Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

243 mistakes in season 4

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The Look - S4-E9

Audio problem: In their struggle on the lookout point, Don Cassidy throws the gun over the railing. A clattering noise is heard as if the gun fell on a solid pavement, but the way the action is shown, it went down in a spot where a few seconds later during the suicide attempt there's nothing but a freefall. (00:46:05)

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The Look - S4-E9

Audio problem: The whole episode revolves around a radio DJ, who calls the various songs - however, for licensing issues, contrary to what the DJ advertises, the songs (including at least four Beatles hits, Elton John, and a version of Satisfaction that already appeared in the celebrated Season 3 opener) are not the originals, but stock covers.

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The Look - S4-E9

Continuity mistake: After the surprise unmasking (or unhelmeting) of the wheeled assailant, Holly Hudson in the background lowers her hands, which are still on her face in the close-up that follows. (00:23:50)

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The Look - S4-E9

Continuity mistake: Magnum is about to leave after the slightly awkward introduction to Holly Fox, but she calls him back saying "Maybe there *is* something you could help me with." He sticks his head back into the room, and you can see the glasses' left arm is above the shirt collar. Next shot and it went underneath. (00:13:40)

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A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Revealing mistake: All the 'boxing' in the episode is unrealistic pure 80s Hollywood hot camp garbage, but the finishing blow of the final match in particular is miles off, bad even for the low standards of that sort of 'action'. (00:44:10)

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A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: When the champion sends TC flying with some sort of flamboyant knee to the face, before TC gets to the ground you can see the towel on the top rope being quite distant from the turnbuckle. In the rest of the scene it is right by it. (00:42:45)

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A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Revealing mistake: The shot of the Ferrari during the directorial credits (filmed from a car in front) does not feature Roger E. Mosley behind the wheel; you can see a bit of longer hair sticking from the top. (00:04:30)

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A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: TC spots in a close-up the Marines tattoo of the guy he injured. The position of the daughter's hand (she has her fingers in the rolled sleeve) and body (she's tightly close) in that close-up is different than in the other views. (00:04:55)

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A Sense of Debt - S4-E8

Revealing mistake: TC's accident with the hog pen is shot in (at least) two takes, one with the stuntman dodging the car inside an otherwise empty pen, and the establishing shot with the animals when the car is still not so close - and then when the car has stopped at the end and there's no danger for the pigs. (00:04:40)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Audio problem: During the first phases of practice, Kioki in a close-up exclaims "All right!" in an obvious redub with background noise almost silenced. (00:08:25)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: Lola decks Jerome on the field; he goes down with his arm bent up (glove above his cap), but it's at his hip when she is on him providing loving care. (00:28:30)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Revealing mistake: Higgins speaks with the idiotic nephew of the most hated (temporary) new boss, who tells him uncle is in the Den. Higgins opens the door and before it cuts to the new scene, you can peek through the door and see that the lights are switched off; Higgins is walking into an empty room (would be fun if it were the broom closet, but it's actually the correct photoset, just with nobody there). (00:19:25)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: When "Wallace McNurty" mentions the "lunchtime drinking" the two workers in front of him are increasingly distant from each other at the cut, and the bearded one has his hands on hips and not down his sides. (00:18:10)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Revealing mistake: The construction workers in the bar believe Magnum's bluff about being an inspector, and make a run for it trampling him. Tom Selleck's stuntman is the one taking the risk of having a mob of big guys stomp him - and you can actually spot a fake moustache dangling loose during the action. (00:18:30)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Revealing mistake: When Lola hits back Rick's pitch and gets him in the 'nads, it's transparent in the shot of her swing that the ball was not flying back at the pitcher in a million years. (00:10:55)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: The sweat on Lola's shirt during practice goes in her cleavage at different depth; best time to notice when TC apologizes for saying "you pitch like a girl" to Rick, and then Magnum calls her to be the batter. (00:10:25)

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Mac: Time has little to do with infinity and jelly donuts.

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A.A.P.I. - S7-E5

Trivia: At the awards ceremony, three men seated at a table together resemble three detectives from 1970s TV shows. Detective Mike Stone (played by Karl Malden) from ABC's Streets of San Francisco; Detective Frank Columbo (played by Peter Falk) from NBC's Columbo; and Detective Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) from CBS's Kojak. (00:07:20)

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