7th Feb 2017
The Cannon - S6-E11
Visible crew/equipment: After Warren accidentally fires The Cannon, in the following closeup of Andy commenting that he shot a station wagon, the shadow of the moving boom and mic is visible at the lower left corner of the screen. (00:22:05)
24th Jan 2017
Continuity mistake: After Clara cancels lunch with Aunt Bee, when Bee walks over to the table there are two candle holders on the server and a large picture surrounded by four small pictures hanging over the server. However, when Opie runs to the table, the left candle holder and bottom left small picture are both gone in his closeups. (00:19:40)
24th Jan 2017
Revealing mistake: When Andy arrives at the studio for the publicity shots, while he's speaking to Mr. Michaels note that behind them we can see the Taylors' Mayberry kitchen cabinet/counter and a wall with their distinctive gold/silver design wallpaper. (00:03:50)
24th Jan 2017
The Taylors in Hollywood - S6-E8
Revealing mistake: When Andy, Aunt Bee, and Opie are visiting the studio set while the scene between fake Aunt Bee and fake Andy is being filmed in a fake Taylor living room, note that behind the real Taylors we can see bits of the interior of their Mayberry house scattered in the background offstage. Some things to look for include their living room's stone wall with the mantle, their two reddish chairs (one with the fringe at the bottom), and a wall with their distinctive gold/silver design wallpaper. It's particularly funny when Opie looks at the "fake" living room set and comments, "Is that our house? It sure looks different!" while we the viewers can see the "real" Taylor set behind him. (00:20:35)
24th Jan 2017
Other mistake: While Andy and Helen are rearranging everything in the squad car's trunk to make it all fit, Helen picks up the large thermos and written on its bottom we see "Reggie personal." Reggie Smith was property master on set. (00:12:45)
24th Jan 2017
Visible crew/equipment: After Goober has deliberately removed the distributor cap from Andy's squad car, when Andy slams the hood shut we can see the reflection of the filming crew on Floyd's window. Then when Andy and Helen drive away in Goober's truck, the microphone pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:17:20)
24th Jan 2017
Malcolm at the Crossroads - S6-E3
Continuity mistake: When Andy rushes up to Ernest T. and tells him to quit throwing rocks at the car, Ernest T. holds the crossing guard sign with his left hand and points at it with his right hand, but in the closeup it's vice versa. (00:01:00)
24th Jan 2017
Opie's Job - S6-E1
Continuity mistake: When Aunt Bee walks by Floyd's shop the barber's pole is missing, but when Opie and Billy run across the street there's a red/white striped barber's pole, then when Andy walks by Floyd's shop the barber's pole has red/white/blue stripes.
24th Jan 2017
Aunt Bee Learns to Drive - S6-E21
Continuity mistake: The car which Aunt Bee buys from Goober has a rearview mirror which repeatedly disappears and reappears between shots, throughout the episode.
24th Jan 2017
Wyatt Earp Rides Again - S6-E20
Continuity mistake: After Opie tells Andy that he knows he'll win at high noon, it cuts to Warren in front of Floyd's shop (with its furniture conspicuously missing), but later when Andy walks over to Floyd's shop its facade has changed. Note differences such as window structure, and the name "Floyd's Barber Shop" painted on the window which wasn't in the earlier shot. (00:18:05 - 00:24:15)
24th Jan 2017
Visible crew/equipment: After Andy agrees with Helen to suggest a blind-date for Warren, when it cuts to Warren walking into the courthouse, we can see set lighting and equipment behind the door instead of the usual painted backdrop. (00:01:55)
24th Jan 2017
Other mistake: During the scenes at Goober's filling station we can see a few brand names covered. For example, the "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco" wall thermometer sign has its brand name "Mail Pouch" covered with black tape, and all the yellow "Pennzoil" cans have half the letters of their brand name painted yellow, so all the cans read "en zo."
24th Jan 2017
Continuity mistake: When Warren parks the squad car at the bus stop, as he gets out of the car note the long whip antenna is attached to the bracket over the rear passenger door, but when it cuts to the closeup the whip antenna has vanished. (00:21:25)
29th Sep 2016
Visible crew/equipment: After the boys meet Flip Conroy and talk about the football team, when they all disperse and Opie starts walking away the T-mark is visible on the ground.
29th Sep 2016
Continuity mistake: When Opie surprises Andy by telling him that he wants to take piano lessons with Clara, he heads to the piano to play what he already knows, and when Opie plays Chopsticks on the piano he's wearing a different shirt.
29th Sep 2016
Opie Steps Up in Class - S8-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Andy walks into the living room at the Hollander's house, the white tape mark is visible on the floor between Andy's and George's feet.
29th Sep 2016
Opie Steps Up in Class - S8-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Aunt Bee picks Opie up at Billy's house, while Opie tells her all about lunch we can see the reflection of the camera and crew member, on the car's vent window.
29th Sep 2016
Opie Steps Up in Class - S8-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Aunt Bee drops Opie off at Billy Hollander's house, just as Opie opens the car door the reflections of a crew member and filming equipment are visible on the door's surface.
29th Sep 2016
Opie Steps Up in Class - S8-E5
Continuity mistake: When Aunt Bee drives up to the Hollander house with Opie, in the wideshot the car's rearview mirror is affixed to the windshield, but in the closeup the mirror has vanished.
29th Sep 2016
Andy's Trip to Raleigh - S8-E4
Visible crew/equipment: When Andy gets back from Raleigh and shuts the car door, just as the camera moves in closer we can see the reflections of two crew members (the one wearing a yellowish shirt looks as if he's pushing the camera dolly), on the window behind Andy.
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