11th May 2022
Profit and Loss, Part 1: Profit - S1-E13
Visible crew/equipment: After Rockford shares his woes about the garbage disposal with Alec Morris, just as Rockford says, "Come on over, you can kibitz while I try to fix this thing," the bouncing microphone becomes visible at the bottom left side of the screen, behind the glass bowl. (00:04:40)
11th May 2022
Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Rockford and Len dig up the box in the chicken shed Jolene is the one who retrieves it. In the two closeups, as Jolene lifts the box and then as she removes the contents her nail polish changes and her ring/bracelet vanish. (00:46:20)
11th May 2022
Continuity mistake: After Rockford gives Dexter's secretary, Miss Adams, his last lit cigarette for her collection, when it cuts to Rockford driving up to the apartments, his front license plate number is "835-OKG" but it's "853-OKG" on the back license plate. (00:06:00)
11th May 2022
Continuity mistake: While Rockford is kept waiting at Tallman's office he expresses his frustration to the secretary, Betty, and when she puts her eyeglasses back on in the closeup her left hand is empty, but in the next shot a pencil has suddenly appeared in her raised hand. (00:35:00)
11th May 2022
Continuity mistake: The front and back license plate numbers on Rockford's car are different. The front plate number is "835-OKG" but the rear plate number is "853-OKG" and it's particularly noticeable when Rockford eludes his tail at the tunnel. (00:29:30)
11th May 2022
The Farnsworth Stratagem - S2-E2
Visible crew/equipment: After Rockford comes up with the plan regarding the power of attorney and mineral rights, when it cuts to the trailer just as Rockford walks out of his bedroom carrying his garment bag, as the camera pans from right to left we can see the boom pole and mic hovering near the bottom left side of the screen. The entire microphone is visible at lower left corner beside the envelopes when Becker says, "Mineral rights," and slaps that envelope down. (00:16:25)
11th May 2022
Visible crew/equipment: While Rockford is driving with his father in the pickup Hammel's goon goes after Rocky again, and when they get to the docks Rockford shows Becker the window that was shot out. When Becker tells Rocky where to park the pickup, the shadow of the boom pole and mic is visible on the truck bed cover as Rocky drives off. (00:39:10)
11th May 2022
Visible crew/equipment: After the body is found in the shipping crate Becker and Rockford talk about Rocky, and as Rockford asks Becker if they'll put out an APB, we see the shadow of the moving boom mic at the top of the screen. (00:38:55)
9th May 2022
Continuity mistake: After the police inform Rockford that Prentiss Carr's cause of death was suicide, when it cuts to the closeup of Carr's widow pouring the drink, the woman in the closeup has long nails and is not wearing a belt. In the following shots Janet Carr is wearing a long red belt and her nails are shorter. (00:08:50)
9th May 2022
The Dark and Bloody Ground - S1-E3
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford returns to his trailer and begins to tell Rocky about his ordeal with the semi in Arizona, just as Rockford says, "It tried to run me off a mountain," watch as the microphone pops up at the bottom, right side of the screen behind the glass bowl. (00:22:55)
9th May 2022
The Day the Violence Died - S7-E18
Other mistake: At the end of the episode Lisa and Bart watch Itchy and Scratchy in the TV room, which is beside the kitchen at the back of their house. The TV room has a window that faces the backyard, with the record player on a shelf in front of that window. The problem is when Bart looks out the back window and sees Lester skateboarding past the house, the view outside is actually the street in front of the Simpson house, not their backyard as it should be.
6th May 2022
Visible crew/equipment: While the two goons are trying to find Rocky they start chasing after Rockford, and when both cars drive through the car wash area, in the long shot we see a car wash employee at the left, and at the center of the screen we see a camera operator carrying a hand-held camera rushing after the cars as he's filming them. (00:23:15)
6th May 2022
Backlash of the Hunter - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When Sara uses Rockford's knockout drops in Jerry's drink, Sara's manicured fingernails are quite long in the closeup yet considerably shorter otherwise. The ring on Sara's ring finger also changes to a very large turquoise ring in the closeup.
6th May 2022
Backlash of the Hunter - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: Rockford's car has license plate number "835-OKG" at the front of his car, but license plate number "853-OKG" at the back of his car, a few times during the episode. (00:35:40 - 00:37:50)
6th May 2022
Backlash of the Hunter - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When Sara opens the yellow pages phone directory, in the wide shots she's looking at Rockford's information on the left page of the open book, but in the closeup Rockford's ad appears on the right page of the open book. (00:10:15)
6th May 2022
Backlash of the Hunter - S1-E1
Visible crew/equipment: After Harry is murdered, when Jerry leans over the body and removes the shoes, the bulge of the belted mic transmitter is visible at the actor's lower back. (00:08:05)
4th May 2022
Visible crew/equipment: When Mr. Roper gets the idea that it's Jack's diary, Jack tells him not to worry and it'll be their own little secret, then in the next wide shot we can see the bank of set lighting at the bottom of the screen. (00:21:15)
2nd May 2022
Continuity mistake: When Lisa opens the classroom door (opposite the teacher's desk) and is shocked to see Miss Hoover has returned, note the door opens outward (into the hallway) and the doorknob is on the right side of the door. When Lisa runs out of the classroom, that door now opens inward and the doorknob is on the left side of the door. (00:13:40)
1st May 2022
Continuity mistake: In some shots Otto's beaded bracelet vanishes and reappears, such as when he's on the school bus before the accident. Also, note a watch suddenly appears on his left wrist then it disappears, on the school bus. (00:11:05 - 00:15:15)
1st May 2022
Continuity mistake: While Otto plays the guitar at 3:00 AM, the tuning keys on the guitar head are first facing down, then the guitar head flips and the tuning keys are facing up, between shots. (00:15:45)
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