It's So Nice to Have a Spouse Around the House - S5-E5
Continuity mistake: Samantha removes a spell cast by some other witch; it's a series plot point in many episodes that Samantha cannot undo someone else's spells.
Samantha Fights City Hall - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: After Samantha sees the statue talking to her, her expression goes from shocked to annoyed and back to shocked in consecutive shots. Also, her hair is over both shoulders in each of the "shocked" shots but over one shoulder in the "annoyed" shot. (00:24:30)
Samantha's Caesar Salad - S6-E3
Continuity mistake: After Tabitha spills her milk, the size and positioning of the spill changes significantly between shots. (00:00:30)
Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays - S6-E14
Continuity mistake: Tabitha's scarf jumps from one side of Samantha's lap to the other in consecutive shots. (00:01:50)
Continuity mistake: When Larry comes to the Stephens' house, he looks at Dr. Bombay and asks "who's that?" In Season 3, There's Gold in Them Thar Pills he met Dr. Bombay and partnered with him to sell Dr. Bombay's pill to cure the common cold.
Salem, Here We Come (2) - S7-E2
Continuity mistake: The demerit rod disappears when Hepzibah is in the living room. The camera goes to a wide shot and then returns when Darrin gets his final demerits.
Samantha's Hot Bed Warmer (2) - S7-E4
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, Samantha's purse is on the couch. It is initially lying flat with handles up on the back of the couch. When the officers are let into the room, the purse position changes. It is now standing upright.
Continuity mistake: At the statue, with the ocean in the background, the white fishing boat appears and disappears between shots.
The Good Fairy Strikes Again - S7-E16
Continuity mistake: The tomato juice stains on the Good Fairy's dress alternate between very dark and faded from shot to shot. (00:23:10)
The House that Uncle Arthur Built - S7-E18
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, the pillow on the right side of the couch changes position.
How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (1) - S8-E1
Continuity mistake: When Endora drops out of the painting with the trapped warlock the color tint shifts.
A Plague on Maurice and Samantha - S8-E9
Continuity mistake: Samantha's illness is contagious and passed to Maurice from a kiss; when Samantha kisses the apothecary, he should have lost his powers also.
Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland - S8-E10
Continuity mistake: In 1-7 The Witches Are Out, Bertha (later Hagatha) is talking to Mary, and they say that Hansel and Gretel are 2 naughty children who go around eating the nice witch's house. In this episode, the witch is a "traditional" bad witch.
George Washington Zapped Here (1) - S8-E21
Continuity mistake: The door/hallway leading to kitchen which has always been visible outside and opposite the den has disappeared. It is now a hideously wallpapered wall with a picture.
George Washington Zapped Here (2) - S8-E22
Continuity mistake: The front door which is usually green is now white.
School Days, School Daze - S8-E23
Continuity mistake: After the teacher writes the equation on the board for Tabitha to solve, it keeps changing in appearance; the small loop at the bottom of the 3 comes and goes depending on the shot. (00:06:45)
Samantha's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse - S8-E25
Continuity mistake: The hole (square cut out) is visible in the carpet before they fall through. Also, when Dr. Bombay "cures" Samantha and she floats, the hole in the floor beside the couch is gone. Dr. Bombay fixed the floor in the next shot (when asked). The floor without the hole is visible when Dam floats up and when Darrin and Bombay walk over to her.
Answer: Telstar was an early communications satellite system. Darrin, in a particularly sexist manner reflective of this era, is saying that telling a secret to a woman means it is guaranteed to be "broadcasted" to multiple people.
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