Continuity mistake: A hospital nurse hands a cup of water to Billy Bright, so he can take some medication. In the next scene, the cup is back on the nurse's tray and Billy picks it up himself.
Steven Lee
9th Jun 2021
The Comic (1969)
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."
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.
9th Apr 2021
Columbo (1971)
Dead Weight - S1-E4
Other mistake: Columbia calls Helen Stewart from a pay phone. He dials only six numbers, not seven.
1st Apr 2021
A Day at the Races (1937)
Other mistake: Chico sells Groucho a paper with the name of a horse who is sure to win. It says "ZVBXRPL." Chico explains that the name is in code and then sells Groucho a code book. Groucho looks up the name and says "ZVBXRPL, page 34" but he is looking at a right-hand page. Page 34 would be a left-hand page.
11th Feb 2021
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
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)
21st Jan 2021
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
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.
5th Jan 2021
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
Revealing mistake: In "Busy Buddies" (1944), an angry bull knocks Curly over a fence. A dummy of Curly is used for the scene. As it sails over the fence, the hand of the crew member who threw the dummy is visible. (00:08:24)
5th Jan 2021
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
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.
29th Dec 2020
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
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.
23rd Dec 2020
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
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.
18th Dec 2020
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
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.
18th Dec 2020
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
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.
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.
12th Nov 2020
Inside Out (2015)
Other mistake: When Riley and her parents arrive at their new home in San Francisco, several pieces of mail are sticking out of the mail slot in the door. A letter carrier would not deliver mail to a vacant house, let alone not push it all the way through the slot.
29th Jul 2020
Way Out West (1937)
Revealing mistake: Stan is using a block and tackle to hoist Ollie up to the balcony of Finn's apartment. When Stan lets go of the rope, Ollie falls and lands flat on his back. It is obvious by the awkward angle of the legs that a dummy was used. In addition, the dummy lands with the legs close together but in the shot that follows, Ollie's legs are far apart and one leg is in the air.
20th Jul 2020
Columbo (1971)
Character mistake: Piloting a helicopter, Leslie ends a radio conversation by saying "Over and out." "Over" means "I'm done talking; please respond." "Out" means "I'm done talking and I'm ending this communication." An experienced pilot would never say "Over and out." They are two different terms.
16th Jul 2020
Life with Lucy (1986)
World's Greatest Grandma - S1-E13
Other mistake: A six-piece band of grandmothers is playing "When The Saints Go Marching In" at a school talent show. None of the piano keys move when the pianist taps them.
13th Jul 2020
Columbo: Prescription Murder (1968)
Other mistake: Mrs. Petrie, Dr. Flemming's secretary, makes two phone calls to Joan Hudson. She dials seven numbers for the first call but only six numbers for the second call.
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.
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