On the Andy Griffith episode, "Andy Saves Gomer," Andy puts out a small oil fire at the filling station while Gomer sleeps soundly in a chair nearby. After Andy wakes Gomer and warns him about letting the owner throw cigar butts on top of greasy rags, Gomer is overcome with a sense of gratitude.
Andy is now his “lifesaver man” and Gomer feels he must repay him.
