Continuity mistake: In the psychiatrist's office, Columbo strikes a match and lights his cigar. Two seconds later, we switch to a closeup shot and the match is about six inches away from his cigar, which he proceeds to light again. (00:44:15)
Captain Defenestrator
27th Nov 2008
Columbo: Prescription Murder (1968)
9th Oct 2008
Jeeves & Wooster (1990)
Continuity mistake: When Gussie is telling Jeeves & Wooster that he gave the notebook to Sir Watkyn, in one shot, the scarf on Wooster's head changes from being wrapped around his neck to draped loosely on his head. In the next shot, it's back around his neck. (00:36:40)
2nd Sep 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank - S6-E12
Continuity mistake: When Monk is trying to convince the old woman to use the other pen so the ink in them will be even, in the shots from behind him, the pen's chain is hanging down below the counter. In the shots from in front of him, the chain is pulled taught. (00:23:45 - 00:24:15)
27th Aug 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Office - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Monk and Natalie are talking to Kemp in his office, the desk ornament and the cup of pencils that Monk keeps organizing change positions between shots. In the shots from Monk's side of the desk, the ornament is closer to the door. In the shots from Kemp's side, the pencil cup is closer. (00:09:40 - 00:11:20)
27th Aug 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Office - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Monk is trying to join the two cops' conversation about football, in the shots from the side of the police car that they're standing near, the two cops are standing less than a foot apart. In the shots from the other side of the car, they're far apart enough for Monk, Natalie, and Captain Stottlemeyer to stand between them. (00:03:00 - 00:05:00)
12th Aug 2008
Get Smart (1965)
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)
10th Aug 2008
Get Smart (1965)
5th Aug 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Genius - S7-E2
Continuity mistake: When Monk is telling Captain Stottlemeyer about Trudy's death, he says that by the time he got there, she wasn't even able to speak, that she held his hand and died. However, in "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale," we learn that Trudy's last words were "Bread and butter," and that she said them to Adrian right before she died.
22nd Jul 2008
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Factual error: Batman is in Japan and tracks down Kyodai Ken by using Caller ID, which returns a seven-digit "555" number. Telephone numbers in Japan have 8 digits.
14th Jul 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Daredevil - S6-E7
Revealing mistake: When Monk, Natalie, and Joey are fighting on the roof, the end of the metal pipe in Joey's hand wobbles around a lot, as if the pipe is made of rubber. (00:37:20)
9th Jul 2008
The Dresden Files (2007)
Trivia: The Real Estate guide for the Jones' house lists the address as "1060 W. Addison St." As any Blues Brothers fan can tell you, that's the address of Wrigley Field. (00:32:30)
3rd Jul 2008
The Venture Bros. (2003)
The Invisible Hand of Fate - S3-E3
Factual error: When Billy is in his first Underground Quiz Match, the host says at the start of the match "Jeopardy Rules apply," then starts with the first answer. Billy buzzes in with the correct question and wins it, however, Jeopardy Rules state that contestants may not buzz in before the host finishes reading. If they do, they lose their chance to buzz in first. (00:07:20)
8th Apr 2008
Doctor Who (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Miss Foster uses her sonic device on the window-washer's crane, she points it at the right-side cable, but it's the left-side cable that breaks. (00:26:25)
11th Feb 2008
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
The Outlaw - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: In "The Outlaw," when Paladin and Holt talk after Paladin has climbed up the rope, Paladin's black shirt alternates from covered with dirt in the close-up shots to clean in the long shots. (00:15:00 - 00:16:00)
1st Feb 2008
Danger Man (1964)
Are You Going to Be More Permanent? - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: When Drake is leaning against the back of the park bench while talking to the tailor, in the shots over his shoulder, his watch is partially covered by his shirt cuff. In the shots from in front, his watch is completely exposed, despite his arm never moving. (00:12:25 - 00:13:00)
31st Jan 2008
Danger Man (1964)
Revealing mistake: The footage of the assassin climbing up the drain pipe and leaping across the rooftop at the beginning of the episode is reused from the episode "A Room in the Basement." You can even see Drake already up on the roof from that episode, whereas there's only one person climbing in this one. (00:00:30 - 00:00:40)
28th Dec 2007
My Name Is Earl (2005)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Earl says that costing his Dad the election is 4 on his list, however, on the list that they show during the title sequence of each episode, "Cost Dad the Election" is 65. (00:01:10)
19th Oct 2007
Jericho (2006)
Trivia: When Mimi comes to the Richmond farm and Stanley refers to her as "Uncle Sam," what Bonnie signs to him is "Uncle Sam is prettier."
22nd Aug 2007
King of the Hill (1997)
Pretty, Pretty Dresses - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: When Bobby is serving his parents breakfast, the tray he's holding has two eggs on it and Peggy's plate is empty. After Hank finishes talking, we see all three of them and there are now two eggs on Peggy's plate and a third one on the tray. (00:03:30 - 00:04:05)
31st Jul 2007
Supernatural (2005)
Bloody Mary - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Sam and Dean enter the Shoemaker home, a woman leaning against a wall holding a coffee cup starts to follow them down the hall. When the shot changes, the woman is back against the wall, talking to someone who wasn't there in the previous shot. (00:08:00)
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