Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Primal Scream - S1-E13

Other mistake: Vincenzo is looking at a photo of the gorilla Kolchak took of it earlier in the episode. It is a side shot, but Kolchak took two pics when he encountered it, one frontal, and the other shot as the creature was running away from Kolchak and the authorities.

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Chopper - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: When the headless biker attempts to run over Studs Spake, the biker crosses in front of the prone Spake. The instant shot then shows the biker crossing again, but this time behind Spake.

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Firefall - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: As Kolchak talks with Ryder Bond about the Doppelgänger, Bond's left hand instantly goes from being on the piano to his forehead when the scene quick cuts.

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Firefall - S1-E6

Revealing mistake: As Kolchak drives down the street, tall palm trees are visible in the background. Palm trees would not grow in the climate of Chicago in early September, when this episode takes place.

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Firefall - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: While George Mason lies on his bed, his hands are crossed on his stomach. In the next shot, before he bursts into flames, his hands are at his sides.

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The Trevi Collection - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Kolchak notices a car start up and begins driving towards him, he is close to a red and white sign that says, "Warning", but the next shot of him beginning to run from the car shows him now to be about 4 feet away from the sign and the fence it is posted on.

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Coach Toomey: Actually, Burdett never made the team.
Carl Kolchak: No?
Coach Toomey: You see, his butterfly stroke was like an effeminate moth.

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Chopper - S1-E15

Trivia: The name "Backus" is written on a tarp in the Cook County Warehouse that Kolchak is investigating. Jim Backus guest-starred in this episode as a motorcycle dealer.

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