Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a television series that ran on CBS from 1964 to 1969, with episodes rerun in mid-1970.

Trivia

Dialogue from an episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. can be heard in the song "Nobody Home" from Pink Floyd's album The Wall, specifically Gomer's trademark line "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"

Related Topics:
Pink Floyd - The Wall

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The term "Gomer Pyle" is used by Marine Corps Drill Instructors, as a personal epithet for recruits that are perceived as "goldbricking" (being lazy), or not responding/adjusting to training properly.

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