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[marching band playing]

[male announcer] Gomer Pyle - USMC.

Starring Jim Nabors
as Gomer Pyle.

Also starring Frank Sutton
as Sergeant Carter.

Hey, look!

[in southern accent]
I'm sorry, Sergeant.

What did you see?

Here, listen to this.

"Assignments,
Parris Island to Honolulu,

stopover Camp Henderson.
Sergeant Jim Mason."

Jim Mason!
That's my old buddy from Korea!

Well, ain't that nice?
And he's stoppin' off here?

Yeah. Good old Jimbo!
That's my old buddy Jimbo!

Hey, I wonder
when he's comin' in.

Maybe headquarters will know.

Uh, this is Sergeant Carter here.

Tipton?

Look, Tip, do you
have any information

on a Sergeant Jim Mason stopping here
on his way to Honolulu?

Yeah, I'll wait.

Oh, boy, Jimbo and me,
did we have times together.

Man, I'm telling you... Huh?

Today?

Hey, that's great!

What?

And he'll only
be here 24 hours.

Look, Tip, uh,

do a favor for me, will you?

When he checks in,
send him over to see me.

Yeah, he--he's an old buddy.

Yeah, thanks a lot.

Jimbo! That old son of a gun!

Pyle! If you knew what he and I
went through together!

We couldn't have been closer
if we had been brothers!

Pyle, he's...

He's my oldest
and he's my best friend.

Ain't nothin' nicer
than seein' old friends.

Grandma Pyle
used to always say,

"Make new friends,
but keep the old.

One is silver,
and the other's gold."

Yeah.

And he's Marine, Pyle, all Marine!

Well, for you to talk
about him like that,

- he must really be somethin' special.
- He is, Pyle. He really is.

Well, I'll get this place
all spick-and-span for your old buddy.

I guess you two got a lot
to reminisce about.

Yeah, you're not kiddin'.

How long's it been
since you seen him, Sergeant?

Well, let's see...

Yeah, I guess it's 13 years.

The last time I saw him

was right before they took us
to the hospital,

the day I saved his life.

You what?

Oh, well, I, um...

I saved Jimbo's life.

You mean you actually
saved his life?

Like, if--if--if you hadn't of
saved his life, he would've died?

That's right, Pyle.

Golly, Sergeant! You're a hero!

I'm not a hero, Pyle,
just a man who did his duty.

No, sir, Sergeant.
You're a real hero.

You saved a man's life.
That must really make you feel proud.

How'd you save his life, Sergeant?
Was you in combat?

Well, I...

Well, I--I'd rather
not talk about it, Pyle.

Okay, Sergeant.

Okay, Pyle, I can see
you're holding it in,

and you won't get off my back
till I tell you the whole story,

so pull up a chair
and let's get it over with, huh?

Thank you, Sergeant.

I sure love to listen
to these hero stories.

Well, like I said,

it was in Korea
during the worst part.

We were trying to take a hill
that we needed real bad,

and we ran into a pack
of the enemy.

I--I--I'd say
they outnumbered us 5-to-1.

5-to-1? Shazam!
I got goosebumps just listenin' already.

- How'd you ever get out of there?
- Please, Pyle, don't interrupt!

Now, I hate telling this story,
so let me get it over with!

Oh, I'm sorry, Sergeant,

but if it really pains you to tell it,
then I don't think that you...

Please, stop nagging.

I told you I'll tell it, so I'll tell it!
Now, where was I?

- The enemy had you outnumbered 5-to-1 .
- Yeah.

Did I say that? 5-to-1?

Well, it, uh, might
have been more than that.

Maybe even 6-to-1 or 7-to-1.

Yeah, but that doesn't matter.

Anyway, the enemy
had us surrounded.

Well, we jumped for cover!

But it still looked like
we were done for.

We just lay there,
not movin' a muscle.

We thought if we could
make it till dark,

we might have a chance
to get out of there alive.

We might even have a chance
to take that hill.

- What happened, Sergeant?
- Well, like I said,

we were just waitin' and hopin'
that we could make it till dark,

when all of a sudden,
one of the kids in the platoon,

a kid by the name of Stewart Billet,
well, he couldn't wait

because he jumped up
and started to make a run for it!

Right away, the enemy fire
broke out all around us!

[Carter] Well, my old pal
Jimbo and I were together.

We could see Billet
a little ways ahead of us.

Luckily, he wasn't hit.

He had slipped and fallen
as he started up the side of the hill

and gotten tangled up
in some barbed wire.

The poor kid was trapped,
just layin' there like a sitting duck!

We knew we had to do somethin'
to try to save him.

We shook hands and started.

The plan was for Jimbo to crawl to him
goin' wide on the left side,

and I'd try going wide
on the right side,

just hoping one of us
could make it.

We'd gone a few yards
when it happened.

A mortar shell went off
right between us!

Luckily, it missed me.

Now, from here on,
everything that happened is a little hazy,

but after I shook off
the effects of the blast,

I looked over and saw Jimbo.

He wasn't moving.

I thought sure he was finished!

Right away I knew there were
two things I had to do:

I had to get Billet
and I had to get my buddy Jimbo.

I leaped up and, protecting myself
as best I could, I raced over to Billet!

He was tangled up in barbed wire,
and I knew the kid

couldn't make it up
on his own power,

so I threw him over my shoulder
and ran to Jimbo!

Jimbo was in kind of a daze,

so I grabbed him
and ran for cover!

[gun firing]

[explosion]

And luckily,
I made it to safety.

They took us all away
to the hospital,

and, believe it or not,
I've never seen Jim Mason since.

We never even got a chance
to talk about it.

What are you doing, Pyle?

Why, you're a hero, Sergeant.

Fact is, you're a hero twice.
You saved two men's lives.

Why, they gonna be
thankful to you forever.

I know.
That's what I'm afraid of.

As soon as Jimbo gets here,
he's gonna spend every moment he's here

talking about it and thanking me
and falling all over me.

It's gonna be
downright embarrassing.

Oh, it shouldn't embarrass you, Sergeant.
You should be real proud.

I bet there's a white, fluffy cloud
up there in heaven

with your name printed right on it,

just waitin' for you
when you get there.

Thank you, Pyle.

Well, look, let's get
this office cleaned up

before my old buddy
gets here, huh?

Is there a loud, fat sergeant
by the name of Vince Carter around?

Hey, Jimbo!

[both laughing]

[both grunting]

Hey, you put on a little weight
around the middle

since I saw you last,
huh, tubby?

You're starting
to look like a zeppelin.

Yeah? Well, at least
I still got my hair.

Hey, it's good
to have you back.

Son of a gun,
it's good to see you.

You look really great, Jimbo,
really great!

Hey, uh, this is
Private Gomer Pyle.

Pyle, this is my old buddy
Jim Mason!

Sure a privilege to meet you, sir.
I've heard an awful lot about you.

What do you say?

Some handshake,
huh, Pyle?

That's from karate.

You still keep up with it, Jimbo?

Uh, not like I used to.
A little bit.

Hey, Jimbo...

Do it. Watch this, Pyle.

Come on, do it, Jimbo!

Well, who's gonna
pay for the chair?

Me! Me! It's worth it! Do it! Do it!

Okay.

Huh!

Not bad for an old guy.

Why, he busted it.
He busted it right in two.

Well, sure he did!

Hey, Jimbo!
You're the greatest! Hey!

Where are you stayin' tonight?

Oh, they got me checked in some place
they save for visiting dignitaries.

- Class hotel, Vince, old boy.
- Yeah.

Well, why don't I run over
to headquarters, ask the captain

if you can bunk here with me?
I got an extra sack.

Great! Hey, we got a few things
to talk about, right?

Well...

Look, I'll be right back.
It won't take a second.

Pyle, take care of my old buddy Jimbo
for me, will you?

Sure will, Sergeant. Sure will.

Hey!

Sure is good to see
my old buddy Vince.

What a guy he is. What a guy.

Sure is, and he couldn't be
a better sergeant.

Why, he's just like
a mama to us.

A real strict mama,
but a mama anyhow.

- He's all Marine.
- Ain't he though?

We had some times together,
especially in Korea.

I know. He told me
so much about you,

I feel like I know you already.

Like that battle story
about you two and that Billet boy.

That's one of the most thrillin' stories
I've ever heard.

Really thrillin'.

Yeah.

Hey, you must think a lot
of Sergeant Carter.

You bet I do.

Hey, would you tell me
that there battle story?

Yeah, it is
kind of interesting.

You know,
the part that I like best

is where Private Billet
was saved.

Oh, that.

Well...

My pal Vince and I,
we had taken cover together.

[Mason] I could see Billet trapped
in some barbed wire up ahead.

Vince and I knew
we had to do something.

Otherwise, Billet was done for.

We shook hands and started.

The plan was for Vince
to go on the right side,

and I'd try going wide
on the left side.

Our only hope was that
one of us would make it.

We'd only gone a few yards

when, well, I never heard
anything like it.

This mortar shell just burst
there right between us.

Well, from here on in,
the story's a little hazy to me.

But I shook off the effects of the blast
and looked over at Vince.

He wasn't moving.
I figured he was done for.

It was then I knew
I had two things to do,

get Billet and my pal Vince.

I jumped up, and fighting back
as best I could, I ran over to Billet!

He was tangled up
in the barbed wire,

and I could see he could
never make it on his own,

so I threw him over my shoulder
and raced to my pal Vince.

Vince was just coming to,

so I shoved him along
and we all ran for cover.

[guns firing]

[explosion]

Well, that's how we all made it.

I haven't seen Carter
since it happened.

Boy...

I hope he don't embarrass me

and start getting sloppy
and thanking me for it.

I was only doin' my duty,
you know.

That is funny! Boy, oh, boy.
That is really funny!

- [chuckling]
- You know what, Duke?

You got a warped sense of humor is what,
a warped sense of humor.

Oh, come on, Gomer.
You mean for 13 years

Carter's been tellin' everybody
he saved Sergeant Mason's life,

and Mason's been tellin' everybody
he saved Carter's life?

Gomer, that's a riot!

They each believe it.

They each honestly believe
that they're tellin' the truth.

That's even funnier.
Can you imagine what happens

when they finally get together
and compare notes?

Pow-ee!

I know. That's the reason
we got to do somethin'.

Duke, you just
got to help me out.

This Sergeant Mason
is a karate expert,

and he could hurt
Sergeant Carter.

Really?

Now, you don't want
Sergeant Carter hurt.

Well, it's simple, Gome.

You say Sergeant Mason's
only gonna be here for 24 hours.

Just keep 'em apart
so they can't get to talk.

But how? Sergeant Mason's
settin' over there

in Sergeant Carter's office
right now.

Look, Gomer, I told you
how to solve your problem.

I can't do everything for you.

- Well, thanks, Duke.
- See you, buddy.

But I don't know what I'm gonna do
if they ever get together.

Here comes
Sergeant Carter now!

Please, Duke,
you gotta do somethin'.

You just can't let him
see Sergeant Mason.

- What? I...
- Well, anything.

Try to keep him
here a few minutes,

and I'll see if I can't
get rid of Sergeant Mason.

Please, Duke, you got to,
for Sergeant Carter's sake.

[sighing]

S-Sergeant Carter!

Uh, Sergeant Carter?

Um, uh, c-could I see you
Well, what for a second?

[grumbles]

[clears throat]

What do you want?

- Hmm? Oh, I--I've got a problem.
- See the chaplain.

No, no, Sergeant,
it's not that kind of problem.

Well, what kind of problem is it?

Um...

It's my lock.

- Your lock? What about it?
- Hmm?

Oh, I can't get it open.
I, uh, I was gonna clean my rifle...

You can't get it open?

What are you?
Stupid or somethin'?

- What's the combination?
- Hmm?

Oh, the combination, yes.

[clears throat] Uh, well, it's, uh...

Let's see. Uh, um...

Left to 19.

Left to 19.

Um, right--right to 32.

Where's Sergeant Carter?
I don't have much time, you know.

Yeah, well, ain't it a shame?

He didn't say he had some other things
to do today, did he?

No, Sergeant, he didn't.

I--I can't get it open, either.

Look, maybe I'd better
go find him myself.

Uh, Sergeant... Sir...

- I got an idea.
- Huh?

Yeah, yes, sir, I bet that's it.

Well, if I was Sergeant Carter,
I know what I'd be doin'.

I'd be in town
buyin' you a present.

Yes, sir, that's what
I'd be doin', all right.

A present for me?

Why, sure. He hadn't seen you
in all these years,

and you did save his life,

but if it was me
I'd be mighty embarrassed

to be empty-handed
whenever I got a present.

There I go, talkin'
out of turn again.

You probably didn't even
have time to buy him a present.

Yeah, I was too busy.
That's it.

But if...

Listen, do you think I could
get him a gift over at the PX?

W-Well, they ain't got
much of a selection over there,

but town's just north of here
about two miles.

It's just a short ride on the bus.
And they got lots of stores there.

Okay, okay.

But, listen, if Sergeant Carter
gets back before I do,

- don't tell him where I went, okay?
- Right, Sergeant.

19...

Right, 32...

Left, 27.

Uh, gee, Sarge,
I just remembered.

It's-- It's-- It's left to 18, not 19.

Left, 18...

[mumbling]

Left, 27.

Thanks, Sarge.
Thanks a lot.

I forgot to ask you,
where do you get the bus?

It's right out by the gate.

Um, why don't you go out
the back door?

It's a whole lot closer.

- Thanks.
- Go right out this door.

Hey, Pyle,
where's Sergeant Mason?

[stammering] Well,
he ain't here.

Well, I can see he's not here.
Where did he go?

I ain't supposed to tell.

- What?
- Promised I wouldn't.

- Where did he go?
- Into town.

What did he go into town for?

Well, I ain't supposed
to tell that either.

- Pyle!
- Well, if you must know,

he went to buy you a present.

- A present?
- That's the truth.

You know, for old time's sake?

I think he feels sort of sentimental
about the occasion.

Well, what do you know!

Old Jimbo buyin' me a present.

Uh, what did you get
for him, Sergeant?

Well, I, uh...

Of course,
you didn't have time.

You just found out
he's comin' this mornin'.

Sure, that's right!
I just found out this morning!

Ain't too late, though.

You could go over to the PX.
And be back in two shakes.

Yeah, yeah!

Look, if he gets back before I do,
don't tell him where I went, huh?

Right, Sergeant.

How often
do those buses run?

Every 15 minutes. Uh...

- Oh.
- Right there.

Did Sergeant Carter get back?

Uh-huh.

But he went out again.

Again?

Is he inside?

Hi, Vince. Where you been?

I'm sorry, Jimbo.
I had a little errand to take care of.

Oh, sure, I understand.

Look, Pyle,
you don't have to hang around.

W-Well, I ain't finished
my cleanin' up yet.

Well, make it fast.

Here, buddy.
From me to you.

A gift? For me?

Hey, Pyle, you see that?

My old buddy
brought me a present.

Open it.

[Mason] Do you like it?

Oh, yeah.

Sure, it's, uh, great.

Push the button
on the side.

It's an electric finger.
It's great for massaging your gums!

- You don't have one, do you?
- Oh, no.

Oh, good. I figured that.

It's the kind of thing
you wouldn't buy for yourself.

Yeah.

It's great for scratching, too.

But mainly for massaging your gums.

Try it. Try it.

Uh...

I'll try it tonight.

The directions are in the box.

Well, uh, thank you, Jimbo,

but don't think
I forgot you, huh?

Here.

Oh, Vince,
you didn't have to.

Ah.

What a guy.

A wallet!

Real plastic!

Look inside. I put
a little somethin' in it for you.

Oh, Vince.

It's a picture of me
for good luck.

Oh.

Oh, Vince...

I'll carry it with me always.

There was a picture
of Ann Sheridan in it.

I took it out.
You can have it if you want.

Uh, no, no.
You will be just great.

[exclaiming]

Boy, it's good
to see you again, Jimbo!

Same here.

Good to see you.
It brings back memories.

Yeah.

Hey, remember that dame
in Honolulu?

You mean Toby Eigler,
the one with the two-tone hair?

Yeah!

Yeah, every night for a month,

she made me take her out
dancing till 2:00 in the morning.

I was exhausted when I found out
she had a twin sister

and they shared everything!

You remember the gal
that flipped over me in Tokyo?

Yeah, the dancer!

You remember? She used to write me
those wild letters in Japanese,

and the only guy on the base that
could translate them was the chaplain!

Oh, those were
the good old days!

They--They sure were!

But it all wasn't fun and games.

I know what you mean.

Korea.

Korea.

I guess-- I guess we'll never forget
what happened there.

You ain't kiddin'.

You know, of all the things
that ever happened to me,

I remember that day in Korea
clearer than anything else.

I guess you'll never
forget it, huh, Jimbo?

- Well, I...
- Remember, Jimbo?

There we were, outnumbered,
5-to-1, tryin' to take that hill,

- when all of a sudden...
- Oh!

Pyle, what is it?
What's wrong?

- [groaning]
- Maybe it's appendicitis.

- Pyle, you all right?
- I think so.

Okay, Pyle, why don't you
knock off for now, huh?

Uh, no, Sergeant,
I'm all right.

- You sure?
- Uh-huh.

Suit yourself.

What were we talking about?

Oh, e-e-excuse me, Sergeant.

You was talkin' about Toby Eigler,
that Japanese dancer.

No, no, that was before, no.

No, Korea! Yeah,
that was it, Korea!

- Remember? You and me were behind...
- Excuse me, Sarge.

I'm sorry. I never did get
to clean under here today.

Won't take me
but a minute, though.

The enemy, they were up on a hill.
They were opening fire, remember?

- [mumbling]
- We didn't have a chance. When they...

What is it with this nut?

Look, why don't we
just cut out of here,

grab a couple of beers
and shoot the breeze at the club, huh?

Why don't you go out
to the movie?

What? Who wants to go
to the movies?

Well, it's a real good picture.
It's The Yalu Showdown.

That's a war picture about Korea!
What do we wanna see that for?

- Yeah, we lived it.
- Remember, Jimbo, the hill?

- Yeah, and that crazy Billet kid.
- It's in Technicolor.

And you and me decided
we had to try and save him.

So, you went wide on the left!
And I went wide on the right!

It's got a real good
cartoon with it.

And the enemy was all around us,
blasting all over, remember?

I remember that big one,

that shell that burst right between us,
knockin' you unconscious!

I remember I ran for Billet,

tossed the kid over my shoulder,
still blastin' away with a Tommy gun...

Wait a minute.

I was knocked unconscious?

You were knocked unconscious.

You're kiddin'!
I remember it like it was yesterday.

You don't remember good.

Well, who do you think
saved Billet?

Vince, look at me!
You don't remember!

I saved you,
and I saved the kid, too!

You were unconscious!

You're crazy!
You were unconscious!

Look, I'll show you!

No! I'll show you!

Don't tell me!

I'm telling you! I saved you!

Never! I did it! I saved...

[exclaiming] you!

I knew this was gonna happen!

I knew this was gonna happen,
I knew it!

Sergeant, are you all right?

Sergeant? Sergeant?

Come on, sit down over here.

[stammering] Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Hey, Jimbo,

does this remind you
of somethin'?

Yeah.

Do you know what I think?

Are you thinkin'
what I'm thinkin'?

I didn't save your life.

No.

And I didn't save yours.

Billet?

Hey!