Continuity mistake: While Beth and Susan are at the restaurant talking about Susan's company, in the shots facing Susan there's an ashtray beside the salt and pepper shakers, but in shots facing Beth that ashtray has vanished and in its stead are cigarettes and a lighter. (00:06:40)
Super Grover
30th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
28th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Say Goodbye to Jennifer - S1-E19
Visible crew/equipment: While Rockford is in Dr. Stuart's office Stuart gets a wet washcloth for his bruises, and when he tells Rockford that he's known Jennifer since she moved to LA, the white T-mark is visible on the floor beside the patient chair, where Stuart had been standing. (00:30:00)
28th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford and Sky go to Mac Grunning's address they use the stairs to head up to his apartment, and in the hallway before they enter 314, the movement of the boom mic is visible at the top of the screen. (00:35:15)
28th Jul 2022
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: At the mall Stewie is wearing a pair of mustard color fingerless mittens, and the problem occurs while Stewie is sitting on Santa's lap. When Stewie first mentions plutonium and being a good boy, Stewie's hands show all of his fingers which means he's mittenless, but the color of his hands is the same color as his mittens. Then, when Santa tells Stewie to wrap it up, Stewie is wearing his mustard color mittens, then his mustard color fingers return again.
28th Jul 2022
Newhart (1982)
Visible crew/equipment: During the 'five years later' scenes, Chester, Jim, and two others arrive at the inn, and when Chester begins his tale of moving to Marina del Rey, we can see boom mic movement at the top of the screen, then as Jim mentions their houseboat being a few slips down from Robert Goulet, the boom mic dips way down into view, over Chester.
28th Jul 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: After Phil eats the "horse" egg at Moe's he asks to be taken to the hospital, and when it cuts back to Homer at the power plant, the direction of the stripes on Homer's tie switch to the opposite direction, mid shot. The same thing occurs again later. First, when Homer is standing outside the office while Fred talks to Burns about the benefits package, and also when Homer can't stay for Marge's turkey breakfast. (00:07:05 - 00:12:20)
28th Jul 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: While Homer, Carl, and Lenny are at Moe's with their new bud Fred, in the interior shots the swinging front door to Moe's swings open on the left side, but in the exterior shot when they all leave Moe's, that door still swings open on the left side, opposite to the interior shots. (00:08:00)
28th Jul 2022
Doctor Who (2005)
Flux: Chapter One - The Halloween Apocalypse - S13-E1
Continuity mistake: At the very start, when Yaz says, "Oh yeah, we are totally in command," just as it begins to zoom out, the handcuff around Yaz's right wrist has the double bar facing out and her left wrist has the single bar facing out, but in following shots both handcuffs are facing the same way. Similarly, this occurs with the Doctor's handcuffs around both wrists, when the Doctor keeps trying the voice recognition. (00:00:10)
28th Jul 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: After the Robert Redford clip, when it cuts to the Griffins walking toward Doug's house, in this exterior shot (and a previous exterior shot) the front door is located between one window and the garage, but in the following interior shots there's a window on both the left and right side of the front door. (00:14:20)
27th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: When Becker tells Rockford all about the major stakeout Rockford counters that gambling is a victimless crime, and we can see the reflection of the boom mic on the window. (00:26:35)
26th Jul 2022
Craig of the Creek (2018)
Continuity mistake: After Cat Burglar steals Craig's staff at the award ceremony Silver Fist goes after Cat Burglar, and just as Silver Fist climbs up on the roof, his crossed straps become crossed the opposite way, mid shot. (00:05:50)
26th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Charlie Harris at Large - S1-E20
Visible crew/equipment: After Rockford's lunch with Bannister at the club, Rockford goes to find Charlie at the house and instead he is surprised by Sgt. Garvey's presence. When Garvey tells Rockford that Charlie's gone, in the next shot facing Rockford (and also a following shot) the boom mic is moving around in the bottom right corner of the screen. (00:39:50)
26th Jul 2022
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, when John-Boy thinks he may know where AJ has gone he gets into the vehicle with Martin Walters, then as Todd starts driving away the reflection of a reflector screen becomes visible on the rear window, and it looks like the reflection of the boom operator's raised arm is visible as well. (00:46:40)
26th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Say Goodbye to Jennifer - S1-E19
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford returns the tape to Mitch they discuss Jennifer, and just as Rockford tells Mitch that he doesn't deal in open cases, two black T-marks taped to the rug are visible near the desk. (00:03:35)
26th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: When Rocky enters the trailer while Rockford is still monkeying around with the tape recorder, Rocky tells him that he got some staples. At that moment watch the space between Rockford's arm and the desk at the bottom of the screen, where we can see the boom mic moving around beside Rockford. (00:24:00)
26th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: While Daniel Kramer is speaking to Rockford at the trailer, when Kramer hands Rockford the last known address for Maria Heller, the boom mic pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:06:10)
26th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: When Rockford goes to see Diana a second time it's too late, so he begins to search her dresser. As Rockford closes the third drawer a folded brown cloth (scarf perhaps) gets caught at the top, but after he completes his search of the rest of the drawers, that third drawer is closed properly. (00:32:35)
24th Jul 2022
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Brian is in the kitchen with the oven fire and an empty fire extinguisher, the side door behind Brian has its door handle on the right side, but when the family returns and Lois opens that door, the handle is on the left side of the door.
24th Jul 2022
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: While Lois is driving her family home from the mall, the animation process did not properly color Lois during the car ride. First, she's wearing white gloves, but in one shot both of her hands are bare on the steering wheel. Second, Lois is wearing a green coat and white scarf around her neck, but in the shot facing the town's tree through the windshield, her scarf/collar is red (her Santa hat has a red narrow tip with a white pom-pom).
24th Jul 2022
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: While at Joe's house Peter opens the door for Cleveland and Quagmire, and when Lois walks over the buttons on her blouse switch from her right side to her left side.
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