Jean G

Who Killed His Royal Highness? - S1-E21

Continuity mistake: When Archie tries to kill Burke with the fireplace poker, Burke knocks him out with a punch that sends him flying over the back of the couch. The stunt man lands on his side, facing the couch. But when Burke looks over at the unconscious Archie, he's lying face up and several feet farther to the left than the stunt man was in the previous shot. (00:48:20)

Jean G

Continuity mistake: When Woody and Pappy fly their final attack run on the bridge, a poorly-chosen bit of stock footage turns the Japanese ground forces into German soldiers firing German "88" anti-aircraft weapons at the planes.

Jean G

Who Killed Cynthia Royal? - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: In the establishing shot of the traveling limo, we can see that there's only one passenger in the back seat. But when the shot cuts to the interior of the car, both Burke and Tim are in the back. (00:26:30)

Jean G

Death Squad - S4-E24

Continuity mistake: After Jocarro douses Paris with a pitcher of water, the front of Paris' uniform is either soaking wet or entirely dry every time the angle changes from close-up to master shot. (00:33:15)

Jean G

Terror - S4-E20

Continuity mistake: Everyone in the rescue party is covered in dust and grime after crawling through the cave. But when they emerge, their white shirts are completely clean and spotless. (00:45:30)

Jean G

Who Killed Wade Walker? - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Burke's Rolls leaves a parking space in front of a restaurant with a distinctive peaked roof facade. After a lengthy conversation with Tim during a drive through L.A. streets (in one direction with no turns), the car is shown again pulling away from the same restaurant. (00:11:25)

Jean G

Gaffing the Skim - S2-E7

Continuity mistake: At the carnival, Pete's cotton candy changes shape and doubles in size between takes. (00:24:30)

Jean G

Whatever Happened to Carol Harmony? - S2-E23

Continuity mistake: After Pete and Mac chase the guard dogs out, the mansion's double gates close themselves between one shot and the next. (00:23:00)

Jean G

Candy and the Kid - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, Jeremy falls and is clinging to a cliff face. In the close-ups, he's holding onto fairly solid grey rocks. In all the long shots, however, his stunt man/double is precariously perched on crumbling brown dirt. (00:01:00)

Jean G

Lorenzo Bush - S2-E13

Continuity mistake: Clancey's bath bubbles are touching his chin in close-ups, but retreat more than a foot in every full shot of him in the tub. (00:32:00)

Jean G

His Sister's Keeper - S2-E12

Continuity mistake: During the fight between Stemple and Jason, they overturn a large crate marked "Farm Machinery" in front of the general store. Two shots later, the same crate has somehow righted itself, and they overturn it again. (00:25:30)

Jean G

His Sister's Keeper - S2-E12

Continuity mistake: While he's talking to Stemple in Lottie's saloon, Clancey's red neckerchief keeps changing positions between shots. (00:14:20)

Jean G

Nightmare in Blue - S6-E21

Continuity mistake: Danno drives away from 5-0 headquarters in a 1972 Ford LTD, but arrives at the crime scene in a '73 with a distinctively different front grill. (00:04:05)

Jean G

Continuity mistake: When George is chopping wood, his coat is either buttoned or unbuttoned, depending on the shot.

Jean G

Ain't Nobody Here Named Barney - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: The murderer places the combination lock on the trailer door upside down, with the dial facing in. In the next shot, the lock has flipped itself over and now has the dial facing out. (00:29:20)

Jean G

Nicole - S3-E22

Continuity mistake: The shots of the tape recorder giving Phelps his assignment don't match. Each time the camera angle changes, the tape reels are spinning at different speeds and in opposite directions.

Jean G

Show generally

Continuity mistake: 1967: "Dark Shadows"' taping schedule seldom permitted retakes. Consequently, hundreds of goofs ended up on the air. Perhaps the funniest of them all occurred in a scene inside the Collins mausoleum, where the late Louis Edmonds was supposed to say, "Some of my ancestors are buried here." What came out was "Some of my incestors are buried here." To his credit, Edmonds not only kept his cool, but laughed and corrected the mistake in character.

Jean G

Undercover - S12-E3

Continuity mistake: Columbo ushers Krutch and Susan into an office for questioning. When he closes the door, the venetian blinds on it change from straight to misaligned and back again between shots.

Jean G

Doomsday - S3-E17

Continuity mistake: During Phelps' mission briefing, the amount of tape on the left-hand reel, which should be diminishing as the assignment is read to him, increases instead. (00:01:45)

Jean G

The Glass Cage - S3-E16

Continuity mistake: When the Major checks the prison log book, the box next to 27 where the time entry should be is blank. He closes the book and holds it under his arm while conversing with a subordinate, and when he opens it again to show it to the other man, the time box has, impossibly, been filled in. (00:43:30)

Jean G