19th Dec 2006
... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: McGarrett strong-arms Tommy-Tommy, the Hawaiian fence, on the beach, and the guy gets sand all over his face during their scuffle. When McGarrett pulls him to his feet, the sand is still there. But in the next shot, all but a small patch near his temple has disappeared. (00:32:40)
19th Dec 2006
Twenty-Four Karat Kill - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: McGarrett gets out of his car wearing a gray suit, and walks into Dennisen's office wearing a blue one. (00:20:15)
17th Dec 2006
Factual error: Throughout this episode, the Japanese assassins are inaccurately referred to as "the Bushido." They should, as the episode title implies, be called Samurai. Bushido was the revered code by which Samurai warriors lived, but was never an appellation for them. (00:17:30)
15th Dec 2006
Factual error: McGarrett places the kidnappers' ransom tape on the reel-to-reel recorder, and before the tape is threaded or the machine properly turned on, the message immediately starts to play. (00:13:35)
12th Dec 2006
Continuity mistake: There's much too abrupt a transition between Reese falling into the water and his body suddenly being back on the dock. As there's no time lapse implied at all, he seems to reappear on shore by magic. At least a brief shot of the body being fished out of the water might have helped. (00:49:40)
8th Dec 2006
Revealing mistake: McGarrett's office is on the 2nd floor. Yet the photo backdrops outside his windows in this episode show us a ground-level view of grass, streets and a building. This boo-boo vanishes in subsequent episodes, replaced with the more likely views of balconies, palm trees and blue sky. (00:08:00)
31st Oct 2006
Continuity mistake: 7-1 "The Young Assassins": The hotel towel draped over the first victim's beach chair instantly changes positions between shots. You can see the words "Aloha, Hawaii" emblazoned on it, until the shot changes. Then it's moved up, and only the word "Hawaii" and the hotel's logo are showing. (00:01:50)
31st Oct 2006
Visible crew/equipment: 7-1 "The Young Assassins": The People's Attack Group van speeds past the camera and briefly captures the reflections of several film crew members. (00:35:05)
27th Oct 2006
Continuity mistake: At the airport security checkpoint, Sam drapes a garment bag over the counter, but leaves after the inspection without taking it. Next shot, though, it disappears. (00:44:30)
26th Oct 2006
Continuity mistake: Danno kicks one of the bad guys out of the van, leaving the rear doors swinging open. But when the shot immediately cuts to an exterior view of the speeding van, the doors are tightly shut again. (00:35:00)
26th Oct 2006
Continuity mistake: Auston leaves the unconscious Dan Williams lying on his back. But in the next shot, Danno's lying on his side. Later, the seriously wounded Danno instantly changes positions between shots several more times, switching from face down to face up on the floor. (00:02:30 - 00:32:00)
26th Oct 2006
Continuity mistake: Stoner strikes Danno across the right cheek. But in the next shot, he's bleeding from the left corner of his mouth. (00:29:15)
18th Oct 2006
Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (1) - S2-E23
Visible crew/equipment: When the morgue lab techs come out into the hall to report to McGarrett, the closing glass door captures a brief reflection of the moving camera. (00:09:05)
18th Oct 2006
Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (1) - S2-E23
Audio problem: The landing jumbo jet's tires start making skidding noises before they've actually touched the ground. (00:13:45)
18th Oct 2006
Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (2) - S2-E24
Continuity mistake: When the surfer examines the test tube in his beach shack, the level of white powder inside the tube keeps changing between shots. It's nearly full, then has only an inch inside, then is full again, etc. (01:22:00)
18th Oct 2006
Continuity mistake: Throughout first season: Due to stock footage spliced in from the pilot film, McGarrett's '68 4-door Mercury sedan often peeled away from the Ionali palace and then turned into a '67 2-door coupe as it cruised down Honolulu's streets.
11th Oct 2006
Continuity mistake: 8-15 "Deadly Persuasion": Danny says he hasn't fired his old 45 automatic "since I got out of the service." But at least two previous episodes had established that he joined Five-O right out of college, and was never (not even before college) in the service.
11th Oct 2006
Deliberate mistake: 9-12 "The Bells Toll at Noon": When McGarrett picks up Danny and drives away in his Mercury Grand Marquis, the rear view mirror is missing, probably removed to prevent it from blocking the actors' faces. It reappears later on. (00:33:00)
11th Oct 2006
Death is a Company Policy - S5-E1
Continuity mistake: The Five-O computer here lists McGarrett's name as Steven J. McGarrett. But in "A Gun for McGarrett," his middle name is revealed to be Aloysius. Strange that the computer doesn't know the name of its own department's head.
3rd Oct 2006
Deliberate mistake: Throughout series: Five-O was said to be Hawaii's state police force, and was shown headquartered in the Iolani Palace. For decades, tourists were disappointed to learn that in reality, Hawaii had no state police, and that the palace was a state museum, not a state police station.