Gomer Pyle: USMC The Better Man (Season 4, Episode 10)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, War

Gomer Pyle: USMC

The Better Man (Season 4, Episode 10)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, War

Lou-Ann Poovie must decide between ex boyfriend Monroe or Gomer when her father butts in. Her dad thinks Gomer is a wimp until Gomer stands up for himself declaring his love for Lou-Ann.

Creator

Aaron Ruben (created by)

Director

Coby Ruskin

Writers

John Barbour (teleplay by) (story by) | Gordon Mitchell (teleplay by) (as Whitey Mitchell) (story by) (as Whitey Mitchell) | Jack Elinson (teleplay by)

Producer

Jack Elinson (producer)

Composers

Carl Brandt | Earle Hagen

Cinematographer

John Finger (director of photography)

Editor

Beryl Gelfond

Casting Director

Ruth Burch

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 10, 1967

Release date

Nov 10, 1967 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
5 cast members

Name	Known for
Jim Nabors Pvt. Gomer Pyle Pvt. Gomer Pyle See fewer	Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)
Frank Sutton Sgt. Vince Carter (credit only) Sgt. Vince Carter (credit only) See fewer	Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)
Tol Avery J. Randolph Poovie J. Randolph Poovie See fewer	Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Med Flory Monroe Efford (as Med Florey) Monroe Efford (as Med Florey) See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1963)
Elizabeth MacRae Lou-Ann Poovie Lou-Ann Poovie See fewer	The Conversation (1974)