Hawkeye asks Major Houlihan of the visiting Colonel Reese, "What is he, another root canal wizard from Passaic?" Loretta Swit is from Passaic, New Jersey.
The camp is watching the film Leave Her to Heaven (1945) in the Swamp. The film is shown as B&W in this episode but in actuality, the film is known for its beautiful color cinematography.
Hawkeye punches Burns for snapping his behind with a towel. In the movie, Trapper punches Burns for blaming a corpsman.
The role of Col. Reese was written specifically for Mary Wickes.
The first of two times that Hawkeye gets in trouble for assaulting an officer. The second was The Grim Reaper (1977)(#6.11).