Audio problem: Volkswagen Beetles had a very distinctive "putt-putt" engine noise. In every scene with the bad guy following Ryan and McBride in a VW Beetle, the sound effects dubbed in post-production belong to a much larger, standard American car, and not to a VW at all. (00:26:00)
Jean G
4th Sep 2013
Switch (1975)
4th Sep 2013
Switch (1975)
Revealing mistake: Not only is the stunt double's face visible in several shots during the apartment fight scene, the man is also noticeably taller and heavier than Robert Wagner, and is wearing a really bad wig.
24th Aug 2013
Switch (1975)
Continuity mistake: The package containing the camera changes size and shape between the opening scene, where Barnes drops it into a mailbox, and the scene where it arrives at Auden's office.
24th Aug 2013
Switch (1975)
Continuity mistake: During the car chase, Ryan pursues the kidnappers up a hill past two parked VW vans. When the camera angle reverses, one of the two vans has disappeared. (00:12:15)
3rd Jun 2013
Switch (1975)
Continuity mistake: At the carnival, Pete's cotton candy changes shape and doubles in size between takes. (00:24:30)
3rd Jun 2013
Switch (1975)
Whatever Happened to Carol Harmony? - S2-E23
Continuity mistake: After Pete and Mac chase the guard dogs out, the mansion's double gates close themselves between one shot and the next. (00:23:00)
20th Mar 2013
Switch (1975)
Trivia: In an homage to the king of Hawaii-based cop shows, Hawaii Five-O, Don Ho tells MacBride and Ryan at the end that if they ever break up his night club again, he's going to call McGarrett. Ryan gives MacBride a baffled look and just before the freeze-frame, queries, "Who's McGarrett?"
3rd Mar 2013
Switch (1975)
Ain't Nobody Here Named Barney - S1-E17
Continuity mistake: The murderer places the combination lock on the trailer door upside down, with the dial facing in. In the next shot, the lock has flipped itself over and now has the dial facing out. (00:29:20)
3rd Oct 2012
Switch (1975)
Death by Resurrection - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: McBride and Ryan are driving through town in heavy traffic. When the shot cuts (and their conversation continues uninterrupted), not only does the rear view mirror disappear, but an obvious rear screen projection changes their locale to a country road with trees and no traffic at all. (00:06:00)
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