Trivia: In the episode Sgt. Carter said his old girlfriend Rose Pilchek played by Allison Hayes was Miss. Armor Division of 1961. In real life Allison Hayes won the of Miss. District of Columbia and represented DC in the 1949 Miss America pageant. (00:04:14)
Trivia: The name of Gomer Pyle comes from writer Gomer Cool and actor Denver Pyle.
Survival of the Fattest - S1-E9
Trivia: This is a remake of the Andy Griffith episode where Andy takes Opie and Scout Troop camping. Barney is supposed to be the better survivalist but it turns out to be Goober.
Answer: There's no indication they were meeting for the first time, in fact they seem to know each other as Sgt. Carter addresses Andy only as "Sheriff". Gomer Pyle just says his two favorite people are "meeting face to face", and obviously in the pilot episode Sgt. Carter wasn't one of Pyle's favorite people yet.
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