Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, Wojo puts his jacket on and walks out with a prisoner. When the next lady goes to leave and asks for a ride, the scene shows the whole squad room, and there's Wojo sitting at his desk when, 5 seconds earlier, he left with his jacket on.
Barney Miller (1974)
1 continuity mistake in season 5
Starring: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Uniform Day - S6-E17
Factual error: It is Uniform Day where they all have to wear their uniforms. The badges they all wear are those of patrolmen. The problem is that they are detectives and the NYPD has detective badges, which are distinctly different looking.
Dietrich: Was that Mrs. Miller?
Barney Miller: Yeah.
Dietrich: Past tense was unintentional.
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