One of only a handful of episodes in which Barney takes his bullet from his shirt pocket and loads it into his revolver.
Robert McQuain played the State Police Lieutenant in this episode. He appeared in 14 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as a different character each time, except when he played 'Joe Waters' in three episodes.
This is the only episode which shows the roof of the jail. Barney still hadn't removed the Christmas decorations.
This is one of only a couple of episodes that show the alley behind the jail.
This is the second time Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) is deputized. The first occurrence is in the episode "High Noon in Mayberry." This is, however, the first time Pyle wears a deputy uniform, which he will wear each time he is deputized henceforth.