Continuity mistake: When Frasier is reading from the psychiatric journal that contains Niles' letter, at one point he is holding it in both hands by the front cover - the shot changes and he has one hand on the front cover and one hand on the back cover, without time to switch naturally.
Continuity mistake: Early in the show, when Frasier comes into the booth and gives Roz a muffin, the note from Bulldog has changed position on her clipboard even though no one goes near it.
Continuity mistake: At the start of the show, Frasier is looking at a brochure and he puts a hand on his knee as he says "Gore Vidal.", the next shot shows both hands on the brochure as he says ".he hates everything."
Continuity mistake: While Frasier, Roz, and Marty are at the table on the ship, Frasier is trying to write his speech. His pen switches from being in his hand to being on the table, several times, from shot to shot.
Continuity mistake: Frasier is at the store trying to return the purse he bought for Roz - the saleswoman puts the purse into its box but the lid remains on the counter. In the next shot Samantha speaks to Frasier and we see the lid is suddenly on the box.
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the show, Frasier gives Roz an evening purse in a box. She puts it back in the box and as they talk we can see the edge of the box - from one shot to the next we can sometimes see the strap hanging out and sometimes not. The camera angle does not change.
Desperately Seeking Closure - S5-E8
Continuity mistake: Near the beginning of the show, Samantha and Frasier are in the restaurant; Sam picks up her water glass to take a sip, the next shot shows the glass still on the table.
Perspectives on Christmas - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: Daphne gives Marty a brightly coloured sweater for Christmas and after he opens it, he puts it back in the box - the yellow sleeve is hanging out. After he says "all that makeup on my face", the sweater has changed position and there is a red portion hanging out of the box. No one touched it in the meantime.
Perspectives on Christmas - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: In the cafe, Roz says ".....because I've gotten so fat," and you see her lift her coffee cup to her face. In the next shot (largely of Frasier) you can just see the edge of the cup as she lifts it up again.
Perspectives on Christmas - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: Daphne puts a couple of Christmas bags on Marty's chair; the one facing the camera has a Santa on it and behind that are pieces of pink paper sticking up about 6 inches. The pink paper is sometimes visible, and sometimes isn't, as the scene progresses, from the same angle.
Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name - S5-E10
Continuity mistake: When Marty, Roz, and Marty's friends start playing poker, one card is dealt out, but a couple of seconds later, the card in front of each person is gone, and the "first" card is dealt again.
Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name - S5-E10
Continuity mistake: When Marty's poker buddies are reminiscing about parenthood, the pile of poker chips in front of Roz change from shot to shot.
Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name - S5-E10
Continuity mistake: When Daphne is playing darts with Frasier, he says, "I scored again," and we see her sweater sleeve is pushed up her arm. But when she comes back with, "That's not something we hear very often," the sleeve is completely covering her arm. In the next shot, it's pushed up her arm again. There was no time for the adjustment.
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: Niles and Frasier are looking at the file the detective made on Sherry. In one shot Niles has papers in both hands but in the next shot he only has them in one hand, and there was no time for him to change.
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: Frasier, Niles, Martin, and Daphne are in the living room talking about people who have been married multiple times - in one shot Daphne is looking forward but in the next she is looking backwards at Frasier.
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: Frasier and Niles are looking at the report the private detective gave them on Sherry - Niles is holding one sheet apart from the others but as he says "it does bode well for Dad", the papers are all together again, with no real time for this to occur.
Continuity mistake: At the start of the show, Frasier is standing at the counter of Cafe Nervosa counting out bills. The next shot shows him reaching into his back pocket, without enough time for this to happen naturally.
Continuity mistake: When Marty bangs open the crane's cage, he is about a foot away from where he had been in the previous shot, when the crane pecked him on the rear end. To achieve the latter he had to be fairly close to the bird, but to accidentally open the cage easily by pushing at it with his cane, he had to be standing farther away, or it wouldn't have worked. He moves that distance from shot to shot and it just wouldn't have happened in real time.
Continuity mistake: During the opening credits, Bebe and Roz are in Cafe Nervosa and Bebe is explaining a radio idea she has. As she says "all of Seattle will share", Roz is picking at her muffin, but in the next shot Roz has her hands on her stomach.
Continuity mistake: When Frasier is sitting on his couch, talking about his new agent, the white bag containing the video Niles brought over changes position on the table behind him.
Answer: It equals the record of James Arness of "Gunsmoke" for the actor who's played the same part on TV NOT in a soap opera. If you include soaps there are two main contenders - William Roache, who's been playing Ken Barlow in "Coronation Street" in the UK since 1960. Don Hastings has been playing Robert Hughes in US soap "As the World Turns" since 1960 as well.