Continuity mistake: After BJ and Hawkeye taste Klinger's plateful of Spam Parmesan they all sit down at the table, and when BJ pulls the plate away from Hawkeye it cuts to another angle and the knife has jumped to the other side of the plate, and the fickle cup keeps sidling across the table to be beside the bowl depending on the angle.
Super Grover
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Mad Dogs and Servicemen - S3-E13
Factual error: While Radar's lying in bed, Margaret reads a letter to him which was written by Wanda McCandless, and in the letter Wanda mentions that her favorite songs are "Pretty Thing..." by Bo Diddley, and "Oh, The Wayward Wind..." by Gogi Grant, but the problem is these songs were written and recorded in 1955 and 1956, years after the Korean War was already over in 1953.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Henry, Trapper, and Hawkeye get into the jeep with Radar notice the style of jeep and its number is 16930382, but when they're driving to the chopper pad the style differs - things such as hood, antenna, etc, and its number is 11172419. Then when the chopper takes off the jeep's style is back to the original jeep they were in.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: While Trapper and Hawkeye are already in Henry's office Radar and Henry walk in, and just as Henry says, "Everything in this country disappears except me," the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving across the wall at the top right side of the screen.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: While the Greek shipment of food is being brought into the mess tent, when the cook carrying the lamb walks behind the table, the edge of the tent set can be seen at the top right corner of the screen.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Henry meets with Colonel Blanche, the Luxembourg Commander, it cuts to Hawkeye in the Swamp continuing his recording to his father, and when Trapper describes his recipe for the dry martini we can see the open edge of the tent set and a spotlight at the top left corner of the screen.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Trapper and Hawkeye are in the Swamp they start arguing, and just as Hawkeye grabs the mandolin the edge of the Swamp set can be seen at the top, left corner of the screen.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Father Mulcahy's finishing up his Sunday service with only Klinger, who's wearing a fetching red hat, there are nine stacked books at the corner of the table, but when it cuts to Mulcahy's closeup there are now only six stacked books (which will soon be used for the 11:00 Protestant service when Trapper and Hawkeye will pray for booze).
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After the scene in the x-ray room with Henry asking Hawkeye and Trapper to "read between the lines" in the letter from Henry's wife, when it cuts to Radar on the phone the shadow of the boom mic can be seen on the wall at the top left side of the screen, right before it's pulled up.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Margaret's in her tent reading just as Hawkeye walks in to give her the physical, the chalk T-mark can be seen on the floor.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: During the inspection of arms, when Frank stands in front of the second soldier in line, the soldier's left collar is flipped up and his right collar is folded underneath his shirt in the shots facing him, but in shots facing Frank the soldier's entire collar is properly positioned.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
The General Flipped at Dawn - S3-E1
Visible crew/equipment: After Hawkeye disobeys General Steele's orders, when it cuts to the preliminary hearing in the mess tent, the chalk T-mark can be seen on the floor under the bench at the chopper pilot's feet, where he will stand in a moment.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Frank walks into the Swamp and puts down the typewriter, in shots facing Frank the manila envelope's open flap faces up, but in shots facing Trapper and Hawkeye while they're pretending to argue the envelope is flipped over with the flap facing down, then when Frank walks back to the envelope the flap faces up.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: While Hawkeye and Trapper are playing shotglass checkers Frank lathers shaving cream onto his face, but in his closeups the thick foam is dried out.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: While Trapper and Hawkeye are lying on their cots, one by one everyone joins them in the Swamp, and in Trapper's closeups the "USA sterilized" that's printed on his pillow is upside down, but in the wideshots his pillow's flipped over with the print right-side up.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: Before the meeting in Henry's office starts, when Margaret and Frank take their seats, under Frank's chair we can see the chalk T-mark on the floor behind him.
5th Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After Harper, the JAG, has Trapper and Hawkeye sign and attest to the blood report, when Radar enters Henry's office we can see a crewmember's hand near the floor between the two doors, preventing the closing door from swinging back and forth. (00:22:20)
2nd Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde - S2-E5
Revealing mistake: After many hours in the OR Hawkeye takes a seat in the wheelchair that Radar's pushing, and when they reach the Swamp there's a wooden ramp on the ground right outside the door, which is never normally there, deliberately placed for this shot so Radar can push the wheelchair into the Swamp.
2nd Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
For the Good of the Outfit - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: While Radar and Hawkeye are in the mess tent, after Hawkeye cracks a joke about how the cook sculpts grease into the shape of lamp chops, between shots facing Radar and the shots facing Hawkeye we see Radar either holding bread in his right hand or a fork.
2nd Jan 2016
M*A*S*H (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When Dr. Freedman's in Henry's office before Klinger walks in, just as Henry says, "You're the doctor," the shadow of the moving boom mic can be seen at the top left side of the screen.
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