Continuity mistake: While the Mouse King and Nutcracker are in the midst of the sword fight, in the closeup a long drapery cord has suddenly appeared in front of the draperies which wasn't there in the wideshot, and after Nutcracker uses the cord it vanishes just as quickly.
Super Grover
4th Mar 2018
The Nutcracker (1995)
4th Mar 2018
The Nutcracker (1995)
Continuity mistake: While the Mouse King and Nutcracker are fighting, when Marie wakes up we see the stuffed toys are at the foot of her bed and the wardrobe doors have handles. However, when she walks toward the door, the four stuffed toys have vanished, and the wardrobe handles are missing.
4th Mar 2018
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Other mistake: When Arthur takes Harry aside at the Leaky Cauldron, the moment before Arthur says, "There are some within the Ministry who would strongly discourage me from divulging what I'm about to reveal..." we can see the digital number "300" flash on the stone pillar to the right of the wanted poster. (This occurs only in the fullscreen version, as opposed to a widescreen version where the number "301" flashes underneath the poster, which is noted in another mistake). (00:17:30)
22nd Feb 2018
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: When Spock shows the others the machine which must be put "in the proximity of the Companion", in the closeup Spock's left arm is up on the machine and we see the chair opposite Spock is empty. However, in the next shot Spock's right arm is up by the machine and Kirk is sitting in that chair. (00:22:10)
20th Feb 2018
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Trivia: In the closeups of Goob on the baseball field, there are two billboard advertisements on the fence behind him - one is "Jungle Book" featuring Mowgli with Baloo, and the other is "Toy Story 2" featuring Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye.
20th Feb 2018
The Little Mermaid (1989)
13th Feb 2018
Parks and Recreation (2009)
The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip Off Classic - S6-E3
Continuity mistake: When Ingrid and her team show up late to the meeting at City Hall, as Ingrid takes a seat we see under the table that the actress is wearing dark sneakers, but Ingrid is wearing off-white heels when she enters and exits. (00:08:25 - 00:11:25)
9th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One With All The Jealousy - S3-E12
Visible crew/equipment: After the barbershop quartet sing their "Ross song" to Rachel at her office, at the start of the next shot the camera can be seen at the right side of the screen, just as Ross walks out of Rachel's bedroom.
9th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister - S3-E11
Visible crew/equipment: When Phoebe and everyone else hear the guy upstairs with the "pogo stick" Joey gets up to give him the "butt kicking of a lifetime," and just as Joey walks around the couch we can see a crewmember and camera, at the left side of the screen.
9th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One With The Football - S3-E9
Trivia: During the football game, Phoebe's wearing a "That Girl" T-shirt with the signature caricature of Ann Marie (the lead on "That Girl" which aired on ABC), who was played by Marlo Thomas in the late 60's, and who also plays Rachel's mom, Sandra, in a few episodes.
9th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One Where Rachel Quits - S3-E10
Continuity mistake: In the very first shot of Chandler and Rachel sitting on the couch, Chandler has his legs crossed left over right, but it cuts to the closeup and his legs are crossed right over left, then it's back to left over right.
8th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One With The Prom Video - S2-E14
Continuity mistake: When Chandler throws the basketball and breaks the lamp, the base falls onto the chair with the shade, but when Joey walks into his room the lamp base is back up on the desk.
8th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One With The Prom Video - S2-E14
Visible crew/equipment: After Chandler throws the basketball and breaks the lamp, in the next shot of Joey as he mentions the bracelet, we can see the reflection of a crewmember (standing behind the foosball table) on the left side of the TV screen (Chandler's reflection is at the center of the screen).
8th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know - S2-E15
Visible crew/equipment: While "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is playing on TV, when Rachel walks in and heads over to Ross, a crewmember can be seen at the left side of the screen, behind Phoebe.
8th Feb 2018
Friends (1994)
The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know - S2-E15
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when Chandler and Joey sink into their new Barcaloungers and proceed to recline, the camera can be seen at the right side of the screen. This can also be seen in the show's intro in later episodes. Additionally, set lighting was reflected on the TV screen earlier when Chandler had mentioned "Green Acres."
8th Feb 2018
Toy Story (1995)
Continuity mistake: Before the staff meeting, when Woody gets his doodle pad we see the outlet under the crib, but then the outlet vanishes, and reappears later.
6th Feb 2018
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Visible crew/equipment: While Tony is blackmailing Charles Swann, describing the story in the newspapers regarding the "middle-aged woman found dead due to an overdose...", just as Tony takes a seat on the table we can see the moving shadow of the boom mic on the wall, over the picture. (00:25:10)
5th Feb 2018
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Deliberate mistake: When the show premiered on March 18th, 1981 Ralph's last name started out as Hinkley, but after a couple of episodes had aired on TV, on March 30th a man named Hinckley shot then U.S. President Reagan and three other people, so in the remaining episodes of season 1 Ralph's last name was changed to Hanley. His last name was changed back to Hinkley in season 2.
5th Feb 2018
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Best Desk Scenario - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: After the successful junkyard arrests, when it cuts to Ralph and Pam walking outside at the high school they stop at Ralph's new office. Its exterior door is white with three nameplates attached, and a brick wall perpendicular to it, but a few minutes later, while Bill and Ralph are arguing it cuts to another exterior shot of Ralph's office, and now the door is blue with one nameplate attached, and the brick wall has vanished. (00:45:25)
5th Feb 2018
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Reseda Rose - S1-E6
Revealing mistake: During the meeting on the beach, while Bill remains on the hill Ralph flies to the surfaced submarine, and in Ralph's closeups on the sub the crinkled black set wall behind him is painfully obvious.
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