Continuity mistake: When Kaimi gives Magnum the address of the woman he's been asking about, Magnum is wearing the tan Polo Ralph Lauren shirt with the safari animal print, and when Magnum drives out to the woman's home, Magnum's shirt is still the same style, but the animal pattern is different. (00:21:00)
Super Grover
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end, while Magnum is sitting at a patio table on the grass, Higgins walks over to him and hands him the note from Victoria, then as Higgins sits down we can see the actor's white T-mark taped on the grass beside the table legs, where Higgins had just stood. (00:44:05)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Tigers Fan - S8-E4
Continuity mistake: When Higgins states Walker's photo is a fake which confirms Magnum's suspicions, Magnum is wearing the white Polo Ralph Lauren shirt with the safari animal print. Then when it cuts to Magnum back at HPD handing Page the arrest report with the fake photo, the animal pattern on Magnum's shirt is entirely different, though he's still wearing the same style shirt. (00:28:40 - 00:29:45)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Tigers Fan - S8-E4
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum walks away from Barbara and Biff at the cemetery, as Page's car pulls up alongside Magnum, the refection of the large location spotlight is visible on the car's surface. (00:15:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Tigers Fan - S8-E4
Continuity mistake: At the guesthouse, when TC is telling Magnum about his "modern coaching" videotaping technique, in the wide shot Rick is standing beside the TV with the VCR on top, but in the closeup it's an entirely different TV, with no visible VCR atop it. (00:12:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While Rita is wearing a wire during dinner at the restaurant, when Magnum walks in a white T-mark is visible on the floor under the tablecloth, at the bottom of the screen. (00:38:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the club, when Magnum walks over to Higgins to stop the confrontation between him and Torres, just as Magnum and Higgins trade comments with each other, a T-mark is visible on the floor at the bottom of the screen. (00:12:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Rosita pulls Higgins up to the dance floor without a "diagram of the steps," just as Higgins begins to dance, the white T-mark on the floor is visible at the bottom of the screen in two shots of the same angle. (00:11:55)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts - S8-E1
Visible crew/equipment: After they talk to Nick about Father Timothy it cuts to Maggie hounding Magnum not to go after Quang Ki. Just as they all turn the corner to walk into Magnum's VA hospital room, the nurses station is in the background at the right side of the screen, and there's lighting equipment and a director's chair visible. Also, after Magnum agrees to give Ron time to find Quang Ki, when it cuts to Katherine talking on the phone, we can see Larry Manetti just standing in the background at the right side of the screen, waiting for his cue to rush into the study. (00:34:10 - 00:35:25)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts - S8-E1
Continuity mistake: When Ron Templeton hands Magnum the manila envelope, in the shot facing Magnum as he pulls the photo out of the envelope, we can easily see the image from the back side of the photograph. In this shot the man in the photo is wearing a suit jacket, white shirt, tie, with nothing on his head, but in the next closeup of the photograph Quang Ki is wearing a uniform and cap. The same thing happens again later, when Magnum is in his VA hospital room. (00:32:30 - 00:36:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts - S8-E1
Visible crew/equipment: While Higgins rushes to the waiting room he stops in the hall to wipe the grin off his face, and when he enters with the news, the taped T-mark is visible on the floor in front of Rick and Carol. (00:11:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Magnum is at Page's desk looking at the NYC arrest report, it cuts to Doheny at the estate as he opens his suitcase and lifts the gold picture frame. The problem is, in this shot the black easel back has been inserted within the gold frame upside down, note the frame's open end. Then in the next shot, the easel back is inserted properly within the frame. (00:33:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum answers the phone call from John Costa he's wearing the new shirt with a striped colorful pattern, which was a birthday present from his mother. During Magnum's introduction to Costa in the alley, the style of Magnum's shirt is the same, but the striped pattern has changed. Then the pattern changes again when Magnum returns home bruised. (00:26:25)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
On the Fly - S7-E15
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum successfully lands the plane he starts shouting about the brakes, then in the following shot of "Mac" lying in the hospital bed, the black T-mark is visible on the floor, in front of Higgins. (00:44:25)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
On the Fly - S7-E15
Visible crew/equipment: While Higgins is standing beside TC's hospital bed there's a boom pole and mic hovering low in the area of Higgins' legs, and it can be seen in the two wide shots from behind Higgins, especially when Rick mentions the noontime news. (00:06:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Higgins and Del Haynes leave the house Higgins is wearing his camo vest and hat, which he wears throughout the episode until the end. Though the style of his hat and vest remain the same, the actual camouflage pattern on both the hat and vest changes. There are two different hats and three different vests. The changes even occur between shots, such as during the scene at the end when Higgins returns to the estate.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
On the Fly - S7-E15
Visible crew/equipment: After Magnum realises TC has been shot, in the following wide shot with TC in the hospital bed, two black T-marks are visible on the floor, where Magnum stands, then a third T-mark is visible on the floor closer to the TV. (00:05:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: At Agent Estin's office, Bryant is wearing a plaid shirt with bold vertical pastel stripes, and pink stripes at the edges of his collar, but during the drive home in TC's van, the vertical stripes on Bryant's shirt have changed, though it still has the same pattern. Note the blue stripes at the edges of his collar. (00:06:30 - 00:08:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When TC gets off the phone he tells the others that somebody must go to the Sea Palms Hotel, room 401. During their joint mission, Magnum responds to TC on the walkie and tells him he'll call back when he's in the room. Then Magnum enters room 1201, not room 401 as the kidnappers had instructed, right before the kidnappers call room 1201. (00:37:00 - 00:38:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Revealing mistake: When TC and Bryant leave Agent Estin's office it cuts to TC's van on the highway, and as we hear Magnum in the voiceover talking about his dad's advice, "to call the monsters out," we can see the shadow of the helicopter filming this footage. (00:08:20)
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