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7/10
Foreign Relations
sambase-3877311 December 2021
This episode is kind of a continuation of the previous episode in that Gomer and Carter are still in Washington D. C. Gomer still wants to go sight-seeing like last episode and Carter being Carter is only interested in having a hot date with a hot female. When Gomer explains all the wonderful patriotic places they could go see together Carter rolls his eyes and gives a sarcastic answer. So much for all Marines being patriotic! Sgt. Carter is about as patriotic as a bowling pin! Actually, Carter is probably just as patriotic as anybody else, but his wanton lust seems to override his patriotism.

But before things really get started Gomer finds a little Japanese boy sitting on the curb. That's odd. Why is he there? World War II is over. Gomer tries to find out, but the boy doesn't speak English. Fortunately, Carter speaks fairly good Japanese. And he asks the boy where he lives. The boy gives an address and they grab a cab and take him there. Oops. It's not a house it's an amusement park! Now what? And that's the premise of the episode. They try to find out where the boy lives and comedy ensues.

I thought this was a cute episode. Not super funny, but it is amusing and cute. And I like the episodes where Gomer and Carter are away from the base. You know, Marines interacting with the real world, etc. I gave it a "7".
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5/10
Allison Hayes or a fun day in the Nation's Capital
thejcowboy2213 June 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Nothing like sightseeing in our Nation's Capitol on a spring afternoon. .Gomer (Jim Nabors) and Sargent Carter (Frank Sutton) in Washington D.C. find a Japanese boy who claims he's lost. Sargent Carter fluent in Japanese was stationed in Japan after World War II and picked up the language as a surprised Gomer says GOLLY! The boy in Japanese is asked by the Sargent where he lives and the boy gives addresses to museums, amusement parks, points of interest and even a Washington Senators game. In between these excursions a frustrated Sargent Carter has a nice day planned with his local gal voluptuous girlfriend Rose (Allison Hayes). Between sights from phone booth to phone booth Carter calls her and re-assuring her that their date is still on despite the hours of Taxi rides through the Capital on the Asian boy's phony claims. Sadly this was one of Allison Hayes last performances as her health started to decline. Allison famous for her role as the Fifty Foot Woman a science fiction classic.
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2/10
Farcical
polite-4569226 July 2019
The worst episode thus far in Season 4 is a farcical mess, even by Gomer's low standards.
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5/10
Less than great
jimmy-3765421 April 2021
Really like Gomer but this particular episode is very lacking.
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