Helen refuses to accompany Andy to the Chamber of Commerce dance unless he finds a date for her cousin Mary Grace Gossage (Mary Grace Canfield). Gomer Pyle is elected to be Mary Grace's escort-only to apparently jilt the girl right in the middle of the dance! Originally scheduled to air on November 25, 1963, "A Date for Gomer" was bumped to December 9 by CBS' ongoing coverage of the JFK assassination. The episode was written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide