Audio problem: While Uncle Joe questions Risto about throwing the bottle of acid at Vargas, when Joe slaps Risto a few times, the last slap doesn't make contact anywhere near Risto's face, but we hear a hard slap. (00:23:45)
Super Grover
12th Sep 2023
Touch of Evil (1958)
10th Apr 2023
The King of Queens (1998)
Audio problem: While all four guys are on the bed watching the game, Richie's eating a sub so we hear Doug say, "Hey, Richie, come on," but Doug's lips are closed and not moving in this shot. (00:15:10)
29th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Audio problem: After Ralph gets the holograph showing Pam and Bill taken hostage, when Ralph makes an embarrassing entrance into the youth crime seminar he quickly impersonates a singing telegram, and his mouth is out of sync as we hear the phone number. (00:37:30)
19th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball - S2-E1
Audio problem: When Deborah gets off the phone, she tells Ralph that if they make the deal they can announce it on the Mike Douglas Show, but the problem is each time we hear Ralph say the name "Mike Douglas" we see his mouth actually say "Merv Griffin." (00:13:30)
6th Nov 2019
The Brady Bunch (1969)
Audio problem: When Marcia comes downstairs before the dance Alan shows her his new braces, and as they both head toward the door we hear the clear sound of shoes walking on a wood floor, even though they're walking on carpet. (00:23:50)
5th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
The Gypsies - S1-E20
Audio problem: When John-Boy and Jason get to Godsey's and tell Ike about the break-in at the Baldwin place, Ike tells Matt that he should let Sheriff Bridges handle it, and in the next shot part of Matt's and Jason's dialogue is out of sync. (00:19:45)
4th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Audio problem: While Ted and Jason are slopping pigs at the pen, Ted asks, "They really eat this garbage?" then as Ted pours the bucket contents we hear Ted exclaim, "They really eat this garbage!" but his mouth appears to say, "They really eat this crap!" (00:18:35)
17th Dec 2018
Common mistakes
Audio problem: Non-metal items making audible metallic sounds. The audible metallic sound effect of a blade, such as a sword, when it's being drawn from a wood or leather scabbard that doesn't have a metal throat, and also when it's drawn from a fabric or leather belt.
13th Feb 2017
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
The Statue - S7-E23
Audio problem: When Aunt Bee is introduced at the start of the ceremony, in the first wideshot as she begins her speech we hear her say, "Friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens of Mayberry" but it's not in sync with her mouth movements. (00:18:45)
1st Jan 2017
Cheers (1982)
One for the Road (2) - S11-E27
Audio problem: While Sam and Dianne are at Melville's after both of their lies have been revealed, when Dianne tells Sam that she came back on a quest for the truth, we hear Sam respond, "And you just brought along your one-man Warren Commission there," but his mouth is saying something entirely different. (00:12:15)
23rd Feb 2016
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
Audio problem: While Sal and Eddie are at the old boarded up church, Sal tries to convince Eddie that he's not responsible for Wendell's death, and when we hear Sal say, "Don't worry about being good enough," his mouth is saying something else.
9th Dec 2015
Friends (1994)
The One With The Home Study - S10-E7
Audio problem: While the adoption social worker, Laura, is interviewing Monica and Chandler, Monica mentions to her that she's welcome to look under any of the furniture where she won't find cigarettes or porn, and then it cuts to Laura's close-up as we hear her say, "Well, actually before we look around," but her mouth is not saying those words.
2nd Nov 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Audio problem: After the mayor tells Andy that his three daughters will be in The Beauty Contest, Andy phones Ellie and when she hangs up on him we hear Andy say, "Hello? Hello?" but we see him only mouthing the second hello.
4th Nov 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Audio problem: After Tom Wheeler and his partner Kirk show up to assist with the trapped girl, when it cuts to Roy down in the rescue shaft we see him ask Johnny, "Do you see her yet?" but we don't hear any audio, just before we hear Johnny say, "We're getting close." Additionally, earlier at the start of the little girl's rescue, when Johnny tries to loop the rope around Helena's wrist and it doesn't work, he says,"Damn it," but the subtitles read "Darn it."
1st Jul 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Audio problem: When Squad 51 is dispatched to the hotel fire, Roy's holding the bullhorn in one hand to instruct everyone, and the HT in his other hand. After Johnny catches the baby, just before Truck 8 rolls in, when Roy says over the HT, "All right, set up the Truck...," he moves his hand with the HT away from his face and directs Truck 8, yet his voice is still booming as if speaking into it.
24th Jun 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Smoke Eater - S4-E16
Audio problem: While Roy and John are with the asthmatic boy, Roy's on the Biophone with Rampart, and we hear Early say, "Administer 0.3 milligrams epinephrin IM," but his mouth is not in sync with the last part, and it looks like he actually said, "Epinephrin IV."
18th Jun 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Audio problem: In the courtroom, after Roy and John defib the patient who was in full arrest, when John's on the Biophone with Rampart, he says, "We've countershocked 400 watt seconds," but as he continues to say, "Scope now shows...," John's mouth is not in sync with those words.
26th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Audio problem: When Squad 51 is being dispatched to 'man unconscious possible heart attack', this particular view we have of the apparatus bay shows the brick wall where the bay's door track is located on the right of the screen, and we can see that the bay door is up, but when Roy turns on the squad's ignition, we hear audio of the bay door opening even though it's not actually closed.
20th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Audio problem: When Vince and Mike pull the tabletop out from under the car, while Roy is under there with Mrs. Merkle, we hear the audio of Roy loudly saying, "I'm telling you right now, we're gonna have to brace this thing well, this thing will...," but what's oddly funny is that the dialogue is dubbed right over Roy saying, "Wait, wait, let me check her over...," which is a neat trick that he can say both lines at the same time.
19th May 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Audio problem: When Roy and John are with the unconscious man during the fire at the Atlas Hotel, Chet and Marco bring the stokes and Chet tells them that the fire is getting worse, and when Roy responds, "If we move him now we're gonna lose him," we see that Roy continues talking as Chet listens to him, but we hear nothing.
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