The Flintstones

The Flintstones (1960)

10 mistakes in Sheriff for a Day - chronological order

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Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: After Wilma and Betty have pulled Fred and Barney out of Kitty's Place, the background behind them initially has a yellow saloon but then changes to a blue building in the very next shot.

Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When Fred is telling Barney, Betty and Wilma about his adventures, Betty can be seen sitting next to Wilma at the table, but in the next shot Betty has suddenly disappeared.

Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When we first see Betty and Wilma in the caravan, the outside view shows two windows and it seems they are sitting well apart from each other. But inside the caravan, they are sitting much closer to one another.

Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When we see Fred and Barney in the car, Barney produces a geiger counter. In the close-up, he pushes a button and the flap opens to produce a cricket inside the machine, but in the very next shot the flap has suddenly closed.

Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When the poker players hide under the table, you can see there are blue chips, white chips and red chips on the table, but when Sheriff Craig leaves, the blue and white chips have changed places and the red chips have disappeared.

Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When the man gives Sheriff Craig back his badge, his moustache disappears when Craig is talking to him, but comes back when Craig runs away to pick up his bags.

Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When Sheriff Craig is hiding under the table, he says "But I'm not that sheriff" and you can see part of his feet outside the table. In the next shot, Craig is now completely under the table.

Sheriff for a Day - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When Sheriff Craig is playing poker at the table in the saloon, he is holding his five playing cards with both hands, but the next shot shows him holding the cards with only one hand.

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Question: At the end of every episode, it shows Fred putting out the sabertooth tiger. Has this animal ever appeared in any of the episodes? If yes, what episodes was it in? If no, then why show Fred putting an animal he doesn't own outside?

Answer: The name of the pet is "Baby Puss." He has appeared in episodes, but only a very few. The first episode was probably "The X-Ray Story" from season 2.

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