Factual error: General Clayton is wearing ribbons on his regular fatigues. This is incorrect as the ribbons would only be displayed on the dress uniforms. Only the officer's rank would be on the fatigues.
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2nd Dec 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
30th Nov 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Revealing mistake: In Margaret's tent, as the candle alternates between lit and extinguished, the light lags a second or two between on and off.
18th Sep 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Hot Lips and Empty Arms - S2-E14
Continuity mistake: When Margaret comes into Henry's office, interrupting the "training film" Hawkeye's part flips from being on the left to the right and back.
18th Sep 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Hot Lips and Empty Arms - S2-E14
Trivia: In the O.R., as Hot Lips is on a rant, a shot of a bottle of blood is smashing on the floor. This is a re-used shot from Season 2, Episode 3, "Radar's Report"
16th Aug 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: As Hawkeye goes to leave the Swamp, the club he's holding goes from the top of the grip an inch or so above his fist, to the top in his palm.
23rd Feb 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Preventative Medicine - S7-E22
Continuity mistake: As Lacey tells Margaret of his plans, he has his fork in his right hand. After she asks "What makes that hill so important?" he suddenly has the knife in his right hand, and the fork in the left.
9th Dec 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: When Winchester is shown in the Post Op, his oak leaf and medical symbols are on the wrong lapels.
20th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: As Kelley gets up to allow Sidney to sit, the tip of the boom mic bobs in the top of the frame.
15th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: In the Operating Room, as Charles hears that his phonograph has been "donated" for use during the emergency, he turns his head from left to right. In the close up, he lifts his head.
15th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: In the compound, as the camera pans to follow Potter coming toward Hawkeye, the corner of the studio is easily seen through the camo net, above the building.
22nd Oct 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
The Sniper - S2-E10
Other mistake: When Hawkeye and Trapper make Frank up to look like MacArthur, as they put the pipe in the "sleeping" Frank's mouth, he opens a bit wider, and bites down on the stem, then says his last line of the episode.
1st Oct 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Father's Day - S9-E4
Continuity mistake: As Margaret sits on the bunk to talk with Al, his hands are by the table's edge. When the angle changes, they're up at chin level.
1st Oct 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
30th Sep 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When the two soldiers get into a brawl in Post-Op, it's daytime. When Potter talks to Mulcahy, it's night. Then Klinger tells Mulcahy he's needed to break up the fight, it's daytime again.
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Suggested correction: In scene 1, set in the day, the Greek soldier is wearing a dark blue jacket and a light blue shirt. In scene 2, set at night, Father Mulcahy is wearing a black shirt and a brown robe, and resting before bed. In scene 3, set during the day, Father Mulcahy is wearing a black shirt, a sweatshirt, and a baseball cap. He is punching a speed bag. Klinger says there has been another fight between the Greek and the Turk. The Greek is not wearing a jacket. Scene 3 is from a different day than Scene 1.
28th Sep 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: As Charles talks to the guys in the Swamp, his right hand alternates from up at his chest to down by his side several times too quickly to be normal.
28th Sep 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Preventative Medicine - S7-E22
Continuity mistake: In the Mess Tent, as Lacey explains the reason he wants the hill to Margaret, he is holding a knife in his right hand. A second later, it's gone.
20th Sep 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Peace on Us - S7-E2
Continuity mistake: As Hawkeye storms out of the Swamp, he leaves Charles, Potter, and BJ behind. After the angle changes, you can see there is nobody in the tent, and the still is missing.
20th Sep 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When the Jeep runs over the French horn, the crowd is a good distance back. When Potter comes out and picks up the flattened horn, the crowd is only five or six feet away without having moved up.
20th Sep 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
15th Sep 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: As Margaret gets into the chopper, the lighting rigs, camera and crew are reflected in the canopy.
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