriend is the guy that killed al pachino in scarface , right?

[Wellch]

Shame on them.... They left the milk out.

[Zippertheslipper]

I would see her too like that if I had too.

[HumanityUnites]

Wow! He is my daughters grandpa now!! 5 stars!