Season 5

1968 · 30 episodes

1. Car For Sale
27 Sept 1968
Hacker plans to get even when Carter sells his car to Gomer instead of to him.
2. Corporal Duke
4 Sept 1968
Duke is promoted to corporal, but finds his old reputation getting in his way.
3. The Booty Prize
11 Oct 1968
Gomer and Carter are the victims of the lead boot, the battalion's booby prize.
4. The Return of Monroe
18 Oct 1968
Lou Ann's old boyfriend visits.
5. Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant
25 Oct 1968
The platoon's chances to sing in a movie are almost spoiled by Sgt. Carter -- he can't carry a tune.
6. All You Need is One Good Break
8 Nov 1968
Gomer and Carter clash as they vie for an actress.
7. A Marriage of Convenience
15 Nov 1968
A movie star tries to get Carter to marry her -- after Gomer refuses -- in order to avoid being deported.
8. A Star is Not Born
22 Nov 1968
Carter appears in a Hollywood movie, but finds acting harder than he thought.
9. Come Blow Your Top
29 Nov 1968
Sgt. Hacker bets Carter that he can't go 24 hours without losing his temper, and then enlists Gomer's aid to win his bet.
10. A Little Chicken Soup Wouldn't Hurt
6 Dec 1968
Lonely widow Molly Gordon feels old and useless until Gomer and his appreciative buddies eat her wonderful home cooking.
11. Gomer, the Perfect MP
13 Dec 1968
Gomer is assigned to guard duty at a back gate of the base and refuses to let Carter pass through.
12. The Wild Bull Returns
20 Dec 1968
South American General Cortez looks up his old friends, and falls in love with Carter's girlfriend Bunny.
13. Hit and Write
27 Dec 1968
When Carter scratches a parked car and offers to pay for it, the owner shows up with a bill for a completely demolished fender.
14. Two on the Bench
3 Jan 1969
Carter won't believe that Gomer really knows football star Moose Lewis.
15. A Tattoo For Gomer
10 Jan 1969
Gomer's practical joke backfires when Lou Ann appears to like his fake tattoo.
16. Win-A-Date
17 Jan 1969
Gomer and Carter are contestants on the ""Win-A-Date"" televised program.
17. Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style
24 Jan 1969
Carter decides that Gomer might not re-enlist if he were married, so he tries to push the private into a quick wedding.
18. To Save a Life
31 Jan 1969
Sgt. Carter saves Gomer's life and almost comes to regret it as Gomer suffocates him with gratitude.
19. Dynamite Diner
7 Feb 1969
Gomer and Lou Ann pitch in to help open a new diner, not realizing the owners are in fact planning to rob the bank next door.
20. Freddy's Friendly Computer
14 Feb 1969
Gomer and Carter again fall prey to con man ""Friendly Freddy,"" now running a computer dating service.
21. Gomer Maneuvers
21 Feb 1969
Gomer inadvertently reveals the position of his platoon to the ""enemy"" during camp maneuvers.
22. Gomer Tends A Sick Kat
28 Feb 1969
Gomer overhears a conversation about Bunny's sick cat and jumps to the conclusion that it's Sgt. Carter who is critically ill.
23. I'm Always Chasing Gomers
7 Mar 1969
Carter decides he must get away from Gomer to avoid a nervous breakdown, but continues to be haunted by him.
24. The Short Voyage Home
14 Mar 1969
Carter takes charge of Gomer's life savings for safekeeping and has his pocket picked by a little old lady.
25. Proxy Poppa
21 Mar 1969
A Marine buddy breaks his leg and Gomer and Carter have to take his expectant wife to the hospital.
26. Flower Power
28 Mar 1969
Three hippies help Gomer paint a truck for maneuvers, but the results are not standard military camouflage.
27. Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
4 Apr 1969
Carter allows a pet rabbit to escape before he learns that it belongs to a general's son.
28. Show Time With Sgt. Carol
18 Apr 1969
Sgt. Carol wants Gomer to sing in the Marine camp show she is organizing, but Sgt. Carter won't agree to her plans.
29. My Fair Sister
25 Apr 1969
Gomer must escort Sgt. Carter's sister to a dance.
30. Goodbye Camp Henderson, Hello Sergeant Carter
2 May 1969
Carter learns Gomer is being sent to another base.