Friday Night Lights

State - S1-E22

Plot hole: On the way to the state championship, Lyla's car broke down. She was picked up by Landry and Tyra. After the game, Lyla asked Tyra if she wanted a ride home. How did Lyla get a car?

Thanksgiving - S4-E13

Continuity mistake: During the East vs West football game, the East Dillon Panthers are wearing their white uniforms. However, in a quick shot of the Panther coach talking to one of his players on the sideline, the Panther players are wearing their blue uniforms. When the shot goes back to the play on the field, they are back in the whites.

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Show generally

Continuity mistake: In season one Assistant Principal Trucks makes an announcement with a woman's voice that Voodoo was deemed eligible. In future episodes Assistant Principal Trucks is a man.

Don't Go - S5-E10

Continuity mistake: As Coach Taylor exits his front door, he is holding his ball cap, sunglasses, and some papers in his right hand. The hat is dangling on the left, and the sunglasses on the right. In a sudden shift to a wider shot, we now see the sunglasses and hat have changed position - sunglasses on the left, hat on the right. (00:38:53)

Don't Go - S5-E10

Continuity mistake: Coach Taylor is driving Tami to the airport. With each change in exterior shot, the window is rolled down on the side of the car nearest the camera and rolled up on the "far" window. They magically disappear and reappear. Also, there is little to no continuity in the exterior locations as they roll along and shift shots; moving from residential to industrial to open highway and back with no transition. (00:19:50 - 00:20:48)

State - S1-E22

Factual error: They are supposed to be in Dallas for state. Eric and Tami go out on the balcony to talk, and they are in Austin with the Frost Bank Town in the skyline.

Injury List - S4-E11

Continuity mistake: Coach Taylor gets home from practice and talks to Tami. Tami explains she is not getting fired and Coach Taylor says that he'll go get the wine. Next scene he's back at the school talking to Buddy. (00:24:28 - 00:26:12)

Tami Knows Best - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: When Tyra enters Principal Taylor's office to tell her that she has just been elected student body president she has a purse on her right shoulder. Half way through their conversation the purse disappears and when she leaves the office she takes nothing with her.

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Don't Go - S5-E10

Trivia: As Coach Taylor is looking for his hat, it's discovered that his little daughter Gracie Belle is holding it. As he leans down to give her a kiss, you can see the initials KMC in marker pen on the inside of the hat's front piece. Those are the initials of Kyle Martin Chandler, the actor who portrayed Coach Taylor. (00:38:40)

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