Continuity mistake: Sal Mineo and Tom Skerritt's characters are fighting in a dark room that is suddenly brightly lit after the commercial break, even though their fight is continuous and no one else is there to turn on any lights.
Jean G
22nd Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
20th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Main Event - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: Saunders' helmet disappears from his head between shots when he's driving the half-track.
20th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Visible crew/equipment: Season 3, "Birthday Cake": When Littlejohn goes into the river, you can see the reflection of the entire camera crew.
20th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: The demolition expert is shot and falls dead several feet from Hanley's position. Next shot, his body is now right beside Hanley.
20th Apr 2011
The Name of the Game (1968)
Appointment in Palermo - S3-E21
Visible crew/equipment: Season 3, Episode 21, "Appointment in Palermo": When Gemma carries the dummy from the car to the storefront, the microphone shadow is visible following along above her at the top of the frame.
20th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: The Gun Richard Jaeckel's character is carrying changes, between one shot and the next, from an MP40 to a 98k rifle.
20th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Factual error: The planes Hanley identifies as Messerschmitts aren't. They're stock footage of U.S. P51 Mustangs.
20th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
20th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: The Jeep driver's helmet keeps disappearing and reappearing as the shots change.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: Season 3, "The Little Carousel": In the land mine scene, Anderson's helmet disappears and reappears repeatedly between takes.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Visible crew/equipment: Season 3, "A Rare Vintage": In the scene inside the winery, a cameraman's shadow intrudes at the left of the shot.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: Season 3, "The Little Carousel": Claudine's hair length changes several times throughout the episode.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Revealing mistake: Season 3, "The Imposter": During the march, Rick Jason slips and says, "Peabody! Bring up the rear!" He was supposed to say "Littlejohn." Peabody is the actor's real name.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: Season 3, "The Long Walk": Near the end, the wine bottle Saunders is holding switches hands between shots, then vanishes.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: Mark Richman's character has an empty holster after the crash, but moments later there is a .45 caliber weapon there.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: Re-used footage causes three characters who were earlier captured by the Germans to be seen, in one shot, marching in Saunders' squadron.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Factual error: The German radio-wave detection vehicle is a very poorly disguised American ambulance.
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Continuity mistake: Saunders loses his helmet getting into the truck, but is wearing it again in the next shot.
9th Apr 2011
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Phelps receives his assignment, the amount of tape on the recorder changes several times between shots. So does the style/design of the plastic reels. (00:02:05)
9th Apr 2011
Combat! (1962)
Bridgehead - S2-E2
Continuity mistake: Billy's father, previously established as dead, sends his son a letter in this episode.
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