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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. title screen
Genre Sitcom
Created by Aaron Ruben
Starring Jim Nabors
Frank Sutton
Ronnie Schell
Theme music composer Earle Hagen
Composer(s) Carl Brandt
Pete Carpenter
Earle Hagen
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 150 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Sheldon Leonard
Andy Griffith
Aaron Ruben
Producer(s) Edward H. Feldman
Jack Elinson
Aaron Ruben
Cinematography John Finger
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production company(s) Desilu Productions
Andy Griffith Enterprises
Ashland Productions
T & L Productions
Distributor Viacom Enterprises
Paramount Domestic Television
CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format Black-and-white (1964–1965)
Color (1965–1969)
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 25, 1964 (1964-09-25) – May 2, 1969 (1969-05-02)
Chronology
Related shows The Andy Griffith Show

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 spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot episode was aired as the season finale of the fourth season of its parent series on May 18, 1964. The show ran for a total of 150 half-hour episodes spanning over five seasons, first in black-and-white, and then in color. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount) began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a hit, never placing lower than tenth in the Nielsen ratings, and ended its run as the second-highest-rated series in the United States. It has enjoyed continued popularity through reruns and DVD releases. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California (originally set in North Carolina), 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 Duke Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Staff Sergeant Charley Hacker.


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