Continuity mistake: When Barney is pointing out the woman in the blue shirt at the bar, Robin's drink changes from one hand to the other to the bar between shots.
pinkwafer
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Lily and Marshall are talking in the kitchen, we see Lily put down the recipe card to the left of the jar of mayonnaise. The shot changes and the card is now to the right of the jar. (00:06:25)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene at the apartment, the mug that Ted is holding keeps changing positions in his lap between shots. Sometimes it is tucked behind the leg nearest the camera, whilst in other shots it is sat on top of that leg.
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Robin and Barney meet up for drinks, the amount of ash on the end of Barney's cigar goes up and down frequently between shots. (00:06:10)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Matchmaker - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: At the Matchmaker's office, when Barney is saying he just wants someone to hold, Ellen is seen putting her pencil down on the desk but in the next shot it is in her hand again. (00:03:50)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Lily drops the potato chips on top of the 'salad', we can see a few chips sticking up beyond the top of the bowl. The shot changes and now the chips are laid flat, with none sticking up over the top. (00:07:40)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Lily and Robin are talking at the apartment, Lily's necklace keeps moving from on top of her jacket to hanging straight down over her dress.
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: In the previous episode "The Wedding", Ted and Victoria first see each other whilst Ted and Barney are sitting together and both drinking champagne. In this episode, when the same glance is exchanged, a bridesmaid is sitting with Ted and Barney, and Ted is now drinking what appears to be whiskey. (00:01:00)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Marshall and Lily are talking in the jail cell they are holding hands, then the shot changes and both have their hands in their laps. (00:17:35)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Lily is making the layered salad, in some shots the layers are defined, but in others there is much more mayonnaise running between the layers. (00:07:30)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Barney is at the apartment in his Top Gun costume, the position his helmet is in on the coffee table changes between shots. Sometimes the front of the helmet faces the camera, at other times it is sideways. (00:06:00)
18th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Okay Awesome - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When they first arrive at the club we see Barney, in close up, undo some of his top shirt buttons. A few seconds later, he is seen in the background with his shirt buttoned. (00:05:30)
17th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Robin is talking to her boss about his dog, the pens and pencils in the holder on his desk change depending on the camera angle.
17th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: After Natalie throws spaghetti at Ted, the amount and position of the spaghetti pieces changes instantly between shots.
17th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Barney is crouched down, leaning against Robin's chair, the money in his right hand vanishes between shots.
17th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When the gang are discussing what Ted should say to break up with Natalie, the amount of beer in Marshall's glass goes up and down between shots.
17th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Steph is telling Ted that she used to star in adult films, we see her pick up the mini corn with her chopsticks from one angle, then the shot changes and she picks it up again. (00:02:30)
17th Nov 2008
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Continuity mistake: In the final scene at the bar, Barney is seen eating the olive from his drink and discarding the stick. A second later, when the shot changes, the olive and stick are back in his glass.
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