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Gomer Pyle: USMC A Date for the Colonel's Daughter (1964–1969) Online

Gomer Pyle: USMC A Date for the Colonel's Daughter (1964–1969) Online
Original Title :
A Date for the Colonelu0027s Daughter
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy / War
Year :
1964–1969
Directror :
Coby Ruskin
Cast :
Jim Nabors,Frank Sutton,Ronnie Schell
Writer :
Bob Ross,Aaron Ruben
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
30min
Rating :
7.4/10
Gomer Pyle: USMC A Date for the Colonel's Daughter (1964–1969) Online

The Colonel's daughter visits from her all-girls school and the Colonel asks Sgt Carter to find her an escort, so of course Gomer Pyle is the perfect choice - at least until her overly protective mother panics.
Episode cast overview:
Jim Nabors Jim Nabors - Pvt. Gomer Pyle
Frank Sutton Frank Sutton - Sgt. Vince Carter
Ronnie Schell Ronnie Schell - Duke
Karl Swenson Karl Swenson - Colonel Harper
Joan Tompkins Joan Tompkins - Mrs. Harper
Suzanne Benoit Suzanne Benoit - Jane Harper
Tom Hatten Tom Hatten - Captain Murdock
Mark Slade Mark Slade - Eddie
Michael Macready Michael Macready - 1st Lieutenant
David Frankham David Frankham - 2nd Lieutenant
Vince Carroll Vince Carroll - 3rd Lieutenant
Wayne Rogers Wayne Rogers - Captain

Gomer sits on the porch, plays guitar and sings to the colonel's daughter "He's Gone Away". This is the same song sung by Lily Munster, playing the harp, the next year in the Munsters (Season 1:26 "Far Out Munsters) March 18, 1965.

Wayne Rogers plays a Marine Corps captain in this episode. Eight years later he starts his role as US Army doctor Captain "Trapper John" McIntyre on the television series M*A*S*H.