Miami Vice

The Great McCarthy - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and McCarthy are playing pool, there is one shot where Crockett pockets the yellow ball. A few seconds later, there is a shot where the yellow ball can be seen on the pool table, and it is used to pocket the red ball. A few seconds after that, there is a shot where the yellow ball is pocketed a second time and then pocketed a third time two shots after that. (00:23:10)

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The Great McCarthy - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: When Crockett offers McCarthy his Ferrari if he beats him at a game of pool, he takes the keys to the car out of his pocket. When he takes out the keys, his thumb and index finger are pressed against the keys, while his three other fingers are pressed against each other. When the shot cuts, the three other fingers are stretched apart from one another. (00:22:13)

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No Exit (a.k.a. Three-Eyed Turtle) - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When Castillo is speaking with Crockett and Tubbs in his office, he picks up a small object from his desk. When Crockett and Tubbs leave the office, he is holding it with two hands and then removes his left hand from it. But in the next shot, he is holding it with two hands again. (00:07:30)

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One-Eyed Jack - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When Crockett throws the bag of food to Elvis, Elvis is lying down. Then, in the shot of Elvis grabbing the bag with his teeth, he is sitting up. Then, in the shot after that, he is lying down again. (00:13:58)

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One-Eyed Jack - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: While trying to apprehend Elvis, one of the animal control women says, "He's gonna be tagged and released in the Everglades," to Crockett. When she says this, Crockett is holding the complaint paper with one hand. But in the next shot, he is holding the paper with two hands. (00:12:48)

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One-Eyed Jack - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs are sitting on the boat while watching the apartment through the binoculars, Tubbs' jacket has raindrops on it that disappear from his jacket midway through the scene. (00:01:10 - 00:01:33)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: While Calderone is talking with Crockett at his home, he walks over to the back door while continuing to talk to him. He puts his right hand on the door frame while holding a wine glass in his left hand. When the shot cuts, the wine glass is in his right hand. (00:41:23)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Angelina is packing up her painting gear, just as Tubbs asks her if it is her boyfriend who is on the yacht, she is holding a wooden briefcase that is aligned with her stomach. When the shot cuts, the briefcase is aligned with her chest. (00:13:57)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: While talking with the chief in his office, in the shot where Crockett says, "No sign of Calderone at all, huh," he picks up a wooden stamp from the table. But in the next shot, the wooden stamp is back on the table. (00:11:25)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs asks the bartender if there is any way they can find Angelina, the bartender says, "Like I say, man, it's a small island." When he says this, Crockett raises his hand to his mouth so that he can smoke a cigarette. When the shot cuts, Crockett's hand is away from his face and then raises his hand to his face again. (00:10:50)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs hands the bartender a photo, Crockett removes a cigarette from his mouth and begins to put it out using the ash tray. The shot then cuts to focus on the bartender, and Crockett's hand is suddenly near his mouth again before lowering it. (00:10:15)

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The Hit List (1) - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When Crockett is speaking with Lou on the boat, he is putting on a shirt. The shirt is shown to cover more than half of his abdomen in the first shot of him, but when he is shown from the perspective of Ludovici's sniper rifle, the shirt covers only his upper chest. (00:22:16)

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Cool Runnin' - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When the Jamaicans are firing at the van that Crockett and Tubbs are in, there is one shot where the machine gun is held at a tilted angle. When the shot cuts, the machine gun is upright. (00:03:15)

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Brother's Keeper (1 & 2) - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs first meet during the exchange, Tubbs says "120 thousand" after being asked if he has the money. In this shot, Tubbs and his partner are standing inches apart from one another. But in the next shot, the two are further apart. (00:30:25)

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Brother's Keeper (1 & 2) - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs is in his hotel room, there is a shot where the camera pans across the bed, where a newspaper can be seen on the pillow next to the nightstand. But in the next shot, when Tubbs walks up to the phone, the newspaper on the pillow has changed position. (00:27:13)

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