Major Frank Burns tells the court that his family came to America in 1927. That means that if Frank was born in America he is (at the most) between 23-26 years of age at the time of this episode (depending on what year of the Korean War it takes place) or, and this seems far more likely, Frank was not born in the United States.
Colonel Blake has been awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal,Korean Service Medal , and the Army Good Conduct Medal.
Col. Blake wears his own pair of black and white Hi-Style wing-tip shoes from the Style Right Shoe Company of Storm Lake, Iowa along with a new suit in Abyssinia, Henry (1975).
While Maj's Burns and Houlihan are sticklers for military procedures and often file charges against fellow officers, they both could easily face general court martial under article 134 of the UCMJ for adultery, and face dismissal, which is the officers equivalent of a dishonorable discharge.
First appearance of Robert F. Simon as General Maynard M. Mitchell.