Jim Nabors’ claim to fame was his Andy Griffith Show character of Gomer Pyle. For the rest of his career, despite his other talents, he would always be known to the public as Mayberry’s child-like and ...

Pyle was an oafish, childlike employee at the local Mayberry gas station. Thanks to Nabors’ comedic chops, however, he quickly became one of the most popular characters in the series. When Pyle wasn’t ...

Character bio: Gomer Pyle is the naive and lovable mechanic at Wally's Filling Station. His good-natured personality and ...

You've gotta love those eccentric characters surrounding Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, whether you're talking about Hal Smith as Otis the Drunk, Howard McNear as Floyd the Barber, Don ...

In a society that's reeling from one celebrity/politician/corporate executive after another being accused of sexual misconduct, and in a world in which the United States' and Great Britain's "special ...

The man who made Gomer Pyle famous was actually best at playing himself. Jim Nabors was 87 when he died Thursday, and his passing produced an outpouring of emotion from friends who admired the genuine ...

War is hell—but on television, it can also be pretty funny, as proven by the history of classic TV military comedies. For decades, the medium has marched brave (and oftentimes clueless) soldiers, ...