In 1985 I traveled to Honolulu for business. I was seated in first class in a 747 which then was the "upstairs" seats. It later became the lounge for first class. A flight attendant came me that a celebrity was going to sit next to me. They tactfully told me he likes to be left alone. I knew Jim Nabors lived in Hawaii but still surprised. He said hello and then went to sleep for about 5 hours out of the 8 hour flight. When he woke he asked me where I was from (Austin Tx) and proceeded to talk until we landed, mostly asking questions about my occupation. Very sincere, nice man.

He's the definition of how a celebrity suppose to act with his fans. He appreciated everything he got and he knew it was his fans that got him there. He never turned into a D-Bag like a lot of these so call celebrity. I know people that ran into him and just said hi. He would spend a few minutes just talking to them. It meant ta lot to them, but it's just 60 seconds out of his day. He's was a good person. RIP Jim, we need more like you!

Rest in Peace Gomer Pyle. You have made a tremendous impact across America. We will always remember your excellent appearances on the Andy Griffith Show.

@heatherdepriest8220

5 жыл бұрын

Him

No judgement here. How wonderful it must have been for him to have someone to grow old with. A true companion, a friend, a partner in all of life. It's a rare and beautiful thing. Some of us don't have that and some of us never will. Good for you ,Jim. Thank you for sharing your untouchable talent with us. You are tremendously appreciated.

@joeboxer3365

5 жыл бұрын

Judith you are woman blessed as you do not judge, and I am sure that your life on this earth is blessed with many good and kind people in your life and hopefully good and full family life and friends. And you remind me of the Ray Stevens song, Everything is beautiful, as must be your soul.

@aprildannettegosa5381

5 жыл бұрын

38 years is rare in showbusiness for anyone bless Jim and his Partner

He sings without auto tune. His voice is strong and beautiful. You will be missed. I still watch your shows. Rip.

@fargeeks

6 жыл бұрын

Hazel Eyes I have one of his Christmas albums

@hazeleyes611

6 жыл бұрын

fargeeks Yes I do too and I love hearing his voice.

He was a very rare man, he was full of love and passed it to you. Every way he could.

@waterheaterservices

4 жыл бұрын

No further comment 😆

I loved Jim Nabors, there's not to many people that put a smile on your face and heart every time you saw him.

He said it well as did my mother who died at 38. She said son, when you are gone all you leave is your name....

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Nabors when he was in Melbourne Australia in the late 70s. he performed on the Don Lane show the best ever Live to air Australian evening talk show. each week Don would have different Hollywood guest on the show On the night i were a audience member. That night as Jim was leaving the studio i went to the front security gate and i saw him coming out i yelled out Mr Nabors may i have your Autograph please . He came right over outside the gates and gladly gave me his Autograph i also told him my Dad Mum and I never missed a episode of Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C replays too in which we did I remember him on the Andy Griffith show but was a little young to see them all. I had to ask him if he could do the Gomer Pyle Golly voice Anyway He said he couldn't do it and all of a sudden he did it. and we both laughed. such a lovely humble man a gentleman i will always have that memory until the day i die R.I.P May you rest in peace Mr NABORS

@Grit489

5 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic

@jeremyjeconner5422

5 жыл бұрын

Hes my second cousin my dad used to tell me that when Jimmy would say golly or shazam I would just cackle so he said it all the time on tv and when he came back in town knowing my dad would have me watching him on tv lol and your right he was extremely kind never ever acted snobby when he was in town when my grandfather died in the 70s Jimmy came home to be there for my dad and even took me away for a couple of days so my dad could mourn

Years back when Jim was in Flint Michigan doing a show with Florence Henderson I had the greatest lunch with him quite by accident. We were ordering lunch and he asked what I thought was good. He was charming and just like your neighbor next door. It was like you saw him every day and were just saying "hey" at your mailbox.

what a guy. I was a singer , actor and teacher in Hawaii 20 years ago and got to meet him at a party. In Oct 1987 just weeks before his death , while on vacation in Hawaii ( now living in Japan) I had a chance to see Jim outside the Diamond head theatre after the final show of "Rag Time". Proud to say , I think I got the final photo of Jim before his passing . He was in a wheel chair but was glad to let me take a photo with him......classy man . On a sad note the "Enquirer" magazine offered me only 500 dollars for the photo rights because "he is just not that big of a name"......I declined. Jim will always big a part of American like me. In fact before going to the theatre , Jim was on my rooms TV doing Gomer for millions to watch!!

He was a versatile and talented individual who brought joy to millions shame on those who judge him .

Even his character portrayals you could feel his good nature. A wildly gifted man, humorous, humble, content.

Jim was a better human being than most of today's celebs we all could learn a lot from Jim R.I.P Gomer........

@ivahadenuff9080

4 жыл бұрын

@@thehuguenot5615 Judge not lest ye get judged also.

@0217ldp

4 жыл бұрын

@@thehuguenot5615 I judge you homophobic.

The Andy Griffith show is one best shows of all time. Jim Nabors is one of the reasons for that.

@mattjensen8759

6 жыл бұрын

So was Andy Griffith himself lol

@milesmayhem5440

5 жыл бұрын

Don Knotts is main reason.

@insanezombie1974

4 жыл бұрын

So was Gomer Pyle USMC

@nancyduncan6594

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he had a beautiful singing voice.

@jameshalstead5432

3 жыл бұрын

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R I P Mr. Nabors He was a very sweet, kind person with a most powerful singing voice, just incredible. Met him at charity events where he donated to. He was just as sweet and humble as Gomer, very gracious and down to Earth. I still listen to his XTmas music each year still. My Family used to collect all his many record albums whereon he did wonderful cover songs of the popular hits of the day. His songs of inspiration are also powerful and makes one want to get up out of their chair. He will be missed by many.

@jamescalifornia2964

6 жыл бұрын

The Dark Angel ~ How nice to hear about your meeting Jim . He always seemed like a really nice person - a "regular" - not full of himself or egotistical. Thanks for sharing ... ✨🎭

Jim Nabors' performance of "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the 500 was my magnetic north for the year. It set the course for the entire summer. Thank God that there are so many fine recordings of Mr. Nabors performing this classic in a classic setting.

What a voice...He is gone but not forgotten. I loved Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C

@threexladi

5 жыл бұрын

That early scene with the bucket... Gomer tells Sgt. Carter that he really could think better under there! Comic gold.

@mclacek5

3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful man and a decent human being with an incredible voice!!!

I grew up watching Jim on the Andy Griffith show, then as the bumbling Marine on Gomer Pyle. He gave everyone lots of laughs. There will never be comedies like those made again.

@threexladi

5 жыл бұрын

The shows now...cynical, lowbrow. Are they even supposed to be funny? The music to 'Modern Family' grates. Manny is fun, the gay couple have their moments, but the Sofia Vergara plotline rankles. The married couple & their daughters add zilch. '2 Broke Girls', the blonde doesn't learn or grow, is unfunny.

@antoniabaker7770

2 жыл бұрын

Me too and I remember the first time I heard him sing. Blew me away.

He was genuine and talented. Nice guy!!

@lloydkline3265

5 жыл бұрын

Love his personality on Andy Griffith,, I love the homer Pyle show too

In 1994 at the Speedway, I was amazed suddenly to see Jim Nabors riding by in a cart. He zoomed past in about a second or two, so I wasn't even able to get out a "shazam," but I saw his classic Jim/Gomer good-natured smile. What a moment. RIP Jim Nabors, you always made US smile!

@jonchaney

6 жыл бұрын

That’s cool. Lol. I’d like to have seen him, met him.

Every one of us put on this Earth has a job to do. Jim was blessed with a talent to sing and entertain. So I say great job Jim Nabors you did well. Now go rest, now you rest. Well deserved. 😑

@jonchaney

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful statement. I agree.

We lost a wonderful man in jim nabors we still love you jim rest in peace

How can anyone "thumbs down" this?

He was so adorable and sweet. Talented as hell as well. I’m only sorry I discovered him recently.

He was a great guy, talented dancer singer-actor just all around. I didn't realize those shows were reruns when I was growing up. Now I'm watching more reruns. I love them

Sir, you brought many, many hours of laughter to me and my family. I thank you for that. R.I.P.

@mikebragg9212

6 жыл бұрын

Charles Spangler walk the dog

@elianamiller2666

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikebragg9212What?

3 years later and I'm still devastated 💔 I used to watch Gomer Pyle with my dad when I was a little girl during the 90s. We loved that show and I am so grateful to Jim, Carol B. and Frank S. for their superb acting in Gomer Pyle! Beautiful human being. My dad has since passed away but I remember him whenever I watch Gomer Pyle ❤💜

Dear Mr. Nabors, zyour kindness, niceness, and warm hospitality has transpired that to who I've always been! Thank you for your exceptional voice and for the fun moments as Private First Class Gomer Pyle! The very best show I ever watched my friend!

I grew up watching Jim & loved his shows. He touched so many & he will be missed.

I didn’t know him personally but watching him sing, act & be interviewed he seems like a wonderful human being 🙏RIP

A very nice guy! Thanks for doing the story.

bless the celebrities who kept there nose and opinion out of politics!! truly a good man!

Boy Jim has a good singing voice miss you Gomer

@carolphillips6316

6 жыл бұрын

Camille Coopersmith you

I was his fan from the the first time I seen him when I was young. Great voice.

Just recently started wacthing a tv show called Gomer Pyle on Metv station. I got hooked immediate, his personality is just so darn addicting to watch. RIP Gomer Pyle. Wish i would've met you one day. At least we walked the same earth at the same time for 30yrs.

What a great man. RIP Jim Nabors, thanks for the memories!

Back in the early 70's i was the resident manager of a horse stable/ polo grounds in Hawaii. We had never met however that did not stop him from agreeing to sing the national anthem on a moments notice. Very nice guy all around. R.I.P. Jim Nabors...

What a very kind man. RIP

When I read that Jim died I just chocked up.

Wonderful man and so talented in many ways.

R I P Mr. Nabors He was a very sweet, kind person with a most powerful singing voice, just incredible. Met him at charity events where he donated to. He was just as sweet and humble as Gomer, very gracious and down to Earth. I still listen to his XTmas music each year still.

@sandracope7101

5 жыл бұрын

Jim nabors will never be mist his in my uncle and granddad they sing just like him l love it. R l P jim

Enjoyed dinner in Hawaii with Jim and some of his friends back in 1972. Humble, friendly and funny. RIP Jim Nabors.

Thanks Jim for keeping me laughing all through life. RIP my friend.

We still miss Jim’s beautiful smile, and his most beautiful voice. Such a sweet soul, may he in God’s choir of angels, for sure.

A very very humble man. So loved, never forgotten. R I P. GOD BLESS YOU. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@dodiemendoza7698

4 жыл бұрын

God bless him? My gosh. The guy was a outspoken homosexual . We can skirt around the issue but he was an unrepentant sinner. Just thinking he had sex with Rick Hudson turns my stomach. I pray to God he repented for his lifestyle and asked Jesus for forgiveness. Amen

Thanks for the laughs Gomer. Rest in peace Jim Nabors.

Jim was a nice guy with a beautiful voice !!

@PamelaTaylor

5 жыл бұрын

Didn't no he pass

We have been blessed to have had you in our life time. You were incredible.

What a blessing he was,great man

Beautiful man, beautiful soul- one of a kind

Jim Neighbors set the tone of the 500 as the day America came to Indiana for the greatest spectacle in racing. He will indeed be sorely missed.

@janeiwasduncan8463

4 жыл бұрын

I watched the Indy 500 just to hear Jim sing that iconic song. I miss him. Some other person now sings it and it just isn't the same.🦋🦋🦋

Thursday, August 20, 2020--9:05 am CST I miss Jim Nabors very much. He always was my favorite entertainer. I miss him. But I'm also happy that he's not here to go through this COVID-19 pandemic.

Jim Nabors aka Gomer Pyle USMC aka Goober such a talented versatile actor and a beautiful voice of a tenor. He was Bacchus years ago in New Orleans while playing Gomer. My Daddy took our usual route up Magazine St. There he was in the flesh waiting to board his float and was in the back of a limo. I still remember my brother's awe when Mr. Nabors reached out and shook hands hands and exclaimed "Hey Buddy!" He was a Great Bacchus and a truly beautiful human being. We will miss you!

@fargeeks

6 жыл бұрын

Ello Kingston goober wasn't Jim Nabors

@honkymonkey9568

6 жыл бұрын

He was a baritone, not a tenor.

@natethomas6045

6 жыл бұрын

George Lindsey was "Goober". Jim Nabors was "Gomer".

Jim nabors, has a voice of an angel rest in peace Mr nabors🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

An absolute total class act. Rip you were a great man. Thank you very much for the wonderful memories.

One of my all-time favorite actors! Rest in peace Gomer. #JimNabors

May god bless Jim Nabors. Rest in peace. I enjoyed watching your movie's and. Listening to your music.👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

God Bless you friend...RIP A great American and a great man.

Beautiful tribute! I miss him a lot.

Even though Mr. Nabors was before my time Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. is one of my favorite shows up until today.

Jim was a wonderful man. Rest in Paradise. ⭐✌🎶❤

Jim Nabors was a fine actor and a nice person too. From Andy Griffith to his own show he was great He's singer was out of this world I meet the way he and belt a song RIP Jim Nabors

God gifted Jim Nabors with that beautiful singing voice he had and now Jim sings with the Angels in Heaven where there is no hatred nor bigotry.

Thank you so much Mister Jim for made my days so happy. I love you. RIP.

I always liked his comic acting as well as some of his singing!!!!!!!!!##

I was a little too young for Gomer Pyle's first run... but I ran home from school every day to catch the daily re-runs.

@davidkite7077

5 жыл бұрын

I did too R.I.P.

Back in the late 1970’s I was a pilot for the Hawaiian Holiday Macadamia Nut Company. The owner and his family were good friends of Jim Nabors. Jim had a home near Hana on Maui and we would fly him there and back to Honolulu all the time. He was always friendly and you could tell that he was sincere in all that he said and did. My father in law who lived in Coleman, SD. was a true fan of Jim’s and my wife had kinda bragged that I knew Jim. Now I didn’t know all this was going on but my wife says “Honey, Jim Nabors is playing in Sioux Falls, SD. next month and my dad is hoping you can get him and Helen some tickets because there all sold out?” Well I loved my wife and my father in law did not really even like me. So...I said sure sweetie I will talk to Jim next week and see what I can do. I’m worried because if Jim says “No” what am I going to say to my wife and I know what my father in law is going to say about me. That phony BIG SHOT is just an asshole. Whew.... I was 25yo it was my first real corporate flying job and I lived in Hawaii and I was married to a beautiful blue eyed blond with large upswept breasts. Could life get any better? No, no fucking way. So I had to accept the mission. The pickup was in Honolulu, 2 pax, drop in Hana. Jim plus guest. We depart Honolulu for the 35 minute flight to Hana and it was a typical beautiful day in the islands with clear sky’s and beautiful scenery. We fly over Moloka’i towards the north shore of Maui. I’m thinking I wonder what my HS buddies are doing now? Are they working in the mental hospital that employed all of our fathers? An Irish and black town for 3 generations. A NY town of drunks and bigots that never learned a thing after graduation day. But there I was lined up to land at Hana and wondering how I could ask Jim to help my father in law get tickets to the show in South Dakota. I made a greaser landing...slicked it in there. You could not tell that I actually touched down. The tires kinda melted on to the runway. I taxi on to the ramp and shutdown. All doors opened and Jim walks away from the aircraft towards the terminal. I jump out and kinda give chase but not to be obvious. He enters the MensRoom and I follow. Damn..I should not be doing this I think. But I keep going. Into the bathroom I say “Hey Jim, My father in law is a big fan of yours and I was wondering if you could help him and his wife in Souix Falls next week get tickets because you’re sold out? This is at the urinals. Mark you tell him that I will get him and your mother in law in with the best seats in the house. He gives me the details for the WillCall window and I leave the bathroom with a hasty retreat to the aircraft. I tell my father in law to go to will call window say Mark the Pilot told me to come to this window. They get a lot Personal Escort to their seats and invite to backstage for the encore and a personal greeting by Jim to them after the show. WoW..... I think my father in law finally said something nice to me. Thank you Jim you were truly a great guy and the New Years Eve 1979-1980 at your home in Black Point was great and thank you for the invite.” Mark the Pilot

People can say what they want about him but I knew him as Jimmy and when my paw paw died he was there and when my granny died he was there for me and my dad he was my second cousin and he never ever forgot where he came from I found out after he died that when he was on the Andy Griffith show and say shazam or golly that my mom and dad would have me in front of the tv rolling laughing R.I.P cuz

RIP Jim Nabors, you will always be remembered as Gomer Pyle..and a nice guy.

What a precious soul Jim was.With a voice only God could have made.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE COMEDIANS AND ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEDIANS THAT EVER LIVED JIM WAS A GREAT SINGER I DIDN'T AGREE WITH HIS LIFESTYLE BUT I STILL LIKED HIM HE ALWAYS MAKES ME LAUGH WHEN I WATCH GOMER PYLE. R.I.P JIM NEIGHBORS.

@finderkeeperrrs

Жыл бұрын

Good thing being gay isn't a lifestyle it's someone's sexuality. You can't just act like being gay is bad.

He was great in Stroker Ace. I wasn't that into Gomer Pyle or Mayberry. But he was a genuinely nice guy and acknowledged that he was blessed

Rest in Peace Jim Nabors.

Jim is missed very much. R I P.😍

He was very wise and superb singers he knew w the right way to live God bless him

Aloha Jim Nabors, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. movie character and WTHR !!!!! Thanks for posting this documentary about his life and his contributions to the whole world !!!! And happy to know that Jim Nabors chose to eventually move to Hawaii (his second home) before passing away . Me ke aloha pumehana, Robert S.J. Hu August 27, 2020.

It's nice to see a good person have a nice life

Jim's home in whitefish Montana was incredible. He had the largest private collection of Remington Bronze's. Also all of his pictures of friends was replicated on his piano.

R.ip Jim nabors. Wayne from Sydney, Australia.

Rest in Paradise Pyle. 🎶❤⭐🌄

Thanks Jim for the laughs...and your wonderful songs.....

He was a really nice and great person.

And yes he was a nice guy ,when I was living there going to the beach I passed him at his home and he had that unforgettable smile he always has and waved at me not many celebrity would pay no attention to the average person but Jim was nice .

Used to train my dogs in the back of his home. The little island in the back...he was always kind and caring. He reminded me of my dad...

What a fabulous guy - no two ways about it. Poor Stan...

Yes, a nice guy indeed. 87 years young😄

@PamelaTaylor

5 жыл бұрын

Didn't really no he pass, but God bless

God bless his soul.

Thankyou Jim, We Love You !!!

He was a talented performer, and a kind person. My late mother often spoke nicely of you. You and she went on a blind date when she attended U of Alabama. RIP 💖

Just great person will be missed but never forgotten.

Even though I disagree with his lifestyle, Jim was a great man..

Great human being RIP

citizens arreeest citizens areeeest !!!!

@stoneblue1795

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@davidshelton8212

6 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite scenes with him and Barney, Classic

@janetcarlson31

5 жыл бұрын

that still makes me laugh!!!

@marksamuelsen2750

4 жыл бұрын

I just saw that episode a week ago.

@andyhamilton8940

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha when Bareney made the illegal u turn in the Galaxy squad car! Priceless!

"Took a lot of goOOooOlly's to pay for this sucker". God damnit Jim you're a legend. A true role model from character portrayal to reality!!

Jim Nabors, a comic actor who found fame in the role of the amiable bumpkin Gomer Pyle in two hit television shows of the 1960s while pursuing a second career as a popular singer with a booming baritone voice, died on Thursday at his home in Honolulu. He was 87. His husband, Stan Cadwallader, confirmed the death. He said that Mr. Nabors’s health had been declining for a year and that his immune system had been suppressed since he underwent a liver transplant in 1994. At the time, Mr. Nabors announced that he had contracted hepatitis B in India several years earlier when he cut himself shaving with a contaminated straight razor, which he had bought there.

@brentdeacon9609

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph DuPont stan cadwallader

Rest in peace mr naboors you have made so many comedy through your life. Have fun with sgt carter and andy.

*LEGEND* Gome Pyle will never Die.

I was always called Gomer after I joined the Marine Corps, being a southerner myself! Growing up with Mr. Nabors was a given. One of those people we all felt like he was a friend. God bless him. 😆♰

RIP "Gome. I loved Jim as Gomer. My belly muscles would be sore the next morning after USMC was on. Good memories. Thank you stout fellow.