The Waltons

The Waltons (1972)

30 mistakes in season 5 - chronological order

(13 votes)

The Career Girl - S5-E18

Visible crew/equipment: When John-Boy is parked in front of Godsey's, with Erin in the vehicle and Jim-Bob at the pump, the reflections of location set equipment and what looks like the leg of a crew member are in the rear window, behind the driver seat. (00:14:35)

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The Career Girl - S5-E18

Visible crew/equipment: While Ike explains to Jim-Bob about "traffic" in the grocery business he walks over to the register, and in the background a T-mark is visible on the floor in front of the counter where Ike placed the grocery order, then soon Ike will walk back over to that spot to place a box on the counter. (00:15:45)

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The Hero - S5-E19

Visible crew/equipment: When Jim-Bob rides up on Blue while Sarah is under her car, the reflections of the location bank lighting and the moving boom pole are visible on her car's surface, particularly when Jim-Bob is underneath in the closeup. (00:20:40)

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The Inferno - S5-E20

Audio problem: While Johnboy and the press guy park, the Hindenburg is hovering over the aircraft field, while audible voices cheer alongside clapping and shouts. Yet, there is no visible crowd, but a small scattering of Naval comrades on the field. (00:17:23)

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The Inferno - S5-E20

Audio problem: When the Hindenburg explodes, audible screaming and panic of ladies' voices are heard in the foreground, but no crowd is present on the airfield except for the Naval aircraft workers.

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The Heartbreaker - S5-E21

Factual error: When Elizabeth asks Zeb how Vanessa can be happy, Zeb has his old catalog with a bunch of flower seed packets on his lap, and as they both hold up the packets, particularly Elizabeth, the modern Universal Product Codes are at the back of the packets. The UPC did not exist until many years later. (00:10:05)

Super Grover

Olivia: Now I've got two sons working nights in a saloon.

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The Outrage: Part 1 - S9-E1

Trivia: While everyone is at the table eating supper and talking, little John Curtis taps on John's shoulder, then John turns and asks "What?" John Curtis points to his pants and excitedly says, "I got new pants," and John says, "I see that. Who got you those? Your mommy?" Then John Curtis looks offscreen, away from the other actors on set, and replies, "No, from Pat," (no characters named Pat are on the show) and without missing a beat, John responds, "From Pat? Where does she live? On the next farm?" And John Curtis answers, "Yeah," amidst all the giggles we can hear, so John answers with a smirk, "Okay, good!" This is such a hilariously precious unscripted moment, and great they decided to leave it in the episode. (00:26:15)

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