Character mistake: Episode 5.07, "Dwarf in the Dirt" - Over lunch with Doctor/Chef Gordon Wyatt, Angela says he'd have to dislocate his jaw like "an articulated python" in order to bite into his sandwich. The snake is actually called a reticulated python.
The Science in the Physicist - S4-E19
Continuity mistake: When Bones and Booth are looking at the meteorite for the 1st time, they are approached by Chris who folds his arms to talk to the pair. When the shot changes, his hands are now in his pockets. (00:07:50)
The Finger in the Nest - S4-E4
Character mistake: Hodgins discovers sap from a Japanese cherry tree on the bone from the nest. When the new graduate assistant suggests that it is one of the cherry trees at the Jefferson Memorial, Hodgins is skeptical of the information. In reality everyone who has lived in DC knows about the Japanese cherry trees at the memorial. They have an entire festival attributed to it every year and it practically shuts down the city with tourists. Hodgins should have known about the trees to begin with. (00:01:45)
The Recluse in the Recliner - S9-E24
Plot hole: In the beginning of the episode Booth is brought in by ambulances because he was shot. The episode flashes back and follows back through the events leading up to that. At the end of the episode he is arrested and accused of murdering 3 FBI agents who were coming "to serve warrants." In actuality Delta Operatives had tried to kill Booth. If Booth had been picked up at the scene of the battle by paramedics, the medics would have seen the dead bodies of the operatives in their gear and been able to easily prove Booth didn't just murder 3 agents. Furthermore, the medics on the scene would not just ignore the destroyed house and dead bodies. They would have called local PD and Booth would again be off the hook. (00:01:00 - 00:46:00)
The Pain in the Heart - S3-E15
Factual error: Following Sealy's funeral, in the scene at the Jeffersonian, a close up of Master Sergeant Booth's uniform, the service ribbons are displayed upside down. His bronze star is on the bottom right and it should be on the top left.
The Man with the Bone - S1-E18
Visible crew/equipment: As Agent Booth and Bones are driving to the crime scene after stopping in the parking lot of the Assateague Island National Seashore, you can see the film crew in the reflection of Booth's SUV. (00:04:10)
The Knight on the Grid - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: Amy gives Brennan Hailey's Thank You card. Her left hand moves between being down and holding on her bag strap in alternating shots.
Factual error: This episode was supposed to be staged outside of a small Washington State town. About midway, they cut to a mountain background scene that is Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California, then pan to Booth and Brennan talking to the sheriff. Anyone who does not realize an iconic landmark like Half Dome is not in Washington was asleep in Geography class.
The Man in the Fallout Shelter - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: During their first night locked in the lab, Bones and Angela are discussing that they should plan a party for Christmas. Bones' bra straps move on her left shoulder between overhead shots and closeup shots.
The Movie in the Making - S11-E18
Character mistake: Near the start Bones calls Dr. Vasiri, Dr. Resedi. This is a mistake as she has worked with Dr. Vasiri for a number of years and never calls him Dr. Resedi.
The Secret in the Service - S11-E17
Plot hole: The chute is supposed to be so narrow that it injured the Secret Service agent's shoulder, but is wide enough for Hodgins to fit down comfortably in a sitting position.
Continuity mistake: When Booth and Brennan are speaking with the widow explaining that her husband was murdered. Brennan has her arms folded across her chest, when the shot changes and you see her in the mirror her arms are hanging down at her sides, then when it changes back her arms are folded again. (00:15:00)
Factual error: E.M.T.'s do not normally have access to those type of drugs. Only Paramedics usually do.
Factual error: When Bones is doing the autopsy on the cannibal victims, she dictates her findings into a tape recorder. She refers to a 'low calibre' gun, rather than the correct 'small calibre' reference. Someone who deals with victims frequently, and who is so specific & detailed, would be well aware of the proper references for such things. (00:32:00)
The Blonde in the Game - S2-E4
Character mistake: In season 2, episode 4, when they find the girl buried under the cross, you can see her face, which means she was on her back, because her neck couldn't possibly bend that far around without it being noted by Dr. Brennan later in the episode (which it isn't). Later in the episode, however, Special Agent Booth tells Epps' wife that she was found buried face down. (00:14:15 - 00:17:30)
Continuity mistake: Right at the end, when Booth and Bones are having drinks at a bar, as Booth says good bye, Bones has her head resting on her propped up left arm. When Booth turns back to leave, both her arms are on the counter. (00:40:30)
The Blackout in the Blizzard - S6-E16
Continuity mistake: The scene in which Wendell and Hodgins use scotch tape to take an x-ray has the number of photographic panels on which the x-ray appears switching from four (throughout most of the scene) to five (in the close up of the x-ray appearing).
Revealing mistake: The producers have not taken enough generic shots of the places the gang hangs out at; the Royal Diner, & the Founding Fathers. If paying attention (or, watching multiple episodes in a row), one will notice the same people wandering down the street an awful lot! As well, outside the Royal Diner, there's a weird-shaped street corner, that appears to force all traffic in front of the Diner. This would be due to the size of backlot being limited, and certainly doesn't look right.
The Bones That Weren't - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: When Derek takes Booth's watch, he holds it up over his index finger to show Booth. When Booth grabs the watch, Derek is now holding it with his thumb and index finger. (00:18:40)
