This was the third and last appearance for Philip Ahn ("Mr. Kim"). He died 3 months later in Feb. 1978, at 72.
This was supposedly a script leftover from Season 5, with Frank Burns' lines replaced by Winchester, because his behavior in the episode is out of character and much more like something Burns would do.
Peter Riegert once again plays Igor Straminsky, replacing Jeff Maxwell in the role until the 7th season. Although he's credited as "Corporal (Cpl.) Igor Straminsky," he's wearing the single stripe of a Private (Pvt.) Maxwell's Straminsky is also a private.
As Mulcahey wraps up his speech over the PA, Hawkeye says "We're a little late, good night." This was Jack Benny's trademark quote when closing his radio programs.
BJ Hunnicutt tells Margaret just wait one day West Point will let women in. On the morning of July 7, 1976, 119 women joined the Corps of Cadets, establishing the first class of females at The United States Military Academy at West Point.