Visible crew/equipment: When Henry is ill, one of the lights behind Henry is not one of the ones from outside, it's a studio light.
Comedyfan74
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Other mistake: When Thomas is grumping, his lamp is dirty, even though he didn't do anything dirty yet.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Revealing mistake: At the beginning of the episode, the end of the set is visibly reflected of Gordon's smoke box in a close-up of Gordon.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: When the engines are laughing at Thomas, Henry's eyes are wonky.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Factual error: At the beginning, the first shot of the episode, you can see cranes in the back of the station. They only have cranes at the harbor, not at stations.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Trivia: Some boats that rescue Henry resemble some characters from TUGS.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Runaway - S2-E10
Audio problem: When Thomas is tired and approaching the station, he is moving pretty slow, but the sound of Thomas' wheels moving is like he's going pretty fast.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Runaway - S2-E10
Visible crew/equipment: When Harold is flying, in one shot, a stage light is reflected off his blades.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Runaway - S2-E10
Revealing mistake: When Thomas' fireman is ill, you can see a brief flash of red outside, meaning it's James. (Note: same footage from Old Iron).
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Runaway - S2-E10
Visible crew/equipment: When Thomas leaves the station, a tripod is reflected off him.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Runaway - S2-E10
Revealing mistake: When Duck comes to Terence's field, the end of the track leads right into the bushes right behind duck.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Runaway - S2-E10
Revealing mistake: When Duck is happy at the beginning, the breakdown train's buffer on the right is broken.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Visible crew/equipment: When The Fat Controller is looking at the goat, a hand is visible in the steam.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Henry comes out of the tunnel, he's dirty, in the next shot, he's clean.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When the Fat Controller is asking Henry to pull the train, Gordon vanishes.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Edward is sad, the background behind him disappears between shots.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Visible crew/equipment: When Edward is pushing the train, you can see a wire inside his four front wheels.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Visible crew/equipment: When Gordon backs on to the siding, you can see the inside of his cab, which is just some equipment.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Revealing mistake: When Gordon passes a signal, the track under him wobbles.
21st Nov 2015
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Edward, Gordon and Henry - S1-E4
Other mistake: When Gordon leaves the station, he has two brake coaches, even though express trains are suppose to have one.
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