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Columbo (1971) - 9 mistakes in entire show

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Suitable for Framing (season 1, episode 5)

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Character mistake: Art expert Dale Kingston describes Goya as 'the penultimate artist'. "Penultimate" has nothing to do with greatness or artistry, it means second to last. In this context the word is completely meaningless.

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Double Shock (season 2, episode 8)

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Continuity: Columbo stands in the doorway of Lisa's balcony while he questions her, and her gold drapery catches and hangs over his right shoulder, where it remains in all the close-ups. When the shot cuts, the drapery is no longer caught on his shoulder, but is safely folded against the wall behind him.

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Lovely But Lethal (season 3, episode 1)

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Continuity: Viveca's beauty mark switches cheeks several times between shots while she talks to her assistant.

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Any Old Port in a Storm (season 3, episode 2)

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Audio problem: Pay phones always dropped your coin into an internal cash box when you finished your call. In the bar, Columbo makes two calls, and after the first, we hear the coin drop as it should. When he finishes the second call, we should hear that coin fall, too, but it doesn't.

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Candidate for Crime (season 3, episode 3)

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Continuity: During his poolside talk with Stone, Columbo carries a large cardboard box under one arm. His coat tail is hanging straight at his side in the master shot, but when it cuts to another angle, the coat is draped over more than half of the box.

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Publish or Perish (season 3, episode 5)

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Character mistake: Riley pays hired killer Eddie off with a wad of bills which he says totals a thousand dollars. But just the top note in the cash roll he hands Eddie is a $1000 bill - so obviously, it's more than a thousand dollars.

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A Friend in Deed (season 3, episode 8)

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Revealing: In the opening scenes, it's pretty clear that the "corpse" in the bright red dress is breathing.

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Forgotten Lady (season 5, episode 1)

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Continuity: When Raymond brings the doctor his milk and pill, the tray with the milk and pill are already on the bedside table.

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Undercover (season 12, episode 3)

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Continuity: Columbo ushers Krutch and Susan into an office for questioning. When he closes the door, the venetian blinds on it change from straight to misaligned and back again between shots.

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