Character mistake: While talking to Condon, Hawkeye and Trapper relate the story of Dr. Charles Drew, the man responsible for the storage of blood and plasma, and how he died due to not being allowed in a "whites only" hospital after being involved in horrific car accident. The true story is that he was taken to a "poor whites" hospital. Despite being black, he was admitted, and though the doctors worked diligently, his injuries were too severe, and he died. His family sent a warm letter thanking the doctors for their efforts.
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15th Apr 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
5th Apr 2019
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Praise the Fuhrer and Pass the Ammunition - S2-E19
Trivia: As Newkirk does his impressions, he says "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?, Ja! Then droppen sie dead." This joke was used in "Stalag 17", the 1953 movie about POWs in a German prison camp. The exchange was between Harry Shapiro and their guard, Johann Sebastian Schultz.
26th Mar 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Audio problem: The bartender comes over and brings whiskey and five glasses, but we hear six glasses hit the table.
26th Mar 2019
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Visible crew/equipment: Every time the boys use a flashlight to signal the planes, you can see the camera crew and equipment.
26th Mar 2019
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Revealing mistake: As Data cautions La Forge not to say anything, his actual flesh tone is visible on his palm.
15th Mar 2019
Batman (1966)
The Penguin's a Jinx (2) - S1-E4
Revealing mistake: When the Penguin orders his hook to be fired, it barely moves, then suddenly takes off. If you look closely at the hook before it moves, the connecting wire used to pull it out of frame can be seen. (00:13:30)
14th Mar 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
The Nurses - S5-E5
Continuity mistake: As The Nurses look at Baker, Walsh is keeping a lookout, then straightens up, partially turns and raises her right arm. A second later, she's back in position, and starts to straighten again.
14th Mar 2019
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Conspiracy - S1-E25
Continuity mistake: After leaving the table in headquarters, Picard meets Riker at the door. In the far shots, Picard has his back to the table. In the close up, his left shoulder is towards the table.
14th Mar 2019
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Other mistake: While signing the contract, when Conrad is supposed to "sniff this", he moves to his position a second before the Cat says his line and bobs Conrad's head down.
13th Mar 2019
Batman (1966)
The Penguin's a Jinx (2) - S1-E4
Revealing mistake: While listening to Batman and Robin plan, the camera is close enough to the Penguin to see the prosthetic nose is differently colored. (00:07:00)
13th Mar 2019
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Continuity mistake: When Worf is climbing out of the water, his knees have red on them. Later on the bridge, his pants are clean.
27th Feb 2019
Batman (1966)
The Penguin's a Jinx (2) - S1-E4
Visible crew/equipment: As Mr. Jay is talking to Bruce and Dick, on the wall behind Dick you can see the shadow of the boom mic. (00:23:45)
27th Feb 2019
Batman (1966)
Revealing mistake: As the Batmobile exits the Batcave, if you watch the exit closely, you see the shadow of the back end of the car come to a stop, meaning that it was at the wall of the set. (00:05:10)
8th Feb 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Trivia: When Scotty orders the blackout on the planet, the camera looks at Chekov's hands. It is a re-used shot of his hands from Season 2 Episode 4 "Mirror, Mirror."
7th Feb 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: After Kirk and party are captured by the police, a montage of scenes depicting the planet's buildings plays while the log entry is heard. One of the buildings shown, though hard to read, has the title "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" (M.I.T.) above the columns.
7th Feb 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: During the televised fight, in the wide angle shots, you can tell it's Spock's stunt double fighting.
6th Feb 2019
M*A*S*H (1972)
Trivia: In this episode, the guest is Dennis Dugan playing Bob Wilson. He guest starred in Season 3 Episode 20 "Love and Marriage" as Private Danny McShane.
6th Feb 2019
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
The Nitwitting/The Ballad of Filthy Muck - S12-E2
Trivia: In "The Ballad of Filthy Muck", there's a citizen that reads the newspaper headline that has an overly-large nose. His speech pattern and caricature nose is impersonating Jimmy Durante.
6th Feb 2019
Star Trek (1966)
6th Feb 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Gary Seven starts to talk to the computer, it has a light gray exterior. When it first talks, the trim turns purple, then it's back to light gray.
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