This was Lauri Peters's second appearance on the show. In the previous season, in Mayblossom (1964), she also played a young woman looking to get married, but that time it was to Festus.
Either because of Matt's height, or Rainey's general attitude, Rainey calls Matt a geek when he says "I seen them badges pinned on geeks before." Quite possibly, this is the first time Matt has been referred to as a geek.