I Spy

I Spy (1965)

26 continuity mistakes - chronological order

(2 votes)

Chrysanthemum - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: At about 31 minutes, Robert Culp and Bill Cosby climb out of the water completely soaked. They are called over to a boat and run up one flight of stairs and down another and when they reach the boat, their clothes are completely dry and pressed. (00:31:00 - 00:34:00)

Bowie

The Time of the Knife - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: After she's been roughed up by the bad guy, Jean's hair is a mess. But while she's talking to Scott and Kelly, her hairdo repairs itself between takes, becoming neatly combed, sprayed and coiffed again. (00:26:15)

Jean G

Return to Glory - S1-E21

Continuity mistake: Kelly puts Scott's red sweater on a stick dummy to fool the sniper, who promptly shoots a hole through it. But after Scott puts the sweater back on, the bullet hole completely disappears. (00:30:20)

Jean G

So Coldly Sweet - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: An American spy in the process of bugging a hotel room is stabbed by a Russian spy. But immediately afterward, as well as later when he's found, there is no blood visible on his white shirt or on the carpeting. (00:18:05)

Jean G

Tonia - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: Scott enters the cantina wearing a yellow sweater. When he rescues Tonia from the bar brawl, his sweater is blue. In the next shot, it's yellow again. (00:11:40)

Jean G

The War Lord - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: In the closing scene aboard the raft, we see Kelly with an unlit cigarette in his mouth. One shot later, the cigarette is not only lit, it's half gone. (00:44:30)

Jean G

The War Lord - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: She's just been drugged and then hauled through a very dusty ancient temple on a harrowing chase - yet Katherine emerges at the end with her white clothes absolutely spotless. (00:45:20)

Jean G

A Room with a Rack - S2-E21

Continuity mistake: In the dungeon, Scott holds the conquistador helmet in front of him with both hands. The shot cuts, and it has abruptly shifted to his right hand. In the next shot after that, the helmet is in his left hand. (00:42:00)

Jean G

Mainly on the Plains - S2-E22

Continuity mistake: While they sit side-by-side on the park bench, Don Silvando places his hand on Kelly's shoulder. The camera angle reverses, and Silvando's hand is immediately in his lap - and Kelly's shoulder, which should still be in frame, has disappeared. (00:07:40)

Jean G

Night Train to Madrid - S2-E26

Continuity mistake: In the opening train compartment scene, two consecutive shots don't match. In the first, Scott is sitting back with both hands in his lap. In the next, he's suddenly leaning forward and has one hand on his cheek. (00:07:10)

Jean G

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