Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford tells Charlie to get the pickup, so they can pay a visit to the distribution company, it then cuts to Clement's driver pulling the Cadillac over to the curb, and the reflection of crew members is visible on the car's surface. (00:40:10)
Super Grover
25th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
25th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, while Rocky's driving the eighteen-wheeler he's wearing a baseball cap, but when he's forced off the road and overturns, in the shot facing the cab the driver is wearing protective headgear. (00:03:00)
25th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)

The House on Willis Avenue - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: Part 2: In the first shot of the "previously on" pat-down scene from part 1, there's a visible chalk T-mark on the ground in front of Anderson's feet. Note, this T-mark is not visible in part 1 (split into 2 parts for syndication). (00:00:01)
25th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
The House on Willis Avenue - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: Part 2: After Rockford speaks to the two officers he walks back to his car, and as he tells Richie that the road's closed due to a supposed gas leak, the reflection of the moving boom pole/mic is visible on the car's roof. (00:12:55)
25th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
The House on Willis Avenue - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: While Rockford searches for his wallet before heading to the funeral, Rocky uses "red Fords" as a life analogy. Then just as Rocky tells his son to put his own Ford in neutral and not work dangerous cases, the edge of the trailer set is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:05:35)
25th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
The House on Willis Avenue - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: While Jim and Richie are at the motel, Rockford mentions knowing a guy who runs a fishing boat in Cabo San Lucas, then as he limps toward the window the boom mic pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:47:40)
21st Aug 2022
The Munsters (1964)
Revealing mistake: At the party, when Lily is told by her dancing partner that she's dancing on air, the dark stunt wires keeping her aloft are visible. (00:16:25)
16th Aug 2022
The Waltons (1972)

Visible crew/equipment: When Judge Thornbury fails to convince John-Boy to kill the story on his car accident, Thornbury heads over to talk to John at the mill, and just as Zeb says, "Hiya, Judge," the boom mic pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:17:40)
15th Aug 2022
The Waltons (1972)

Visible crew/equipment: After Jason tells John that he left word with Ike for the Sheriff, Elizabeth runs into the barn worried about Pete. Then Gino walks over to his T-mark (plastic type) on the dirt ground and a second T-mark (partially covered in dirt) is beside it. Soon, John-Boy walks over to that second T-mark as he glances down to presumably be certain he hits his mark. (00:32:55)
14th Aug 2022
The Waltons (1972)
The Sinner - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: After Zeb and Matthew's visit to the Baldwin sisters, when the singing duo arrive at Godsey's store while everyone is watching, the man driving is wearing a different shirt than Zeb and is considerably younger. (00:35:05)
14th Aug 2022
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Esther scolds Zeb for falling asleep during the earlier sermon Ben tells John-Boy he wants to talk, and at the start of the next shot just as John walks to the truck, we can see the black flag panel (lighting equipment) on its rolling base, at the right side of the screen (in the next wide shot it's gone). (00:28:35)
11th Aug 2022
Family Guy (1999)

Continuity mistake: After the LASIK surgery Lois has bandages covering her eyes, and the pairs of crisscrossed tape switch their over-under positions within the same shot.
10th Aug 2022
Friends (1994)

The One with the Monkey - S1-E10
Visible crew/equipment: When Joey the Elf deliberately jingles his elf shoes, Chandler's head may explode because of all the unspoken mocking jokes. It then cuts to a shot of Marcel, and the trainer's hand is visible in the bottom left corner of the screen. (00:07:25)
9th Aug 2022
The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Visible crew/equipment: When Herod is talking to Cort he says, "It takes a lot to scare me, I love the sensation," then it cuts to a shot facing Cort, and just as Herod turns around the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the ground, at the lower right side of the screen (next shot Herod shoots Ratsy). (01:49:10)
9th Aug 2022
The Rockford Files (1974)
Continuity mistake: When Rockford first sees Christine during her photo session, in the wide shot Christine is brought a glass of wine which she holds in her right hand while the white flower is in her left hand; then the wine glass and flower switch hands in the next closeup. This change continues to occur in following shots. (00:18:50)
3rd Aug 2022
The Waltons (1972)

Visible crew/equipment: After Muffin spends the night at the Walton house, while she and John-Boy are at the Rockfish bus station, when the bus pulls away the reflections of the camera, crew, and equipment are visible on passenger windows. Also, note, the Newport News bus has license plate number "T-3984" which has been used in previous episodes on other vehicles. (00:19:00)
3rd Aug 2022
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when John-Boy walks into his house with a bag of groceries and the newspaper, just as he says hi to his mother the boom pole and mic are visible at the top, left corner of the screen. (00:01:45)
3rd Aug 2022
House (1986)
Visible crew/equipment: When Roger hears Jimmy's laughter he follows the sound upstairs. Then, while Roger is in his late aunt's bedroom he grabs hold of the closet doorknob but decides not to open it, and as he leaves the bedroom the moving boom pole casts a shadow on the wall beside the closet door. (00:27:40)
3rd Aug 2022
Speed (1994)

Continuity mistake: When Jack handcuffs Ray to the metal handrail, Ray's right wrist has the double strand bars facing up and single strand bar facing down, but when Jack tells the passengers about the gap and then uncuffs Ray before the jump, the handcuff's single strand bar is facing up on his right wrist.
3rd Aug 2022
House (1986)

Visible crew/equipment: After the dog digs up the Witch's hand, when Roger repeatedly shouts, "Stay!" the dog bolts, and as the canine runs out of the yard, we see there's someone standing behind the tall bush as the dog turns toward this person. Then, when Roger fails to catch the dog, as he tries to open the car doors, the reflection of a crew member is visible on the car's rear window. (00:58:40)
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