The BEST episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Every episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.!

Gomer Pyle was a sweet but not too smart Marine from Mayberry, North Carolina who was stationed at Camp Henderson near Los Angeles, California. Gomer's innocence, naivete and low-key demeanor often got him into trouble, most frequently at the hands of his loud-mouthed superior, Sgt. Carter. Duke, Frankie, Lester and Larry were some of Gomer's pals and fellow enlisted men at Camp Henderson.

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Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant
star
8.07
15 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: John Rich
Writer: R.S. Allen
Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque
star
7.93
15 votes

#2 - Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/2/1968

Sgt. Carter gets Gomer a date with an exotic dancer.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Car for Sale
star
7.93
45 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: John Rich
Writer: Ray Allen
To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist
star
7.93
14 votes

#4 - To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1967

Sgt. Carter attempts to keep Gomer from re-enlisting.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Come Blow Your Top
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7.88
17 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: John Rich
Crazy Legs Gomer
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7.82
17 votes

#6 - Crazy Legs Gomer

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1966

Carter plans to use Gomer to win the inter-squad competition.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Writer: R.S. Allen
The Prize Boat
star
7.81
16 votes

#7 - The Prize Boat

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1967

Gomer wins a boat in a jingle contest, but it's Carter navigating iinto taxes, license fees, and other expenses.

Writer: R.S. Allen
Gomer Minds His Sergeant's Car
star
7.81
16 votes

#8 - Gomer Minds His Sergeant's Car

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1965

Gomer takes care of Carter's car -- which gets stolen and wrecked.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
Whither the Weather
star
7.80
15 votes

#9 - Whither the Weather

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/1966

Gomer can predict the weather better than the weather bureau.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Sue the Pants Off 'Em
star
7.79
14 votes

#10 - Sue the Pants Off 'Em

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/1967

Two shyster lawyers try to get Gomer and Carter to file a false damage suit after a near miss from an automobile.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Gomer and the Little Men From Outer Space
star
7.76
17 votes

#11 - Gomer and the Little Men From Outer Space

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1966

Carter sends Gomer to a psychiatrist when he claims he has seen men from outer space.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Arnie Rosen
The Show Must Go On
star
7.73
15 votes

#12 - The Show Must Go On

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1967

Gomer has stage fright and loses his voice just before a Washington show.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Norman Paul
Gomer Goes Home
star
7.73
15 votes

#13 - Gomer Goes Home

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/5/1968

Gomer goes home to Mayberry and becomes involved in the search for a bank robber.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Lou Ann Poovie Sings No More
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7.73
11 votes

#14 - Lou Ann Poovie Sings No More

Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/12/1967

When Lou-Ann is about to be fired from her job as a nightclub singer, Gomer finds her a job as a salesgirl.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
A Date for the Colonel's Daughter
star
7.72
54 votes

#15 - A Date for the Colonel's Daughter

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1964

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

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Bob Ross
Gomer Untrains a Dog
star
7.71
24 votes

#16 - Gomer Untrains a Dog

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1965

Gomer's chosen as companion of a new sentry dog -- and turns the guard dog into a pet.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Writer: Jack Elinson
Gomer Pyle, POW
star
7.71
17 votes

#17 - Gomer Pyle, POW

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/1965

On maneuvers, Carter gives Gomer false information---hoping he'll be captured by the enemy camp.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend
star
7.69
13 votes

#18 - Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1967

Gomer's love for Welsh rarebit causes him to sleepwalk -- and to tell off Carter.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
The Price of Tomatoes
star
7.69
13 votes

#19 - The Price of Tomatoes

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/1/1968

Gomer befriends a couple who claim Camp Henderson is on their land.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
A Star is Born
star
7.69
16 votes

#20 - A Star is Born

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/11/1966

Carter becomes the star of a documentary about the Marine Corps.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Goodbye, Dolly
star
7.67
12 votes

#21 - Goodbye, Dolly

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/1968

Gomer saves an old horse from the glue factory and tries to hide her at the base.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Wild Bull From Pampas
star
7.67
15 votes

#22 - Wild Bull From Pampas

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/1967

A Latin American military man plots the overthrow of Sgt. Carter.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
A Visit from Aunt Bee
star
7.65
20 votes

#23 - A Visit from Aunt Bee

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1967

Aunt Bee objects to Carter's attitude toward Gomer.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
Lou Ann Poovie Sings Again
star
7.64
14 votes

#24 - Lou Ann Poovie Sings Again

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/1967

The Marine's favorite nightclub singer returns: Lou-Ann Poovie, who looks like a dream and sings like a nightmare. Sgt. Carter fights for her favors with two rivals -- Gomer and Duke.

Directors: Coby Ruskin
A Dog is a Dog
star
7.64
11 votes

#25 - A Dog is a Dog

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/12/1968

Carter and Gomer are assigned to watch the Colonel's German Shepherd, but Gomer loses it.

Directors: Coby Ruskin