Steven Lee

5th Jun 2021

The Serenade (1916)

Continuity mistake: Oliver Hardy, a street musician, enters a tavern along with his five bandmates. To the right of the door is a sign reading "Cheese sandwich, 5 cents." When the bandmates leave the tavern, the sign says "Cheese sandwiches." When Ollie exits, the sign once again says "Cheese sandwich, 5 cents."

Steven Lee

30th Apr 2021

Hog Wild (1930)

Continuity mistake: Ollie falls off the roof and lands in the fishpond. When he gets back on the roof, his clothes are dry and his necktie is blowing in the breeze. This happens three times.

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Continuity mistake: In "Movie Maniacs" (1936), the Stooges unwittingly run into a lions' den. After they slam the door shut, Larry removes his top hat but in the next shot the hat is back on his head - and he and Curly have switched places. (00:14:46)

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Continuity mistake: In "Calling All Curs" (1939), Moe accidentally punches Larry in the face. Larry falls to the floor unconscious but in a later scene he is sitting on the floor with his back against a wall.

Steven Lee

Continuity mistake: When Jiminy takes Scrooge to Fezziwig's, all the windowpanes are frosted over and Scrooge wipes off one pane, so he can see inside. In the next scene showing the inside of the building, the frost is gone from all the panes.

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Continuity mistake: In "Some More Of Samoa" (1941), the Stooges are on the island of Rhum-Boogie and Curly is wearing a tiger skin. In the final scene, as they hop into their canoe, he's suddenly wearing a leopard skin.

Steven Lee

Woman Haters - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: In "Shivering Sherlocks" (1948), Moe, Larry and Shemp are working at the Elite Café. A police officer is wearing a badge when he enters but when he sits at the counter, the badge has disappeared.

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Continuity mistake: In "False Alarms" (1934) Curly ducks when Moe throws a bucket of water at him and the water lands on the fire captain who is standing behind Curly. In the next shot, the captain's uniform is completely dry.

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Continuity mistake: In "Spook Louder" (1943), when Moe is hit in the face with a cream pie, he drops the club he is carrying. In the next shot, he is holding the club and drops it again.

Steven Lee

22nd Nov 2020

Bearly Asleep (1955)

Continuity mistake: Park Ranger Donald is leading five bears to a cave, so they can hibernate for the winter. He finds a bear sleeping in a hammock and forces him to join the others. There should now be six bears but a seventh bear has appeared out of nowhere. Later in the cave, their number has grown to nine.

Steven Lee

12th Jun 2020

The Monkees (1966)

Find the Monkees (a.k.a. The Audition) - S1-E19

Continuity mistake: Trying to get away from the Monkees, television producer Hubbell Benson enters an elevator on the first floor. After a quick cut, Benson is shown exiting the elevator on the third floor. A potted plant and a "3rd Floor" sign were added to the scene but it is obvious the elevator is still on the first floor. A large ash tray appears in both shots and its contents are unchanged.

Steven Lee

Continuity mistake: When Rat and Mole enter Scrooge's office to ask for alms for the poor, the wall clock shows the time as 9.00. After Scrooge sends them away with no money, the clock shows the time as 6:57.

Steven Lee

20th Nov 2019

Trailer Horn (1950)

Continuity mistake: When Donald Duck crashes through the roof of his trailer, the door flies open and pots, pans, dishes and other items fly out and land on the ground. In the following scenes showing the trailer, those objects have vanished.

Steven Lee

20th Nov 2019

Trailer Horn (1950)

Continuity mistake: Upon seeing Donald Duck's footprints in the sand, Chip walks the length of one footprint, leaving eight of his own footprints as he goes. He fetches Dale to show him Donald's footprints but when Chip reaches the footprint he walked across, his own footprints have vanished.

Steven Lee

4th Nov 2019

Helpmates (1932)

Continuity mistake: Oliver returns home to find Stan holding a hose and putting out of the smoldering remains of a fire that destroyed much of the house. In the medium-range shot that follows, Stan's right arm is at his side and the hose is on the floor.

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Continuity mistake: In "Self-Made Maids," Moe, Larry and Shemp play dual roles, appearing as artists and as three models, Moella, Larryella and Shempella. In one scene, Larryella squeezes Shemp's hand while he's holding a tube of black paint. The paint squirts only on his face but in the next shot there are also paint spatters on his smock. When he returns to his easel, the paint on his face and smock has disappeared.

Steven Lee

9th Oct 2019

Side Streets (1934)

Continuity mistake: Bertha Krasnoff, a furrier known to her customers as Madame Valerie, has a purse hanging from her left arm as she says goodbye to a customer exiting the shop. When she greets another woman entering the shop, the purse is now on her right arm.

Steven Lee

12th Sep 2019

Matlock (1986)

The Abduction - S6-E15

Continuity mistake: Michelle Thomas, Ben Matlock's assistant, has been abducted and is being kept in the home of mobster Jay Cutler. Ben attempts to scale the wall surrounding the property. A close-up shows him with both arms resting atop the wall. In the very next shot, his arms are extended, his right leg is over the wall and he is raising his left leg.

Steven Lee

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