7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
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 spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, 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 Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
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 spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, 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 Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The show's narrative, centered on a naive recruit's integration into the US Marine Corps, subtly affirms values of duty, discipline, and patriotism, aligning with right-leaning themes through its comedic portrayal of military life without explicit political commentary.
The series features a traditional cast, primarily consisting of white male characters in leading roles, without any explicit race or gender-swapped casting. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The show consistently portrays characters, particularly Gomer Pyle, embodying virtues such as kindness, honesty, and forgiveness, which align with positive Christian ethics. While not explicitly religious, the narrative affirms these moral qualities without critique of the faith itself.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sitcom from the 1960s, does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on military life and the comedic interactions of its main characters, without addressing queer identity or experiences, consistent with the era's television content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is a spin-off from The Andy Griffith Show, continuing the story of the titular character. There is no evidence of any character, established in prior canon or history as one gender, being portrayed as a different gender in this series.
This 1960s sitcom, a spin-off from "The Andy Griffith Show," features characters who either maintained their original portrayals from the parent series or were new creations. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.0
Critic Ratings
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