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The Best Episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    #1 - Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course

    S1:E1

    Gomes tries to pass the obstacle course to please Sgt. Carter.

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    Director:Aaron Ruben
  2. Background image for Guest in the Barracks
    7.6/10(101 votes)

    #2 - Guest in the Barracks

    S1:E2

    To the consternation and dismay of Sgt. Carter, Gomer breaks regulations and sneaks a recruit's girlfriend in to visit him in the barracks.

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    Director:Coby Ruskin
    Writer:Bob Ross
  3. Background image for Private Ralph Skunk
    7.4/10(97 votes)

    #3 - Private Ralph Skunk

    S1:E3

    Gomer adopts a pet skunk.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Captain Ironpants
    7.5/10(143 votes)

    #4 - Captain Ironpants

    S1:E4

    After a straight-laced lady Marine officer reports him for not saluting her, Gomer attempts to help transform her into an attractive woman.

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    Director:Unknown
  5. Background image for Gomer Learns a Bully
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #5 - Gomer Learns a Bully

    S1:E5

    A trouble-making recruit decides to use Gomer as his fall guy.

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    Director:Unknown
  6. Background image for Pay Day
    8.0/10(97 votes)

    #6 - Pay Day

    S1:E6

    Gomer is convinced he has been a ""goldbrick"" and stubbornly refuses to accept part of his paycheck -- even when the Pentagon orders him to do so.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Nobody Loves a Sergeant
    8.0/10(89 votes)

    #7 - Nobody Loves a Sergeant

    S1:E7

    Carter is driven crazy by the fact that no matter what he does to Gomer, Gomer still likes him.

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  9. Background image for Gomer and the Dragon Lady
    7.6/10(100 votes)

    #8 - Gomer and the Dragon Lady

    S1:E8

    Carter sets Gomer up with a beautiful but unkissable Dragon Lady.

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    Director:Unknown
  10. Background image for Survival of the Fattest
    8.3/10(132 votes)

    #9 - Survival of the Fattest

    S1:E9

    Gomer and Carter go on a five-day survival test.

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    Director:Coby Ruskin
    Writer:Bob Ross
  11. Background image for A Date for the Colonel's Daughter
    7.4/10(82 votes)

    #10 - A Date for the Colonel's Daughter

    S1:E10

    Gomer escorts the Colonel's daughter to the enlisted men's dance.

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    Director:Coby Ruskin
    Writer:Bob Ross
  12. Background image for They Shall Not Pass
    8.2/10(100 votes)

    #11 - They Shall Not Pass

    S1:E11

    On maneuvers, Gomer leads the squad into an ambush.

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    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter
    7.8/10(85 votes)

    #12 - Sergeant Carter, Marine Baby Sitter

    S1:E12

    Carter gives Gomer a lift in his jeep and finds himself helping Gomer babysit.

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    Director:Howard Morris
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Case of the Marine Bandit
    7.8/10(95 votes)

    #13 - The Case of the Marine Bandit

    S1:E13

    A mother-daughter burglar team uses Gomer for their next heist.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Sergeant of the Week
    7.9/10(91 votes)

    #14 - Sergeant of the Week

    S1:E14

    Carter thinks Gomer is dying and tries to be nice to him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm
    7.4/10(78 votes)

    #15 - Grandpa Pyle's Good Luck Charm

    S1:E15

    Grandpa Pyle gives Gomer a good luck charm to help him gain self-confidence.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Adair
  17. Background image for Dance, Marine, Dance
    7.7/10(81 votes)

    #16 - Dance, Marine, Dance

    S1:E16

    Gomer and Carter are taken in by a phony dance studio when they both sign lifetime contracts for lessons.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops
    7.5/10(79 votes)

    #17 - Sergeant Carter's Farewell to His Troops

    S1:E17

    The men try to change Carter's mind when he decides to leave the Marine Corps.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Feudin' Pyles
    6.2/10(81 votes)

    #18 - The Feudin' Pyles

    S1:E18

    Gomer befriends Branch, a country boy from a neighboring hometown -- until he learns that their two families have been feuding for generations.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Love Letters to the Sarge
    7.4/10(76 votes)

    #19 - Love Letters to the Sarge

    S1:E19

    Gomer writes secret love letters to Carter in order to cheer him up.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Sergeant Carter Get a Dear John Letter
    7.4/10(80 votes)

    #20 - Sergeant Carter Get a Dear John Letter

    S1:E20

    Carter discovers that his girlfriend dumped him -- for Gomer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Adair
  22. Background image for Daughter of the Sarge
    7.2/10(74 votes)

    #21 - Daughter of the Sarge

    S1:E21

    Carter's adopted Korean daughter arrives -- but she is no longer the little girl he remembers, and Carter thinks she is going to marry Gomer.

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    Director:Unknown
  23. Background image for Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    #22 - Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle

    S1:E22

    Gomer and Carter take the exam for the officer's training program.

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    Director:Unknown
  24. Background image for Old Man Carter
    7.3/10(71 votes)

    #23 - Old Man Carter

    S1:E23

    When the platoon celebrates Carter's birthday, he begins to worry he is getting old.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Gomer Makes the Honor Guard
    7.4/10(65 votes)

    #24 - Gomer Makes the Honor Guard

    S1:E24

    Carter may reluctantly be forced to use Gomer as an honor guard -- he's one of the few who owns a dress-blue uniform.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for My Buddy - War Hero
    7.3/10(74 votes)

    #25 - My Buddy - War Hero

    S1:E25

    Gomer tries to prevent Carter and his old friend from becoming enemies.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course" is the best rated episode of "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Aaron Ruben and written by Aaron Ruben, it aired on 9/25/1964. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Guest in the Barracks".