The Young Ones

The Young Ones (1982)

31 mistakes in season 2 - chronological order

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Bambi - S2-E1

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)

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Bambi - S2-E1

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)

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Bambi - S2-E1

Revealing mistake: When Vyvyan's head is guiding his body towards him, there is a shot of his head on the ground saying, "You took your time, you bastard." In the shot, the ground can be seen moving up and down slightly, revealing that the ground is fake, as well as revealing the use of a hole that the actor is sitting in. (00:23:03)

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Bambi - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When the song "Ace of Spades" is playing, we see the camera pan up to the singer. You see the studio lights reflected in his sunglasses, as well as part of the camera.

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Nasty - S2-E3

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)

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Nasty - S2-E3

Revealing mistake: When Rik jumps in his bed with the magazine and the circular saw comes out, watch closely and you can see the bed and sheets are already in two halves.

Nasty - S2-E3

Revealing mistake: When the vampire is shaving himself in the toilet, the reflection in the mirror of his shaving cream, clothes and gloves is almost, but not quite, identical to his movements. The empty suit in the mirror and the visible part in front of it were shot separately by copying the other part's movements as closely as possible, as the surviving raw footage can prove. It's hard to see, but there is a small difference between the motion of the hands.

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Time - S2-E4

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)

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Time - S2-E4

Visible crew/equipment: Just after Neil says, "It's a nice day for weather," it cuts to a shot of all the characters sitting at the kitchen table. To the left of the shot, the shadow of a boom mic can be seen on the shelf near the front door. The boom mic shadow then starts to move upwards when Rick starts clapping his hands. (00:13:50)

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Time - S2-E4

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)

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Time - S2-E4

Other mistake: Just as Brian Damage says, "Oh, weren't ya?" to Neil, you can see the shadow of Neil's mother on the front door, awaiting her cue to come in.

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Sick - S2-E5

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)

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Sick - S2-E5

Audio problem: An angry woman throws a lamp out of a window, which hits a man standing outside. The lamp then falls to the ground, but the sound effect of the lamp smashing is heard before it hits the ground. (00:05:54)

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Sick - S2-E5

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)

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Boring - S1-E3

Rik: Hey guys, wouldn't it be AMAZING if all this money was real?
Vyvyan: Rik, that is the single most predictable and BORING thing anyone could ever say whilst playing Monopoly.

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Bambi - S2-E1

Trivia: It's obvious that they just walked into the train station and started filming, because all throughout the sequence people are staring at them.

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Flood - S1-E6

Question: The Prisoner from the opening sequence is credited as being played by Arnold Brown. Can anyone tell me what else Mr. Brown has been in? He appears very familiar for reasons unknown...

Answer: His IMDB entry is at http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0113055/.

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