Continuity mistake: While Homer and Barney are smoking in the boys bathroom, when Principal Dondelinger walks in on them the "boys" sign on the exterior side of the door disappears in the closeup, but the sign reappears as Dondelinger exits. The door push plates on both sides of the swing door also vanish/reappear during the scene. (00:04:35)
Super Grover
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Brother From the Same Planet - S4-E14
Continuity mistake: After Pepi and Tom walk off into the sunset together it cuts to Bart handing Homer another beer, and the picture behind the couch has brown sails over the boat, but next shot it's colored properly with white sails. (00:21:30)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Other mistake: Right before Homer and Bart head to the concert, Homer has the high-pitched ringing in his ears while Marge is talking. Then just as Homer says, "I hear you. C'mon, boy," note Selma's and Patty's skin over their scoop necklines are not colored in properly, it's the same color as their dresses. (00:01:45)
12th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
The Farnsworth Stratagem - S2-E2
Visible crew/equipment: While Rockford and Audrey are with Becker at the police station talking about Lt. Diel, when the officer opens the door and tells Becker to book him up, the individual white tape marks are visible on the floor at both of the actor's feet. (00:12:45)
12th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Backlash of the Hunter - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: While Rockford is in the Mayfair bathroom he deliberately spills soap on the floor, and when he places his hand in his pocket to remove the roll of coins the closeup is a flipped shot. Note the direction of the buttons. (00:46:55)
12th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: When Rockford and Tawnia are at the drive-in restaurant having burgers, the window tray clips are either yellow or red depending on the angle of the shot. (00:34:40)
12th May 2022
Three's Company (1977)
Double Date - S3-E1
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, while Mr. Roper is in the kitchen the faucet sprays water and the doorbell rings. Note the cabinets and wall behind him. When Roper walks out of the kitchen, as the swing door is open we can see the kitchen, and the upper cabinets are split apart with the wall missing, so the area behind the kitchen set is visible. (00:00:50)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: After Lisa paces around the school hallway practising how to ask Mr. Bergstrom over for dinner, when she opens the classroom door there's a backplate behind the doorknob and a lower panel under the window, but when she sees Miss Hoover and gasps, the backplate and lower panel have both disappeared. (00:13:35)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Miss Hoover returns to class she writes "psychosomatic" on the blackboard, but when Lisa runs out of class the word has vanished from the board. (00:13:55)
12th May 2022
Bewitched (1964)
Samantha's Thanksgiving to Remember - S4-E12
Visible crew/equipment: While Sam is defending Darrin during the trial, just as she mentions their absurd belief that if someone speaks differently it's a sign of witchery, the white chalk T-mark is visible on the floor under the desk, where Phineas is sitting. It was not there in previous shots. (00:19:25)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Homer shows up to the Bouvier home the night of the prom, Selma and Patty open the door and it opens outward, but in the following shots the door has been opened inward. (00:16:10)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: While Homer is in Lisa's bedroom trying to make things right with her, there are three pictures taped to Lisa's mirror. After Homer tells her the music may help, in the next shot Homer walks over to stand behind Lisa. Those pictures taped to Lisa's mirror are weirdly behind Homer's reflection, as if the pictures are taped to the wall behind Homer. Three shots later, when Homer tells Lisa he can fix the dollhouse, his reflection is accurate in relation to those three pictures taped to the mirror. (00:19:20)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: After Homer's emotional outburst about the lack of bananas, when it cuts to the exterior shot of the Lovejoy house the doorknob is on the right side of The Front door, but when Reverend Lovejoy kicks Bart out of his house, the doorknob is on the opposite side. Later, when Jessica twirls the baton, the doorknob is on the right side again. (00:08:00)
12th May 2022
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Marge runs after Bart because he's hiding something under his jacket, Homer pulls out a gate to block Bart's entrance to the TV room. Three different gate styles are shown. (00:20:35)
12th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken - S2-E9
Visible crew/equipment: When Angel shows up at the police station while Rockford is with Becker, just as Becker walks toward Angel, the white T-mark is visible on the floor near the door. (00:12:00)
12th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken - S2-E9
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford enters the men's locker room at the newspaper to meet up with Angel, the reflection of the boom pole/mic becomes visible at the top of the mirror over the sinks. (00:28:30)
11th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: While Rockford is driving to meet with Claire at the zoo, the license plate number is "835-OKG" at the front of his car, then later when Rockford eludes Becker's tail it's "853-OKG" on his front license plate. (00:07:05 - 00:26:40)
11th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Profit and Loss, Part 1: Profit - S1-E13
Visible crew/equipment: After Rockford shares his woes about the garbage disposal with Alec Morris, just as Rockford says, "Come on over, you can kibitz while I try to fix this thing," the bouncing microphone becomes visible at the bottom left side of the screen, behind the glass bowl. (00:04:40)
11th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Rockford and Len dig up the box in the chicken shed Jolene is the one who retrieves it. In the two closeups, as Jolene lifts the box and then as she removes the contents her nail polish changes and her ring/bracelet vanish. (00:46:20)
11th May 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: After Rockford gives Dexter's secretary, Miss Adams, his last lit cigarette for her collection, when it cuts to Rockford driving up to the apartments, his front license plate number is "835-OKG" but it's "853-OKG" on the back license plate. (00:06:00)
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