NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service ( 2003 )

Continuity mistake: When Tony sees Ziva arrive at work, he is seated at his desk and starts to lean back in his chair. He is then instantly seated upright with his arms on his desk, then leaning back in his chair again. (00:01:35)

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Continuity mistake: When Tony is explaining football to Ziva, he has his left hand on his bum. Camera cuts to the front and both hands are on his knees. (00:02:00)

Continuity mistake: When Gibbs asks Abby to estimate how much time Wilkerson has in the car trunk, just as Abby says, "Depends on the age of the car," this shot is flipped, note Abby's neck tattoo switches sides. (00:10:25)

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Continuity mistake: When Abbey is saying how the woman has never defragged her hard drive, she has her hands in front of her. Camera changes and they are now on her hips. (00:13:00)

Continuity mistake: When McGee shows up late in Abby's lab, and Tony ribs him about what he's wearing, Tony holds up McGee's writing pipe with one hand. In the next shot, he's holding the pipe with two hands. (00:13:05)

Continuity mistake: When Tony spots Wilkerson's car in the mall's garage, in the first closeup of the Jetta the trunk has neither the Jetta badge nor the VW emblem, but in following shots both the Jetta badge and VW emblem are attached to the trunk. (00:14:55 - 00:16:55)

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Continuity mistake: When Tony and Abby determine where the car holding Lt. Cmdr Wilkerson hit a pair of railroad tracks, Tony has a napkin tucked into his shirt like a bib. In the next shot, the napkin has disappeared from his shirt, and he is holding it in his hand instead. (00:25:10)

Continuity mistake: When the team busts the 2 teenagers, the dark haired one raises his hands in the air above his head. Camera switches to behind and they are level with his shoulders. (00:28:20)

Continuity mistake: When Tony receives a phone call while talking to the two teenagers, he holds the receiver to his ear with his hand. In the next shot, his hand has disappeared, and he's cradling the receiver with his shoulder. (00:31:30)

Continuity mistake: When McGee shows the teenager the phone the Ariel is facing McGee. Camera cuts and now it's facing the teenager. (00:35:00)

Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, Gibbs has got his microphone lowered on his headset. Camera changes and now it's raised. (00:40:50)

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Mistakes

Shalom - S4-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs and Ziva are in the "safehouse" Ziva set up for Ari, a crew member and his boom microphone are seen on the left of the screen, right before Gibbs climbs the ladder to remove the hidden camera spying on them. (00:30:10)

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Quotes

See No Evil - S2-E1

[Gibbs is drinking a cup of coffee.]
Kate Todd: Gibbs, it's like one hundred degrees in here. How can you drink that stuff?
Leroy Gibbs: It keeps me cool.

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Trivia

The Immortals - S1-E4

Trivia: Sean Murray's brother Chad plays the murdered Navy officer in this episode. Sean made his first appearance as McGee three episodes later in "Sub Rosa."