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Fictional character from The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle

For the TV show about Gomer Pyle, see Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. For the movie character, see Full Metal Jacket.

Fictional character

Gomer Pyle is a fictional character played by Jim Nabors and introduced in the middle of the third season of The Andy Griffith Show.

A naive and gentle auto mechanic, he became a recurring character with the January 1963 episode "Man in a Hurry".^{[1]: 20 [2]: 76} Nabors played Pyle for 23 episodes, from 1962 to 1964.^[2]: 77-78

After two seasons on The Andy Griffith Show, the character was spun off to Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. in 1964, which ran until 1969.^[1]: 20

Character

Gomer is a naive, extremely moral auto mechanic turned United States Marine Corps private, from Mayberry, North Carolina.

The only apparent employee at Wally's Filling Station, he initially