Nobody Does It Better - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: When Michael gets hit on the head in the private investigator's home, he falls in the chair and faces left. Next shot of him he is facing right. (00:17:45)
Nobody Does It Better - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: When Julian leaves the building during the party, you can see this isn't the actor playing the role of Julian but someone else. (00:23:10)
Nobody Does It Better - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: When KITT forces the 4x4 off the road, you can see both people inside when it crashes wearing their safety harness. In the scene before when you see inside none of them are wearing any kind of belt. (00:37:40 - 00:38:15)
Nobody Does It Better - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: After KITT turns around to pursue Armand, the sensor goes from the usual side to side motion to a different pattern and back within a few seconds.
Chosen answer: Before "product placement" became common, name-brand products were rarely, if ever seen in TV shows, mostly due to avoid advertising conflicts with program sponsors. The Pepsi logo may have been taped out to prevent any commercial infringements.
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Are you kidding? Product placement was so rampant in the 50s that sometimes you'd wonder if you were watching a TV show or a paid ad.
Brian Katcher
Knight Rider wasn't produced in the 1950s. TV shows of that era had advertising more similar to the old radio shows from the 30s and 40s. The early 50s series often had a sole sponsor, so their product (and related items) was likely seen in a program. An announcer also informed the audience at the beginning that, "This program is brought to you by (insert brand name). " From the 60s on, brand-name products weren't generally seen in TV programs. Networks sold air time to multiple advertisers, and their ads were shown during the long commercial breaks. So no, I'm not kidding.
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