Magnum, P.I.

Mr. White Death - S3-E8

Continuity mistake: When Higgins brings Earl at the airport, the same extras can be seen walking back and forth over and over - some instantaneously recognizable like the dark haired woman with the long azure patterned dress, or the woman with short hair, white top and khaki shorts, wearing a purple lei. (00:42:30)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: When Higgins makes his way towards the net and we get the wide shot of the court, there are obvious shadows from the foliage all over the playing space, which is totally sunlit in the other angles. (00:03:35)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: Rick guesses the player Higgins managed to go against, "Tappy" Larsen. As he says the name, he puts the racket hand on the net and the ball hand behind it. Next shot and both are on it. Similar mistakes happens at the end of the reminiscing part of the convo, with Rick again suddenly changing position (hand on the racket all of a sudden) between shots. (00:04:35)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: Magnum is introduced to the capricious Carrie Reardon. She says that she hopes he's better than the last babysitter they gave her. Behind her, you can spot some tennis balls between courts. Kenny Phelps chases her, and the court is all clear. (00:09:35)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: Seeing Higgins in the audience, TC dismounts from his big boy chair and prepares to storm across the court, pencil on the ear and clipboard in his right hand. To the other end of the net, the pencil is at a different angle and the clipboard jumps to the left hand. (00:19:40)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: Magnum suggests Carrie to quit; she tells him it's not that easy. Obvious discontinuity in the hair position at the transition between the two shots; big curtain of hair draped around the shoulder, clears itself back in the second. It happens again, and it is again self-evident even later when Higgins barges in and there's an overhead shot from his position. (00:30:00)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: When an annoyed Magnum tells TC in the locker room "Well then you can play!", the coach, mentor and potential killer is holding the racket turned towards a different direction (by the flat or by the side). (00:34:05)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: Magnum, defeated, receives the racket from TC and makes his way to the court. In the scene in the locker room, his injured finger was not taped. When he talks to his insidious double partner before the match, the index is fully taped. (00:35:00)

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Mixed Doubles - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, TC receives the bags and basket from Higgins' ladies; in the transition across the "Evelyn gets a teensy bit airsick." line, the two women behind Agatha have different hand positions - in particular the one with the maroon dress is adjusting her cleavage in the first shot, but has both hands supporting the camera in the next. The position of the bag and goggles on Agatha's arm change too, noticeably as the bag'strap is off/on the sleeve all of a sudden. (00:45:25)

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Almost Home - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: Agatha is cutting a piece of wood; she is almost done in close-up, the top part of the board is vibrating and about to come off. In the wider angle that follows, Agatha has yet to do a lot of work on it, the cut path is inconsistent with the one previously seen, almost mirrors it. (00:04:15)

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Almost Home - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: Having breakfast with his client, Magnum asks her "Why did the Navy arrest you?" He starts asking while she has the left hand raised, but ends up doing it while she has her right hand raised and chewing on it. (00:08:25)

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Almost Home - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: Magnum gets up after specifying that 'generals' in the Navy are called 'admirals'. He puts the towel by the side of the plate he has In front of him, a plate with a fork and a leftover bit of his sandwich. In the wider angle though, there are two plates, one with his fork and leftovers, the other with more food. (00:08:45)

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Almost Home - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: Magnum and his client go to Mrs. Iko Tamura's house. Bridget leans against the fence right by the post, and in every front view of her she has her right hand to the right of the post, or on top of it. When the camera is behind Magnum, she is nowhere to be seen. (00:15:50)

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Almost Home - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: Magnum grabs Bridget by the arm and drags her to the Ferrari. When she says peeved "He was my father, Magnum!" she puts her hand on her hip, but the reverse shot does not acknowledge this change of stance, and she is still standing with her arms down her body like in the earlier matching angle. It happens again with the same angles a moment later. (00:17:20)

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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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