The King of Queens

The King of Queens (1998)

7 visible crew/equipment mistakes in Surprise Artie - chronological order

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Surprise Artie - S2-E19

Visible crew/equipment: When Arthur is hinting it's his birthday soon, there is one shot where you can see the cupboards above the hatch into the kitchen. In this shot you can see a boom mic follow Arthur across the room. (00:02:30)

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Surprise Artie - S2-E19

Visible crew/equipment: After Doug gets Arthur out of the house he takes him to a restaurant, and as they both take their seats, the two sets of double tape marks are visible on the carpet under the table. Then, when Doug stands up another small tape mark is visible at his feet. (00:06:30 - 00:08:00)

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Surprise Artie - S2-E19

Visible crew/equipment: When Doug and Arthur are eating in the buffet restaurant, stage lights are seen reflecting in the cup. Also, each time the camera goes from angle to angle, the cup has moved from one side of the table to the other, sometimes have a saucer, sometimes not. (00:06:35 - 00:08:20)

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Two Thirty - S4-E24

Plot hole: In this episode Arthur scams Deacon and several other parents for phony piano lessons because he doesn't actually know how to play the piano. However, earlier in the series (Art House episode, S1 - E24) we learn that Arthur can play the piano when he temporarily moves out and after his house warming party Doug says to Carrie, "Who knew Arthur could play the piano like that?"

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