Revealing mistake: The guys turn on the TV and discover the channels don't work. When Rik changes the channels, he leans in front of the TV hiding the screen. This is because the 'channel' never changes at all - it's just a picture stuck onto the TV. You can see this when the camera rotates around, just before the screen goes out of view, behind Rik. (00:09:43)
Demolition - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: When Rik is watching 'Nozin' Aroun'' on TV, he dislikes the program and smashed the TV with his foot. You can still briefly see the image of the show on the TV, even though the TV is smashed. This means the effects people didn't take the image off the green screen quick enough. Also, a few seconds later when Rik is talking to Mike, there are spikes of the screen remaining around the edge of the TV. However, they are green - the remains of the green screen. (00:27:20)
Demolition - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When the two rats appear, their tails are behind them. In the next shot, they are in front of them. (00:06:20)
Visible crew/equipment: When the bouncer lifts Rik up by his leg, the cables attached to Rik's feet are visible. (00:17:15)
Visible crew/equipment: When the landlord is about to start smashing holes in the door, a boom mic creeps into the top of the screen. (00:26:46)
Interesting - S1-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Rick talks to the Christian woman, there is one shot showing the stairs behind her. In the upper right corner of the screen you can see someone's legs as he walks out of sight. None of the characters should be there at that precise moment. (00:06:55)
Revealing mistake: When the bus explodes, an explosive charge can be seen on the ground beside the bus just before the explosion. (00:34:01)
Visible crew/equipment: After the band finishes performing Our House, they start fighting one another, as well as joining another ongoing fight. A man then runs up to the camera and throws a saxophone at it. The shadow of the camera can be seen on the man when he throws the saxophone. (00:10:43)
Continuity mistake: When Vyvyan crashes into the lamp post, he has his right hand placed on top of the steering wheel. In the next shot, he has his right hand positioned at the top right corner of the steering wheel. (00:30:55)
Revealing mistake: Whilst Vyvyan has Neil raised in the air, in the shot of Neil saying "Okay, here's a joke for you, Rick," the wire lifting Neil up can be seen near his waist. The wires can be seen again when the band starts playing and he starts waving his arms. (00:20:58 - 00:21:20)
Revealing mistake: When Neil is lifted into the air so that he can change the lightbulb, wires can be seen lifting him up. (00:24:50)
Continuity mistake: To stop Neil from sneezing, Vyvyan puts a pillowcase over his head. The pillowcase changes position two shots later, just before Neil sneezes again. (00:05:20)
Visible crew/equipment: When Vyvyan puts a pillowcase over Neil's head to stop him from sneezing, Neil sneezes again, causing the pillowcase to blow off his head. Just after this happens, a black bar can be seen behind Neil's head, which was used to push the pillowcase. (00:05:24)
Visible crew/equipment: When Neil throws the small blue bin, Mike tells him to sit down, which he then does. In the shot of Neil sitting down on the chair, a boom mic can be seen towards the top right-hand corner of the frame. (00:04:53)
Revealing mistake: When Vyvyan yells at his knickers, it cuts to a close-up shot of the knickers while they are on the ground. In the close-up shot, to the right-hand side of the frame, the corner of the knickers can be seen lifting off the ground slightly, revealing the use of a wire to pull them. (00:11:27)
Visible crew/equipment: When Mike whispers "Squat down" to Neil, it prompts Neil to say "Great idea, Mike," and he turns to Rick and Vyvyan. A boom mic can be seen at the top of the frame and is quickly pulled out of shot when this happens. (00:04:40)
Continuity mistake: When Mike approaches Rick while he is reading the Cosmopolitan magazine, Rick stands up and drops the magazine on the table. The shot then cuts to Vyvyan briefly, but when it cuts back to Rick and Mike, the magazine has disappeared from the table. (00:09:35)
Visible crew/equipment: When the woman is sitting at the kitchen table, Rick starts talking to her. Whilst he is saying, "Have some breakfast, let me introduce you to everyone," the shadow of the boom mic can be seen on the wall next to the fridge. (00:13:03)
Chosen answer: It wasn't referring to anything real, just that the government's bureaucratic naming, The Guardian's mangled spelling or Rick's bad pronounciation resulted in the unlikely word "Footumch" being spoken.
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