Miami Vice

Smuggler's Blues - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs drag Tucker into another room to question him, Tucker puts his left hand on his head after they lay him against the wall. Tucker begins to move his left hand away from his head, and his arm is still raised. When the shot cuts, his left arm is lowered. (00:10:10)

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Smuggler's Blues - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: When everyone is gathered for the debriefing, just as the man with the briefcase says, "He's not gonna talk to anybody about anything," Gina turns her head to the right to face the man. But in the next shot, she is suddenly looking to the left. (00:04:40)

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Golden Triangle (2) - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs confront Dale in his home, he puts on a robe after getting out of the bed. In the shot where Dale says, "What's that got to do with me? Get the hell out of here," his chest is covered by the robe. The shot cuts to Crockett, but when it cuts back to Dale, his chest is exposed. His chest remains exposed for some time, but when Crockett says, "You can kiss all of this goodbye," his chest is covered again, before being exposed when the shot cuts. (00:37:35 - 00:38:10)

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Golden Triangle (2) - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Dale gets out of the helicopter after arriving at Lao Li's house, he is wearing a light grey blazer with dark trousers and is holding a beige briefcase. A few seconds later, when he is speaking with Li, the blazer he is wearing is a darker shade of grey, the trousers are the same colour as his blazer, and the beige briefcase is now a black portfolio case. (00:23:20)

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Golden Triangle (2) - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Castillo first sees May's son, she says, "He's my son, I'm married now," while rubbing her hand on his shoulder. When she finishes the line, her hand is over the front and back of his shoulder. When the shot cuts, her hand is only over the front side of his shoulder. (00:18:20)

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Golden Triangle (1) (a.k.a. Score) - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When the wife of the drugged-up man pushes him out of the elevator, there is a couple standing outside the elevator who get pushed to the floor. The man is lying on the left, while the woman is lying on the right. When the shot cuts, the woman is on the left and the man is on the right. (00:02:48)

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Golden Triangle (1) (a.k.a. Score) - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When the drugged-up man is grabbing hold of his wife, in the shot where he starts talking about pancakes to one of the hotel doors, the man has his right hand over the wife's left arm and the wife has her right hand on the man's right wrist. But in the next shot, the man's right hand is pulling on her hair and the wife has her right arm around. (00:01:02)

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The Maze - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: When the girl is inside the abandoned house, she looks at a kid standing in the middle of the room. However, in the reverse shots from behind, he appears positioned right next to a wall. His position shifts back and forth between cuts.

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Little Prince - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs are speaking with Mark Junior while the police are loading Mary's body into the van, Mark has his hands on top of the police car. His hands move closer to one another between shots. (00:40:10)

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Little Prince - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When the dealer runs into the bathroom after getting shot, there is a fish tank next to the door with a red ball shown in the left-hand corner. A few seconds later, when Trudy asks Crockett, "What took you so long?", the red ball is suddenly floating towards the middle of the tank and a green ball has appeared next to it. Then, a few seconds after that, when Crockett runs into the bathroom, the balls are closer to the left-hand side of the tank. (00:04:52)

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Give a Little, Take a Little - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: When Crockett is arresting Rickert, he is wearing his badge around his neck. The badge is positioned in the centre of his chest when he is grabbing onto Rickert's chest, but when the shot cuts, the badge is over the right-hand side of his chest. Then in the next shot, the badge is over the centre of his chest again. (00:11:03)

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Glades - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: An old man puts some food on his fork and puts the fork in his mouth to eat it. The shot cuts to Crockett and Tubbs, where Tubbs asks the man a question, but when the shot cuts back to the old man, there is now new food on his fork, despite the man not being shown putting food on the fork. (00:32:20)

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Glades - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Crockett sits down next to Tubbs while Tubbs slaps a fly on his neck. When Crockett sits down, he puts his hand over his face, with his fingers at an elevated angle. When the shot cuts, his fingers are at a horizontal angle. (00:30:37)

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Glades - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Crockett tells Bramlette that he is going to be in the courtroom on Monday, Bramlette asks him and Tubbs, "Why do you people think you're here?" and then lowers his arm. When the shot cuts, his right hand is raised. Then, in the next shot, it is lowered. (00:26:50)

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Glades - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs are driving to Okeechobee, the two fishing rods in the back of the car are white. When they arrive in Okeechobee, the fishing rods are black. (00:11:15 - 00:12:52)

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The Prodigal Son (1 & 2) - S2-E1

Revealing mistake: After Crockett and Tubbs' confrontation with the New York police at the end of part 1, as the police car drives away, in the background a blue car drives by and a man and woman can be seen in the car looking and pointing at the filming.

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