Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1) - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: In the scene in which Will is sitting in Bobbie Adler's bathroom, talking to Jack on the telephone, the shots alternate between the bathroom and Jack's bedroom. At the beginning of their conversation, the digital clock in Jack's bedroom reads 12:07. For the next few shots, each time the audience is taken back to Jack's bedroom, the time on the clock has changed according to the actual time lapsing in the scene. However, in the middle of this sequence, the digital clock suddenly reads 12:24, where it had read 12:09 in the shot immediately preceding. Finally, in the very next shot in Jack's bedroom, the clock has gone back to "real time," with a reading of 12:10. The assumption is that the shot in the middle of this sequence had to be re-done, thus reflecting the time passage on the clock. (00:15:30 - 00:17:40)
Continuity mistake: When Jack reveals to Will that he is too shy to ask out the sales assistant in the Banana Republic, Jack stands by a wooden shelf. Between shots the positions of his hands on the wooden pole keep changing, and which hand is holding it with also differs. (00:27:20)
Poker? I Don't even Like Her - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: In the spa, Karen puts her 'Dazzle' magazine down to talk with Candace. When she sits down again it has moved to the other side of the spa bench. (00:22:55)
Continuity mistake: When Karen is about to pot the black ball in snooker, Beverly does a fake sneeze to make Karen loose her concentration. Karen's stick is on the table when she grumbles, but is in her hand in the next shot. (00:35:40)
Continuity mistake: In the end credits, as Karen is talking to Rosario in the limo, she takes an empty martini glass as pours herself a drink. Between shots a olive appears in the glass as she pours, and in the next shot it disappears. (00:20:10)
Gypsies, Tramps and Weed - S3-E7
Continuity mistake: The position of the red booster seat which the Cher doll sits on changes between shots. (00:59:25)
Continuity mistake: When Grace says to Will "What, are you ten?" Will is holding a napkin in his right hand, down by his side, but in the next shot it's in his left hand and he is wiping his lips with it. (00:22:05)
Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2) - S3-E9
Visible crew/equipment: When Will and Grace walk past the old supermarket through the rain, near the end, the camera trolly is reflected in the shop windows, behind them, as they walk past. (01:20:50)
Poker? I Don't even Like Her - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When Karen and Jack are sucking helium from balloons in the hospital waiting room, they are using a purple balloon. The balloon disappears for a few shots, then reappears as a pink balloon. (00:33:50)
Continuity mistake: When Grace is looking through the sheets pulled from the magazines which Jack gives her, the paper at the back of the pile she is looking at changes between shots. You can tell because the layout is different. (01:09:30)
Swimming Pools... Movie Stars - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When Will and Grace are in Sandra Bernhard's bathroom, Grace takes a photo and then puts the camera in her arm. Between shots the position of the camera changes. (00:45:15)
Mad Dogs and Average Men - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When Will squeaks the toy newspaper, Pepper barks and Will throws the soft toy onto the couch. It lands right at the end of the sofa. In the following shot it's in the centre of the sofa. (00:19:35)
Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1) - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When Will phones Jack, while he hides in the bathroom, Jack puts a plate of chicken down and answers the telephone. Then through the following conversation they have the position of the fried chicken pieces on the plate differ. (00:53:50)
An Old Fashion Piano Party - S3-E20
Continuity mistake: After Grace rips all of the pieces of kitchen roll from the holder, in consecutive shots afterward, how far down the sheets of kitchen roll hang from the holder repeatedly changes. (00:58:10)
Poker? I Don't even Like Her - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: There are two balloons, a blue and a pink one, attached to a vase of flowers in the waiting room. Between shots the pink balloon shrinks half its original size as Jack is talking about a man losing all his limbs. (00:34:25)
Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1) - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When Will stops Grace, as they are about to have sex, they sit up in the bed, and he tells her he thinks they should wait. In the first shot Grace's black strap is falling off of her arm, yet in the next shot it's back up on her shoulder. (00:59:20)
Poker? I Don't even Like Her - S3-E19
Revealing mistake: Karen clearly doesn't suck any air from the balloon (that's why her voice doesn't go high.) (00:33:55)
An Old Fashion Piano Party - S3-E20
Continuity mistake: When the tray of root beers is spilt over the piano, the amount of drink on the piano differs, the position of the dropped cups on the floor changes, and the page which the piano song book is open on changes. (00:57:40)
The Young & the Tactless - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: At the club, Will is at the bar and he says "another round," and in the next shot a beer and a yellow Alco-pop drink is on the bar in front of him. In the next shot they've vanished, and the bartender once again places the same drinks down again for him. (01:16:40)
Continuity mistake: As Karen and Beverly play snooker, and are trying to pot the black ball, the positions of all the little blue cube-stick chalks keep changing. They jump onto the table/onto the tableside between a few shots. (00:35:10)
Answer: A history of the game can be found at http://www.fast-rewind.com/bacon.htm.
J I Cohen