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Gomer Pyle USMC
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The famous american tv series about a retard Gomer Pyle, who had left the town of Mayberry and joined the U.S. Marine Corps (Gomer's cousin, Goober Pyle, replaced him back home at Wally's filling station). The series mostly revolved around Pyle's misadventures in the Marines, usually ending with his good-naturedness winning over adversity, especially his hard-nosed Drill Instructor, Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter (played by Frank Sutton). Enjoy!.
Since the popularity of the show amongst US tv viewers, It has also become a slang term in the USMC for recruits who are slow, clumsy, unfit etc. This is famously seen in the cult movie Full Metal Jacket.
