Visible crew/equipment: When Marcus arrives in his car the first time and walks toward the home, the plastic T-mark is visible on the ground in front of the steps, and there's a chalk T-mark on the porch where Elizabeth stands. (00:06:50)
Continuity mistake: When Mary Ellen tells Olivia that Esther changed her mind about going out, Olivia has a dark ponytail holder in her hair when she walks into Esther's bedroom with the hatbox, but in the next shot as Olivia talks to Esther the ponytail holder is now white. (00:25:10)
Visible crew/equipment: After Jim-Bob finishes siphoning the gas out of John's car, when John walks over to the vehicle Jim-Bob tells him he has a surprise for him, and the distinctive shadow of one of the location's large carbon arc lights is visible on the ground behind John. It's seen again after John's comment about mechanics and Jim-Bob's car. (00:33:10)
Visible crew/equipment: After the shots of Olivia and John singing in the truck, when Mary Ellen wishes her parents were home, in the tracking shot as the camera moves past the vehicle, we can see reflections of equipment and the camera operator wearing a hat. Also, the T-mark (plastic type) is visible on the ground where Mary Ellen stops, before she sees Verdie. (00:14:50)
Visible crew/equipment: When John and Olivia get back from the mountain they see everyone gathered in the front yard, and John wonders if there's a party. In the next wideshot as he drives closer, the rolling base of set equipment is visible at the right side of the screen, and the reflection of the reflector screen appears on the windshield. (00:16:25)
Visible crew/equipment: When Olivia is on the porch with Jim-Bob, Ben, and Jason, the shadow of the boom mic is moving at the left side of the screen, just as the young men start walking away to do some chores. (00:22:10)
Visible crew/equipment: After everyone listens to FDR's address to Congress on the radio, when Verdie knocks on the door Olivia walks over, and just as Olivia opens the door the shadow of the boom mic moves up the wall by the couch. (00:38:20)
Character mistake: When Rev. Andy visits Elizabeth at the bridge to talk, the buttons of his shirt are too far down, revealing his chest hairs, which would be most inappropriate for a minister.
Visible crew/equipment: While Ben tries to convince John about the autocourt he tells him it's a sure thing, and when John tells Ben to run along because he has paperwork, the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible on the wall behind Ben. (00:07:10)
Visible crew/equipment: After Jim-Bob leaves the recruiting office, when he walks past the barber shop the reflections of the crew's equipment and a director's chair are on the store's glass windows. Then when Jim-Bob approaches the busy tattoo artist, the chalk T-mark is visible on the wood floor where he stops to watch. (00:06:40)
Visible crew/equipment: After J.D. refuses to hire Mike even though he's right for the available job, in the following shots when Mike and John are on the porch, the chalk T-mark is visible on the floor beside the wheelchair. (00:34:25)
Visible crew/equipment: Before the USO audition, when Ike and Ben are with Corabeth near the pool table, in the shots facing Ike the shadow of the boom pole is moving on the wall, at the right side of the screen. (00:36:45)
The Parting - S7-E15
Visible crew/equipment: After Elizabeth shares with Olivia some details of learning to cook with Esther, Olivia tells her daughter that she has come down from her treehouse (a poignant compliment). In the next shot, when John drives up to the home, crew reflections are visible on the vehicle's windows. (00:08:55)
The Parting - S7-E15
Continuity mistake: When John gets back from the business trip, in the exterior shot he carries one suitcase up the steps then enters the home, but in the interior shot as he walks inside it's a different suitcase. (00:09:05)
The Parting - S7-E15
Visible crew/equipment: After Olivia lays down on the beach while John continues to fish, when it cuts to Ike and Corabeth on the motorcycle and sidecar, a director's chair (beside the normal Walton lawn chair) is visible at the left side of the screen, just as they turn toward the home. (00:25:50)
The Parting - S7-E15
Visible crew/equipment: When Corabeth and Ike check on the Walton kids, as Corabeth gives them the stew, the black T-mark is visible on the floor near Corabeth's feet. (00:26:55)
The Pin-Up - S7-E17
Visible crew/equipment: When John overhears Erin practicing her speech for the soldiers, as he walks into the bedroom the shadow of the boom mic is visible at the top, right corner of the screen. (00:36:45)
The Attack - S7-E18
Visible crew/equipment: Despite Elizabeth's objections Jim-Bob sells old Blue to Clarence, and in the next shot as Erin and Jason walk to the vehicle, the moving boom mic is reflected on the chrome surface. Then as Jason drives away, the reflection of location lighting is visible on the vehicle's rear window. (00:09:55)
The Attack - S7-E18
Factual error: When Ike is in the hospital and is talking to John, he is wearing a plastic ID wrist bracelet for patients. They didn't start using them until much later.
Visible crew/equipment: After John says grace at supper, in all the wideshots facing the entire family, a crew member is visible just sitting on one of the armchairs in the living room, at the left side of the screen. (00:26:45)
