Word: gomer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...concert stage, conning inspiration from the ether. In a nightclub, a customer's name will spark a from-nowhere verbal riff. And in the course of an hour's interview, he will miraculously inhabit the skewed brains of two dozen apparitions. Among them: a meat-eating Mahatma Gandhi, Gomer Pyle with a case of VD, Elvis Presley drafted for Viet Nam, Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak and, of course, a singing hunchback. Here is Williams speaking about his role as Good Morning, Vietnam's gonzo deejay: "God, it can't get any more right than this! If this...
...their eight weeks at Parris Island, S.C., they will be stripped of their freedom, their pride, their names. The recruit who dares to hang some John Wayne sarcasm on the drill instructor will be called Joker (Matthew Modine). The guy from Texas will be dubbed Cowboy (Arliss Howard). Gomer Pyle is the name given to a fat bumpkin (Vincent D'Onofrio) whose dim-witted sanctity begs to be beaten into lean meat. The D.I. (Lee Ermey) will oblige. He will shape Pyle into an M-14 with a loaded magazine -- a full metal jacket. Then Pyle, like his sweetheart...
...production company that he started this year with Partner Brian Grazer, 34, went public last week, selling 1.7 million units at $8 each. On the first day of the offering, the price surged to $18.25, and the stock closed out the week at $15.25. As Opie's friend Gomer Pyle might say, "Gawlee...
They had a wedding in Mayberry last week. Barney Fife (Don Knotts), decked out in his best city-slicker suit, finally walked down the aisle with his longtime heartthrob Thelma Lou. A beaming Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), Barney's old friend and ex-boss, was the best man. Even Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) was on hand to lead the red-robed choir...
Barney's marital status is not the only thing changing in sleepy Mayberry, N.C. Little Opie Taylor (Ron Howard) is all grown up now, editing the town newspaper and about to become a father. Gomer, who left Mayberry in 1964 to join the Marines (and star in his own series, Gomer Pyle--USMC) is back at the old gas station, working alongside his cousin Goober (George Lindsey). And Andy, who married Helen Crump and moved to Ohio 18 years ago, has returned to Mayberry and decided to run for sheriff again. His opponent turns out to be none other than...