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17th Oct 2023

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Trivia: Vic, one of the tour guides at the Alistair Crump mansion, begins to play "It's A Small World" on the piano and tells the tour group, "No singing along, please." (01:29:00)

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Trivia: Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the 1989 animated movie "The Little Mermaid", appears in the live-action film as a marketplace vendor who offers Ariel a plate of food and a fork. In a reference to the original film, Ariel uses the fork to comb her hair.

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Continuity mistake: In "Disorder In The Court" (1936), Curly is on the witness stand in a courtroom. When he tips his chair and falls backwards, a stunt double is used. The double's hair is much darker. When Moe and Larry rush over to pick him up, he is facing the wall. In the close-up, Curly is now facing forward. (00:05:00)

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Character mistake: In "Boobs In Arms" (1940), the Three Stooges are in the Army. On the back of Curly's uniform is an advertisement for "soup, salad, entree, coffee, desert" at O'Brien's Kosher Restaurant. "Dessert" is misspelled.

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Continuity mistake: "Rusty Romeos," a 1957 short co-starring Joe Besser, is a remake of "Corny Casanovas," a 1952 short co-starring Shemp Howard. In a scene using stock footage from the earlier film, Moe and Larry are fighting, and a framed photo of Shemp is on a small table next to the couch. In the following scene, using new footage, the photo is of Joe. (00:15:10)

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Talking Guns - S4-E6

Other mistake: Gene Autry is chasing Mack Healy and his outlaw gang, who are using Jim Decker's house and mine as a base of operations. Healy gives Decker a rifle and tells him they're being followed by a "claim jumper." Healy says there are seven bullets in the gun. When Autry rides into view, Decker begins shooting. He fires eight shots. (00:18:10)

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Continuity mistake: In "Disorder In The Court" (1936), Curly is trying to catch a parrot flying near the jury box. He tries to hit the bird with a mallet but winds up knocking out the six jurors in the front row. Moe drags Curly away, but suddenly the six jurors in the back row also appear to be knocked out.

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Visible crew/equipment: In "Playing The Ponies" (1937), a man eats a handful of hot pepperinos, and his mouth is burning. He quickly drinks a large container of water. The hose that drained the container is visible below his right arm.

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Narrow Escape - S3-E5

Other mistake: José accidentally drops a cake containing hidden explosives. Pat accidentally drops a cake containing hidden explosives. Both scenes use the same close-up footage of an explosion. (00:00:23 - 00:01:05)

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Narrow Escape - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: Gene is chasing a smuggler who is driving a horse and buggy with an unwitting Pat Buttram by his side. The smuggler drives past a roadside post marking the U.S.-Mexico border. In the immediate long shot of Gene chasing him, the post has disappeared. (00:22:05)

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Narrow Escape - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: Gene is chasing a stagecoach robber. Both men are on horseback and shooting at each other. When the stagecoach robber runs out of bullets, he puts his gun back in the holster. In the next shot, he again puts the gun back in the holster. (00:09:30)

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Thunder Out West - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: George Evans and Reverend Parker are playing chess when they hear a knock at the door. George asks, "Now who could that be at this late hour?" Gene enters and says, "I hate to trouble you at this time of night." Gene says the Cattlemen's Association safe has been blown open and asks George to ride into town with him and determine how much money is missing. When they arrive in town, it is midday. (00:04:40)

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Trivia: This movie takes place in Canada, but was actually filmed near Big Bear Lake in Southern California.

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Other mistake: A brief section of the film was flipped. One building has a sign saying "FIREARMS" and the lettering is in reverse.

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Other mistake: In "Violent Is The Word For Curly" (1938), the Stooges are mistaken for college professors. They are teaching a group of students at the all-girls school Mildew College to sing "Swingin' The Alphabet." During the song, the girls sing "Curly's a dope." The dean had introduced the three men as Professors Feinstein, Frankfurter and VonStupor - so how did the girls know Curly's name?

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Other mistake: In "An Ache In Every Stake" (1941), when Moe and Larry fall out of their ice wagon and land in the street, it is obvious that stunt doubles were used. When the scene cuts from the doubles to the real Moe and Larry, Moe's legs are in a different position.

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Other mistake: In "An Ache In Every Stake" (1941), Vernon Dent is running down a lengthy set of stairs as an icebox is rolling down above him. (The stairs were also used in the 1932 Laurel and Hardy short "The Music Box.") One scene of Dent running down the stairs is shown twice in succession.

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