Continuity mistake: Sometimes Ed's fireplace in his office is on the right wall but then other times it's on the left. Plus Ed and Mikes' offices switch sides mid series. Ed's office is stage right in early years, Mike's is stage right in later years.
Putting a Hit on Christmas - S2-E7
Continuity mistake: The Christmas package in front of Kyle is fully but badly wrapped. When Eve turns back with new Christmas wrapping to re-wrap the package, it is fully unwrapped with not enough time for Kyle to remove the old wrapping.
Where There's Smoke, There's Ire - S6-E3
Continuity mistake: After Vanessa is finished smoking and tries to cover up the smell, she stuffs a dryer sheet down her blouse when Mike walks in. The amount of the dryer sheet sticking out changes throughout the scene.
Continuity mistake: The fork on Mandy's breakfast plate keeps changing positions as the shots change.
Continuity mistake: In the beginning, when Mike is talking about the rubber bands around lobster claw, he takes his hands off the counter to mime the claw and Vanessa is touching him. In the next shot his hands are immediately on the counter.
Continuity mistake: Ryan puts the salmon on the loading dock near the cat food, inside the warehouse, and leaves. When the bear walks out though, it's gone, platter and all.
The Passion of the Mandy - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: Vanessa takes 3 milk cartons out of the bag a green, blue, and red. Vanessa leaves the green one on the counter. The shot changes the red one is now on the counter Eve takes it to the table where it changes to green.
Continuity mistake: When Mike and Mandy go into the run down sub shop, Mike is starting to close the door. In the next shot of Mandy, we see the door is closed. But after that, the door is wide open.
Continuity mistake: The amount and position of the food on Vanessa's plate changes from more to less to more several times as she eats while conversing with Mike.
Continuity mistake: The sandwich Mike makes changes after he cuts it, you can tell the lettuce is different. And in the last shot, the sandwich flips in his hand; he was holding it so the lettuce was on the bottom and in the last shot it's on top.
Continuity mistake: When the guys are around the table talking about the car, Mike is holding the pictures. It cuts to his hands being empty and then back to him holding the picture and back to being empty.
Last Halloween Standing - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Mike is in Ed's office he is sitting in a chair he has a remote in his hand. His hand is up by his ear the shot changes, his hand is now in front of him. The remote is in his left-hand then switches to his right. When he leaves it is back in his left.
Last Christmas Standing - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: When Kristin asks why Mike was mean to Ryan he is holding a Santa. The shot changes he is now holding a candy cane.
Continuity mistake: Mike takes a box of waffles out of the freezer. He takes a waffle out and puts it in the toaster. The shot changes he is no longer holding the box.
Continuity mistake: When Vanessa and Mike are talking about Vanessa dropping out of the race, there is some pasta and rice on the counter. The rice keeps switching from being in front of the pasta to behind the pasta.
Continuity mistake: When Vanessa and Mike are singing and Eve comes there is a open newspaper in front of Mike. After Eve tells them to stop the newspaper is no longer open.
Continuity mistake: After Mike gives Ed the present Ed puts the bag on the table lying down. When Mike leaves the bag is standing up.
Continuity mistake: Mandy puts three bags on the counter. The two white bags change position a couple of times throughout the scene.
Continuity mistake: Vanessa sits at the table and has her hands on a glass of orange juice. The shot changes and she is now eating chips. In another shot she is suddenly holding a sandwich. The amount of orange juice also keeps changing. And the plate in front of Mike keeps changing position.
Continuity mistake: When Jim gets up to leave after being denied a loan, he doesn't open the door before turning around when Mike talks about co-signing. When it cuts to Jim as he says "forget it", the door is now opened, but closed the next time we see it.
Answer: I'm not sure what little girl the question is asking about. But, the scene in question was a real life surprise to the family of Petty Officer 1st Class Raymond McKnight. It was his wife and two sons that were there. His son was already excited about being on TV and then just shocked at seeing his Dad and didn't know how to react. But then he is hugging and welcoming him home.
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