Revealing mistake: As the Professor and Skipper get the test vehicle rocking faster, there are a few times that the metal poles built into the table legs to slide it is visible. Then as Gilligan slides on the table, the channels the poles slid along are visible, and it's obvious that the figure flying out into the men's arms is a dummy.
Movie Nut
2nd May 2023
Gilligan's Island (1964)
18th Nov 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Other mistake: On the beginning, the butterfly Beasley calls the Pussycat Swallowtail is yellow. Later it's orange. Also, when Beasley holds the cage with the painted butterfly, you can see the wires making the puppet move.
27th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Pass the Vegetables, Please - S3-E3
Revealing mistake: When Gilligan tosses the coconut, as it flies past the Skipper, the line it slid on catches the light as it shakes.
27th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gilligan puts the Skipper down, you can see the wires attached to the corners of the lounge seat.
27th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
26th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
The Friendly Physician - S2-E29
Other mistake: The whole time the control for the booths is operated, the handles are pulled towards the camera. In the final lab scene, Gilligan flips the lever towards the camera, but you can see the indicator reads 'OFF'.
26th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
The Friendly Physician - S2-E29
Continuity mistake: After Skipper admonishes Gilligan for his suggestion, Balinkoff says "No, no", and starts to gesture with his right hand. After the angle change, he starts to gesture again.
25th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Pass the Vegetables, Please - S3-E3
Other mistake: The book the professor is supposedly reading radiation information from has an odd decoration on the cover over the title. It is actually technical manual TM 9-729 for the M24 Chaffee Light Tank.
25th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Pass the Vegetables, Please - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: When the camera is in wide shot of the table scene where everybody fainted at the Professor's announcement, he has the book at belt level. In the close up, he has it at chest height.
24th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Continuity mistake: In the hut, "Gilligan" has the spoon of his transmitter knife open so his commander can hear the conversation. In the wide angle shots, the spoon is half way out. In the close ups, it's fully in position.
21st Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Ship Ahoax - S2-E23
Continuity mistake: The Professor is under the table which has a cloth positioned so he can't be seen. However, in the shots of him, you can see the background, and nobody's feet or the cloth.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gilligan is packing, Skipper sneezes and blows out the candle. The third time, Gilligan blocks the candle, and if you watch the right side of the screen, you see the tip of somebody's nose pop into the scene as he blows out the candle.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Revealing mistake: When Skipper is blindfolded, as he rears back getting ready to sneeze, watch his right shoulder. You can see the line that pulls the blind off when he sneezes.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Continuity mistake: In the opening credits, the boat used as the Minnow changes. It goes from having an upper steering deck, to flat topped and different colored, and back.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Revealing mistake: When Skipper is sneezing after Gilligan showered, he turns towards the wardrobe. As he sneezes, in a "blink and you miss it" moment, the line pulling up the bottom of the green cloth is momentarily visible, pulling from the upper right corner of the screen.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Operation: Steam Heat - S2-E25
Continuity mistake: As Thurston tosses a packet of money away, his arm goes full circle, before his hand rests by his mid section. When the camera cuts, his right hand is over the edge at his wrist.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Other mistake: Mary Ann comes up to the Skipper while he's learning to juggle. If you look closely, the coconut bounces on the ground a couple of inches from his left foot. When Gilligan approaches, the coconut bounces off the bottom shelf. And in both times, the Skipper reacted in pain.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Ship Ahoax - S2-E23
Continuity mistake: When Ginger holds up the Three of Clubs, her fingers are covering the bottom Club on the card. When the shot cuts to her in close up, her fingers are behind the card, with her thumb partially covering the bottom 3.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Other mistake: When Gilligan and the ape are staring at each other, with the idea that the ape will stay hypnotized and ignore everything else, look closely at the ape's eyes. The actor in the suit glances twice and the Skipper and Professor as they pass.
9th Oct 2020
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Gilligan's Living Doll - S2-E21
Other mistake: When the Howells give their suggestions, if you look at the dark rectangle, you can see the word REJECT before it lights up. Likewise, when Ginger talks to it, you see TILT before it lights up.
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