Santa Claus - S1-E12
Visible crew/equipment: When Mark Harris shows Matlock into his office, the actors' three tape marks (one T-mark) are visible on the carpet behind the chair, and at the bottom of the screen.
Super Grover
30th Nov 2015
Matlock (1986)
30th Nov 2015
Friends (1994)
The One with George Stephanopoulos - S1-E4
Visible crew/equipment: At the end, while Rachel's on the phone talking about the Visa card, in the shots facing Monica, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler when they're playing Twister, the end of the set wall can be seen at the right side of the screen. (00:15:10)
30th Nov 2015
Friends (1994)
The One with the Sonogram at the End - S1-E2
Visible crew/equipment: While Rachel's looking for the ring she says, "Now I'm gonna have to return the ring, without the ring, which makes it so much harder," and at the start of the next shot the reflection of a screen can be seen moving on the window behind Monica. (00:05:55)
30th Nov 2015
Friends (1994)
The One with the Sonogram at the End - S1-E2
Visible crew/equipment: When Ross announces that Carol's pregnant, after Chandler says, "Kind of puts that whole pillow thing in perspective..." in the next shot of Ross and Monica we can see a crew member's sleeve at the left side of the screen. (00:07:30)
30th Nov 2015
Friends (1994)
The One with the Sonogram at the End - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Monica holds the glass pan of lasagna up over her head to try and find Rachel's ring, when it cuts to the next shot the lasagna is still in the air, but it's different - note burned corners, etc. (00:06:10)
30th Nov 2015
Friends (1994)
The One With The Metaphorical Tunnel - S3-E4
Revealing mistake: While Chandler and Janice are in D'Agostino's, some grocery products have their names partially covered, such as Uncle Ben's and Grape Nuts.
30th Nov 2015
Friends (1994)
The One With The Metaphorical Tunnel - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: When Ross is singing to Ben about GI Joe, there are two plates in the dish drainer behind him, but when Joey walks in and sits down the white plate has vanished.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when Colonel Potter walks into post-op to tell Margaret and Hawkeye about the fresh eggs, just as Hawkeye stands up the boom mic can be seen at the top of the screen, before the camera adjusts to the proper height.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead - S10-E10
Visible crew/equipment: When Klinger wakes up in post-op, Margaret, Hawkeye, and BJ are happy he's awake, and in Klinger's first close-up when he asks about Weston the shadow of the boom mic can be seen at the top left corner of the screen, and in his second close-up a bit of that shadow is still noticeable as it moves out of shot.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Klinger's stopped by the MPs it cuts to a close-up of the Polaroid camera and it's lying between the seats with its hand strap facing the front of the jeep, but when Klinger picks it up the camera's positioned the opposite way with its hand strap facing the back of the jeep.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Klinger's at Little Chicago he asks one of the black market vendors about cameras and he points to another vendor, and when it cuts to the next shot we can see the actor's T-mark on the ground where the man walks away (his foot even moves the T-mark) and Klinger is about to stand.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: While Major Burnham watches everyone at work in the OR, just as Charles says, "If you'd care to step over here, Major," the boom mic dips into view at the top left side of the screen.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Colonel Potter gets off the phone, he tells Klinger about Torgy Porgy and how after four years of medical school Torgy washed out, and just as Potter and Klinger stand up lighting equipment can be seen at the top right side of the screen.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When the nurse tells BJ that they're having a problem with Rice using his sales pitch in post-op, just as the nurse and BJ start walking over to Rice we can see the curved chalk foot mark on the floor.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: While Colonel Potter is painting the portrait of Charles, the portable military field desks behind Potter are all open - note the front doors are flipped down, but in the closeup of Charles holding the painting of himself the doors are folded up. And the books, etc. atop the field desks change as well.
26th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: While Charles is reading the letter about his nephew being discharged because of fainting spells, Klinger feigns a fainting spell falling forward onto Hawkeye's cot, and his body lies lopsided with his leg hanging off, but when it cuts to the next shot Klinger's perfectly positioned on the cot. Also, note the mail Klinger tossed earlier onto Hawkeye's cot, near his pillow, is now neatly tucked under the blanket towards the foot of the cot.
25th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: While Charles, BJ, and Hawkeye are in the Officers' Club, when Margaret storms in and starts yelling at Charles about the visiting pervert Colonel, Charles facepalms himself with his right hand, but next shot his left hand is up, and it continues to switch.
25th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Marina arrives in the chopper with the wounded, the array lighting rig is reflected on the chopper's windshield.
25th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Hawkeye shows up in Colonel Potter's office with severe allergy symptoms, BJ and Margaret walk out with him, and when Potter says, "Time we found out what's on his mind," the shadow of the boom mic moves across the door.
25th Nov 2015
M*A*S*H (1972)
Factual error: When Klinger's walking with Captain Allen and the Stars and Stripes photographer, just before their introductions to "Ben" they pass an empty corrugated box with its flap open, and the recycling symbol can be seen on the flap. Recycling symbols were not in use until about 20 years later.
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Suggested correction: I've seen a few of these listed as errors, but they're not. A lot of shows do this often if you pay attention. It's called "product displacement", and it is done to avoid being sued or having to pay licensing fees. Also, it is cheaper to alter logos like this than pixelate/blur them out. What is interesting though, is that one of the grape nut boxes in this picture does not have an altered logo.
Yes, it's product displacement, and this is specifically referred to as the "greeking" process. However, your correction only offers an excuse as to why this occurs. The tape or paint partially or fully covering the brand names or logos are a distraction, and it removes viewers from the fake reality of the show or movie. Originally, these types of submissions were to be listed in trivia, but instead they were placed in the mistake section.
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