Super Grover

16th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Decision - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Having trouble sleeping, Roy gets up in the middle of the night at the station, and when he puts on his turnout trousers his right suspender becomes unfastened at the front, and hangs down the back of his leg when he walks into the bathroom. However, in the next shot as he enters the bathroom the suspender is properly fastened.

Super Grover

16th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Emergency! mistake picture

Kids - S2-E2

Continuity mistake: After Boot shows up for the first time at Station 51, when Chet scares him away, there is a turnout coat and helmet hanging on the hook near the radio receiver base station, but when the dispatcher transmits the tones, the turnout coat and helmet have vanished as Chet turns away.

Super Grover

16th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Limelight - S6-E24

Continuity mistake: After watching Brice's interview on TV, all the guys sit down at the table to eat dinner, and there is one jar of mustard on the table. When Roy smears mustard on his bun, Chet motions for the mustard with his eyes and Roy slides it over to him to use, but in the next few shots the open jar of mustard is either in front of Roy or Chet, depending on the angle of the shot. The milk container keeps switching places as well.

Super Grover

16th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Breakdown - S6-E15

Continuity mistake: When Roy and Johnny get to the address in the canyon that has overgrown weeds and shrubs, in violation of county ordinance, Johnny is empty-handed when they knock on the front door, but when they're told to come in Johnny is now holding the large fire-code violation ticket booklet.

Super Grover

16th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Emergency! mistake picture

Breakdown - S6-E15

Continuity mistake: While Charlie is finishing up on the squad's engine, Captain Stanley hands Johnny the address in the canyon that has overgrown weeds, and when Johnny packs up the toolbox, Charlie holds out the roll of electrical tape and the combination wrench, with its open-end up. However, in the next shot the only thing Charlie holds out is the wrench, but with its box-end up.

Super Grover

16th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Emergency! mistake picture

One of Those Days - S5-E9

Continuity mistake: When Johnny and Roy are at the apartment building with the broken elevator, Roy's watch is gone when they climb the steps, but he's wearing the watch when they enter the apartment, then it vanishes when they head back down. That watch reappears again, disappears and reappears until they go back up to the apartment for the second time.

Super Grover

16th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

One of Those Days - S5-E9

Continuity mistake: When Roy and Johnny are in the backyard with the couple and the mother-in-law, after Johnny gets off the phone with Brackett, he has the black notebook in his left hand, but in the side shot it's in his right hand, then it returns to Johnny's left hand.

Super Grover

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Parade - S4-E13

Continuity mistake: While on the way to the parade in The Old Engine, when Johnny and Roy deal with the fire rescue and reach the roof, Johnny has a rope bundle swung across from his left shoulder to his right hip. However, in the next shot as they run across the roof, the bundle is now swung from his right shoulder to left hip, and the rope is also bundled differently.

Super Grover

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

The Mouse - S4-E20

Continuity mistake: When the guys decide to eat lunch before resuming CPR practice, Chet puts the CPR mannequin upright beside the fridge. Chet's wearing his regular black shoes, and the CPR mannequin is wearing white sneakers. However, in the close-up of The Mouse crawling under the fridge, the leg we see near The Mouse is wearing a brown rubber firefighter's boot.

Super Grover

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

The Mouse - S4-E20

Continuity mistake: When Roy and Johnny get back to the station, Johnny asks Chet about the condition of the house after the fire, and in the wide shot Johnny has a really red pimple near his chin, but in his closeup the pimple has vanished, only to reappear in the next shot.

Super Grover

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

The Firehouse Four - S4-E11

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Morton leaves the room of the patient who attempted suicide to get Jack, he takes the pill bottle from Dr. Early, carries the medical chart holder, and is wearing a stethoscope around his neck, but in the hallway when he gets Jack the pill bottle and chart holder are gone, and the stethoscope is in his pocket. Then, when they walk back into the room, Morton's holding the bottle and chart holder, and the stethoscope is back around his neck.

Super Grover

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

It's How You Play the Game - S4-E19

Continuity mistake: When Johnny is in the ambulance with the car salesman that was bitten by the tiger, Johnny opens the man's shirt, but does not remove his western tie scarf. However, in the man's closeup the tie is open with the scarf slide removed, and then it's back to being tied with the slide.

Super Grover

12th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Prestidigitation - S4-E18

Continuity mistake: When Chet and Marco are hosing the gas meter fire, they are both wearing gloves while handling the hoses. However, after Roy helps Chet up from his stumble, there is a closeup of the hoses and it's a bare hand handling the hose.

Super Grover

11th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Peace Pipe - S2-E5

Continuity mistake: After Roy and Johnny find the source of the fuel oil getting into the water supply, when they pull up behind the van, there are three barricades with flashers. The flasher on the sidewalk barricade flips from one side to the opposite side between shots.

Super Grover

11th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Peace Pipe - S2-E5

Continuity mistake: When Johnny and Roy arrive at the apartment with the woman who can't breathe because of her new girdle, she hangs up the phone receiver with the cord across the base. In following shots the receiver is placed properly, and then the other way again.

Super Grover

11th Jan 2014

Material Girls (2006)

Continuity mistake: Before Ava walks into Henry's office, there are close-ups of the TV, and there are six large books lying beside the TV. The top three books do not have their binding facing out, but when Ava walks in, all the books have their binding facing out except the top one.

Super Grover

11th Jan 2014

Material Girls (2006)

Continuity mistake: When Ava goes to Henry's office to bring him the files, he stands in front of the TV after she makes a crack about it. In the shot facing him, he's holding the files with his right hand and turning off the TV with his left hand, but in the next side shot, it's vice versa.

Super Grover

9th Jan 2014

Emergency! (1972)

Emergency! mistake picture

Parade - S4-E13

Continuity mistake: When Johnny and Roy are heading to the parade in The Old Engine, and get sidetracked dealing with a fire rescue, they are wearing the old-style shirts with a ten-button, square bottom bib front, with five buttons on each side. When Captain Stanley laughs at them on the roof, their shirt style differs in the close-up, it's now a nine-button, pointy bottom bib, with four buttons on each side and one button at the bottom point.

Super Grover

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