The Case of the Red-Faced Thespian - S4-E12
Continuity mistake: Archer Hayes shows Magnum the invite with the wrong time. He hands it with his right, which turns into the left in the reverse shot. (00:07:40)
The Case of the Red-Faced Thespian - S4-E12
Revealing mistake: Magnum arrives at the Nest. He opens the door and moves past two swashbucklers to talk with the person playing the piano. Is he really playing the piano, though? Apparently not, because the instrument is open and you can see that the inside does not move at all. (00:07:00)
Other mistake: Throughout the entire run of the series, the very first shot of the opening contains a mistake; the helicopter's tail rotor is on the right side (mirrored), going then to its actual position (left side) for the rest of the sequence.
Revealing mistake: In the night shootout, Magnum cocks his pistol in a close-up that is obvious performed by a trained stunt double. Whoever is doing this is wearing the same clothes Magnum has but with the T-shirt in pristine condition straight from the washing machine, while Tom Selleck just took a dive in the dirt. Moreover, he wears the team ring upside-down. (00:22:50)
Revealing mistake: In the opening of the second third of the season (the one with the iconic Mike Post theme) there is a brief scene with a car propelled in the air by an explosion. It's an outtake from the pilot movie, since the banged up car is very recognizable, but it's also easy to see why it was an outtake; you can easily see cables used to make the car fly in the air. Also, that car was not in an explosion in that episode.
Revealing mistake: In the final car chase, the military police radios for reinforcement; in the exterior shot that follows the one inside the limo with Rick on his back, foot on the cockpit, you can see quite distinctly the two stuntmen meant to be Magnum and Rick, and totally not looking like them. (00:46:30)
Continuity mistake: The plane at the beginning of the episode stops with the propeller at 7:05. When Louise DeBolt walks past the propeller to get in the cockpit, the propeller is at 11:25, and goes back to 7:05 next time it's shown. (00:02:10 - 00:03:10)
Continuity mistake: During the paperboy run, TC stops the van and asks Benny a question. Benny was holding the paper vertically, but his arm is down in the next shot, and up again next, and so on. (00:32:40)
Character mistake: The coach of the Jororo team makes a joke about being cut by the king "Like Robespierre did to Louis XV in '89." That would have been Louis XVI (and not in "89" but (17) 93, although the year of the French Revolution is correct). (00:25:10)
Revealing mistake: The prince and TC's protege have a fight when the spoiled kid is eliminated. They are supposed to be angry and serious, and the teammates too have worried faces, but in the shot when TC tells him that he's out of the game, against any logic the young actors are caught laughing. (00:23:20)
Continuity mistake: Magnum gets back to his pad and of course the kid everyone's looking for just crashed there. In the first shot, overhead, you can see that Magnum's coffee table features several magazines, and in the corner, at the same level, a bowl. Magnum fetches a can of beer and sits by Danny, but the magazines now are in a different line, with the bowl above them. (00:13:20 - 00:13:50)
Squeeze Play - S4-E7
Continuity mistake: During the poker game at the beginning, the positions of Robin and Buzz's cards change a few times - Buzz unveils his winning 4 Ks to the left of the deck, but it is to its right immediately after, and Robin's cards are on or a bit away from the table's border. (00:02:30)
Other mistake: Magnum and Vivian are not listening to the TV at loud volume (they have a quiet time watching and talking without raising their voice), but Higgins, all of a sudden hears it all the way from the main house and is greatly bothered by it.
Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too - S1-E4
Plot hole: "Three Tahitians", one of the masterpieces from one of the most famous post-impressionist painters in the world, is authenticated by an ordinary school teacher. Because that's the person for this multimillionaire job, obviously. (00:25:20)
Transitions - S8-E11
Visible crew/equipment: While Luther is walking with Suzie and Cleo sharing his "weapon, opportunity, motive" ideas, just as he says, "That is rule number two," the boom mic with its fuzzy windscreen pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:25:45)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum is with Dave at the radio station requesting his help as an audio engineer, Magnum's wearing the white Polo Ralph Lauren safari animal print shirt, and when it cuts to Magnum at the security office at Lee's building, now the animal print pattern is different, though he's still wearing the same style shirt. (00:28:40 - 00:29:55)
Transitions - S8-E11
Visible crew/equipment: After Higgins tells Magnum he's always amazed at the convoluted way Magnum's mind works, when Magnum walks around the wheelchair, two T-marks are visible on the ground, the black one is behind Higgins to his left and the green one to his right. (00:44:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When Lee arrives at the restaurant and walks over to Magnum, the rectangular bulge of the hidden mic transmitter is visible at the back of Lee's waist. Then as they both take their seats at the table, the green tape mark is visible on the floor where Magnum stood. (00:41:10)
Transitions - S8-E11
Continuity mistake: While Luther is wearing the red and yellow Aloha shirt with the palm trees design, the shirt's pattern changes within Luther's scenes although the style of the shirt stays the same. (00:17:10)
Transitions - S8-E11
Visible crew/equipment: While Higgins and Bruce are going over Robin's accounts, Magnum chimes in with his thoughts about Robin Masters, then just as Magnum walks toward the desk the unfinished top of the set is visible. Later, we can see the properly finished ceiling behind Magnum, when he and Higgins are standing by the desk. (00:04:35)
