Gomer Pyle, USMC (Intro) S1 (1964)

[@frankthecoach]

My Dad got the biggest kick out of this TV show. He was a WWII vet. Our family watched this show together. Life was alot simpler back then with three TV stations. No remote control and we had a black and white tv set. I think this show was on Friday nights. Those were the days. R.I.P. Dad.

[@RattlerX5150]

something I hear about this TV show intro. The marines marching next to gomer were real marines, most of them went on to fight in Vietnam, many did not come home. When this show went into syndication, Jim neighbors wanted to change the intro , and remove the marines, the parents of those marines fought to keep the original intro saying "I like seeing my son march again"

[@aliciaswofford989]

I remember that too. Jim Nabors said he couldn't bear to watch the intro because of the men lost in the war.

[@peacetoall1201]

I noticed you wrote Jim "Neighbors" .. yes .. that was his name before it was changed/mandela effected to "Nabors."

[@Hambone571]

I asked many and tried to find out but haven’t been able to, what was the platoon Mr Nabors was marching with in the opening scene.

[@radiocameron]

RattlerX5150, check out this video, posted just today on this very subject. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iaZK2NrcqDgKs

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Just him trying to be considerate.

[@GCJACK83]

Rest in peace Jim Nabors, you will be missed.

[@thevirginian5746]

RIP Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton (who died way too young at 50 in 1974). I still watch this show sometimes on MeTv...

[@robertorick6383]

Frank Sutton was a heavy smoker, which caused his fatality. Like Ernie Kovacs, he loved expensive Cuban cigars.

[@frankdamato8405]

Great comedy show, loved it, though I sometimes wondered why Pyle and his fellow Marines never shipped out oversees, spent all 6yrs in So Cal, easy duty! 😊👍🇺🇸

[@rhiannonmoore1149]

when ever the guy said "Gomer Pyle, USMC" It was pretty much like mom saying alright breakfast is ready. I wish I was a kid again, I didn't have a care in the world.

[@robertorick6383]

That announcer was Colin Male, who also announced the intros for "The Andy Griffith Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and also announced for the Screen Gems "dancing sticks" logo (except for the "Route 66" version, which was by Hal Gibney.)

[@The1baddman]

Rest In Peace Jim Nabors.

[@3OCALM1]

Rare that you see M14's with the ventilated handguards. They didn't last long because they were too fragile.

[@michaelmanning3528]

As many times as I saw this show I've never noticed that Good observation

[@BUSTER.BRATAMUS]

RIP Jim.

[@mkl62]

Gomer Pyle USMC premiered today (September 25) in 1964 on CBS.

[@Cheshyre.]

He was marching with real Marines in that opening scene, sombered to know that some would be dead while fighting in the Vietnam war. God bless the Marines.

[@jeonginnielvr]

Stanley Kubrick created the dark version of Gomer Pyle in FMJ.

[@beavercleaver7848]

That guy was white, too.

[@Keven19741]

That barber missed a few spots!

[@cryptobill6188]

RIP Gomer Pyle

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

"GOMER PYLE USMC"! Starring Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle. Also Starring Frank Sutton as Sergeant Carter.

[@cgrogers96]

My husband and I watch this every night on MeTV. RIP Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton

[@kennikuhlmann-clark9860]

Another thing is, if you compare the first season intro (black and white) to the second season intro (color): the 2nd season is carefully restaged and reshot (on color film) ..... They clearly attempted to almost precisely duplicate it (as if just the color was magically turned on), but It's interesting to note the differences....

[@arnoldziffle8779]

I wish i had that much hair left after getting out of the chair at MCRD, San Diego.

[@philrivera1120]

RIP Pyle

[@stevenlovejoy6838]

He didn't die, it was a hoax

[@RusstheTroubadour]

1:52 Announcer "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. is brought to you by the many fine products of General Foods."

[@scottlowman.1044]

Nice clear picture.

[@srmichel417]

From about 1:26 to 1:30,the American flag shown is a 49 star,somewhat rare,and unknown to most people. Surprising since the show premiered in 1964,and the 49 star flag was official only 1959-1960,it could have been stock footage,or just the flag the studio had on hand to film the scene.

[@cspann831]

How astute of you- I also noticed this in a rerun on TV. Had to find it on youtube to verify my suspicions. I was born in the period between July 4 1959 when the star for Alaska was added and July 4 1960 when Hawaii was added. I look for these things nowadays. Couldn't tell you when the footage was filmed but the geometry of the stars on the flags canton is obvious.

[@jbtravelssolo7596]

fun fact alot of tv shows and businesses will use flags with 1 less star in the flags to avoid certain laws and rules of their use a good example of this is disney world all of the flags on the buildings are missing a star or are altered slightly so they are not technically considered USA flags

[@jordanthomas7304]

Gomer Pyle, USMC. Starring Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle. Also starring Frank Sutton as Sergeant Carter.

[@ritathomas3926]

You realize the Marines here , marching in the platoon, many ended up in Vietnam God Bless.

[@markcrew3696]

Something to note this is the only episode to my knowledge that was not filmed at the back lot where Andy Griffith was filmed all the other episodes were filmed in the back lot. This episode was actually filmed on a Marine corps base with real Marines and the barber shop scene is a real Marine corps Barber shop. The drill sergeant marching at the beginning intro you see him for a split second is a real Marine corps drill sergeant and if you look hard enough on Google you can see his picture with Frank Sutton and Jim nabors. The obstacle course and base was all filmed in San Diego.

[@kevinhealey6540]

Frank Sutton, (Sgt Carter) actually was in the army and was in combat in WW 2 and was wounded. Made Sgt. He was married only once and stayed married which is very rare for his occupation. He wasn't gruff like the character he played. From everything I seen on the internet about him he was a real nice guy.

[@michaelj.richard6835]

Gomer Pyle USMC Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course Aired on CBS September 25, 1964

[@Sir.Popcorn]

When gomrr looks in the mirror he is like holy this guy messed me UP

[@crystalfoster6122]

I really want to meet Jim nabors so badly but he died in 2017 and I was 17 years old when he died

[@Harrysabbath88]

RIP Jim Nabors

[@_garebear]

Reddit will be here soon. Jim said he didn't like watching this opening sequence because many of the troops you see in that opening sequence died in battle and Jim didn't like watching the opening.

[@4string59]

Frank Sutton was a master of the "slow burn".

[@beavercleaver7848]

My father used to say "He's gonna blow a blood vessel."

[@terencejones9044]

R.I.P. JIM NABORS

[@kennikuhlmann-clark9860]

What I don't understand is I have read that episode 1 was actually aired as the last episode of season 4 of the Andy Griffith Show.... if you watch that episode under Andy Griffith Show, it starts out in Mayberry, and moves to the base.... This must be from the first episode under Gomer Pyle USMC (which would really be the 2nd overall episode?)

[@marysmith7534]

Featured in Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

[@10Peter25]

You ain't gonna have no hair by the time you leave that barber chair. LOL!

[@MultiStudley]

Look what I saw, the Marines marching at the end @ 1:25 - 49 star flag. 7 x 7 Hawaii wasn't a state yet.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

Man, it's sad to think that this show was really popular but was cancelled just because the executives were tired of marketing to rural people.

[@robertorick6383]

Actually, the show was cancelled in 1969 two years before the CBS "rural plague". Jim Nabors was tired of playing Gomer Pyle and wanted to do a comedy/musical variety show, which he got by CBS, even though he had to deal with CBS executives over having Frank Sutton as a supporting guest on the show because Frank and Jim were close friends in real life. "The Jim Nabors Hour" lasted for two years, before being cancelled by CBS and their 'rural plague."

[@maureenoneill2847]

Gomer their rings update include blue zirconia

[@Spillers72]

The Marines actually shave it much shorter.

[@rexsexson5349]

Gomer's Pyle - P.O.O.P. Staring Gomer's Turds Also starting Gomer's toilet.

[@beavercleaver7848]

Wow - I just thought about Homer's Pyle for the first time in years, a week or two ago. It was a widespread joke at the time. What's brown and sits out behind the barracks?

[@bryanmcwhite9335]

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[@JxT1957]

yell at'm sarge!

[@SadhuBiochemist]

Gomer looks a bit like FDR? 😊

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Think that we beat the Sovs on these as I just cannot see 'em having say a McHale's(Mckovskis') Navy or anything like this and its' service comedies bretheren. ESPECIALLY like McHaleand his crews' dissin the superiors.

[@KIMMYSSONG]

Classic #Kimmyssong #KimmyPOW

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

I wonder if his castmates and the people who produced, directed, and were otherwise involved with the show knew Jim Nabors was gay? Back in '64, that was about the worst thing a person could be, and if he'd been a real Marine and had his fellow Marines knew it, he'd have been beaten to a bloody pulp.

[@beavercleaver7848]

Producers, directors, other actors all knew who was what. It just wasn't spoken about publicly as it is now.

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

@@beavercleaver7848 Yes. Dick Sargent, who played the 1st Darren on Bewitched, was gay and had never been married. He lied and said he'd been married and divorced.

[@bobbycv64]

OK, how many stars are on that flag? First Clue, not 50. Second Clue: Alaska became a state. Amazing no one knows our history. PISSES ME OFF. GO TO 1:27

[@bobbycv64]

DOES ANYONE have the answer to the Question? How many stars are on that flag?

[@codetech5598]

@@bobbycv64 49

[@bobbycv64]

@@codetech5598 thank you and correct

[@beavercleaver7848]

Joke at the time: Alaska to Texas: Watch out, or we'll split ourselves down the middle into two states. Then you'll be the third-largest state.

[@bobbycv64]

​@@beavercleaver7848 When I was in boot camp most of the guys were from Texas and they keep bragging how big Texas was. We only had one Alaskan and he said, "Did you ever hear about the 1964 Earthquake in Alaska?" The Texans said, "No and we don't care" The Alaskan said, "well you better care because that Earthquake was so massive and almost split Alaska in half and Texas would be the 3rd largest state in the Union" You want to see something, look up the counties in the Alaska and their massive sizes. The largest county is 319,852 sq mi compared to the entire state of Texas 268,597 sq mi - think of that. Just try and get a working permit, drivers license, etc. LOL

[@MrAntiSellOut]

RIP Jim Nabors