The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero (1981)

28 mistakes in season 1 - chronological order

(6 votes)

Reseda Rose - S1-E6

Visible crew/equipment: While Rose gets ready to leave for work and puts on her jacket she asks Rhonda about her plans for the evening, and the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible at the top, right side of the screen. (00:05:25)

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Reseda Rose - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When Ralph is flying to Simpsons house, he continuously flies over the same area 5 to 6 times...meaning it is just reused footage. (00:20:50 - 00:21:40)

Reseda Rose - S1-E6

Revealing mistake: During the meeting on the beach, while Bill remains on the hill Ralph flies to the surfaced submarine, and in Ralph's closeups on the sub the crinkled black set wall behind him is painfully obvious.

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Reseda Rose - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: While Bill and Ralph drive around checking on the FBI's list of addresses, in the closeups the mirror Ralph uses for his visions is attached to the sun visor with metal clips, but each time Ralph pushes the visor back up the metal clips are gone.

Super Grover

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Fire Man - S1-E8

Visible crew/equipment: After Ralph's interference with the unmarked police car while he's inside the manhole, when it cuts to the high school Ralph asks if anybody has seen Tony, and just as the camera passes Rhonda the T-mark is visible on the floor near the other female student's desk. In a few moments Ralph will walk over and stand at that spot. (00:07:45)

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The Best Desk Scenario - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: After the successful junkyard arrests, when it cuts to Ralph and Pam walking outside at the high school they stop at Ralph's new office. Its exterior door is white with three nameplates attached, and a brick wall perpendicular to it, but a few minutes later, while Bill and Ralph are arguing it cuts to another exterior shot of Ralph's office, and now the door is blue with one nameplate attached, and the brick wall has vanished. (00:45:25)

Super Grover

Bill Maxwell: And so we went to NewFOUNDland to make friends with all the whales and a bunch of little fishies.

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