Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

13 mistakes in Birdman of Budapest

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Birdman of Budapest - S3-E15

Other mistake: Rick and TC are at the counter of the Chinese joint when they hear a bang and a car speeding off. The noises are almost simultaneous, which means the lone assailant exploded a gunshot from their car while they were at the wheel. Uncanny coordination, recovery time and reflexes, contrary to the parking custodian in a booth we see there, who reacts to the car passing by, but was unfazed and with their back turned after a shotgun has been supposedly been fired meters away from him. (00:28:25)

Sammo

Birdman of Budapest - S3-E15

Factual error: Higgins frightens the parrot with his peregrine falcon call, and the parrot flies away. The sky is a fairly big place though, and TC's helicopter is far away, so the fact that it'd be sucked in (that's not how helicopters work), maimed and somehow explode in a puff of (clean) feathers that instantly and calmly float down is borderline cartoon slapstick. (00:45:20)

Sammo

Birdman of Budapest - S3-E15

Revealing mistake: In the Birdemic-like scene when Magnum barely escapes with his life from a deadly parrot before Higgins squeals it into suicide, our hero has multiple bleeding from lacerations on his arms that disappear one shot later, leaving room to face laceration who disappear in the following scene. (00:45:15)

Sammo

Birdman of Budapest - S3-E15

Continuity mistake: A puzzled Higgins spots the drunk and disorderly Elizabeth Barrett sitting on the cart, champagne in hand. He greets her; when he states his actual name dispelling any rumor of him being a seagull, you can see a woman with a very colourful (rainbow, in fact) sweater walk behind him. The same woman passes another time, and is also at the conveyor belt, opposite side of the hall. (00:07:40)

Sammo

Of Sound Mind - S3-E12

Higgins: How fiendishly deceptive of you, Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent. To my great surprise, I see the sounds are emanating from what I thought was a harmless musical instrument.
Magnum: Cute Higgins, real cute.
Higgins: Why Magnum? Why do this terrible thing?
Magnum: Higgins, I'll have you know I used to be very good. I was the second best sax player in my High School band!
Higgins: Well, how many sax players were there?!
Magnum: ...Anyway. I just saw this in a pawn shop window and thought I'd like to try and get my chops back.
Higgins: May I suggest that your "chops" are irretrievable.
Magnum: Higgins, did you come here just to abuse me!?
(00:05:25)

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A.A.P.I. - S7-E5

Trivia: At the awards ceremony, three men seated at a table together resemble three detectives from 1970s TV shows. Detective Mike Stone (played by Karl Malden) from ABC's Streets of San Francisco; Detective Frank Columbo (played by Peter Falk) from NBC's Columbo; and Detective Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) from CBS's Kojak. (00:07:20)

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