Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Earl says that costing his Dad the election is 4 on his list, however, on the list that they show during the title sequence of each episode, "Cost Dad the Election" is 65. (00:01:10)
Captain Defenestrator
28th Dec 2007
My Name Is Earl (2005)
22nd Aug 2007
King of the Hill (1997)
Pretty, Pretty Dresses - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: When Bobby is serving his parents breakfast, the tray he's holding has two eggs on it and Peggy's plate is empty. After Hank finishes talking, we see all three of them and there are now two eggs on Peggy's plate and a third one on the tray. (00:03:30 - 00:04:05)
31st Jul 2007
Supernatural (2005)
Bloody Mary - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Sam and Dean enter the Shoemaker home, a woman leaning against a wall holding a coffee cup starts to follow them down the hall. When the shot changes, the woman is back against the wall, talking to someone who wasn't there in the previous shot. (00:08:00)
24th Mar 2007
The West Wing (1999)
And It's Surely to Their Credit - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When Ainsley Hayes and Lionel Tribbey are talking in her office, the bottled water moves from being to the right of the framed picture on her desk in the shots over her shoulder to being behind the picture in the shots of her desk from the front. (00:21:40 - 00:22:30)
1st Mar 2007
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
The Protege - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When Sprague is practicing shooting for the second time, we see that Paladin has put up a new target with no holes in it. Sprague draws his revolver and fires three shots but the cut to the target shows 4 holes in the center. He then proceeds to fire the other 3 shots. (00:10:15)
18th Jan 2007
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Bookman is leaving his apartment to get away from Death, there is a note tacked to the door that is about level with his head. In the next shot, he's out in the hallway locking his door and the note has moved up to about 6 inches above his head. (00:12:35)
7th Dec 2006
Highlander (1992)
Continuity mistake: When McLeod is running to jump on the tourist boat, there is a barge docked behind it. When he lands on the boat, the barge is gone. (00:17:25)
7th Dec 2006
Highlander (1992)
Eyewitness - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When the police are taking Tessa to the safehouse and they spot Richie following on his motorcycle, the cop on the back tells Tessa to get down and pulls her down in the back seat. We then cut to a long shot of Richie following the car, and Tessa is sitting up on the passenger side. When the police pull over to arrest Richie, the cop in the back seat is again holding Tessa down. (00:34:30)
7th Dec 2006
Highlander (1992)
Eyewitness - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When the immortal who's trying to kill Tessa snipes at her in Duncan's car, his shot shatters the passenger-side window. When Duncan tails Tessa and her police escort to the safehouse, the passenger-side window is intact. (00:30:05 - 00:35:50)
27th Nov 2006
Charmed (1998)
The Courtship of Wyatt's Father - S6-E16
Continuity mistake: When Gideon warns Sara not to use magic to put the books in the library back on the shelves, her arms are at her sides. A second later, the shot changes to over her shoulder as Leo orbs in and she has a nearly full armload of books. (00:08:55)
4th Oct 2006
Alias (2001)
Continuity mistake: In the parking garage, after Sydney knocks the machine pistol out of the hit man's hands, it lands with the barrel pointing away from The Two of them and remains in that position during their entire fight. When Sydney grabs it off the ground, the barrel is pointing toward them. (00:43:30 - 00:44:10)
2nd Oct 2006
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Earthquake - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: Sharona tells her sister that Monk needs the guest room because he "doesn't sleep on couches," but in "Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man," she had to stop him from taking a nap on the victim's couch. (00:15:15)
2nd Oct 2006
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Earthquake - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Sharona and her sister are talking on the couch, her sister is playing with her hair when she asks "Are you in love with anybody?" The shot changes to Sharona answering from over her sister's shoulder and her sister's hand is in a fist and pressed against her head. (00:16:00)
25th Sep 2006
Charmed (1998)
Continuity mistake: When Leo and Ramus are talking in front of the bay windows, the door behind Ramus switches from closed in the wide shots to open in the close-ups. (00:31:50 - 00:33:00)
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