This is one of the best television shows of the entire decade of the 1960's. Values...one on one talks with Father and Son. Andy Griffith played an important role in ensuring the wholesomeness of the show and that it taught lessons and not was simply comedic
In a later episode of Gomer Pyle USMC,Opie runs away to the base and wants to join the marines,then when Andy goes there to get him,he meets Carter but acts as if he'd never seem him before.
Andy tells a lot of lies on the show. This is one. He lied about the town cannon, he lied to Barney about the microphone being super sensitive, he helped Floyd further lie to Madelyn Grayson, saying he and Opie both were Floyd's sons, he lied here, to Sergeant Carter about Gomer being the son of General Lucious Pyle.
In The Andy Griffith Show, Opie Taylor’s mother is a character whose fate is subtly addressed. Although the show’s writers didn’t give her much direct attention, they revealed that she died in the backdoor pilot episode and hinted that she likely passed away during childbirth. The only episode within the series that directly addressed this question was “Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee,” which aired during Season 2. During a heart-to-heart chat between Andy Taylor and Opie, Andy mentioned that he and Opie’s mom were very much in love when they were together. However, Opie’s mother’s absence is explained in the backdoor pilot episode titled “Danny Meets Andy Griffith.” In this episode, Andy admits that his wife passed away when Opie was just a baby. The exact circumstances of her death are never explicitly stated, but fans speculate that she either died during childbirth or shortly after. Opie was too young to form memories of her, as the brief mentions of her make it clear that he doesn’t remember life with her12. So, Opie’s mother remains a poignant part of the show’s backstory, even though she is rarely mentioned during the series itself. If you’re curious, you can watch the backdoor pilot episode to learn more about the fate of Mrs. Taylor here. 🌼 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fkFDKu54ZfU.html
Andy had to play a trick on Sgt. carter to get him to help Gomer, or Gomer would be so heartbroken by being told to leave and never return to the Marine Corps again.
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One tiny detail I noticed--maybe my own USMC experience has primed me to see it: the brim of Sergeant Carter's "Smokey Bear" campaign cover isn't perfectly flat and straight and would have likely failed his CO's inspection for its visible warps. Real Marine Corps drill instructors, at least during my summer as a USMC recruit, held themselves to higher standards than that. That said, the Gomer Pyle Show wasn't funny for its realism or lack thereof. It was funny and successful because of how Frank Sutton and Jim Nabors played their characters off each other. Nobody can deny that those two actors worked especially well together.
@@markstuber4731 I'm not sure. I only ever saw drill instructors from the pov of a recruit. I'd never been through DI school to see recruit training from the DI's pov.
@@10Peter25 Just generally speaking, Marines aren't supposed to wear their covers indoors. Obviously there an exception for DIs when they're around recruits. I was wondering of their was and exception for DIs in general.
@@markstuber4731 The exception for DI's is actually an exception that covers all Marines who are on official duty indoors (e.g., fire watch, guard duty, etc.). When on duty, a Marine is to wear his canteen belt and his cover, even while indoors. This doesn't merely include DI's training recruits.
So funny when Carter says all shocked and confused "His daddy?" And Andy's face when Carter talks out loud to himself is genius acting. "Lips are sealed" Lol.
Just pure clean comedy back then, no vulgarities and such. Corny? Maybe, but rewatching these shows from back then I can still learn a thing or two about being a decent human being while still enjoying the show.
This WAS AMERICA! There WERE vulgarities but seldom! NOT like, every other word now days! SAD how a country went from "FREEDOM" to socialist TYRANNY(O'biden) in just a couple decades! TRUMP/DeSantis 2024!!!
Amazing clip and so funny! I read Frank Sutton was from Tennessee, served in the Army during WWII and graduated from Columbia University Cum Laude. Andy Griffith was from North Carolina and a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill. A couple of great Americans from the South and so successful too! Their abilities as performers along with Jim Nabors and others made these shows some of the best of all time! RIP to both.
I watched this as a kid but didn't really get it. I think now that "No Time For Sargeants" is from the recruit's point of view, but it might be that the Gomer Pyle show is really about Sargeant Carter, or at least from his point of view. Pyle's sincerity and innocence is just ruining everything for him, episode after episode.... Sutton is really excellent, he plays it so straight, and somehow his exasperation is hilarious.
I always thought that Andy Griffith did a great job in fooling Sargent Carter. Andy Griffith is the reason for Jim Nabors getting his own show. Frank Sutton was great as Sargent Carter.
@@paulsarnik8506 Jim Nabors was great as Gomer Pyle. Andy brought Jim to the show after seeing him doing stand up comedy. I don't know how George Lindsey would done being Gomer Pyle. Thanks 👍.
@Snake99 I’m surprised that no one, in the 50’s and 60’s when this show was popular, pointed out that Frank Sutton(Gunery Sgt. Carter) was wearing his cover indoors!!!! That’s a huge no no in every branch of the military unless that person is on a detail involving their military MOS at the time they are wearing their cover indoors!!!
@@AzzKicker-bz1cb You do have a great point there. It's funny how in the pilot episode of Gomer Pyle. (From the Andy Griffith show), he got after a guy for having his cover on inside. But him and that corporal both had their's on. Great job 👍. Me, the oldest I got in the 1960's was only 6 years old. Thanks 👍.
@@AzzKicker-bz1cb That wasn't exactly true when I went through USMC boot camp in 1989. Drill instructors wore their covers indoors all the time. They also wore their duty belts at all times when on duty. When wearing his duty belt (usually the canteen belt) to show that he's on duty (whatever that means in context), a Marine is required to wear his cover even when indoors.
