When Father Mulcahy is explaining how he got LeMasters to throw the race, the water bottle he's holding switches hands as he's walking away.
Klinger says that McFarland just missed making the 100 yard dash team for the American Olympic team by a tenth of a second. In the 100 yard dash a tenth of a second is a very substantial difference in times.
When they are in the bar drinking beer from cans they are aluminum pop tops which did not exist at the time of the Korean War. Three-piece steel cans opened by "churchkey" can openers would have been all they had in that era.
When Klinger hands Hawkeye his mail you can see the stamp.
The stamp is a Inkwell and Quill from the Americana Series .
It was issued on December 8, 1977 which is 24 years after the cease fire was signed.
The stamp is a Inkwell and Quill from the Americana Series .
It was issued on December 8, 1977 which is 24 years after the cease fire was signed.
If Father Mulcahy wins the race, Capt. Sweeney and his men must build a roof for the orphanage, per the bet Hawkeye, B.J., and Margaret placed. However, Capt. Sweeney does not have the authority to appropriate men and materiel for a non-military construction project and to do so without proper permission would leave him open to serious disciplinary measures.
Klinger paraphrases an oft-misquoted line, asking Winchester to play music "to soothe those savage beasts." The actual line, by William Congreve, is "Music has charms to soothe a savage breast." It's a common mistake, though, and one that is understandable for a) a poorly-educated street kid from Toledo and b) a sitcom airing during the family hours.