Continuity mistake: As he addresses Maj. "Chicken Lover", Lt. Smith's head goes from leaning left to leaning right between shots.
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21st Oct 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
18th Aug 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Blake is talking to Burns, he sits and plays with his doll, which is facing toward the office door. After the angle change, the doll is facing Henry.
18th Aug 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When the General comes up, Pierce and Trapper are walking away toward the camera's left. When Pierce calls for the General's attention he is shown gesturing to the open door. Problem is, that they should be looking over their left, not right, shoulders, and we should see the inside, not outside, of the door.
18th Aug 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: The crew is getting the bad news in Henry's office when Radar reports more choppers. From behind, Henry starts to react, and when the angle changes he reacts again.
18th Aug 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: While talking to Hildebrandt, Henry smacks his hands together while saying "Gee, whiz!" When the angle changes, his hands are on the desk.
21st Jul 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When "Ralph" has Hawkeye and BJ at gunpoint, saving their lives, the scenery behind them changes several times. Sometimes there's the road and a few trees. Then there's no road and a lot more trees and shrubbery.
1st Jul 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
They Call the Wind Korea - S7-E7
Continuity mistake: When Klinger is coming over the hill at the end of the episode, the camera shows him in the outdoor setting, and the spot he's on has sparse vegetation. When the camera goes to a close up of him, the trees and shrubs are thicker and closer to him. This alternates a couple of times.
31st Jan 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When BJ is letting Hawkeye in on the fact the he was the only real victim of the gag, he's putting a forkful of eggs in his mouth. After the camera cuts to Margaret and back, he doing it again. His mouth was empty both times.
31st Jan 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When filming Hawkeye, BJ and Charles in the swamp before they go to Potter's tent, the camera has a clear, unobstructed view of the inside. When it pulls back you can see the end of the tent, but without the netting normally there.
21st Jan 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Margaret asks Frank for cash to help her sister get an apartment, he asks about her father leaving her anything, implying that her father is dead. Later on, we see her father when he comes to visit her in another episode.
21st Jan 2014
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Radar goes to get the lamb, he pulls out a hypo to put the lamb to sleep for shipping. When the shot cuts to the lamb, you can see both of Radar's hands on the lamb's face; no hypo in sight.
17th Dec 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: Usually when you see Pierce, his hair is parted on the left side. When he is nibbling on the nurse's neck in the Swamp, his hair is parted on the right. Then the next time he's seen, it's parted on the left again.
12th Dec 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: After Klinger's file cabinet gets bombed, BJ appears in the window. He's facing directly ahead, head slightly tilted to the right. When the camera goes to a close up, he's in quarter profile, left cheek forward. In the long shot, he's back to the original position.
10th Dec 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: In the mess tent, Hawkeye is attempting to get the reporter to focus on BJ instead of him by telling the guy about the defibrillator made by BJ to save a life in the O.R. As Hawkeye is making his point, the reporter is putting a sheet of paper into a folder on his typewriter case. After the camera cuts to a close up of the reporter saying his next line, he's putting the paper into the folder again.
7th Dec 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Tell It to the Marines - S9-E8
Continuity mistake: In the mess tent, after Hawkeye and BJ read about the blood donations, Hawkeye goes to fold and put the paper down. When the camera cuts to a wide shot, he's folding and putting the paper down again.
2nd Dec 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Mulcahy is describing a person who was "quite a Bozo" to Potter, Potter realizes who he is referring to. Mulcahy's arm is close to the table. When the camera cuts to Mulcahy's face, his mug is close to his face.
2nd Dec 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Potter is chewing out Klinger about the morning reports, the camera is looking at Potter. As he finishes his line with "once in a while", he puts his right arm down. When the camera cuts to look at Klinger from behind Potter, his (Potter's) arm is up and finger pointing at Klinger.
30th Nov 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Potter is on the phone, he turns to hush Hawkeye and BJ. As he does so, he's holding the receiver with his left hand, and covering the mouthpiece with his right. He then puts his left hand down on the arm of the chair. When the camera cuts in for a close up, his left hand is on the phone again.
30th Nov 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: Margaret comes in to the Officer's Club, and tells Klinger that the drinks are on her. He puts down two glasses, and starts to pour. When the camera cuts to a close up, he's just starting to pour into the same glass again.
30th Nov 2013
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When the bomb disposal sergeant is sitting down at the end of the episode, he's facing the table. When the camera cuts in closer, his left shoulder is facing the table.
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