The actress Hope Summers, who played Clarice, one of the members of Gomer's rug-hooking club, was featured in many episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) where the character of Gomer Pyle first appeared, as Aunt Bee's best friend, Clara Edwards.
The beach used for the photo shoot is Paradise Cove, Malibu. The parking lot just inland was the location of Jim Rockford's trailer on The Rockford Files (1974).
In this episode, Corporal Boyle reveals his first name to be Chuck.