Continuity mistake: While Sam considers going to see the psychiatrist professionally just to hook up with her, Carla suggests that he feign impotence, and Sam puts his bottle down on the counter, but it cuts to a closeup with Sam suddenly holding the bottle in his raised right hand. (00:09:30)
Super Grover
13th Feb 2023
Cheers (1982)
13th Feb 2023
Peter Pan (1953)
Continuity mistake: At Skull Rock, after Captain Hook skewers his own feathered hat, when Peter draws his dagger the scabbard promptly vanishes from his right hip and shortly reappears. Then it vanishes again, and reappears when Peter calls Hook a codfish on a hook. (00:43:10)
13th Feb 2023
Peter Pan (1953)
Continuity mistake: While Tiger Lily is being held at Skull Rock by Captain Hook, her dress has red and purple stripes around the neckline, with the purple closer to her neck. When Smee is rowing the boat, the two colors near Tiger Lily's neckline have switched in this shot, with the red now closer to her neck. (00:39:30 - 00:41:05)
13th Feb 2023
Peter Pan (1953)
Continuity mistake: In the first few shots on the Jolly Roger, the pirate with red long hair has a wooden leg on his right side, which then switches to his left side. This switch continues in later shots. (00:20:45)
12th Feb 2023
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Continuity mistake: After the bathtub scene, when Nancy opens the mirrored medicine cabinet and removes the bottle of Sta-Awake, her fingernails are short as usual, but in the bottle's closeup Nancy's fingernails are quite long. (00:34:10)
8th Feb 2023
Moonstruck (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Loretta takes Johnny to the airport, she's driving his Oldsmobile with the "Ninety-Eight" emblem missing from the side of the car, but when Loretta pulls into the lot with Mr. Johnny's car, the emblem is attached to the Olds. (00:09:00 - 00:12:25)
8th Feb 2023
Moonstruck (1987)
Continuity mistake: At the end, while Cosmo pours the Mumm champagne into the two flutes in the closeup, Loretta wears the ring on her middle finger, but it cuts to the wide shot and the ring has suddenly switched to Loretta's ring finger. (01:36:55)
2nd Feb 2023
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
A 'ohe ia e loa'a aku, he ulua kapapa no ka moana - S10-E21
Continuity mistake: When the Military Police take Lincoln into custody he's handcuffed, then both the left and right handcuffs switch direction while they're around his wrists, note the single and double bars, along with the chain links. Quite impossible. (00:31:40)
16th Jan 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
Continuity mistake: After Skagra demands the book from Professor Chronotis, as Skagra's sphere floats toward Chronotis he's wearing his eyeglasses, but then the Professor's eyeglasses vanish and reappear while his hands are raised.
16th Jan 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
Continuity mistake: During the animated portions of Shada's missing scenes, in numerous shots an illustrated character's clothing (buttons, scarf, etc) become flipped, sometimes even within the same shot. Example: when The Doctor goes to the physics lab and meets Clare Keightley, note her buttons and The Doctor's scarf.
12th Jan 2023
American Dad (2005)
Beyond the Alcove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Klaus - S17-E7
Continuity mistake: When Francine is arrested for being a menace, one of the police officers does not have a badge over his shirt pocket, but after Francine vanishes in the cloud of smoke, a badge suddenly appears on the shirt. (00:16:35)
12th Jan 2023
American Dad (2005)
The Fast and the Spurious - S17-E13
Continuity mistake: When future Roger announces his upgraded seatbelts, the way some of the double seatbelt straps are crisscrossed changes in following shots. (00:16:55)
29th Aug 2022
The Simpsons Game (2007)
Continuity mistake: Level 12 "Grand Theft Scratchy" cutscene: When Marge tells Poochie that even he isn't "extreme enough to resist the power of a stay-at-home mom, with too much time on her hands," Poochie is wearing two bracelets, but next shot both bracelets have vanished, then continues to reappear (even within the same shot) and disappear again.
26th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: When Rockford is with Agent Kleinhoff on the tarmac, the airplane Rockford boards has N-number N664CL, but the airplane that takes off has many more windows and a Canadian flag (it's not the 70's Air Canada logo) on its tail; then the plane in midair has N-number N953GA. Mid flight there are more discrepancies in the airplane's configuration. Finally, the airplane that lands has the original tail number N664CL. (00:06:35)
14th Aug 2022
The Waltons (1972)
The Sinner - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: After Zeb and Matthew's visit to the Baldwin sisters, when the singing duo arrive at Godsey's store while everyone is watching, the man driving is wearing a different shirt than Zeb and is considerably younger. (00:35:05)
11th Aug 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: After the LASIK surgery Lois has bandages covering her eyes, and the pairs of crisscrossed tape switch their over-under positions within the same shot.
9th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: When Rockford first sees Christine during her photo session, in the wide shot Christine is brought a glass of wine which she holds in her right hand while the white flower is in her left hand; then the wine glass and flower switch hands in the next closeup. This change continues to occur in following shots. (00:18:50)
3rd Aug 2022
Speed (1994)
Continuity mistake: When Jack handcuffs Ray to the metal handrail, Ray's right wrist has the double strand bars facing up and single strand bar facing down, but when Jack tells the passengers about the gap and then uncuffs Ray before the jump, the handcuff's single strand bar is facing up on his right wrist.
3rd Aug 2022
House (1986)
Continuity mistake: While Roger is trying to get away from Skeleton Big Ben he's wearing his army boots, but when Roger is walking on the roof of the house, the footwear of the stunt double looks nothing like Roger's army boots. (01:23:20)
30th Jul 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: While Rockford convinces Rocky to temporarily stay at LJ's, Angel fixes himself a sandwich then lifts the plate with his left hand and grabs the beer with his right hand, but next shot the items have switched hands in midair. (00:41:50)
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