Super Grover

6th Feb 2025

Columbo (1971)

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An Exercise in Fatality - S4-E1

Visible crew/equipment: At the start, while Milo Janus is in Gene Stafford's office, Janus tells him, "Calm down, stress is bad for your blood pressure," and there's a visible T-mark on the carpet where Gene stands. When Gene walks back to his chair, another tape mark is visible on the carpet near the door. (00:03:20)

Super Grover

6th Feb 2025

Columbo (1971)

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An Exercise in Fatality - S4-E1

Visible crew/equipment: At Tricon, Columbo calls and leaves a message on Lewis Lacey's answering machine, then he heads to the elevator and grabs his cigar. When it cuts to Ruth Stafford at the piano, as she walks toward the door a T-mark is visible on the floor; then it's visible in following shots as well. (01:00:00)

Super Grover

6th Feb 2025

Columbo (1971)

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An Exercise in Fatality - S4-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Janus parks his car at the health spa's service entrance, the reflection of filming equipment, including a large spotlight and the location's 9-bank array lighting, is visible on the car's surface. Then Janus lets himself in with his master key. (00:10:30)

Super Grover

6th Feb 2025

Columbo (1971)

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An Exercise in Fatality - S4-E1

Visible crew/equipment: After Columbo follows Janus from the beach back to the house, Janus asks the detective why he's there asking questions. Then, when Janus walks into his house, the boom mic is visible over the open door (and through the top window curtain); as Columbo follows him inside, the overhead boom mic is now visible through the curtain over the door as it pulls away. (00:47:30)

Super Grover

17th Jan 2011

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

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Character mistake: The sign Riggs holds outside the South African Embassy has a spelling mistake. The sign says "end apartheid now" but the word apartheid is misspelt as "aparthied".

mightymick

3rd Feb 2025

Fire Country (2022)

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See You Next Apocalypse - S2-E3

Visible crew/equipment: When Laura is finally convinced to evacuate, she shouts for everyone to head for their cars. Just as Laura reaches the area with the cars, she sees the fires, then stops short, and in the wide shot facing Laura, there are multiple T-marks (plastic type) visible on the wet ground. (00:19:45)

Super Grover

3rd Feb 2025

Fire Country (2022)

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See You Next Apocalypse - S2-E3

Visible crew/equipment: When Engine 1591 encounters resistance at their evac location, Jake tells Gabriela to treat Zachary. In the following wide shots facing Laura, Alice, and Zachary, there are two T-marks, a red and a blue, visible on the ground near Zachary (there's also a small bright green mark on the ground behind Alice). (00:15:05)

Super Grover

30th Jan 2025

I Love Lucy (1951)

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The Quiz Show - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: At Freddie Filmore's radio show, when Lucy steps out from behind the curtain, a bit of the kitchen from the Ricardo apartment is visible behind Lucy; it's the cabinet area with plates and canisters, beside the refrigerator. (00:06:15 - 00:19:40)

Super Grover

27th Jan 2025

Clambake (1967)

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Continuity mistake: During Dianne's second water skiing session, the boat Scott's driving has its registration number on the port and starboard sides; in long shots it's "FL 6160 F" at its side, but in the close-ups it's "FL 1128 AE" at its side. (00:31:30)

Super Grover

26th Jan 2025

Cleopatra (1963)

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Visible crew/equipment: After Apollodorus tells Cleopatra the disturbing news from the city, of the frightened people and hundreds of notices, when Cleopatra adds, "Signed by Octavian...promising the Egyptian people peace," the overhead boom mic casts a shadow that moves up on the wall, at the upper right side of the screen. (03:33:20)

Super Grover

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The Catwoman from Channel Six - S2-E12

Continuity mistake: While April is in Shredder's lair taking photos, when the cat shows up, it has a tail with a white tip and a white underbelly. However, when Irma shows April's photographs to the Turtles, the cat in the photos has a solid tail, though the cat's white underbelly is shown properly.

Super Grover

18th Jan 2025

Clambake (1967)

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Continuity mistake: At the end, when Dianne's "taxi" shows up, Scott and Dianne go for a drive in Scott's car. The rearview mirror is gone in their close-ups, but it's back in its proper place mounted between the windshields in wide shots. (01:35:35)

Super Grover

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves mistake picture

Continuity mistake: While the four parents are atop Adam's chest of drawers, the red Britannica Junior Encyclopædia behind Adam's Sharkruiser has its spine facing out, and we see its volume 16. However, when Wayne, Gordon, Diane, and Patty are seated inside the Sharkruiser and begin to take off down the track, the Britannica behind them is now volume 20. (00:30:20 - 00:32:15)

Super Grover

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves mistake picture

Revealing mistake: While Wayne, Diane, Patty, and Gordon are in the laundry basket, Adam and Mitch carry that basket upstairs. When Mitch says, "I bet my parents wish I didn't have a medical problem," the camera turns to follow the boys as they walk up the stairs, and the left wall (with striped wallpaper) of the staircase is missing to accommodate the camera filming from that angle. It's visible again when Mitch says, "And I feel fine." (00:35:35)

Super Grover

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: After Holly comes over with the CDs, sour cream, and bubble machine, Jenny then shuts the front door. When Jenny walks toward the camera, just as this shot begins to transition into the next shot, we can see the green T-mark taped to the floor, and a bit of the red T-mark as well, where the two girls stood a moment before. (00:38:20)

Super Grover

18th Jan 2025

Clambake (1967)

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Continuity mistake: When Dianne and Scott (as Tom, the water-ski instructor) head out on the second water skiing session, in the long shots of the boat, its windshield's center walk-through is open, but in the close-ups of Scott, the windshield's center walk-through is closed, then it continues to go back and forth. (00:29:30)

Super Grover

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves mistake picture

Continuity mistake: In Adam's room, the yellow Hot Wheels track with the parked Sharkruiser, that is set atop Adam's chest of drawers, repeatedly alternates between having an extended track that continues to run under the books, or having an open track end in front of the book that lies flat on the chest surface. (00:30:05)

Super Grover

22nd Jan 2025

Hey Arnold! (1996)

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Sid the Vampire Slayer / Big Sis - S5-E3

Other mistake: Sid the Vampire Slayer: While Sid stands in front of the mirror and points his rubber sword at Arnold and Stinky, the two ghoulish vampires, Arnold asks him, "How can we be vampires if we have reflections?" So when Sid is aware of his mistake, Arnold's eyes disappear and reappear in his reflection mid-shot.

Super Grover

22nd Jan 2025

Clambake (1967)

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Continuity mistake: While Scott and Tom are working on the boat's engine, and then while Dianne is with Scott, there's a boat near them with registration number "F 0258 ML" at its side. When Scott is alone after Dianne leaves, the boat's registration number is now "CF 0258 ML" at its side. (00:52:35 - 00:57:10)

Super Grover

18th Jan 2025

Clambake (1967)

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Revealing mistake: After Scott and Tom switch places, during the drive down to the hotel, in some close-ups there's black tape covering the motorcycle's chrome trim. (00:06:35 - 00:07:10)

Super Grover

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