Visible crew/equipment: When John-Boy is parked in front of Godsey's, with Erin in the vehicle and Jim-Bob at the pump, the reflections of location set equipment and what looks like the leg of a crew member are in the rear window, behind the driver seat. (00:14:35)
Super Grover
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jim-Bob rides up on Blue while Sarah is under her car, the reflections of the location bank lighting and the moving boom pole are visible on her car's surface, particularly when Jim-Bob is underneath in the closeup. (00:20:40)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Deliberate mistake: On Honor Day, while Jason is singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," when Ep and Sarah walk off together a few shots of them are flipped shots. (00:41:45)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Trivia: On Honor Day, some of the names seen on the WW1 crosses are: Earl Hamner, executive producer/series creator; Ed Graves, art director; Ralph Ferrin, second unit assistant director/unit production manager; Harry Harris and Lawrence Dobkin, frequent episode directors.
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Factual error: When Elizabeth asks Zeb how Vanessa can be happy, Zeb has his old catalog with a bunch of flower seed packets on his lap, and as they both hold up the packets, particularly Elizabeth, the modern Universal Product Codes are at the back of the packets. The UPC did not exist until many years later. (00:10:05)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Curt, Mary Ellen, and her siblings meet Vanessa at the bus station, in the following shots the amount of ice cream on the sticks goes from less to more, particularly Mary Ellen's. (00:02:10)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jason shows up to see Vanessa while Curt is loading the back of his van, as Curt closes the rear doors the reflection of crew, equipment, etc., is on the door window. (00:30:50)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When John-Boy visits the Baldwin sisters for an interview with Hilary, just as he and Miss Mamie sit down the T-mark is visible on the floor, in front of the fireplace. (00:16:25)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Sara picks up Olivia she gets into the vehicle and they compliment each other, then as they drive away the reflection of location set lighting is visible on the small window of Olivia's door. (00:04:40)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When John and Hank stop off at Yancy's shack because he knows where the fish are biting, just as John and Hank approach the front door, a crew member is visible at the left side of the screen. (00:19:00)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Other mistake: When the wild hawk flies over and soon lands on the green painted chicken box, not only are different birds of prey shown in these shots, their flight feathers are also intact. When Zeb and Jim-Bob walk over to the bird, it's apparent that this hawk standing atop the box has the primary feathers clipped on its left wing. (00:31:00)
15th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Jim-Bob gets home he and John talk for a bit, then just as Jim-Bob walks behind his father and says, "I hope you find your fishing pole," the arm of a crew member is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:08:10)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
The Recluse - S6-E3
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, while John is working alone in the mill Ben shows up, and when Ben asks, "Need some help," a crew member is hiding behind the stack of drawers, toward the right side of the screen. It's not Zeb or Easy or any family member. (00:46:30)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
The Recluse - S6-E3
Visible crew/equipment: After the scene with Ben and his friends at the Hawaiian themed restaurant, when it cuts to the family sitting around the table, the c-stand and caster rolling base of the set's equipment are visible at the right side of the screen. (00:30:45)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
The Recluse - S6-E3
Visible crew/equipment: When Jason and Fern stop for gas at Godsey's, just as Corabeth and Easy step outside to stare at Fern, the actors' two chalk marks are visible before they step on them. (00:25:05)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After dinner, when G.W. and Erin walk outside there's a shot of the moon, and at the start of the next shot set equipment is visible behind the vehicle, at the left side of the screen. (00:10:55)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jim-Bob is in his car trying to get it going, in the last shot as he successfully drives away from The House, the reflector screen is visible at the left side of the screen, and the shadow of a crew member with filming equipment is also seen at the bottom, left side of the screen. (01:10:25)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Mary Ellen tells Elizabeth that she guesses the question was answered during the meal, when it cuts to Jason playing the guitar the camera pulls back, and the T-mark is visible on the floor at the doorway. (01:00:25)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Mary Ellen and Curt come back to the Walton house after the false labor, Olivia tells everyone to head back to their beds, and as they all disperse the white T-mark is visible on the floor, near the front door. (00:50:55)
14th Sep 2019
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Mary Ellen leaves in the van to visit Curt at Fort Lee, when it cuts to Olivia with the baby, the shadow of the boom mic dips into view just as John sits down. (00:33:35)
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