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An Exercise in Fatality - S4-E1

Other mistake: It is made clear that the barbell weighs 180 pounds. When we see Janus put it across the neck of Mr. Stafford, he moves it easily, as if it weighs perhaps 30 pounds. Although we know that Janus is very strong, no one could move 180 pounds that easily.

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Swan Song - S3-E7

Audio problem: Columbo walks down the steps into Tommy Brown's (Johnny Cash's) house to ask him some questions. He's on a gold-coloured carpet, but his shoes make sounds as if he were on a hard floor. Later, when he leaves, his feet don't make the sounds.

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Swan Song - S3-E7

Character mistake: Tommy Brown (Johnny Cash) broke his left leg. Throughout the show, he uses his crutch and then his cane on the left side. It should be on the right (opposite) side.

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Swan Song - S3-E7

Factual error: Columbo asks to borrow Colonel Mayehoff's phone. He dials only six numbers, not the proper seven.

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Isaac's Wedding - S3-E10

Factual error: Donna was killed by a falling cell phone in 1982. The first cell phone in common usage was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, which came out in 1983.

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Other mistake: When Dr. F. is introducing the Monster in the theatre, he says, "as incredulous as it seems." "Incredulous" means unable to believe. The word he should have used is "incredible", which means unable to be believed.

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Episode #9.2 - S9-E2

Revealing mistake: Rose's newborn baby, Isabel, is suspiciously large and mature.

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Factual error: Elaine (the stewardess) is looking for a doctor. She finds Dr. Rumack who's wearing a stethoscope. He has it on backwards. The earpieces should point forward - his are pointing backward.

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Cabin Catastrophe - S21-E5

Factual error: We see the flight attendant look at a passenger's ticket and direct her to her seat. Southwest has open seating - no reserved seats.

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Trivia: Elsbeth suspects that a "suicide" is actually a murder because the victim had recently used teeth whitening strips. This is similar to the last Columbo episode, "Columbo Likes the Nightlife", where the "suicide" victim has recently used mouthwash and trimmed his toenails. In each case they didn't believe a person would do those things right before taking his or her own life. Elsbeth also often turns around with "just one more thing" after walking away, just as Columbo often did.

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Dial Margaret for Murder - S2-E4

Factual error: In Series 2 Episode 4 (Dial Margaret for Murder), Allison listens to Dick Frank's heart. She has her stethoscope in her ears backwards. As a physician, she would never do that.

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The Heart Attack Boys - S5-E4

Character mistake: In Season 5, Episode 4 ("The Heart Attack Boys"), Abishola twice gives Christina an injection without swabbing her skin with alcohol. Abishola is an RN and would never make that mistake.

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On a Wing and a Prayer - S4-E7

Character mistake: FO Woodham drops James in Darrowby. James gives a proper RAF salute (palm forward). Woodham responds with a US style salute (palm down).

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Chips Ahoy - S2-E10

Revealing mistake: Flobert comes into the court carrying a bag of potatoes which would probably weigh 80 pounds. It must be a rather inaccurate prop because it moves like it only weighs about 15 pounds.

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Ants on a Log and a Cheating Winker - S7-E4

Other mistake: Sheldon (in the voice-over) says "it really brought what's his name and I closer together." The grammatically correct expression is "brought what's his name and ME closer together", and a stickler like Sheldon would not make that mistake.

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Revealing mistake: We see Caesar's Palace in 1966. There are 1970s and 1980s cars in the driveway.

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Factual error: In Episode 1 we see a view of the Vegas strip labelled 1956. We see several more recent cars including a 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood.

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Revealing mistake: No one dressed as Tony D'Annunzio could swing a golf club, and the "swing" he does produce wouldn't send a ball very far.

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Revealing mistake: When Louise pulls off Joel's trousers, we see that he is wearing briefs under his boxers.

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The Tender Trap - S5-E6

Character mistake: Deputy Olmstead says to Lorraine Lyon, "You think that you're rich 'cause you're better than me." Surely, the line should have been "You think that you're better than me 'cause you're rich."

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