Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Peace Pipe - S2-E5

Other mistake: When John and Roy are up on the scaffold with the injured man during the sniper fire, from the time they unfurl the large tarp and tie it off to the beams the sniper fires zero shots at them, zip, but later at the station Chet asks John, in all seriousness, if he got a good look at the tarp before they left, and tells him that the tarp looked like Swiss cheese due to the sniper fire.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Helpful - S2-E12

Other mistake: Before their next shift starts, when Johnny walks into the locker room whistling he turns the corner and walks through the doorway between the dorm and locker room, but what's odd is that right behind him there's a brick wall instead of the dorm.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

School Days - S2-E14

Other mistake: After the guys rescue Dr. Temple from under the library bookcase, when the attendants take him to the ambulance Johnny alone leaves with him, and while Billy and Roy are still in the library talking we hear the ambulance leaving with its siren blaring, but when the ambulance arrives at Rampart the attendant opens the back door and somehow Billy has actually joined Johnny and Dr. Temple in the ambulance.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

The Professor - S2-E15

Other mistake: When Roy gets off the phone and heads to the squad, Johnny follows him wanting to know who he was talking to, and after Roy tosses Johnny a rag to help wipe down the squad, we hear the dispatcher ask, "Foam 27, what is your location?" but subtitles read, "Phone 27, what is your location?" Subtitles from Universal Studios 2010 DVD.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Boot - S2-E19

Other mistake: When Brackett asks Early to see the patient (Jaime Farr) who claims he can't move his arm because of a curse, Early walks into treatment 5, but in the shot from inside the room we can see that they're in treatment 2.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Boot - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: After Roy frees the woman's fingers from the mixer, they use the yellow dish towel and she tosses it into the sink, but in the next shot when Johnny suggests serving Mai Tais, the yellow towel is suddenly back in her hands and the white towel is now over Johnny's shoulders.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Peace Pipe - S2-E5

Continuity mistake: When the drunk driver arrives in the ER and is taken into treatment 5, Vince is with the intoxicated man, but at the accident scene while they're still trying to get the little girl out of the car, after Roy checks Debbie's pupillary response, in the closeup of Debbie's mother Vince is still standing right beside her. Neat trick for Vince to be in two places at the same time.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Helpful - S2-E12

Other mistake: While 51's guys are at the accident scene by the freeway on-ramp, when Roy's standing on the ladder and says the car door's jammed, Captain Stanley tells Chet and Marco to get the Porta Power, but subtitles read "Jack, Marco, we need the Porta Power," even though there's no character named Jack. Subtitles from Universal Studios 2010 DVD.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Boot - S2-E19

Other mistake: After Marco offers Boot the ground beef while the guys are trying to figure out what's wrong with the dog, the tones drop and we hear the dispatcher say, "Station 51, Engine 95, Foam 27," but the odd subtitles read "Engine 95, Phone 27." Subtitles from Universal Studios 2010 DVD.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Boot - S2-E19

Other mistake: When Roy and Johnny are with the woman whose hand is caught in the mixer, we can see tape on the side of the stand mixer (Sunbeam) as well on the food containers, covering all their brand names.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Helpful - S2-E12

Other mistake: Jamie Farr appears in 2x19 "Boot" as Alan Austen, the guy who claims that he can't move his arm because of a curse, but he's mistakenly listed in the credits at the end of this episode.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Emergency! mistake picture

Boot - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: When Roy and John are at the inexperienced cook's apartment the second time, when her fingers are caught in the mixer, she's wearing a blue/white striped dress and a watch on her left wrist, but in the closeup as she reaches for the boiling pot her watch is gone and it's a white sleeve on her arm.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Boot - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: After the explosion at Rampart's lab, Brackett and Dixie head out receiving with two gurneys carrying emergency necessities, Dixie's gurney has light blue trim and Brackett's gurney has a double rod trim at the top, but outside Dixie's blue trim gurney has vanished, hers now has double rods and Brackett's has single rod trim.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Audit - S2-E21

Revealing mistake: At the construction accident with the trapped man, when Engine 34 rolls up on scene we can see the red vinyl material adhered to the front of the engine, covering its real company number.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Frequency - S3-E1

Revealing mistake: While 51's guys are on the roof of the construction accident, when Truck 8 rolls up on scene and then places its outriggers we can see the red vinyl material adhered to back of the engine, covering its real company number.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

The Old Engine - S3-E2

Other mistake: On the first run of the Ward LaFrance we hear the dispatcher say, "Wrecking yard fire," but subtitles read, "Working yard fire," and as soon as Engine 51 rolls up on scene Mike turns to Captain Stanley and asks, "Light water?" but subtitles read, "Do we got water?" Then we hear the dispatcher say, "Repair 3, call Station 8," but subtitles read "Return 3..." Subtitles from Universal Studios 2010 DVD.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Alley Cat - S3-E3

Other mistake: On scene at the plane crash, just as Roy and John are about to head down to the aircraft we hear the dispatcher ask, "Foam 23, what is your location?" but the odd subtitles read, "Phone 23..." Subtitles from Universal Studios 2010 DVD.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Snakebite - S3-E6

Other mistake: After Hector agrees to use Tractor 2 to cut a trail down to teenagers in the crashed car, Captain Stanley tells Roy and John to get their gear, then says, "Marco, Chet, give them a hand," but DVD subtitles read, "Mark it off, Chet..." Later when they're carrying the teens up, we hear the dispatcher say, "Squad 36, 10-7 to Rampart," but subtitles read "Squad 36, transport to Rampart," and when the dispatcher says, "Repair 2, Engine 163 is requesting tow truck," but subtitles read "Return 2..."

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Inheritance Tax - S3-E9

Other mistake: During the paint factory fire incident, when the Battalion Chief (Battalion 14) contacts LA dispatch over the HT he says, "LA, Battalion 14, this fire is contained," but the bizarre subtitles read "Calling Battalion 14..." Subtitles from Universal Studios 2010 DVD.

Super Grover

19th Nov 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Emergency! mistake picture

The Old Engine - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: When the guy (Michael Conrad) with the gunshot wound is being wheeled out of the treatment room there is nothing on his face, but in the shot from the hallway as they exit the room suddenly he has a tube inserted into his nostril with tape holding it in place.

Super Grover

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