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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Paramount EAN: 0097361225845 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount MPN: PARD122584D Number Of Items: 5 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 26, 2007 Running Time: 761 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 1964 Editorial Review: Product Description: All 30 hilarious 2nd season episodes on 5 discs Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/20/2008 Starring: Jim Nabors Frank Sutton Run time: 720 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com: Thanks (but no thanks) to Full Metal Jacket, the name of "Gomer Pyle" is associated with a demented, suicidal screw-up. That's not the Gomer (Jim Nabors) we know and love! Sure, our Gomer may be, in the mentoring words of his bellowing Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton), a "lunkhead," "yo-yo," "knucklehead," and "meatball," who invariably "pulls some beauts." But his heart is always in the right place, as in the episode "PFC Gomer Pyle," in which the newly promoted Private First Class unwittingly cancels Carter's Hawaiian furlough thinking it is a request for a permanent transfer. Our Gomer is unfailingly honest. In "Gomer and the Phone Company," he is arrested for trying to put back ill-gotten money he received from a malfunctioning pay phone. And, our Gomer is forthright, as in "Gomer and the Beast," in which he stands up to a feared, abusive sergeant (guest star Michael Conrad) who takes his waitress girlfriend for granted. Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, was one of the "surprise, surprise, surprise" hits of its day. In this second season (its first in color), it ranked second to Bonanza in the Nielsen ratings. That Nabors and Sutton were never even nominated for Emmys is a TV Land injustice. Nabors, especially, finds new music in what could have been a one-note bumpkin character (he even demonstrates his unexpected baritone singing voice in "Arrivederci, Gomer"). Providing expert support are Ted Bessell (That Girl) and Ronnie Schell (who demonstrates his standup comedy chops in "Duke Slater, Nightclub Comic") as Gomer's Marine buddies. Look sharp for two future M*A*S*H stars, Jamie Farr in "Gomer Pyle, P.O.W." and, in a couple of episodes, William Christopher. Making welcome visits from Mayberry are George Lindsay in the mistaken-identity episode, "A Visit from Cousin Goober," and Ron Howard in "Opie Joins the Marines," in which Carter bonds with the runaway Opie and, movingly, hints at a less than nurturing relationship with his own father. "The world has changed a lot since I was a kid," he remarks when Andy (Andy Griffith) arrives to retrieve his son, and puts a reassuring arm around the boy's shoulder. Television has changed, too, in the more than 40 years since these still funny episodes were first broadcast. Prime time could use another Gomer, with his boundless optimism, unwavering character and try, try again attitude. --Donald Liebenson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Gomer Pyle, USMC Season 2Fans of the old Gomer Pyle tv series with Jim Nabors will enjoy these episodes --- the dvd transfers are well done, and this Andy Griffith Show spinoff series is as funny today as back in the 60s! -- Rating:  - BetrayalDon't get me wrong -- Gomer is a 5-star TV show, but Paramount's infuriating censorship of these episodes cuts some of the very best moments, such as Gomer singing to the dog Killer [a.k.a. Lemley Gilbert], a scene that is still extant in prints out there, still appearing just a couple of years ago on TV Land. The senseless cuts really do take their toll and make this set less enjoyable to watch than the first season collection, which was much better than this set. SHAME on Paramount for their senseless ... Read More Rating: - Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.I loved all four seasons of Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. The last 3 seasons are in color. They were very touching, moving, to remember how gentle those shows were in comparison to today's programming. I also noticed that two of the actors who became Corporal Klinger and Father Mulhaney in MASH were on Gomer Pyle first. It is clear that Gome Pyle influenced a future MASH in two episodes. I loved all four seasons and wished there were more. Rating: - Great Gift!I bought this as a gift for my brother for Christmas and he loved it. It arrived in perfect condition, no complaints here! Rating: - Laughs AnyoneJust finish this set I love it. Was laughing so hard I had to keep stoping the DVD's just to be able to keep track of what was going on. You will love this set. |
