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Mr. Big - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Max is phoning the Chief to let him know the mission's been accomplished, he takes the oars out of the oarlocks before opening his shoephone. The oars change from being out of the oarlocks in the closeups to still being in the water in the long shots for the rest of the episode. (00:23:50 - 00:24:30)

Captain Defenestrator

School Days - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When Max is walking around the school grounds he walks up to man breaking a piece of wood. The man breaks a piece of wood and then bends down to pick up a new piece, leaving one on the ground. The shot changes and Max is standing there talking and the man breaks the piece of wood and bends down to pick up another one (which should be the last piece). However there is another piece left on the ground.

Guy

Mr. Big - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When the owner of the shop is vaporized, at first his hands are both in front of him. The shot changes and now one arm is instantly thrown back behind him.

Guy

Mr. Big - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Max is attacking the boat there is a shot from inside the cabin. Watch the door. Before Max shoots, there are a series of holes in the shade covering the door (they look like bullet holes). Max begins firing and there is another shot from inside and bullet holes begin appearing in the walls. The holes in the shade however, are gone.

Guy

The Mysterious Dr. T - S3-E13

Continuity mistake: When Max brings the coffee to the doctor's office, his suit is dark blue. After the opening credits he has no time to change, so how come his suit becomes dark gray?

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Suggested correction: After watching the scenes, his suit never changes color. It's always a dark grey, never dark blue.

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Spy, Spy, Birdie - S3-E22

Continuity mistake: In the episode, first Siegfried states that he was contacted in his apartment by Mr Pfister. Later, when talking to Max and 99, he states that Pfister stopped him in the street and asked him.

Spy, Spy, Birdie - S3-E22

Continuity mistake: In the first shot on the rooftop, Pfister is wearing thick glasses on his head. In all the other shots, he has no glasses with no time to remove them.

Viva Smart - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: At the carnival scene, the shot zooming in on the square shows that the Juggler's balls are blue. In all the other shots, they are white.

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The Mess of Adrian Listenger - S5-E18

Continuity mistake: Max and 99 are sitting on the sofa. There is a knock at the door and Max fires 3 bullets into the door from a gun. Later, the same day the door is shown behind Max and 99 and there no gunshot holes in the door. Also, 99 changed her clothes and Max still has on the same clothes. (00:09:00 - 00:19:00)

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The Day They Raided the Knights - S4-E16

Continuity mistake: In Max's apartment, Max sneaks up behind 99 to give her a kiss. She punches him in the jaw and he falls back against the wall to the right of the doorknob. The scene changes to a close up of Max and he is sitting on the floor to the left of the doorknob.

Casablanca - S2-E6

Continuity mistake: When the chief stops Maxwell from beating the cab driver, he holds back Maxwell's arm by the very prominent cuff. After the following cut he holds it by the sleeve (and no sign of the cuff). (00:05:50)

School Days - S1-E3

Revealing mistake: When Max is being attacked with throwing knives, one is thrown into the closet door. Watch closely; the wire used to guide the knife is visible.

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School Days - S1-E3

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