In his turn with a Voiceover Letter, Klinger writes to his Uncle Abdul about the goings-on in the camp.
Attention all personnel! Please don't go on shooting unarmed Recap pages!
- A Day in the Limelight: For Klinger as the main POV character and writer of the traditional letter episode.
- Continuity Nod: Uncle Abdul is cited as one of his bilingual relatives in "The Party", so it only makes sense that Klinger would write to him so that he could share with his parents.
- Loophole Abuse: After having been told a few times by Klinger that her foot locker will not be replaced by I-CORPS unless it's damaged in combat, Margaret gets a flash of inspiration in mid-rant, grabs Winchester's hunting rifle and shoots her footlocker, snarkily claiming it heroically dove in front of a bullet to save her life.
- Mood Whiplash: While a comedic episode, Father Mulcahy's "war diddy" turns the ending into a very somber one as it serves as a reminder that War Is Hell and should not be glorified.
- Only Sane Man: Hawkeye and B.J. argue who is better at telling a joke. When asked by them who's the funniest, Klinger sets them straight.Klinger: It's no contest. Neither one of ya... You guys don't even make the first cut. I'm tryin' to tell my uncle what kind of a place I work in. Doctors, nurses, savin' lives. I got a commanding officer who dresses me up in his clothes and sits me on a horse named Sophie so he can paint his own picture. There's a priest writing war ditties and a snooty major who pays me 20 bucks to follow him out in the woods and watch him blow up a pigeon with a land mine. And if that doesn't do it for ya, I got a head nurse who shoots unarmed luggage. All you two guys do is walk around all day tellin' jokes. What the hell's so funny about that?
- Rage Breaking Point: After putting up with the absurd demands of the other regulars for the rest of the episode, all while trying to write a letter to Uncle Abdul, Hawkeye and B.J. asking Klinger which of the two is funnier is enough to make him rant at them.
- Voiceover Letter: Averted. The only portions of the letter we hear are those that Klinger dictates to himself as part of the dialogue.
