Revealing mistake: Al is supposed to be a hologram. However, he is constantly casting shadows, and as a projection, he shouldn't.
Another Mother - September 30, 1981 - S2-E13
Revealing mistake: When Sam and Al are in the station wagon pursuing the van, both Sam and Al's reflections are visible on the wagon's front hood. Al, as a hologram, shouldn't have one and Sam's reflection should be as Kevin's mom.
Nowhere to Run - August 10, 1968 - S5-E4
Factual error: Twice in this episode, characters refer to the Vietnam war being over. But the setting is 1968. The Vietnam war didn't end until 1975. (00:34:20)
Genesis (1) - September 13, 1956 - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: In the shower, the Burma Shave cream on Sam's face changes from being partially washed off to being thick and foamy, then back to partially washed off.
Last Dance Before An Execution - May 12, 1971 - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When Sam is strapped into the electric chair, the huge clock on the wall behind him, which is there so that both the prison doctor and the reporters viewing the execution can mark the time of death, reads 7:00. The final scene runs for more than five minutes - after which the clock still reads 7:00. (00:37:15 - 00:42:00)
Last Dance Before An Execution - May 12, 1971 - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: As Sam is marched down the corridor to the electric chair, Raul reaches through the cell bars and begs him to confess. In long shots, Raul's arms are fully extended. But in close-ups, his arms are folded and wrapped around the bars. (00:38:30)
Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962 - S3-E21
Audio problem: Just before the dog carries in the sack of shotgun shells, Mack and Sam have an argument, and Mack's dialogue is very poorly looped. Throughout the scene, the sound is out of sync with his lip movements. (00:33:00)
Leaping in Without a Net - November 18, 1958 - S2-E19
Continuity mistake: Throughout the show, the big top changes from one with many blue stripes on the ceiling, to one with a couple of blue stripes and a dark center, and back again.
Rebel Without a Clue - September 1, 1958 - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: In the diner, the smudges on Sam's face keep changing shape from one shot to the next. (00:14:00)
Lee Harvey Oswald (1) - October 5, 1957 - November 22, 1963 - S5-E1
Continuity mistake: In the Japanese bar, when Sam takes a drink from the beer bottle, the label is facing him. When Oswald (who is Sam's reflection in the mirror) takes the same drink, the label has rotated several degrees and is facing outward, away from him. (00:28:15)
Pool Hall Blues - September 4, 1954 - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: After the bad guy tries to hit the granddaughter with the pool cue, Sam grabs it. In the wide angle shot it shows Sam's left hand about 6-8 inches from the middle (where the dark wood inlay is), but in the next close-up shot, his hand is only about 2 inches from the middle.
8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955 - S3-E12
Other mistake: Towards the end of the episode when Sam is being wheeled into the delivery room in labor, there is a mirror above the table. We see Sam's reflection in it when we should see Billie's. (00:44:45)
Blind Faith - February 6, 1964 - S2-E5
Factual error: The episode takes place in New York in February. During the scene with the Beatles arriving at the theater, we see a tree that has very green and full leaves on it. Trees with green leaves are visible in other parts of the episode as well.
The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953 - S2-E3
Factual error: The episode takes place in rural Ohio, however several times in the distance, large mountains are visible. Ohio has hills, but not large mountains.
Private Dancer - October 6, 1979 - S3-E14
Factual error: When Sam knocks on Diana's door, she opens it. But we've just been told that she's completely deaf, so there's no way she could have heard him knocking. Though she dances to "vibrations in the air," this is with music played at volumes high enough to cause such vibrations. Sam is absolutely not banging on her door that loudly.
Genesis (1) - September 13, 1956 - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: Al casts a shadow on the airplane. That's should not occur, since Al is a hologram. (00:50:05)
Animal Frat - October 19, 1967 - S2-E12
Revealing mistake: When Sam and Al are walking and talking, just after Scooter (being chased by the dog) throws Sam the dean's prized basketball, Al's shadow is visible on the ground, though as a hologram he doesn't actually have one.
It's A Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958 - S4-E18
Continuity mistake: When Sam goes in to talk with Max's father, Sam/Max is wearing glasses. But in one brief shot, his reflection in the mirror isn't. (00:20:05)
Thou Shalt Not... - February 2, 1974 - S2-E7
Audio problem: At the dining room table, we hear Karen's voice say "It's all right, Uncle David." But her lips don't move. (00:14:00)
Genesis (2) - September 13, 1956 - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Sam ejects from the X-2 and parachutes to safety, he lands on the desert floor and the chute comes down on top of him, covering him completely. In the very next shot, we see him lying face up and the parachute has entirely disappeared.
Answer: He means he's there to prevent there ever being the need for a shotgun wedding-that is, to stop the affair before there is a possibility of the girl getting pregnant.
raywest ★
Which would erase the child from history. That's my point.
Brian Katcher
Not if there was never any pregnancy to begin with. There was only the chance of one.
raywest ★