9th Nov 2022
Huggy Bear and the Turkey - S2-E20
Continuity mistake: Stan Shaw picks up a park bench to throw at the van windshield. The scene is done in 3 takes. When he first grabs the bench and turns to hurl it the van passes him. In the second take he hurls the bench which hits the windshield horizontally and falls towards the street. In the third take the bench is embedded in the windshield vertically. (00:25:35)
21st Apr 2021
Revealing mistake: When Missy steps out the "front door" to call George into the house you can see the backdrop touching the floor. (00:03:50 - 00:05:30)
31st Jan 2019
Continuity mistake: When her daughter is watching Ruth Bader Ginsburg pulling notes from a bulletin board, during their conversation the amount of cards on the board changes between shots.
2nd Nov 2017
Continuity mistake: When Richie gets up from a table at Arnold's to meet with the Fonz in the men's room he's wearing jeans. When he enters the men's room he's wearing grey slacks. (00:07:50)
3rd Jun 2015
Swamp Molly - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: Daisy, while driving Uncle Jesse's truck, uses a rope to tilt over two barrels of oil in the bed of the truck. After, during certain camera angles you can see the barrels are still upright. (00:25:10 - 00:25:55)
25th May 2011
Bio-Rhythms - S2-E19
Revealing mistake: In the multi-car collision, the ramp attached to the rear of the blue car to assist cars in flipping is visible. (00:04:10)
25th May 2011
Continuity mistake: In the scene where a blue van runs into the back of a black car, the van spins to almost a 180°. In the next shot the van is perpendicular to the freeway, making the spin only 90°. (00:20:35)
25th May 2011
Continuity mistake: The truck driver climbs up to an overpass and threatens to jump. Cut to an aerial scene and the news van is gone. (00:08:30)
25th May 2011
Visible crew/equipment: A pick-up truck driver is driving recklessly, runs into the back of a light blue car and rolls over. The ramp attached to the back of the car is visible. Even in the next shot when the car driver gets out the car, the ramp is still there. Then in the next shot when Jon is trying to calm the driver down the ramp is gone. (00:05:45)
25th May 2011
Continuity mistake: A driver is wreaking havoc, putting two officers in the hospital. First while driving a Firebird, second when driving a tow truck. He is driving the tow truck as he approaches the accident of an overturned armoured truck. But the close-up shot of him as he goes by is from earlier while he was driving the Firebird. (00:43:00)
25th May 2011
Continuity mistake: The scene is shot in a traffic jam on the freeway. The sky has a gray overcast. All close up shots of the irate female driver were filmed in a studio - the background is flat and is a vivid blue. (00:04:00)
25th May 2011
Revealing mistake: A load of PVC pipe is secured to the truck with three straps. When the driver yanks on the rear strap, which comes off easily, the other two straps automatically become disengaged allowing the load to fall off the truck. (00:20:20)
25th May 2011
Continuity mistake: A truck with load pins loaded with PVC pipe bypasses the weigh station. After Ponch and Jon pull it over, the truck driver gets out of the truck and the load pins are gone. (00:17:10 - 00:20:20)
25th May 2011
Continuity mistake: Ponch's motorcycle gets stuck in a glue spill so strong he couldn't push the bike out. But he has no trouble walking through it or sliding through it when he falls off the bike. (00:15:00)
2nd Sep 2010
Continuity mistake: When Ralphie is deciphering the code, the 18 on the bottom line alternates between 18 and 8. 18 is the correct 8=X. (00:50:10)
2nd Sep 2010
Factual error: Ovaltine stopped sponsoring Little Orphan Annie in 1940, and there is a date of 1940 stamped on the decoder Ralphie got in the mail. The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939. The movie setting, therefore, would have to be 1940. The chattering teeth seen in Miss Shield's desk weren't invented until 1949. (00:15:55 - 00:33:50)
3rd Aug 2010
Trivia: The decoder in the movie is set in order from 1-26 Q S U T V Y Z X A C E B G H D J F I L M K W N O R P.
24th Jul 2010
Question: During the run of the series, the Brady's had a housekeeper, Alice. When they were giving Alice a few days off they even hired a temp to keep things straight while she was away - even though Carol had no career and all six kids did chores. So now that the kids are gone and they both (Mike and Carol) have careers, can they live without a housekeeper?
Answer: Technically, they DO live now without a housekeeper. Alice is simply their guest in this film, because she dropped by after her husband left her and Mike and Carol took her in. She was helping out while there since the whole family was visiting.
22nd Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: Jaq has put three beads on Gus' tail. The shot cuts to Lucifer, then back to the mice where Jaq is again placing bead number three on Gus' tail. (00:36:25)
22nd Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: When Jack is putting the beads onto Gus' tail they squeeze together as if made of gel. (00:36:30)
15th Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: In the kitchen when Jan announces that she took up tap dancing, Mike's first button goes from buttoned to unbuttoned a few times during the scene. (00:06:00)
15th Jul 2010
Plot hole: The Bradys and Alice run a relay through the amusement park to get the sketches to Mike at the manager's office. They locate another person to pass the cylinder off to when they get too tired to run. But they all arrive together seconds after Carol gives the sketches to Mike. (00:19:15)
15th Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: Episode 1-10, "All About Steve": The boys are sitting at a table with a Star Trek poster on the wall. Stan walks in and the poster is gone. In a later shot it is back. (00:04:30)
12th Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: In episode 5-8 the girls have their walls wallpapered from pink to a yellow pattern with a white background. In the next episode it is back to the pink walls. The following episode it is back to the new wallpaper.
10th Jul 2010
Question: Two part question: Mike throughout the series is someone depicted as a person of intelligence. So when he puts both of his sketches into one cylinder and puts Jan's Yogi Bear poster in the now empty identical cylinder, why does he place them right next to each other under the table? More importantly why doesn't he check to see if he has the correct one when he leaves for the meeting? When he returns to the Manager's office to inform them he hasn't found the sketches, why does he carry the cylinder with the poster with him?
Chosen answer: Intelligence does not necessarily correlate to wisdom or common sense. He simply doesn't think to do these things.
Answer: Robert Reed, the actor playing Mike Brady, frequently complained to the writer (Sherwood Schwartz) that the "slapstick comedy" in many episodes was ridiculous and he could NOT perform some of the behaviors in a scene because of its absurdity. Reed was under contract, so ended up reluctantly playing his role against his better judgment (until the last episode when he was written out of the scene at the last minute because of his complaints and requests to change the script to something reasonable). In the movie "Growing Up Brady", the ongoing disputes between Reed and Sherwood were portrayed, as well as six-year-old Susan's ("Cindy") meeting with Sherwood when she asked him why Cindy had to be so stupid and how Cindy could forget her favorite sandwich was peanut butter and jelly. Susan said the kids at school were teasing her over this and asked Sherwood why Cindy could not be smart and funny. The basic answer to your questions is because the writer, Sherwood, thought the slapstick comedy was very funny and believed it was one factor that made "The Brady Bunch" a popular TV show that ran for many seasons. Mike Brady (Robert Reed) was merely following the script that he had no control over. Also in "Growing Up Brady", when Barry ("Greg") went for his audition/interview with Sherwood, he told him he loved "Gilligan's Island." Guess who wrote "Gilligan's Island"?
4th Jul 2010
The Winner - S2-E21
Continuity mistake: Bobby goes on a television show for an ice cream eating contest. The host of the show takes the spoons away from the contestants, then tells the kids to put their hands behind their backs. Before they do so a close-up shot of Bobby shows him holding the spoon. (00:19:45)
4th Jul 2010
Other mistake: When Mike calls home from the office on the rotary dial, his finger dials only two possible numbers 3,4 repeatedly. Not 762-0799 or 555-6161 the two numbers that the Bradys had during the run of the show. (00:17:15)
4th Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: In the photo of the football reception, the enlarged photo is not from the original. The receiver's legs are in a different position. (00:22:35 - 00:23:20)
4th Jul 2010
Lights Out - S2-E20
Plot hole: When Alice brings Cindy to the auditorium to help Peter in his magic act, her cape is already there backstage. She was not going to be the assistant until Jan got hurt. (00:22:10)
4th Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: Through the course of the episode, Greg has a spot in his eyebrow over his right eye that switches from shaven to unshaven.
2nd Jul 2010
The Un-Underground Movie - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: During the filming of Greg's movie, Mike is in the stockade when Peter dumps the box of "snow". When the family sits to watch the film, Mike is released from the stockade by Carol before the snow is dumped. (00:17:45 - 00:20:10)
2nd Jul 2010
Confessions, Confessions - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When the boys are playing ball in the bedroom, Greg has on a pair of dark jeans. When they go downstairs to see the broken vase, he is wearing a normal pair of blue jeans. (00:01:30 - 00:02:30)
2nd Jul 2010
Confessions, Confessions - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: The vase broken by the ball is obviously not the same one dropped by Carol at the end of the episode. The first one was thicker and darker. (00:02:15 - 00:24:05)
2nd Jul 2010
Audio problem: Before Mrs. Johnson leaves, she says something to Carol (looks like "I really am"). But there is no sound. (00:15:30)
1st Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: When Frank's parents are meeting with the principal, you can see Frank through the open blinds. When they leave the office the blinds are closed. (00:21:30 - 00:22:25)
1st Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: During the race the lead horse switches numbers from 2 and 6 between shots. The jockey switches uniforms from blue to red also. (00:30:00)
1st Jul 2010
Continuity mistake: In the prison when Chris hugs Gene before he enters the gas chamber, Chris's hair is to his collar. Minutes later after the execution when he hugs Faye you can see his hair has been cut. (01:42:30 - 01:47:50)
30th Jun 2010
Continuity mistake: When Alice enters the kitchen you can see the ironing board from the doorway. When she is giving Tiger a bath the Ironing board has moved to the wall that can not be seen from the doorway. (00:01:30 - 00:04:05)
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Chosen answer: I'm sure they could, but as long as she's there, now a part of the family, and they can afford her, why fire her? Plus, with six kids help is welcome, with a career and no kids, help is welcome, and everything in between.