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.
The role of Col. Reese was written specifically for Mary Wickes.
Hawkeye punches Burns for snapping his behind with a towel. In the movie, Trapper punches Burns for blaming a corpsman.
The "American Red Cross Prisoner of War Food Package No. 10" was filled by Red Cross volunteers in the United States. They were shipped to the International Committee of the Red Cross warehouse in Geneva Switzerland. From Switzerland, the boxes were shipped to nearly 1.4 million Allied prisoners of war held in Germany. The boxes usually contained the following: Army spread, canned bacon, luncheon meat, salmon, dehydrated corned beef, canned-cheese product, soluble coffee, powdered milk, and chocolate "D" bars. Non-food items included toilet paper, soap, paper towels, can opener, needles, thread, patching cloth, vitamin capsules, salt, and tobacco.