| The Andy Griffith Show first aired on
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| | the show's Midas touch creator Aaron
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| CBS in 1960. For those of you too young
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| | Ruben
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| to remember, this classic situation
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| | and highly successful producer Sheldon
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| comedy was packed full with characters
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| | Leonard.Gomer Pyle was a constant pain in
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| not
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| | the side of Sergeant Carter (played by
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| unlike those found in any small town in
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| | Frank Sutton). He would often
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| the U.S. The lead character, Sheriff Andy
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| | misunderstand the instructions that
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| Taylor,
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| | Carter gave
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| played by Andy Griffith, was a widower
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| | him and generally botch even the
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| bringing up his son with the help of Aunt
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| | simplest of tasks. He would more often
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| Bee. Although he was Sheriff, Mayberry
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| | than not
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| NC was already crime-free. This allowed
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| | get himself and his sergeant into all
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| Andy plenty of time to deal with the
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| | kinds of scrapes and sometimes would
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| various situations that arose - and
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| | (often unwittingly) save the
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| Mayberry's many odd-ball characters.One
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| | day.Sergeant Carter's attempts to knock
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| of the characters, introduced three years
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| | the bumbling Gomer into shape constantly
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| into the show's long run,
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| | back-fired to the point where the
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| was dim-witted gas pump attendant, Gomer
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| | sergeant himself was at his wits end.
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| Pyle. Like many of the show's
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| | Despite
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| characters, he had his own quirky ways
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| | this constant battle, Carter obviously
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| and his own catchphrases like "Shazam!".
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| | developed a sneaky regard for Gomer and
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| Gomer, played by actor and, to this day,
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| | this only added to the depth of the
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| highly accomplished singer Jim Nabors,
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| | comedy.Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. is a classic
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| was so popular
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| | comedy from 60's television. Some say
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| he was given his own show, Gomer Pyle
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| | that
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| USMC. This was a time when the tv
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| | this remains the best situation comedy
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| spin-off was a very rare
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| | to come out of that decade. Many
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| thing.As the life of a gas pump
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| | spin-offs do not live up to the promise
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| attendant may produce limited story
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| | of the original host show. In this case
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| lines, it was
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| | it certainly matched the wonderfully
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| decided that Gomer Pyle would enlist in
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| | gentle but wacky Andy Griffith Show from
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| the marines. The contrast between
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| | which it emerged.As with most of the
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| Gomer's limited abilities and the drill
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| | work produced by Sheldon Leonard, the
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| sergeant, Vince Carter's abruptness and
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| | show had a long
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| impatience was the backdrop to the many
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| | stay as a top-rated show and ended its
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| funny lines penned by various
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| | run in 1969.
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| screenwriters under the watchful eyes of
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