shipped out to Viet Nam? I know he did some Sea Duty but it wasn't much. He could have at least went to the Philippines or somthing
2007-07-11 09:24:27 · 7 answers · asked by dr strangelove 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I bet a port call at Subic and a round of playing "Smiles" would have squared him away"
2007-07-11 09:34:26 · update #1
WELL GOLLY GEE, SGT. CARTER
2007-07-11 09:27:07 · answer #1 · answered by LAVADOG 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gomer fighting in Vietnam would have been a serious downer... and that doesn't make for good comedy. Plus if his mistakes would have killed someone, that's not too funny either. Much better to keep him stateside and out of trouble...
2007-07-11 18:06:15 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Repeat to yourself, "It's just a TV show, it's just a TV show".
Hollywood doesn't deal with reality . . .
2007-07-11 16:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Didn't he spend the entire show in boot camp?
2007-07-11 16:33:30 · answer #4 · answered by JF 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Would you really want Pyle as your pointman?
2007-07-11 16:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by infidel-louie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They didn't "do" Vietnam back then; wasn't a popular war in Hollywood til the 80's. Besides, at the end of its run, Gomer was singing, remember? Made for some nice pro-war propaganda, that did. But we hippies still didn't buy it!
2007-07-11 16:30:10 · answer #6 · answered by dk 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋
it was a t.v. show, so he didn't have to
2007-07-11 16:27:29 · answer #7 · answered by plhudson01 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋