Magnum, P.I.

The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, the mobster park illegally on the yellow zone. During the hijinks that ensue, the extras' movements don't transition from one shot to the next. You can see it right at the first cut; conspicuous extras such as one holding a red bag, or a girl in an ethnic skirt selling leis, appear all of a sudden. Plus, there's a big amount of recycling with the extras - there's a guy in Hawaiian blue shirt carrying a suitcase that keeps walking by Victor DiGorgio. (00:02:40)

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Never Again... Never Again - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: After the cliffhanger with Higgins pointing his gun at someone and seemingly unaware that that someone has a backup, it's time to show Magnum again that is rushing back home saying in voiceover how worried he is. Slightly undermining the severity of the predicament is the fact that in that particular shot and just there, he's driving with no pants on. (00:28:50)

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Never Again... Never Again - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: Rick and Magnum spot the ambulance carrying someone away from Saul's home, and so they run out of the car to check what happened. Rick does not shut the car door, they go then straight into the Greenbergs' house, but when they come out, the Ferrari has both doors closed. (00:10:45 - 00:11:50)

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Never Again... Never Again - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When Magnum runs into Saul and Lena's home, the shadow of the hedge covers the whole steps. They stay inside less than a minute, and when Rick stands there wondering how's gonna break the news gently, the hedge shadow reaches barely half the width of the steps. (00:11:10)

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Never Again... Never Again - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When the Mercedes gets close to the shop (as the two occupants themselves say), it cuts to a closer angle, but the passersby change during this cut (the woman with a purple dress jumps 15 meters ahead, the people past the carpet store are different, etc). (00:03:30)

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Skin Deep - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, when Magnum says "Two can't be a gaggle" the woman with a yellow towel in the background jumps significantly back in her path between shots. (00:47:15)

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Skin Deep - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Rick leads Magnum to David Norman that is drinking heavily at the club. When he shouts "Nurse" at the beginning, a woman in a pink bikini holding a straw hat moves across the area to get to railing. That same woman walks in and "just reaches the railing" about 4 times during the remainder of the scene. (00:10:10)

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Skin Deep - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: David Norman is being loud at the King Kamehameha club. There's a cut to a table of 4 people looking at him; the leftmost person of that group is holding his drink, while in the wide angle the glass was untouched in the sun. (00:10:45)

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Skin Deep - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Erin Wolfe in the intro hangs up the phone a first time. When the phone rings again, there's a close-up on the table the phone is on, only the phone and lamp moved to a different position. (00:03:30)

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No Need to Know - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Magnum works on picking the lock to his own home, the plant next to the door is the characteristic Swiss cheese plant; it has 'holes' in the leaves. The dogs arrive and scratch at the door, and the plant is now a different one. The table and chair appear also to have moved - probably it's footage from a totally different moment or location. (00:05:00)

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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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