Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.: The Fourth Season
by Aaron Ruben, Alan Rafkin, Gary Nelson, Peter Baldwin, Howard Morris
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Actor: Allan Melvin, Forrest Compton, Larry Hovis, Richard Houde, Roy StuartDirector: Aaron Ruben, Alan Rafkin, Gary Nelson, Howard Morris, Peter Baldwin
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.55:1
Running Time: 749 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.: The Fourth Season
Movie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
After enjoying Seasons 2 and 3, I was very much disappointed with this latest collection. I agree with the comments of a previous poster, Dr. Juengling, about major changes in the situations and characters. Previously, Gomer was an intolerable clod who made problems wherever he went. This season, he is sensitive, intelligent and helpful while it is Carter who acts like a complete boob. I don't know what the producers expected to get out of reversing the relationship of their lead characters. It's comparable to switching the roles of Abbott and Costello and still expecting them to be funny. Also, Nabors and Sutton often seem run down in scenes. Sutton's performance, in particular, is no longer as sharp and energetic as it was in previous seasons. Old plots are recycled with less effect. The most obvious example is "Love and Goulash," which is a retread of the second season episode "Arrivederci, Gomer." The show was certainly missing Ronnie Schell. The camaraderie that Gomer enjoyed in the barracks when Ronnie Schell and Ted Bessell were playing his best friends is largely absent at this point. The earlier seasons depicted a good deal of interaction between the Marines in the barrack scenes. Now, though, Gomer usually spends his time in the barracks sparsely surrounded by non-speaking extras. This is especially evident in the episode "Leader of Men," when Gomer is put in charge of his unit and his fellow Marines respond to his repeated orders with nothing more than nods. It's like this is the Marine's special all-mute unit. The one improvement this season was the fact that more scenes were shot on location. Previously, Gomer's off base experiences were confined to a street set at the Desilu Studio. This set, which included a movie theatre, a diner, a hotel and a few shops, had gotten to be claustrophobic after three seasons.
Summary of Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.: The Fourth Season
Gomer Pyle a naive country boy leaves his home in Mayberry NC to join the U.S. Marine corps. His perpetual wide-eyed innocence frequently gets on the nerves of his tough loudmouthed sergeant. A successful spin-off from THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW.System Requirements:Running Time: 749 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating:?NR UPC:?097361327242 Manufacturer No:?132724In a representative moment from Gomer Pyle's fourth season, Gomer, on a weekend pass, enthusiastically anticipates a glass blowing demonstration. Not for him the local bar or burlesque club favored by his barracks mates. "Sounds like a 'don't miss,'" he proclaims. And between a visit from Aunt Bea, a trip to Washington, D.C., a commanding guest star turn by Carol Burnett, and a return to Mayberry, so is Gomer Pyle's fourth season. Far from lagging in its penultimate season, this series had not lost a step (it was the No. 3-rated show that year), thanks to Jim Nabors' indelible embodiment of sweet and simple Gomer, who, to quote Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton), has "a soft heart and a soft head." Gomer may still be "a lunkhead" at times, but he can always be counted on to do the right thing. In "Gomer and the Privileged Character," he pulls all-nighters to make up for the work he misses during the day while rehearsing for a concert. In "Gomer, the Good Samaritan," he is compelled to come to the aid of distressed strangers while en-route to pick up a general. The showcase for this season is the four-episode story arc that packs Gomer and Sgt. Carter to our nation's capitol for a concert to be attended by the President of the United States. The stirring Capra-esque climax finds Gomer, hoarse from stage fright, taking inspiration from the Lincoln Memorial, and regaining his voice while reading aloud the Gettysburg Address. Another standout episode features a welcome appearance by Frances Bavier as Aunt Bea, who insists on helping Gomer with barracks duty (anyone who's ever fantasized about what Bea would look like in fatigues, here's your chance). Carol Burnett is hard-driving "Corporal Carol," whom the unwitting Gomer sweeps off her feet, causing a rift with his girlfriend, Lou-Ann Poovie (Elizabeth MacRae; she of the honey-dripping voice). Gomer endearingly wears his heart on sleeve, and in the episode, "The Better Man," he declares his love for Lou-Ann to her initially disapproving father. By the fourth season, the great Ronnie Shell is gone, but a pre-M*A*S*H William Christopher appears as a fellow private, while Roy Stuart makes a fine straight man for Sutton as Cpl. Boyle. Too bad that Andy, Opie, and Goober are out of town when Gomer visits Mayberry (nitpick: Wouldn't someone have written him that Floyd had retired and Emmett had set up shop?), but keep your eyes open as Gomer gets on the bus out of town. With nary a topical reference (you'd never know the Vietnam War was raging) these episodes hold up well. There is no one like Gomer left in prime time, and he is dearly missed. As a grateful panhandler whom Gomer helps out in one episode observes, "I'm glad there's a few kind people left in this world." Or at least on DVD. --Donald Liebenson
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