Trivia: Vulcans generally do not smile, but after Amanda says "I love you" to Sarek, then playfully chides him about it, he touches her fingers and smiles.
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30th Jan 2019
Star Trek (1966)
30th Jan 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Character mistake: When Kirk turns to face Spock and McCoy to introduce them to Sarek, the hangar deck nameplate on the wall is misspelled. It reads "hanger deck".
30th Jan 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Other mistake: When Norman goes to the second panel in Auxiliary Control, there is clicking when he turns his right hand, but there is no knob, just a blinking light.
28th Jan 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Other mistake: When the Planet Killer hits the Enterprise, the ship lurches 45° to starboard, and the crew fall accordingly. However, the chairs, except for the communications station, stay in place.
26th Jan 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: After Klinger throws his ball, his arm stays extended outward. As the shot cuts, looking down the lane towards him, his arm is hanging straight down. Then, after the strike, he raises both arms up. A second later, his left arm is down by his side, his right doing a celebratory motion.
26th Jan 2019
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Other mistake: Old Ben duplicates Jenny so she can accompany him to his home planet. As he can turn into anything, he should be able to approximate her height. When the now twins walk out, the girl on the right is a couple of inches taller than the girl on the left. Not only that, but her hair is noticeably darker.
19th Jan 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
Other mistake: In all the opening sequence of each episode, a group of people are waiting on the pad to get the wounded off the choppers. If you look closely as the group goes to move, Mulcahy is there, but it's George Morgan, who played the role in the pilot episode. From the third episode on, it was played by William Christopher.
15th Jan 2019
Star Trek (1966)
The City on the Edge of Forever - S1-E29
Continuity mistake: When trying to catch McCoy, Kirk's pants get dirtied. After coming out of the Guardian's time portal in the Depression, his pants are clean.
15th Jan 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
Revealing mistake: In the supply room, as Hawkeye lights two candles, the room gets noticeably brighter. However, there's too much light for two candles, and his shadow comes from above.
6th Jan 2019
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
6th Jan 2019
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Odyssey of Flight 33 - S2-E18
Character mistake: The real speed that was reported was 3,000 knots. At one point, the plane encountered a bright flash, and violent shaking. The Captain surmised that they broke the sound barrier. 3,000 knots equates to over 3,000mph. The sound barrier (Mach 1) is about 767mph, and the captain would know that.
6th Jan 2019
The Addams Family (1964)
Continuity mistake: While playing chess, and when Pugsley calls him, Thing is a left hand. When he comes up in the garden area, he's a right hand.
6th Jan 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
Revealing mistake: While painting Winchester's portrait, the camera looks across Potter's position. As it does, the picture is totally finished, though Potter acts like he's working on it.
6th Jan 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
Trivia: After Harry Morgan joined the cast as Col. Sherman T. Potter, the character is shown numerous times painting portraits of the main characters. However, he never painted them. The studio prop master farmed out the work to local talent who was happy for the work. None of those artists have been named.
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Suggested correction: This entry is contradictory with another Trivia item which states that Harry Morgan, being an amateur painter in real life, did indeed produce at least some of the paintings.
29th Dec 2018
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: After the movie breaks, Hawkeye is giving an over dramatic intro to Margaret. He has his left arm raised, and a second later, both hands are at chest level.
29th Dec 2018
The Fairly OddParents (2001)
The Boss of Me/He Poofs, He Scores! - S7-E14
Other mistake: In "The Boss Of Me", when the indestructible pencil appears, as it slowly rotates, the name "everleady" is already written in red on the side. Then Timmy's dad says "I'll call it the Everleady" as if he's created the name.
18th Dec 2018
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: While tying a tube around Margaret's arm, Pierce drops the cotton ball with alcohol on it. A moment later, it's in his hand.
18th Dec 2018
M*A*S*H (1972)
Character mistake: The last bet comes to Frank after Mulcahy bets a dollar, and Potter raises fifty cents, making it a dollar fifty. Frank makes it another five dollars, making it six dollars fifty cents. Mulcahy says "Oh dear, it's five fifty to me." He should have said six fifty.
18th Dec 2018
M*A*S*H (1972)
18th Dec 2018
M*A*S*H (1972)
Other mistake: When the Colonel Griswald of the 1st Cavalry goes to leave camp, the Jeep he gets in is marked "4077 MASH" on the bumper instead of 1st Cav.
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