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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 25, 1964-May 2, 1969)
    Aired on CBS
    Spin-off of the Andy Griffith Show
    Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle
    Frank Sutton as Sgt. Vince Carter
    Premise: Gomer leaves Mayberry to join the Marines, where his naivety exasperates his drill instructor

Why Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. might be annoying:

    The show had a military theme and contemporary setting, but no one seemed to notice there was a war going on in Vietnam.
    Nabors said he would 'go home with a headache' from Sutton yelling at him all day.
    Due to broadcast TV restrictions, Sutton's language as a drill sargeant could not be nearly as colorful as, say, R. Lee Emery in 'Full Metal Jacket.'
    It was one of several shows canceled during a purge of rural-themed programs that CBS felt attracted 'too old and too poor' a demographic.

Why Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. might not be annoying:

    It was in the Nielsen top ten every season.
    As the show progressed, Carter's relation with Gomer evolved into that of a father figure.
    Nabors was named an honorary corporal (2007) with a Marine spokesman saying that Gomer Pyle embodied the qualities of honesty, loyalty and devotion to duty.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 40 Votes: 27.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 94 Votes: 43.62% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 45.45% Annoying