Continuity mistake: At the end, when Teddy and his friends get the directions to the Wizard's fortress, Prince Arin's hair is bright yellow as he shakes Wooly's hand. In the next shot it's back to his normal orange hair.
Super Grover
14th Mar 2018
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987)
29th Apr 2019
The Twilight Zone (1959)
On Thursday We Leave For Home - S4-E16
Visible crew/equipment: As the men talk in the cave, the boom mic is plainly visible.
Revealing mistake: In the wide shot, when an unconscious Elizabeth reaches the water's bottom, the body is a mannequin that has been weighted down in the middle. The white mannequin head can be seen as the body meets the bottom. (00:15:55)
18th Jan 2025
Pet Sematary (1989)
Visible crew/equipment: After Louis makes the promise to Ellie by telling her, "Church will be fine," Louis heads out the door and down the stairs. The reflection of the boom pole/mic is visible on the red vehicle's windows, just as Missy drives past Louis. (00:16:00)
19th Nov 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Captain Hook - S6-E8
Visible crew/equipment: After Station 51 is dispatched to "aircraft down," just as the squad and engine roll up on the scene, the reflection of the camera crane can be seen on Engine 51's windshield.
28th Jun 2014
Emergency! (1972)
Captain Hook - S6-E8
Visible crew/equipment: When Roy, John, and Chet are standing near the stove talking about Hookrader's party, just as John tells Chet, "And you! You with that speech!" they walk towards the table, and the shadow of the overhead boom mic swoops across the cabinets on the right.
3rd Dec 2014
Pet Sematary (1989)
Visible crew/equipment: As Rachel runs to the airplane through the line of passengers, on her way back to the house from her parents in Chicago, you can see lighting equipment reflected in the glass window, before it cuts away. (01:11:00)
27th Aug 2001
Pet Sematary (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Ellie falls from the tree after the rope from the tyre breaks, Louis runs with his wife to see how she is. Louis is wearing a plain white crewneck T-shirt with the sleeves rolled up. When Rachael yells "Gage!", you now see Louis wearing a striped white unbuttoned collared shirt and sunglasses. When Louis is running for Gage, he's back to his plain white T-shirt with the sleeves rolled up. (00:05:40)
27th Aug 2001
Speed (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When the speeding bus takes the really sharp right curve, while it leans over on its left wheels, you can see the crew's tire rig lift under the bus that they used to keep it steady for this stunt. (00:50:10)
21st Mar 2002
Speed (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When the police officers on the LAX vehicle are attempting to rescue all the passengers by driving up beside the bus, there's a camera angle between the bus and LAX vehicle, as the people are jumping out of the bus onto the LAX vehicle. If you look closely, you can see camera crew reflections on the rear bus fender, and also a man sitting wearing a white shirt with sunglasses reflected in the window of the open LAX vehicle door.
29th Dec 2010
Speed (1994)
Revealing mistake: When Payne opens the money bag in the overhead shot looking down into the bag, as the dye bomb explodes, Payne is wearing a transparent protective face shield, that is partially visible at the top left corner of the screen. Payne is not wearing a face shield in the previous or following consecutive shots. (01:42:35)
23rd Jan 2011
Speed (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jack is trying to pry open the subway train's doors, a boom mic can be seen mounted on the car's interior, suspended from the ceiling. (01:40:30)
23rd Oct 2005
Speed (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jack is talking to Howard Payne from the payphone, you can see the boom microphone's reflection on the phone receiver in several shots. (00:30:00)
7th Jan 2025
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
The Catwoman from Channel Six - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Irma meets the disguised Turtles at the subway station, Irma speed-talks her explanation of April's situation. Mikey then tells Irma, "Rewind that and play it back at normal speed," as he raises his right arm, with his left hand in his trench coat pocket; the newsstand is missing in this closeup as well. It cuts to a wide shot, and now it's Mikey's left arm raised in the air (also note his orange wristband is missing).
15th Dec 2024
The Good Wife (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: The second time Alicia is being picked up by Sergeant McWain, just as McWain opens the car door, we can see reflections of the crew's large lighting scrim that is set up on the sidewalk. (00:25:40)
5th Jan 2025
Casper (1995)
Continuity mistake: After Kat finds a bedroom for herself, the long sheer white curtain hanging near the framed photo of Amelia repeatedly changes between pulled open or closed; particularly noticeable when Kat dumps her clothes from the black trash bag and tosses a ball of socks into Casper's mouth. (00:25:15)
18th May 2024
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Continuity mistake: Bill's car has narrow whitewall tires when he pulls off the road, but in the close-up of the tire when Ralph lifts the car, instead of a whitewall tire there's a Bridgestone tire at the front passenger side.
3rd Jan 2025
Columbo (1971)
Murder with Too Many Notes - S10-E13
Visible crew/equipment: When Columbo accompanies Sidney Ritter downstairs to see the elevator that goes to the roof, they are alone, but as Ritter says, "I can't think what use this could be to you," the abdomen (with hand in pocket) of a crew member, wearing a blue shirt and brown pants, is visible at the right side of the screen. (01:07:10)
13th Dec 2003
Holes (2003)
Revealing mistake: In the scene where Trout's gang burns the school and kills Sam, there is a part where Katherine runs into the sheriff's office then exits. A few seconds later, Katherine runs by a shop on which the name is reversed. Very obvious. (00:51:40)
27th Aug 2001
Home Alone (1990)
Revealing mistake: Right after Marv loses his shoes on the tar-covered stairs, he goes back outside to go in through the window. When he's walking in the snow with bare feet, you can see that he is actually wearing little flesh-colored rubber booties that look like feet. Then later, when he is getting into the police car at the end, you see a short shot of his feet when he's almost in, and you can see he has black boots back on. (01:22:30)
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