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[marching band plays]

[male announcer] Gomer Pyle - USMC.

Starring Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle.

Also starring Frank Sutton
as Sergeant Carter.

- Did you enjoy your breakfast, sir?
- Yes, ma'am.

It was real nice of you to ask, real nice.
Everything was fine, just fine.

- Oh, miss?
- Yes?

I believe my hot cakes are ready.

I would like them
before rigor mortis sets in.

Oh, thank you.

Is there anything else I can get for you?

No, thank you, ma'am.

- Hi, Pyle.
- Oh, hey, Sergeant Carter.

I see you found my note
I was having breakfast in here.

Yeah, but you didn't have to pin it
to my pajamas.

I wanted to be sure that you found it.

And you was sleeping
just like a little baby.

Ah, just a second, Pyle.

Excuse me, friend, would you mind
moving over? I'm with him.

There's an empty seat right over there.

We've got some important
business to talk over.

Since you have my place,
you might as well have my breakfast.

Golly, Sergeant, that poor feller.

Maybe I better go after him
and tell him he can have my seat.

Aw, just an excitable civilian.

They haven't learned to stand around
the way we have.

Anyway, we've got more important things
to worry about.

Now, listen, Pyle, tonight is it.

This Navy Relief Show is the payoff
for our whole Washington trip.

- You've got to be great.
- Well, I'll do my best, Sergeant.

Okay. And one more thing.

I don't want you
to get nervous or excited.

But do you know who's coming down
to produce the show,

and he's going to be
at rehearsals this morning?

Dan Merrill.

Well, that don't make me
the least bit nervous.

- It don't?
- No, sir.

I never heard of him.

Dan Merrill is the big Broadway producer.

He's got more hits than I got stripes.

And temperamental?

He's fired actors
just for looking at him the wrong way.

Golly.

Hello, room service?

I'd like to order breakfast in my room.

That's right, 415.

Mr. Dan Merrill.

Why did we come on
back to the room, Sergeant?

Shouldn't we be getting on over
to Constitution Hall?

We got a little time, Pyle.
So first we'll have a private rehearsal.

Private rehearsal? What for?

Pyle, the only reason
they sent me to Washington with you

is to make sure you do all right.

Now, if you look good in front
of Merrill, I'll look good.

If you look bad, I'll look bad.

And I got news for you, Pyle,

you ain't gonna make me look bad.

I'd never do that, Sergeant.

Okay. Now let's see how you do your song.
Take it from the top.

From the top?

Pyle, that's showbiz talk.

It means start it from the beginning.

All right, Sergeant.

But I'm still a little worried
about that song.

Do you think Only a Rose
is all right for an audience

of Navy and Marine men?

They love it.

It was my father's favorite song,
and he was a Marine.

Marines are sentimental.

Somebody didn't like it,
he'd punch them in the mouth.

Well, I guess you know best, Sergeant.

Sure. Now let's see how
you do the song. From the beginning.

From the top.

Yeah, from the top.

And look, you go in there and come out
when I give you an introduction.

I wanna check
what kind of entrance you're making.

All right.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,
it is my privilege and pleasure

to bring you the pride of the Marines,

Sergeant Carter's
own personal protégé, Gomer Pyle!

[door handle rattling]

[Gomer] The door's stuck, Sergeant.

Ladies and gentlemen, Gomer Pyle.

Hold it!

What kind of entrance is that?

You walk like a man
who's been beaned by a fast ball.

Pyle, when you come in,
you gotta have poise, assurance.

Well, I'm sorry, Sergeant.
But that's all the assurance I got.

- I'll do it again.
- No, no, you'll just get stuck.

Go ahead and sing.

♪ Only a rose

♪ I give you

♪ Only a song dying away

♪ Only a smile to keep in memory... ♪

Hold it. Hold it.

Pyle, words have meanings.

When you sing
Only a smile to keep in memory,

you give them a smile.

A tender smile, like this.

That's kind of hard to do
when you're singing, Sergeant.

We don't have much time. You watch me,

and I'll run through the whole thing
from the beginning... uh, the top.

Give me an introduction.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Sergeant Carter.

[door handle rattling]

[pounding on door]

[Carter] You're right,
Pyle. It does stick.

Well, don't just stand there! Open it up!

[pounding on door]

Well, ladies and gentlemen,
Sergeant Carter.

You see?

You come in with confidence.

And you look at the audience
like you own 'em.

Then, when there's complete silence...

...you turn, and give a little nod
to the piano player.

And then...

[off-key] ♪ Only a rose

♪ I give you

♪ Only a song dying away

♪ Only a smile to keep in memory... ♪

You think you can do that, Pyle?
The entrance, the gestures?

Think you can
sing it that way for Merrill?

I don't think anybody in the world
can sing like that Sergeant,

but I'll try. I'll sure try.

Holy smoke, I didn't know it was so late.

Come on,
let's get over to Constitution Hall.

We don't want to be late
for the rehearsal.

- [elevator whirrs]
- Can't this elevator go any faster?

We're gonna be late.

I hope that don't make
a bad impression on Mr. Merrill.

Well, don't worry about him.
I'll take care of him.

This ain't the lobby.
What are we stopping here for?

Somebody must've pressed the button
on this floor.

Well, I don't see anybody.
Let's get moving.

- But, Sergeant...
- Push the lobby button!

Right, Sergeant.

Hold it. Hold it. The doors, please!

Hold it!

We're sorry, mister!

There's a guy who's gonna be
looking for this. Get it to him, will ya?

- I'm sorry, sir, but this cab's reserved.
- Sure.

Sure. They're always reserved.
Buddy, we're in a big hurry.

We got an important rehearsal.
Now, come on, get in.

[engine starts]

Here!

That's my cab!

- Fella, has Mr. Merrill come in yet?
- No, no, not yet.

Phew, what a relief.

We're in the clear, Pyle.
No sweat. No trouble.

Well, it's a lucky thing we got that taxi.

What luck? I grabbed it, didn't I?

You'd probably still be stuck
in the hotel if it wasn't for me.

You're right, Sergeant.

- Yes, sir?
- I'm Dan Merrill.

Oh good morning, Mr. Merrill.

I have some telephone messages
for you, sir.

Oh, good. Thank you.

Fellas. Fellas, that...
that's Mr. Merrill over there.

Come on, let's introduce ourselves.

- But, Sergeant...
- Come on!

Pyle, that's another thing you gotta learn
about show business.

You can't be bashful. You can't hang back.

You've got to make friends right off.

Mr. Merrill?

Oh, it's you two...

...Laurel and Hardy.

Well, what are you doing here,
planning to booby-trap the theater?

Oh, well, uh... this is Gomer Pyle.

And he's gonna sing on the show.
And I... I'm Sergeant Carter.

I'm sort of his personal manager.

We're real sorry about what happened
at the hotel, Mr. Merrill.

We didn't mean any harm.

That's right.

It was all a bunch of mistakes.

And like they say, forgive and forget?

Yeah. If you'll excuse me,
we have a rehearsal.

That's right. The show must go on.
[chuckling]

Did you just make that up?

Did you, Sergeant?

Well, now, who's next?

Private First Class Gomer Pyle.

[piano playing]

♪ Only a rose

♪ I give you

♪ Only a song

♪ Dying away

♪ Only a smile to keep in memory

♪ Until we meet

♪ Another day... ♪

Just a moment, please.

Pyle, who taught you
that entrance and those gestures?

Sergeant Carter, sir.
He taught me everything.

Look, you have a fine voice.

Just try to sing naturally
and forget about those gestures.

Uh, but, sir...

And another thing, that song isn't right
for this kind of a show.

- But that's my...
- I want something a little inspiration a I

for your particular part.

Do you happen to know Impossible Dream?

No, sir. But I've heard it before.
I just never have sung it.

Then you'll learn it.

Uh, just a minute.

I don't like that song
half as much as Only a Rose.

Ah? Well, I do.

- Shall we continue?
- Uh, just a minute, Mr. Merrill.

I got him on this show. I discovered him.

I helped him.

I know you're in charge of the show,
but I'm in charge of him.

And I say he sings Only a Rose.

All right.
We don't have any time to argue.

The next act, please.

Sergeant, I'm afraid
you got Mr. Merrill kinda angry.

Don't worry. He'll cool off.

Them temperamental types are all alike.

You gotta meet 'em head on
to keep 'em from pushing you around.

And I won the argument, didn't I?

I guess I showed him it means something

to be a sergeant in the Marines.

If you give Mr. Merrill any more trouble,

you won't be a Sergeant in the Marines
much longer.

- Yes, sir.
- You almost lost Mr. Merrill for us.

It was all I could do
to persuade him to stay on.

Sergeant, have you any idea
how important this show is to us?

I think I do, sir.

I think you don't.

It won't be just Marine and Navy men
in that audience.

It's usually attended by a good number
of congressmen and senators,

sometimes even the vice president.

In fact, there's a chance
that the president himself

may be in the audience.

Therefore, you are going to do whatever
Mr. Merrill tells you to do, aren't you?

Yes, sir.

And you will make sure
Private Pyle does too.

In fact, I'm going to hold you personally
responsible for Pyle's performance.

Oh, boy. Who knew? Who knew?

Who knew what, Sergeant?

You never did tell me what happened
in Colonel Richardson's office.

Nothing happened, Pyle, nothing at all.

I got the feeling it was something.

Okay, but it's nothing
for you to get nervous about.

It's not your neck that's sticking out.
It's mine!

Well, how come?

Because if you don't sing good tonight,
I lose my stripes.

That's how come.

I thought this was a show
just for the Marines and the Navy.

- Well, ain't it?
- No, it ain't.

Who knew there were gonna be
all kinds of important people

in the audience.

What kind of
all kinds of important people?

Congressmen, senators.

Congressmen? Senators?

You'd think they would have told me
about it ahead of time.

Maybe even
the vice president will be there.

The vice president?

Probably even the president himself!

The president himself?

That's right,
the President of the United States.

He's coming to the show tonight?

Is that what you're saying?

[hoarsely] He's coming to hear me sing?

Pyle, your voice, what happened to it?

[whispering] I don't know.

Pyle, don't tell me
you're losing your voice!

Say something! Keep talking.

What do you want me to say?

Boy, I told you not to get nervous!

I'm sorry, Sergeant. I couldn't help it.

But when you told me
congressman and senators

and the vice president and the president
are all coming to the show,

it made me so nervous...

Come on.

You can get down a few more spoonfuls.

Nothing better than hot chicken soup
and melted honey for a throat.

Well, feel any improvement?

[hoarsely] I just feel full.

Is that camphor towel
around your neck hot enough?

- Yes, sir.
- Well, you can talk a little.

Can't you sing a little?

[whispering] Yes, sir,
but not as loud as I can talk.

Open your mouth.

Any change now?

- Yes.
- There is?

I think it's worse.

Look, Pyle, I got a great idea.

Pretend the show is over.

We're not going in.

We're going out, but this way.

You see, you're on your way home.

There's no more show to worry about.

[whispering] But, Sergeant, it ain't no use.

Okay, okay. I give up.
It's almost showtime.

What do I tell Merrill?

Tell him the truth.

Tell him it was all my fault that I...

Where you going?

I don't know.
I guess I'll just walk around.

But how could you wait
until ten minutes before curtain time

to tell me he's lost his voice?

Well, I was hoping he'd get it back.
The kid just choked up.

- I thought he'd get over it.
- [orchestra warming up]

- What did you do to him this time?
- Nothing. Nothing.

I was just trying to encourage the boy.

Well, you encouraged him
right out of his voice.

Oh, well, I'm sorry, sir.

Can't you get somebody else
to fill in for him?

Get someone else now?

Do you realize
it's almost curtain time, man?

Something wrong, Marine?

[whispering] Yes, sir.

Hey, you better get to bed, boy.

Sounds like you got a bad cold.

- It ain't a cold.
- Oh? Then what is it?

It's a long story.

Well, I got lots of time.

What's the matter?

Well, it was...

...it was this big
Navy Relief Show tonight...

And that's the whole story.

I got so scared I lost my voice,
and I can't sing a note.

You know something, friend?

When I sat down here,
it was because I felt sorry for you.

But I'm not anymore. I'm really not.

The ones I feel sorry for
are the people who were counting on you.

Sergeant Carter, the audience.

They're the ones you're letting down.

But I can't help it. I'm frightened.

Frightened?

Right now
it's the biggest thing in my life.

Well, maybe so, but I can't sympathize
with you too much.

Now you take him there.

He had a lot more to worry about
than facing an audience.

He had great decisions to make,

and he must have been frightened
and unsure of himself many a time.

But he didn't let it stop him
from doing what he had to do.

But he was a great man.

And I'm no hero.

You know what I figure a hero is?

It's a man doing the job he has to do
the best he knows how.

You think about that.

[footsteps fade]

[whispering] "Four score and seven years ago...

...our fathers brought forth
on this continent...

...a new nation...

...conceived in liberty..."
[voice growing stronger]

"...and dedicated to the proposition
that all men..."

[full voice] "...are created equal..."

- Equal?
- [voice echoes]

- Equal?
- [voice echoes]

- Equal?
- [voice echoes]

[shouting] Hey!

Well...

[sings a long note]

Shazam!

[band playing]

Sergeant Carter? Sergeant Carter,
I got my voice back. I can sing.

Your voice is back?
Are you sure, Pyle? Are you sure?

Well, of course.
You heard what I just said.

- Yeah, that's right.
- [applause from theater]

Hey, you're supposed to go on. Come on.
Hey, excuse me, please.

[Merrill] Now, ladies and gentlemen,
if you'll look at your programs,

you'll see that our next performer
is Marine Private First Class Gomer Pyle.

However...

And so, ladies and gentlemen,

I am proud to present
Marine Private First Class Gomer Pyle.

[applause]

[band playing]

♪ To dream

♪ The impossible dream

♪ To fight

♪ The unbeatable foe

♪ To bear

♪ With unbearable sorrow

♪ To run

♪ Where the brave dare not go

♪ To right

♪ The unrightable wrong

♪ To love

♪ Pure and chaste from afar

♪ To try

♪ When your arms are too weary

♪ To reach

♪ The unreachable star

♪ This is my quest

♪ To follow that star

♪ No matter how hopeless

♪ No matter how far

♪ To fight for the right

♪ Without question or pause

♪ To be willing to march into hell

♪ For a heavenly cause

♪ And I know

♪ If I only be true

♪ To this glorious quest

♪ That my heart

♪ Will lie peaceful and calm

♪ When I'm laid to my rest

♪And the world

♪ Will be better for this

♪ That one man

♪ Scorned and covered with scars

♪ Still strove

♪ With his last ounce of courage

♪ To reach

♪ The unreachable star

♪ To dream

♪ The impossible dream

♪ To fight the unbeatable foe

♪ To bear with unbearable sorrow

♪ To run

♪ Where the brave dare not go

♪ To run

♪ Where the brave dare not go

♪ Though the road be forever too high

♪ To try

♪ Though you're wayward and weary

♪ To reach

♪ The unreachable star

♪ Reach the unreachable star

♪ Though you know it's impossibly high

♪ To live

♪ With your heart climbing upwards

♪ To reach

♪ The unreachable

♪ Star♪

How about that!

How about it?

How about what?

He was there after all.

Who was there?

The president himself. It says right here

that he and the First Lady
attended the show.

Well, how about that!

Does it make you nervous now?

- No, it don't make me nervous a bit.
- [laughs]

[phone rings]

Hello?

Uh, no, ma'am, but this is
his manager, Sergeant Carter.

Who's coming up
to congratulate us personally?

The Commandant of the Marine Corps?

What's the matter, Sergeant?
What's the matter?

- [hoarsely] The Commandant is coming here.
- What?

[whispering] The Commandant
of the whole Marine Corps

is coming up here to congratulate us.

Can you believe it?