The Flintstones

The Flintstones (1960)

9 continuity mistakes in Indianrockolis 500 - chronological order

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Indianrockolis 500 - S5-E13

Continuity mistake: When Fred drives his car the wrong way during the race, there is an "8" on the back of the car when he squeezes his way through two cars, but in the next shot the "8" has disappeared.

Indianrockolis 500 - S5-E13

Continuity mistake: When we see a close-up of Fred's car during the race, you can see there are two cars in front of him and there is nothing behind him, yet in the next shot he is being passed by a purple car.

Indianrockolis 500 - S5-E13

Continuity mistake: When Wilma is shocked to see Fred on the television, you can see behind her there is a window and curtains, but when we see Wilma in the next shot, the window has disappeared.

Indianrockolis 500 - S5-E13

Continuity mistake: When we see Fred and Barney singing "Doo Dah" in the car while on their way to the track, Barney is sitting in a single seat, yet a close-up shot shows him sitting on a longer seat.

Indianrockolis 500 - S5-E13

Continuity mistake: When Fred goes past Wilma into the living room to watch TV, he has a fish sandwich and is carrying a tray with a drink and a bowl of snacks on it. When he is watching TV, the bowl of snacks is nowhere to be seen.

Indianrockolis 500 - S5-E13

Continuity mistake: When Fred drops the tyre on his foot, he hops around in pain and you can see that Barney is holding the tail on the turtle. When Fred says, "Now you tell me!" we cut back to Barney, and the turtle has gone.

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Other mistake: During the closing theme (early seasons), when Fred walks by to close the birdcage, Wilma is shown in the background sleeping and her entire mouth is missing.

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Fred Flintstone: I love my dear sweet mother in-law. My mother in-law is a doll.
Attendant: Are you feeling all right, mister?
Fred Flintstone: Huh? Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.
Attendant: Good. Good. You just stay in here and rest. That hot sun out there is a killer.
Fred Flintstone: Poor guy, he must have been standing in it for hours.

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Trivia: When dubbed in Spanish (shown on Spanish stations), Fred and Barney's first names were changed to Pedro and Pablo. Wilma became Vilma and Betty remained Betty.

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Answer: The ratings had declined in its last few seasons, and the series was cancelled.

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