Continuity mistake: In the first scene after the opening credits, when the woman approaches the very Londonian chap greeting him with "'allo ducks", extras in the background don't transition between one shot and its reverse. (00:02:30)
Sammo
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: Higgins' sweat on his khakis is inconsistent when Lyden ties him up, completely gone when he tells the honey story to TC in agony. (00:37:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: John Hillerman's shirt has a pronounced sweat stain all across his pecs when Floys leaves to go check on Jack. The stain is barely a hint 30 seconds and a couple cuts later when he hears the gunshot. (00:32:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: When Magnum speaks to Tanaka in front of the police station, he leans against his car; his hand is on the windshield in the close-ups on Kwan Hi Lim, but on the hood in Tom Selleck's. (00:27:25)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: The front of John Hillerman's shirt is practically spotless when the bad guy calls him "Sergeant Major" on top of the hill, but when he escapes with TC after shoving him down, it's a messy sweat. The back of the shirt was also very sweaty in the opening of the scene, but the sweat is different with a smaller stain when they both turn around after TC's kick. (00:23:45)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: When Magnum and the driver are diving away from the explosion, they fall in the grass almost in north-south position, with the hands of Tom Selleck' stunt double on the shoulders of the other guy. In the next shot they are closer and Selleck's face is just above the driver's butt. (00:03:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: When TC's chopper lands in the prison courtyard, its registration mark is N1095A, while when it is shown on the open ocean it is N58243 and it has emergency floats equipped on its skids. (00:07:45 - 00:10:20)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: One of the skyjackers is about to kill Higgins, saying that one hostage is plenty already. His boss though rushes in and stops him. In the first shot the man with the gun has his arm bent and the boss is standing with his arms folded. In the second, Gun Guy has his arm fully straight and Boss Guy starts by leaning on the palm with his arm up on the trunk. (00:13:20)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: Magnum tells Cecilia the story about Buddy the parrot. At the beginning of it, the position of her braids and the position of her hands holding the plush animal change between shots. (00:21:25)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: The kid brings cookies to Magnum. He takes the plate and starts plucking one when he says "thank you", with his right hand. In the next shot the hand holding the plate is the right, and the left one is the one that picks the cookie. (00:06:15)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: After he accepted the case, Magnum walks out of the house of his client holding the picture; in close-up his left hand is on the bottom side of the photo, but he holds it by the corners in the previous and following shot. (00:04:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: Magnum is meeting the new client. He holds at first the picture of the missing feline with both hands, then in the reverse you can see his arms are folded, and then he's holding the picture again. (00:02:25)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)

The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode the dog bites on Magnum's shirt...at least that's the idea, because in one shot the lad is biting on the trainer' suit. (00:01:30)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: Magnum asks his client about Lizzie's debt. As he says "it was such a long time ago", the man in foreground is rubbing his eyes, but lowers his hand before the cut. In the next shot, he's shown as if his problems just started to manifest. (00:16:55)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: TC and Rick are having "breakfast" with the veteran. When he sarcastically answers "Couldn't be better", TC' s has both hands around the bottle, while he just had one on top in the first shot. Rick has both hands around the can, and in the next shot he's got just one, the other being behind it. It goes back and forth as the two different angles alternate in editing. (00:10:55)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: Magnum's client puts on the small table the e-mail with the picture on top, in a close-up. New shot and the picture has shifted to the right, and in the one that follows, Magnum grabs the mail without anything on top of it. (00:10:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: Thomas puts the first pancakes in the dish and asks the kids about his own job. The kid answers "Hella cool things", and the girl next to him has her arm raised. New shot, and her arm is lowered - Magnum also is holding the plate higher than earlier. (00:03:45)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Sudden Death - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, Magnum's bruise extends below the eyebrow, while in the rest of the episode the part below the arc of hairs was not involved. (00:41:10)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Sudden Death - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: After dodging a couple golf club swings, Magnum speaks to Daisy by the door. Tru Collins' hair is positioned over her right shoulder with wild inconsistency between shots. (00:33:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Sudden Death - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Magnum walks in on Daisy being tied to the chair, the duct tape roll is on the outer side of the armrest in the first shot, on the inside in the reaction shot. (00:31:15)
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