Hello, everyone! I was watching some of the first season episodes of Gomer Pyle, USMC last night. One of the episodes I caught was "Gomer and the Dragon Lady," and while watching, I discovered a special tip of the hat to Don Knotts. In one scene, Gomer is met by Duke (Ronnie Schell) and a couple other guys from his platoon as he is walking out of a movie theater having just seen Ma and Pa Kettle in Hawaii, twice (Ma and Pa Kettle are Gomer's favorites, you know). In the close-up shots outside the movie theater featuring Duke, I thought I spot something familiar in the background. Thanks to the wonderful zoom and pan features on my DVD, I discovered a mock poster for a film called Ships to Shore and this poster just happened to feature pictures and artwork from Knott's 1964 feature film, The Incredible Mr. Limpet. I did a search online this morning to verify this, and sure enough, it appears the show used an actual poster from the movie, but covered up the title (which makes sense since Mr. Limpet was produced by Warner Bros. and neither Gomer Pyle, USMC or The Andy Griffith Show were associated with that studio). Anyway, I thought that was really pretty cool that the show slipped in this nod to Don Knotts and his first major feature film and I thought I would share it with everyone here. After all, now everyone can catch the Gomer episode that features a guest appearance by good old Don (well, kinda, sorta). Best to you all, Dan Johnson Greensboro, NC _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
