Sgt. Hacker hits Gomer Pyle with some psychological warfare

Allan Melvin, portraying the devious Sgt. Hacker, tries some psychological warfare on Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors). This is as good as it gets. Also appearing: Frank Sutton as Sgt. Carter and Roy Stuart as Cpl. Boyle.

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  Comedy

[jayhop1]

please jump on my bandwagon---as we get older and finally watch this show ---tv guide has no choice ---this really was the most well written well acted and moral show ever ---hands down beats seinfield---im jay from tennessee---please help me get something going

[oldpreach]

Many moons....happy hunting grounds....wow, that is hilarious.

[SuperRaider22]

Sgt.Carter is always up to something......

[Steven Brown]

Great white father in washington.

I knew by watching reruns of Pyle that I would see racism and prejudice but that one floored me.

[GiGi Slammer]

X-cellent. Hacker has Pyle eating out of his hand. nice post.

[shanegalang2]

I am 44 yrs old and I have such fond memories of watching Gomer as a kid. I later in life joined the military and this show played a part in that decision in a round about way. Great writing and acting....real TV!!

[ridgerunner721601]

And not only those characters either Betty. Allan Melvin also was the voice of some of the cartoon characters from the '60s and '70s too.

[ridgerunner721601]

I remember that episode well. Sgt. Carter ends up betting on Yellow Bear to win because he thinks Gomer will feel sorry for him and throw the race. But Gomer ends up talking to Yellow Bear before the race and ends up winning after all. Now that's classic TV. Why can't Hollywood writers come up with terrific stuff like that nowadays?

[marcitem]

this and Keenan Wynn, the drunk and his wife Pert Kelton are my two faves. "Yellow bear gnawing on bones and table scraps the squaws throw him, or stand, feathers flowing in the air" THAT is FUNNY, great writing. Melvin Allen was one of my favorite character actors