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Little Prince - S1-E11

Visible crew/equipment: When Mark Senior is on the phone with a client, in the shot where he asks the client, "Why don't we take a hundred thousand shares next month?", a reflector screen can be seen reflected in his glasses. (00:18:18)

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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: 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 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 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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The Great McCarthy - S1-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Crockett and Tubbs are chasing after the suspect in the bank centre, just after they run up the escalator, they continue running across the office floor. When this happens, the camera crew can be seen reflected in the window that they run past. (00:00:55)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Visible crew/equipment: When Tubbs is driving to Angelina's house, there is a wide shot of Tubbs' car driving through the neighbourhood. During the shot, the shadow of the helicopter filming the scene can be seen cast on the beach towards the bottom right of the shot. (00:30:05)

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

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Crockett and Tubbs first meet at the deal, after the cops bust the deal too early, Tubbs steals Crockett's boat to get away. As he's driving the boat away, you see a second person kneeling down in the back of the boat, most likely a crew member. Very obvious.

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Sonny Crockett: First a junkie, now a hooker. I think I've been in the business too long, I'm starting to fall for the players.

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Trivia: Michael Mann was originally against casting Don Johnson. Prior to this TV series, Johnson had starred in four failed TV pilots.

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