Continuity mistake: When Magnum is with Dave at the radio station requesting his help as an audio engineer, Magnum's wearing the white Polo Ralph Lauren safari animal print shirt, and when it cuts to Magnum at the security office at Lee's building, now the animal print pattern is different, though he's still wearing the same style shirt. (00:28:40 - 00:29:55)
Super Grover
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Transitions - S8-E11
Continuity mistake: While Luther is wearing the red and yellow Aloha shirt with the palm trees design, the shirt's pattern changes within Luther's scenes although the style of the shirt stays the same. (00:17:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum opens the package with the videotape, in the wide shot he puts it into the player and begins to watch on his TV, but in the closeups it's an entirely different TV. (00:18:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Magnum and Sue are on the island, when Sue trips the booby trap there's a closeup of their feet and Sue is wearing tan dress shoes, but when the trapper comes out of hiding at Magnum's urging, Sue is wearing white sneakers. (00:35:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Continuity mistake: While Norm Vogel is meeting with a man at the Hawaii Museum, getting information about the tiny shells from Alea's necklace, in the wide shot we see the map with the island of Molokai, when they walk over to it. In the next closeup of the map, there are now three small (fictional) islands north of the island of Molokai, which have been deliberately drawn onto the map for this closeup. (00:32:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum takes one of the outrigger canoes, the paddle he uses to paddle away from the island has a normal handle, but in the overhead wide shot facing Magnum's back, he's using a paddle with a T-grip handle, then it's back to the paddle with a normal handle in following shots. (00:21:05)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Rick goes around asking if anyone's seen Magnum, there's a closeup of Rita as she pulls back one side of her blouse to admire her new tattoo, and in this closeup she's wearing a watch with a silver face and her new tattoo has a horizontal curve, but in the next shot Rita's watch is a smaller all black style and the tattoo is now more vertical. (00:33:35)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
This Island Isn't Big Enough.... - S6-E15
Continuity mistake: After Magnum is given the map with the location of the island, when TC's helicopter takes off it's Y-tailed, then it changes to T-tailed, and then the skids change as well. (00:38:55)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum is holding the negatives tube behind his back while on deck, there are two closeups of the tube in his hand, but in these closeups the watchband on Magnum's wrist is a completely different style. (00:43:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum is at Koho Bar to find Ilima, in the shot facing Mr. Parker he angrily raises his right arm and points at Magnum, but in the next shot it's Mr. Parker's left arm that's raised. (00:33:25)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Magnum follows Will's trail on horseback he continues on foot, and when Magnum reaches the cliff he runs across the edge without wearing gloves, but in Magnum's next semi-closeup the gloves suddenly appear on both of his hands. (00:35:40)
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