Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Daughter of the Sarge
TV Flash files “Daughter of the Sarge” as hour 21 of 150 in the TV Flash guide — Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964–1969) on CBS, season 1, episode 21, aired 1965-02-12, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E21: listed hour 21 of 150 in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. guide, hour 21 of 30 in season 1. It aired 1965-02-12 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Sergeant Carter Gets a "Dear John" Letter” (S01E20). Next is “Officer Candidate Gomer Pyle” (S01E22).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Daughter of the Sarge sit in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. guide?
S01E21 is listed hour 21 of 150 — hour 21 of 30 in season 1, season 1 episode 21.
When did Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. S01E21 air?
Daughter of the Sarge aired 1965-02-12 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Gomer versus Sgt. Carter is the voltage: Nabors's kindness, Sutton's rage. You do not need Andy Griffith first, though the Mayberry spin-off is the extra-textual on-ramp.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. spun Mayberry's gas-station innocent into the Marines and let Jim Nabors bounce kindness off Frank Sutton's volcanic Sgt. Carter. It was a ratings machine that never let Vietnam into the barracks joke. Nabors's vocal comic timing powers the last great military sitcom that still believed innocence could survive drill instructors.
Mayberry's gas-station innocent puts on dress greens. Aaron Ruben's *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (CBS, 1964–1969) spun Jim Nabors's Gomer into the Marines and let him bounce kindness off Frank Sutton's volcanic Sgt. Carter for **five seasons, 150 episodes**. Ronnie Schell's Duke Slater rounded the platoon. Goodwill versus spit-and-polish did the weekly work. It was a ratings machine that never let Vietnam into the barracks joke. Shazam, indeed. On the palate: Mayberry charm in uniform, vocal comic timing against…
Filed against
- Jim Nabors as Pvt. Gomer Pyle
Jim Nabors’s Pvt. Gomer Pyle bounced kindness off a volcanic sergeant — Mayberry’s gas-station innocent spun into the Marines, a 1960s ratings machine that never let Vietnam into the barracks joke. Vocal comic timing as the last great…
- Frank Sutton as Sgt. Vince Carter
Frank Sutton detonated as Sgt. Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Mayberry innocence spun into the Marines, Jim Nabors bouncing kindness off volcanic rank, a ratings machine that never let Vietnam into the barracks joke. TV Flash…
- Ronnie Schell as Duke Slater
Ronnie Schell's Duke Slater bunked Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as barracks comic weather — Mayberry's gas-station innocent spun into the Marines, Jim Nabors bouncing kindness off Frank Sutton's volcanic Sgt. Carter. Ratings machine that never…