Continuity mistake: When Magnum, TC, and Rabbi Solomon are taken at gunpoint into the meat freezer, the lighting control box is on the wall beside the doorway, then when Magnum whispers his darkness idea to Rabbi Solomon, the control box shown in the closeup is entirely different. (00:43:10)
Super Grover
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Man from Marseilles - S5-E20
Continuity mistake: While Carol has Fornier and Magnum in her office, Fornier explains he's just visiting as a tourist and she responds that he's illegally carrying a gun. In the next shot of Carol's torso there are changes which include, Carol's ring is missing from her left hand, and in this shot her blouse has buttons though there shouldn't be any, etc. (00:20:25)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Echoes of the Mind: Part 1 - S5-E1
Continuity mistake: When Magnum finds Higgins waiting for him in the guesthouse Higgins asks for his advice, then Magnum goes to the fridge and removes a milk container with his left hand and a bowl with his right hand, but in the next closeup the milk container and bowl have switched hands. (00:37:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Echoes of the Mind: Part 1 - S5-E1
Continuity mistake: When Higgins hands the old album to Magnum, there's a closeup of the photograph of Lady Ashley, but in the wide shots no such photo exists on the album's open pages. (00:22:05)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Holmes Is Where the Heart Is - S4-E18
Continuity mistake: While we hear Higgins in voiceover as the flame is moved closer to his hand, there is a segue to Magnum's voiceover as he reads the typed words of Higgins' memoir, which we see onscreen. The problem is Magnum reads, "I knew I had no information to give them," yet those words are not actually typed on the paper. (00:39:15)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Rick and Alexis try to escape in the chopper the baddies stop them, and when two of them leave with Alexis in their car, the rearview mirror repeatedly vanishes and reappears. (00:46:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum and Rick find TC's office wrecked, Rick picks up a brochure and holds it out to Magnum in his right hand, with the team ring on his finger, but in the next closeup the ring has vanished. (00:41:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: At the hospital, there's a push button desk phone on the table between Lee's and Magnum's beds. There are two closeups of this telephone when both Lee and Magnum lift the handset, and the entire telephone changes to a multi-line desk phone. Plus, in Lee's handset closeup, his hospital ID bracelet changes from narrow to twice the width, and in Magnum's handset closeup, the large floral box of tissues change to a short box of tissues. (00:24:10 - 00:27:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Luther Gillis: File #521 - S4-E2
Continuity mistake: At the start, when Luther gets out of his car the license plate number is AUF-365, but after Magnum's visit to the ER, when Luther is at Robin's Nest his plate number is AUF-366. It's the same rented Ford Fairmont Futura. (00:02:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Luther Gillis: File #521 - S4-E2
Continuity mistake: When Luther and Magnum are arrested at Keanu's cockfight location, Luther is wearing the red Aloha shirt with the palm trees design, then when Tanaka calls them both "walking menaces," the design on Luther's shirt is different now, though it's still the same style. (00:25:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Greene shows Magnum the photograph of Nuzo, in this closeup Nuzo is wearing a black shirt and a black band around his forehead, but when Greene places the photo on the desk it's completely different, with the subject wearing white and no headband.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum and JL escape from Thompson's yacht, Magnum's black dress shoes become flat rubber bottomed shoes when the duo climb the rocky hills. Later, when he hears the chopper he puts on the dress shoes, then it reverts back to the other shoes again. (00:24:15 - 00:33:35)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Virginia is alone with the butler, when she gets off the elevator she presses the ground floor button, and in this closeup she has long polished fingernails and is wearing a gold band on her right hand, but in other shots her nails are short and the ring on her right hand is entirely different. (00:34:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum takes the Audi to go after Buck, the Audi's rearview mirror disappears and reappears during the car chase. (00:33:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Higgins finally agrees to Magnum's three month deal, when it cuts to the Ferrari driving down the street, the car easily drives forward into the huge space between two other parked vehicles, but in the next shot the blue vehicle parked behind the Ferrari is now much closer (note the parking meter), which would have made the Ferrari's previous maneuver impossible. (00:18:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: During the rescue escape, while Magnum is carrying Higgins on his back, Higgins has handcuffs around his wrists. Each of the locked wrist cuffs have a single and double bar, and during the span of the rescue these cuffs switch direction and face the opposite way around Higgins' wrists, which is impossible.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: While Magnum is at the morgue he ends up being interviewed and filmed by Christine. There's a closeup of the TV set which is broadcasting Magnum's interview, then it cuts to a wide shot of the TV set as Higgins clicks the TV off in annoyance. The two TV sets in the closeup and wide shot are completely different.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Rick exits Robin's Nest in the pool service van, there's a closeup of Michael and Steve waiting in their car. Michael is in the driver's seat and he's wearing a dark plaid shirt, but when Rick's van gets cut off the driver of the car is wearing a solid white shirt. (00:41:15)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Magnum picks up Algie while driving the Jimmy, Sharon is wearing a white blouse with a floral design, then during the following chase she's still wearing the same style blouse, but the floral pattern on Sharon's blouse changes. (00:17:10 - 00:31:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: When Magnum, Sharon, and Algie are driving in the Jimmy, the rearview mirror appears and disappears depending on the angle of the shot. (00:18:00)
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