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The Best Episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 5

Every episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 5!

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 spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." season 5 is "Car For Sale", rated 8/10 from 70 user votes. It was directed by John Rich and written by Harvey Bullock, Rick Mittleman. "Car For Sale" aired on 9/27/1968 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Corporal Duke".

  • Car For Sale
    8.0/10 70 votes

    #1 - Car For Sale

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1968

    Hacker plans to get even when Carter sells his car to Gomer instead of to him.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Harvey Bullock, Rick Mittleman

  • Corporal Duke
    7.8/10 62 votes

    #2 - Corporal Duke

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/1968

    Duke is promoted to corporal, but finds his old reputation getting in his way.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Booty Prize
    7.9/10 59 votes

    #3 - The Booty Prize

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1968

    Gomer and Carter are the victims of the lead boot, the battalion's booby prize.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of Monroe
    7.4/10 56 votes

    #4 - The Return of Monroe

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1968

    Lou Ann's old boyfriend visits.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant
    7.4/10 58 votes

    #5 - Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1968

    The platoon's chances to sing in a movie are almost spoiled by Sgt. Carter -- he can't carry a tune.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • All You Need is One Good Break
    7.2/10 61 votes

    #6 - All You Need is One Good Break

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1968

    Gomer and Carter clash as they vie for an actress.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • A Marriage of Convenience
    6.5/10 58 votes

    #7 - A Marriage of Convenience

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1968

    A movie star tries to get Carter to marry her -- after Gomer refuses -- in order to avoid being deported.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • A Star is Not Born
    7.6/10 65 votes

    #8 - A Star is Not Born

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1968

    Carter appears in a Hollywood movie, but finds acting harder than he thought.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Come Blow Your Top
    7.9/10 67 votes

    #9 - Come Blow Your Top

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1968

    Sgt. Hacker bets Carter that he can't go 24 hours without losing his temper, and then enlists Gomer's aid to win his bet.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt
    7.3/10 66 votes

    #10 - A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1968

    Lonely widow Molly Gordon feels old and useless until Gomer and his appreciative buddies eat her wonderful home cooking.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gomer, the Perfect MP
    7.7/10 59 votes

    #11 - Gomer, the Perfect MP

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1968

    Gomer is assigned to guard duty at a back gate of the base and refuses to let Carter pass through.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wild Bull Returns
    5.9/10 58 votes

    #12 - The Wild Bull Returns

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1968

    South American General Cortez looks up his old friends, and falls in love with Carter's girlfriend Bunny.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hit and Write
    7.2/10 63 votes

    #13 - Hit and Write

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1968

    When Carter scratches a parked car and offers to pay for it, the owner shows up with a bill for a completely demolished fender.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two on the Bench
    8.1/10 77 votes

    #14 - Two on the Bench

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1969

    Carter won't believe that Gomer really knows football star Moose Lewis.

    Director: Gary Nelson

    Writer: N/A

  • A Tattoo For Gomer
    6.3/10 52 votes

    #15 - A Tattoo For Gomer

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1969

    Gomer's practical joke backfires when Lou Ann appears to like his fake tattoo.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • Win-A-Date
    8.0/10 76 votes

    #16 - Win-A-Date

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1969

    Gomer and Carter are contestants on the ""Win-A-Date"" televised program.

    Director: Gary Nelson

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style
    6.7/10 63 votes

    #17 - Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1969

    Carter decides that Gomer might not re-enlist if he were married, so he tries to push the private into a quick wedding.

    Director: John Erman

    Writer: N/A

  • To Save a Life
    7.1/10 67 votes

    #18 - To Save a Life

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1969

    Sgt. Carter saves Gomer's life and almost comes to regret it as Gomer suffocates him with gratitude.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Dynamite Diner
    7.1/10 64 votes

    #19 - Dynamite Diner

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1969

    Gomer and Lou Ann pitch in to help open a new diner, not realizing the owners are in fact planning to rob the bank next door.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • Freddy's Friendly Computer
    7.1/10 60 votes

    #20 - Freddy's Friendly Computer

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1969

    Gomer and Carter again fall prey to con man ""Friendly Freddy,"" now running a computer dating service.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Gomer Maneuvers
    7.7/10 58 votes

    #21 - Gomer Maneuvers

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1969

    Gomer inadvertently reveals the position of his platoon to the ""enemy"" during camp maneuvers.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • Gomer Tends A Sick Kat
    7.2/10 50 votes

    #22 - Gomer Tends A Sick Kat

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/1969

    Gomer overhears a conversation about Bunny's sick cat and jumps to the conclusion that it's Sgt. Carter who is critically ill.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • I'm Always Chasing Gomers
    8.3/10 79 votes

    #23 - I'm Always Chasing Gomers

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1969

    Carter decides he must get away from Gomer to avoid a nervous breakdown, but continues to be haunted by him.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • The Short Voyage Home
    7.9/10 59 votes

    #24 - The Short Voyage Home

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1969

    Carter takes charge of Gomer's life savings for safekeeping and has his pocket picked by a little old lady.

    Director: George Tyne

    Writer: N/A

  • Proxy Poppa
    6.8/10 50 votes

    #25 - Proxy Poppa

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/1969

    A Marine buddy breaks his leg and Gomer and Carter have to take his expectant wife to the hospital.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Harvey Bullock