Continuity mistake: When the cardiac patient is finally brought to the ER, and goes into full arrest number four, he's wheeled into treatment 1 which does not have a window on its door, but in the next shot from inside the room the door has a window, and when they're defibbing him, we can see the nurses' station outside the door, which means he's now in treatment 3, not 1.
Super Grover
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Continuity mistake: After leaving the football player who kicked in his TV screen, as Roy and John put the gear back in the squad, we see the old blue set of the Datascope 850 monitor and defibrillator, and not their current Datascope M/D2 white case. The last time the blue two-piece unit is even seen in the squad is in 4x13, "Parade", and the first time the white unit is used is in 4x15, "Transition", and it's then used in all following episodes. This scene was a prior taping, that was inserted into this end of the season episode.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Station 51 is dispatched to the motorcycle accident, just as Engine 51 rolls out of the apparatus bay, the reflections of array lighting and two reflector screens are visible on the side of the engine.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: At the scene of the motorcycle accident Johnny contacts Rampart, and when Dixie opens the door to the base station booth and walks in, the outlines of the lavalier mic transmitter and wire are visible on the back of her uniform.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Continuity mistake: Marco's mustache goes missing when Station 51 is dispatched to the structure fire, but then it reappears.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Engine 51 and Squad 51 arrive at the training center, Captain Stanley opens the door then steps off the engine while Chet climbs down from the jumpseat, and the location's array lighting is reflected on the door's window.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: At training center, after 18's guy falls into the trench with the sulfur trioxide, as they're removing his turnout coat just as Roy opens the drug box, seen behind Marco are four crew members who are near the tanker with the sulfur trioxide, past the trench.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Squad 51 arrives at the training center, Johnny's turnout coat is open and we see that he's only wearing an undershirt, but when it's 18's turn at the sulfur trioxide, as Johnny's putting on his air mask he's wearing the blue uniform shirt under his turnout.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Trivia: After John and Roy dial the wrong number twice, it cuts to a shot of LACoFD headquarters, and the dispatcher, Sam Lanier, transmitting the paging tones. In the closeup of the Motorola Quik-Call, note the company numbers on the tabs and that all FD companies are in numerical order except for 51, which is placed beside 127. (Can also be seen in other episodes).
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Continuity mistake: During the actual rescue at Catalina Island, Johnny and Roy are now wearing water-type shoes, not their uniform shoes.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Revealing mistake: When Station 51 is dispatched to 'man trapped', just as Engine 51 rolls out of the apparatus bay and heads down the driveway, the real 127's vehicle is seen parked inside the bay, near the rear door.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Continuity mistake: After bringing the man who choked on a beer can's pull tab to Rampart, when Squad 51 returns to the station and backs up the driveway, the engine seen parked in the apparatus bay is the Crown from seasons 1 and 2, not their current Ward LaFrance engine.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Other mistake: When Roy and Johnny help free the man whose arm is trapped in the pipe, just as the man stands up we can see the boxes of detergent on the shelf behind him, with their brand names covered with black tape.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Revealing mistake: After Station 51 is dispatched to the 'plane in trouble' it becomes a plane crash rescue and recovery, and when they pull out the pilot's body, who they said died on impact, his right hand moves to clasp his left wrist, and he also bends and moves his leg.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Other mistake: When Dixie and Mr. Hart are on the elevator, we see the number five lit up on the panel above the door as they head down to the first floor in the ER, where they meet Johnny and the kids, who get on the elevator to head up to the fourth floor. The problem is that the ER is only a 2-storey building.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Brackett asks Early and Morton to assist with the examination of the hallucinating veteran, in the shot from the hallway the doctors walk into treatment 1, its door has no window, but when it cuts to the shot from inside the room, its door has a window, which means they're all in treatment 2 or 3, not 1.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Smoke Eater - S4-E16
Continuity mistake: When Billy's mother waits in the hallway while Early examines Billy, the window behind her is on the same side as the ER's receiving entrance. Note that outside the window there's a blue metal shade at the top, which does not exist in any exterior shots of that side of the ER.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Other mistake: At the start, when Roy is reviewing the list making sure he got everything, there are two containers of milk on the counter which have their brand names covered. As an aside, watch Chet as he empties the grocery bag and puts the aluminum can in the freezer.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Transition - S4-E15
Visible crew/equipment: When Dixie and Carol stand in the ER hallway, talking about the three accident victims coming in and being swamped, there are two tape marks on the floor near their feet, where Carol and the other nurse were standing just before Dix walked over.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Transition - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: When Gil is assigned to ride along with Squad 51, en route to the incidents there are only two people seated in the squad in the shots shown.
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