Continuity mistake: When Mary falls down the hill, her glasses land in the grass flat against the ground. In later scenes, the glasses are standing up with the arms of the glasses stuck in the grass so that the sun can shine through them to light the grass on fire. (00:49:00 - 00:55:00)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
1 continuity mistake in The Third Miracle
Continuity mistake: When Mary and Laura dive into the lake to rescue the puppies they have their shoes on. As they are swimming around looking for them they are barefoot. When the get out of the water their shoes are back on.
Laura: I wanted to clean the blackboards extra good today, to make up for being late.
Mary Ingalls Kendall: And talking in class?
Laura: I was not talking.
Mary Ingalls Kendall: You were, too.
Laura: Was not! Nellie was talking and I was answering.
Trivia: Peter Billingsley of "A Christmas Story" plays Gideon in this episode. This was his television debut at age 11.
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