White Bird - S1-E19
Visible crew/equipment: After KITT cuts the plane in half, the camera looking on the left side of the plane is mounted to the wing's underside. A moment later, when KITT nears it, the camera is gone.
White Bird - S1-E19
Visible crew/equipment: As KITT goes to jump over the fence of the airport, the helmeted stunt driver is seen, as well as part of the ramp pops up into view. Also, you can plainly see that it's the lightweight stunt car, as you can see though it from the bottom.
White Bird - S1-E19
Other mistake: As the guy is shooting at KITT at the retreat, the sparks of the bullets run down the passenger side toward the oak tree with the blue and white umbrella on the patio. Even though Stevie is a blond wearing a blue sweater, the profile and arm appears to be Michael. A moment later, same thing down the driver side, with Michael's arm and profile.
White Bird - S1-E19
Revealing mistake: When Michael crashes through the side of the plane, you can see a pulley attached to the front wheel of the plane, which then is released. (00:40:15 - 00:40:50)
White Bird - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: When Michael and Stevie are in the car and it jumps through the panel on the trailer, when the car lands and it cuts back to Michael there is no trailer in the background. (00:17:05)
White Bird - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: When Michael is racing to the airfield to stop the bad guys, when you see inside the car it is clear and sunny outside. Next shot of outside with the car skidding the driver is wearing a different costume, possibly taken from another episode. Then the outside is foggy, back to clear, then foggy as he approaches the jump. (00:39:15)
White Bird - S1-E19
Revealing mistake: When Michael grabs the newspaper to read about Stevie's abduction, all paragraphs are the same one, starting with the words "The facts".
Chosen answer: Before "product placement" became common, name-brand products were rarely, if ever seen in TV shows, mostly due to avoid advertising conflicts with program sponsors. The Pepsi logo may have been taped out to prevent any commercial infringements.
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Are you kidding? Product placement was so rampant in the 50s that sometimes you'd wonder if you were watching a TV show or a paid ad.
Brian Katcher
Knight Rider wasn't produced in the 1950s. TV shows of that era had advertising more similar to the old radio shows from the 30s and 40s. The early 50s series often had a sole sponsor, so their product (and related items) was likely seen in a program. An announcer also informed the audience at the beginning that, "This program is brought to you by (insert brand name). " From the 60s on, brand-name products weren't generally seen in TV programs. Networks sold air time to multiple advertisers, and their ads were shown during the long commercial breaks. So no, I'm not kidding.
raywest ★