Visible crew/equipment: Right after the opening credits, Torres rolls up on scene, and just as the camera passes behind his vehicle, the reflection of the camera and camera operator are visible on the back window. This does not refer to the news people following Torres. (00:03:05)
Super Grover
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: After J.C. agrees to talk to Carol Thomas for Andre, it cuts to Santucci in the precinct. When Eddie says, "Now you can go," the actor's chalk mark (toe box) becomes visible on the floor, as Santucci turns around to face Vinny. (00:15:50)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: While J.C. and Eddie begin interrogating Leroy, when J.C. mentions Marcus and says, "He caught one in the back," an actor's T-mark is taped to the floor behind Leroy's chair. (00:10:20)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Eddie enters the club and walks toward his father, the red tape mark is visible on the floor beside the stool, where the phone is lying on the counter. The phone rings, so Mr. Torres walks over there to answer the phone. Eddie follows. (00:13:50)
15th May 2024
Ben-Hur (1959)
Trivia: In Ben-Hur (1959), Judah's mother Miriam is played by Martha Scott, and Judah is played by Charlton Heston. Three years prior, they had played mother and son in the film, The Ten Commandments (1956), as Yochabel and Moses. Heston and Scott also played husband and wife in two stage plays.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: Backstage before the dog play, after Betty Jo says, "I wish Mr. Kroger had never left him that $200," their dog, Dog, barks and enters. Three things occur in this shot: we see the shadows of the camera/mic move across the floor, a chalk mark becomes visible on the floor (where Billie Jo will soon stand), and we hear someone say, "Higgins," which is Dog's real name.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: While Betty Jo runs through the final scene of the dog play so they can let the audience in, she instructs Mignon and says, "You're trapped. There are walls all around you. There's no way to escape," followed by a closeup of Mignon. Then, in the next wide shot, there are two chalk T-marks on the floor (it's not for the dog play), one where Linda Henning stands and one where she will stand in a moment.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Kate's Bachelor Butter - S2-E10
Visible crew/equipment: After Jack Crandall tells Kate he'll take two jars, and that he has an idea about her bachelor butter, it cuts to H-D-L Food Products. In the first wide shot of the three men in the company's kitchen, the actor's chalk T-mark is visible on the floor in front of Stevens.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Kate's Bachelor Butter - S2-E10
Visible crew/equipment: Kate has all of her own kitchen things in place at H-D-L, and she tells the men to fill the "kettle" up to the dent for boiling. When Kate asks Mr. Kimberly if he's sure the stovepipe is fixed, there are two chalk T-marks visible on the floor.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Kate Grounds Selma Plout - S4-E7
Visible crew/equipment: At the Shady Rest, when Charley tells Floyd to stop ringing the bell, in the next shot the two men join Kate and Billie Jo in the dining room, and there are four white tape marks on the rug.
15th May 2024
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Trouble with Templeton - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: At Freddie's speakeasy, when Laura lifts Barney's script from the table, she begins to fan herself. In the wide shot, the script's titled top page with corner diagonal stripes is gripped under Laura's four fingers, with the blank back page at her thumb. It cuts to a close-up, and now the script is gripped in Laura's hand the opposite way, with the top page at her thumb (the back page is blank).
13th May 2024
We're No Angels (1955)
Visible crew/equipment: When Joseph, Albert, and Jules trip over the sewing mannequin, Felix mistakes it for his wife. Then, Joseph walks back over to the desk, and the actor's tape mark is visible on the rug near Felix's feet.
12th May 2024
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Trouble with Templeton - S2-E9
Visible crew/equipment: When Booth walks over to Laura and Barney at the speakeasy, the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the wood pillar behind Laura, at the top left side of the screen.
12th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Spur Line to Shady Rest - S1-E1
Visible crew/equipment: After Bedloe thinks he's fired Sam, he exclaims, "Well, if this isn't the nuttiest," and when it cuts to Charley and Floyd helping the Bradleys, there are three chalk T-marks visible on the ground.
12th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: With fifteen minutes left before the bomb goes off, it then cuts to the Shady Rest. When Kate says, "It's as clean as I've ever seen it," the actor's white tape mark is visible on the carpet, as Uncle Joe heads to the couch to take a nap.
11th May 2024
Hey Arnold! (1996)
Helga's Masquerade / Mr. Green Runs - S5-E2
Other mistake: Mr. Green Runs: When Green tells Arnold he can't be himself and needs to come up with some fancy words, Arnold is wearing a "Vote Green" button. Then, just as Green says, "I gotta get outta here," Arnold's button now reads "Voet Green" with Vote misspelled.
6th May 2024
Route 66 (1960)
Same Picture, Different Frame - S4-E2
Continuity mistake: While Morgan is driving she gets a flat tire, and in the close-up the Cadillac's license plate number is 84-I33, but in the wide shot it's 5G6-420. (00:09:20)
2nd May 2024
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Visible crew/equipment: After Barney tells Andy he overheard Dr. Benson and Ellie "talking marriage" while spying on them, Andy heads over to the drugstore. Then, when Barney enters the jail cell, we can see a crew member's fingers (at the lower right edge of the bars, behind the wall) push the cell door closed. (00:19:45)
1st May 2024
Friends (1994)
The One Where Rachel is Late - S8-E22
Continuity mistake: At the end, when Rachel and Ross leave for the hospital, Rachel grabs the keys. In the close-up, when Rachel asks, "Do you think we have time?" she holds the keys up in her left hand while Ross holds her empty right hand. It then cuts to a medium shot, and the keys are now in Rachel's right hand, the same hand Ross holds. (00:20:40)
30th Apr 2024
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
Continuity mistake: When Mrs. Hallet goes to retrieve the rubber seals from the cellar, she opens the trap door and the diagonal wood creates "Z" bracing; but in the next shot, as Hallet heads down the stairs, the diagonal wood cross brace is now attached to the door in the opposite direction, making a backwards "Z" bracing. None are flipped shots. (00:27:30)
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