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Correction: Many buildings, especially a run-down old house like the one shared by the boys, have walls that wobble if struck with any significant amount of force.

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Brother's Keeper - S2-E3

Corrected entry: At the beginning of the episode, KITT prepares to back out of the semi. As the door is lowered, we see KITT's back-up lights on as though he's in reverse. But in the next shot, KITT starts his engine. It's impossible for back-up lights to be on when a car's engine is off.

Correction: That's incorrect, if a car has the ignition on, but is not running, the reverse lights will illuminate if the car is put in reverse. The engine does not have to be running.

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Bar Bet - S3-E18

Corrected entry: Sam's friend Eddie shows up and says they made a bet a year ago while drinking tequila. This isn't possible, prior to his "falling off the wagon" when Diane left he hadn't had a drink in about five years (he told Diane 3 years in the pilot episode) and a year hadn't passed since he's fallen off the wagon when Diane left.

Correction: I am a recovering alcoholic, and teetotal, but even I occasionally have a relapse, generally when meeting old drinking buddies. I regret it to hell the next morning, but it happens - to me and to Sam.

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The Harder They Fall - S2-E3

Corrected entry: Mr. Tedesco tells Elyse he had Mallory in his class "last year." Concidering Mallory is two years younger than Alex and that this was "last year", even if Alex is now a senior, Mallory would have been in the 9th grade at the time she was in Tedesco's class. Most likely she wasn't in high school quite yet, as schools in the 80's were 10th though 12th grade.

Correction: This is incorrect. I graduated in the 80's and high school was 9-12.

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Part 3 - S1-E3

Corrected entry: When John and his brother meet under truce at Vicksburg, his brother, a Confederate soldier, is wearing an upside down Union belt buckle throughout the scene.

Correction: Confederate soldiers did wear captured Union buckles, but upside down to show they were not Union soldiers.

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