Aid Station - S3-E19
Factual error: Mulcahy asks Hawkeye if he trusts God. Hawkeye replies "It says I should on all of my money." However, the phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST" didn't appear on American bills until 1957.
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22nd May 2023
M*A*S*H (1972)
19th Jul 2022
The A-Team (1983)
22nd Apr 2022
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: While eating, General Haggarty was told about how Conway should be a cook. Haggarty said "Change his (Conway's) MOS. MOS means Military Occupational Specialty, your job in service. Since M*A*S*H was set in the early 50's, Haggarty wouldn't have said that, because 'MOS' wasn't used until 1965.
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Suggested correction: "MOS" most certainly was used during the Korean War. In 1965, the MOS system was simply changed, not created.
I perhaps misspoke. It was titled PMOS, and revamped in 1965 as just MOS. My apologies and thanks for the info.
According to "Introduction to Special Regulations SR 615-25-15, Enlisted Personnel Military Occupational Specialties" from the Department of the Army in November 1950, it's MOS. The "P" just means primary, but MOS was/is used way more than PMOS.
21st Apr 2022
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Factual error: While in space, Superman and Nuclear Man's capes are flapping. Since it is a vacuum, there is no air, therefore the capes shouldn't flap. Likewise, on the moon, the dust and dirt are moving too quickly to be in a micro gravity situation.
23rd Mar 2022
M*A*S*H (1972)
23rd Mar 2022
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: The Spot-A-Card pinball machine in the Officers' Club didn't come out until the 60's.
18th Oct 2021
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Rip Van Winkle Caper - S2-E24
Factual error: When they looked at Mr. Herbie's case, they only saw the skeleton. Problem is the clothing was missing, where there should have been some remnants. And the vehicle started with no trouble. After a hundred years, the battery should have been dead, and the engine inoperable.
5th Oct 2021
Doctor Who (2005)
The Unicorn and the Wasp - S4-E7
Factual error: In Lady Edison's flashback, she's reading "The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd", her favorite book. However, this episode is set in 1926, and the dust cover is from 2006.
15th Sep 2021
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: Out by The Gun, Hawkeye's Captain insignia on his garrison cap is missing the lower corner of one bar. So, it would be considered unserviceable, that is, unfit for use, and should have been replaced with a new insignia.
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Suggested correction: While that is true by the Army's standards, it is entirely in character for Hawkeye not to give a flying you-know-what about the state of his insignia.
True, but even he knew that correcting it sooner rather than later would be wise. But, as always, I bow to your knowledge.
10th Sep 2021
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: In the hut with BJ, Zale, and The Moose, there's a Coleman 413E stove in the background. Trouble is, that this unit didn't appear until 1954, and the Armistice ending hostilities, ending the war, was signed July 27, 1953.
19th Aug 2021
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: In the Swamp, Dr. Wu says "maeu gamsahabnida" when taking out the needle. It was translated as "Dr. Wu says the treatment is completed." The correct translation is "thank you very much"
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Suggested correction: This is taking the dialogue too literally. Translating culturally specific terms and forms of expression into something the counterpart can understand in the intended way is entirely appropriate and only logical. A person not familiar with English culture would be very confused if, for instance, someone translated the phrase "Your goose is cooked" literally.
15th Aug 2021
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: When the bird Charles shoots lands on the land mine, you can see thing bounce on one side of the explosion. If the bird had really landed on the mine, it would have been obliterated.
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Suggested correction: Anti personnel mines are specifically designed to badly wound someone rather than kill them outright, as it takes more people to deal with a wounded casualty rather than if they were dead. Movies exaggerate the blast effect as anti-personnel mines don't actually blow anyone to pieces, even a large bird.
True, but in this instance, it was a small bird. The mine in question can severely maim or destroy limbs, therefore the bird shouldn't have been seen.
9th Jul 2021
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: In the Swamp, Frank is complaining about everything, and goes to grab the still. The stove it's sitting on is a Coleman model 413E camping stove, a unit not seen until 1954, and the series takes place in 1950.
30th Mar 2021
Wonder Woman (1976)
Factual error: In the opening sequence, a man placing dynamite on the truck is dressed in a camo-type uniform. This type of clothing was not introduced until 1981, and the episode was set in World War II.
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Suggested correction: The camo type/color seen was around during WWII. It should also be pointed out the mistake claims it wasn't introduced until 1981, but the real life filming occurred in 1976. So they can't have been using camo type during filming that wouldn't even be introduced for another 5 years.
9th Oct 2020
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: When the camera looks at Lt. Clark, her rank insignia is horizontal. It should set from the apex (point) of the stitching diagonally (top end toward her face).
20th Aug 2020
War of the Worlds (2005)
Factual error: When Ray comes out from the basement to survey the damage, he sees a crashed plane. As he walks past the fuselage, there is a square window on the cockpit. Planes don't have square windows because to corners were proven stress points from the explosions of two De Havilland Comets in the early 1950's. After the investigations, all plane windows were deemed to be rounded to prevent another such incident.
2nd Aug 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: When the South Korean Colonel and General are in the Mess Tent with BJ, their rank insignia is wrong. The insignia the Colonel is wearing is for a U.S. Colonel, and the General's insignia would not be three stars in a horizontal line.
1st May 2018
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: When the South Korean Colonel and General are in the mess tent, their rank insignia are wrong. The insignia they are wearing are for the U.S. Army.
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Suggested correction: They could have been Korean Augmentation To the United States Army (KATUSA) officers, who were Koreans drafted or volunteered into the US military to act as a liaison between Koreans and the US military. As such they wore US uniforms and rank.
1st Apr 2018
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: In the beginning, Hawkeye says that the patient was full of shrapnel from a claymore. M*A*S*H was set in the early 50's, and the M18 Claymore was only in the development stages in 1952, and not accepted and battle used until Vietnam in 1961.
19th Mar 2018
Space: 1999 (1975)
Factual error: In Mike's quarters, the poster of the Lunar Lander appears to have the Lander oriented incorrectly.
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