25th Aug 2022
The House on Willis Avenue - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: Part 2: After Rockford speaks to the two officers he walks back to his car, and as he tells Richie that the road's closed due to a supposed gas leak, the reflection of the moving boom pole/mic is visible on the car's roof. (00:12:55)
25th Aug 2022
The House on Willis Avenue - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: While Rockford searches for his wallet before heading to the funeral, Rocky uses "red Fords" as a life analogy. Then just as Rocky tells his son to put his own Ford in neutral and not work dangerous cases, the edge of the trailer set is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:05:35)
25th Aug 2022
The House on Willis Avenue - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: While Jim and Richie are at the motel, Rockford mentions knowing a guy who runs a fishing boat in Cabo San Lucas, then as he limps toward the window the boom mic pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:47:40)
16th Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: When Judge Thornbury fails to convince John-Boy to kill the story on his car accident, Thornbury heads over to talk to John at the mill, and just as Zeb says, "Hiya, Judge," the boom mic pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:17:40)
15th Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After Jason tells John that he left word with Ike for the Sheriff, Elizabeth runs into the barn worried about Pete. Then Gino walks over to his T-mark (plastic type) on the dirt ground and a second T-mark (partially covered in dirt) is beside it. Soon, John-Boy walks over to that second T-mark as he glances down to presumably be certain he hits his mark. (00:32:55)
14th Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After Esther scolds Zeb for falling asleep during the earlier sermon Ben tells John-Boy he wants to talk, and at the start of the next shot just as John walks to the truck, we can see black set equipment on wheels on the right side of the screen (in the next wide shot it's gone). (00:28:35)
10th Aug 2022
The One with the Monkey - S1-E10
Visible crew/equipment: When Joey the Elf deliberately jingles his elf shoes, Chandler's head may explode because of all the unspoken mocking jokes. It then cuts to a shot of Marcel, and the trainer's hand is visible in the bottom left corner of the screen. (00:07:25)
9th Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: When Herod is talking to Cort he says, "It takes a lot to scare me, I love the sensation," then it cuts to a shot facing Cort, and just as Herod turns around the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the ground, at the lower right side of the screen (next shot Herod shoots Ratsy). (01:49:10)
3rd Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After Muffin spends the night at the Walton house, while she and John-Boy are at the Rockfish bus station, when the bus pulls away the reflections of the camera, crew, and equipment are visible on passenger windows. Also, note, the Newport News bus has license plate number "T-3984" which has been used in previous episodes on other vehicles. (00:19:00)
3rd Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when John-Boy walks into his house with a bag of groceries and the newspaper, just as he says hi to his mother the boom pole and mic are visible at the top, left corner of the screen. (00:01:45)
3rd Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: When Roger hears Jimmy's laughter he follows the sound upstairs. Then, while Roger is in his late aunt's bedroom he grabs hold of the closet doorknob but decides not to open it, and as he leaves the bedroom the moving boom pole casts a shadow on the wall beside the closet door. (00:27:40)
3rd Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After the dog digs up the Witch's hand, when Roger repeatedly shouts, "Stay!" the dog bolts, and as the canine runs out of the yard, we see there's someone standing behind the tall bush as the dog turns toward this person. Then, when Roger fails to catch the dog, as he tries to open the car doors, the reflection of a crew member is visible on the car's rear window. (00:58:40)
3rd Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After Roger shoots the Witch, when Harold goes to his window he sees Roger's shotgun and calls the police. In the next shot, as Roger kneels beside the body, we can see the black screen equipment on the porch, on the left side of the screen. (00:46:05)
3rd Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After Roger has a Vietnam flashback while he's at his computer, the movie playing on the TV catches his eye, and he watches for a moment, then when he clicks it off we can see the reflection of equipment and crew on the dark blank TV screen. (00:25:55)
3rd Aug 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After the gardening tools attack Roger in the shed, when Roger loads the shotgun to confront the marlin mounted on the wall, just as he enters the room and stops, the boom operator's raised arm is visible on the left side of the screen. (00:43:45)
30th Jul 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After Angel lies to Jim about bunking over at Aaron's he leaves Rocky's house, and when Angel shows up at Gaedel's apartment, the moving boom mic is visible in the hallway under the head jamb, and there's a small white tape mark on the carpet between Angel's feet. (00:40:00)
30th Jul 2022
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford shows up at the hotel suite expecting a "secret witness" Lt. Chapman tells him Angel's in bed, and as Rockford walks toward the bedroom, the actor's black tape mark is visible on the carpet where Chapman had been standing. (00:08:40)
30th Jul 2022
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford walks over to Chris Jenk's airplane there are no tape marks on the ground near the wing, but when Rockford hands Chris his briefcase, there are two small black tape marks on the ground, one by Rockford's feet and the other where Chris had been standing in the previous shot. (00:26:55)
30th Jul 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After Angel dives into Firebird through the open window, Rockford ends up chasing after Kane with sirens following, and when Rockford pulls over at the side of a road, we can see the reflection of the crew and filming equipment positioned beside the car. (00:33:55)
30th Jul 2022
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford leaves the motel room he gets into his car, backs up and beeps, then as Angel dives into the car through the open window, we can see the reflection of crew, camera, boom mic, boom operator on the surface of the Firebird. (00:32:40)
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