Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)

7 mistakes in season 4

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Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque - S4-E21

Continuity mistake: Gomer is on a date - they come out of the movie theater and it's dark. Back at the base after his date Gomer runs into Sgt. Hacker, and it's daylight and the sun is shining. After their brief conversation Gomer tells Sgt. Hacker good night. (00:07:00 - 00:08:00)

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Friendly Freddy, the Gentleman's Tailor - S4-E30

Other mistake: Gomer and Sargent Carter buy alike suits. They are together in the suits. Gomer doesn't start sneezing until he gets to Lou Ann's apartment and Sargent Carter doesn't start sneezing until Gomer mentioned the suits will make him sneeze. (00:10:33 - 00:18:36)

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Alice Whipple: Harry, how long are we going to be here?
Harry Whipple: As long as it takes.
Alice Whipple: Well, I've got to get to the beauty parlor.
Harry Whipple: You're telling me.

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Trivia: The series stayed in the ratings top ten for all five seasons.

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Question: Throughout the whole show Gomer Pyle's rank stays as Private First Class. With how long he had been in the Marines, why was he never given a promotion to a higher rank?

Answer: If you saw the whole series run, you know that Gomer was a country bumpkin. He fumbled, stumbled and tumbled his way into one disaster after another. There was an episode that questioned why he was never promoted. However, a few years before Jim Nabors died, the real Marine Corps, gave him a ceremonial promotion to the rank of Lance Corporal, which Jim gladly accepted.

Unfortunately, I never saw all the episodes. Only a few episodes and a clip of the episode where he sings "The Impossible Dream" which made me wonder why he was still a PFC. Thanks so much for the info.

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