8 Season
249 Episode
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 4 Episode 32 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Nip it in the bud!
Gomer decides to join the Marines, and Andy helps out by secretly convincing the drill instructor that Gomer is the son of a decorated general. The drill instructor takes Gomer under his wing and gets him to pass his inspection with flying colors, only to find out later the truth behind Gomer's lineage. (Pilot episode for the spin-off series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.")
- Year: 1968
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Comedy, Family
- Studio: CBS
- Keyword: sheriff, small town, north carolina, jail, courthouse, widower, aunt nephew relationship, americana, small town sheriff, sitcom, wisdom, justice of the peace, father son relationship, enthusiastic
- Director: Sheldon Leonard, Danny Thomas
- Cast: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier