Revealing mistake: After Scotty finally locates Seven on the gantry while he's tampering with the rocket, it cuts to a quick shot of Kirk and Spock, then in the following shot of Roberta when she turns the vault's combination locks, the stunt wire is visible behind her as it moves up to turn the door's wheel handle. (00:35:25)
Super Grover
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
The Ultimate Computer - S2-E24
Continuity mistake: During the scene with the ore freighter, there are four closeups of Spock while he's bent over the scope at his station, and in the background behind Spock we can see Kirk and others on the bridge are gone. It also occurs in the earlier scene during the encounter with the two starships. (00:24:00)
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Visible crew/equipment: After Melakon shoots at the curtained window and kills John Gill in the broadcast booth, Isak shoots Melakon, then when Eneg stops the soldier who points his gun at Isak, the shadow of the boom mic dips into view at the top, left side of the screen. (00:45:50)
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Deliberate mistake: When Rojan asks Kelinda if she wishes to remain with Kirk, she replies that although Kirk is "most interesting" she wishes to go with him, and the next closeup of Rojan is flipped. (00:48:15)
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Visible crew/equipment: When Scotty joins Thalassa while she's working, she asks if he has "prepared the megaton hydrocoils," and the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving at the top of the screen. (00:33:20)
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: During the fight between Kirk and Tracey, the outline of the knee pads under Kirk's pants are visible, particularly while Kirk is on the floor with his knees bent.
12th Dec 2019
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Continuity mistake: When Mom gives Molly the donation box she writes "Sunnyside" on only one side of the corrugated box. When the Sunnyside box is in the car and also when Mom carries it to the daycare, there's printed red text (name, contents, etc) under the hand hole at the adjacent side of the box, but when Bonnie's Mom carries the box into the butterfly room that printed red text has vanished (NOT the handwritten "Sunnyside"), then it reappears when the kids go to recess. (00:19:25)
11th Dec 2019
Trading Places (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: When Winthorpe enters the Duke and Duke building he removes his coat and scarf, then as he walks toward his office the actor's two black tape marks (one where he stood, and one where the first woman said good morning) are visible on the floor behind him. (00:05:30)
11th Dec 2019
Trading Places (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: After Mortimer's comment that Billy Ray has probably been stealing since he could crawl, when it cuts to the two officers opening the squad doors to place Billy Ray at the back of the vehicle, the barndoor set lighting is visible over the squad car at the top right corner of the screen. (00:18:25)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Hit Car - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Ralph catches the guy in the van Bill pulls his car up alongside, and when Bill gets out of the car he has a blood stained gauze bandage around his left hand, but as Bill cuffs the guy in the closeup the gauze bandage has vanished. (00:28:20)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Hit Car - S1-E3
Deliberate mistake: While Bill and Ralph are with Starlet in the motel room and the shooting starts Bill tells Ralph to go get the guys, and when Ralph changes into his suit and flies out of the window, the shot inside the bathroom is a flipped shot. Not only is Ralph's watch on the wrong wrist in this shot, but later the bathroom is shown the correct way. (00:15:15)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Hit Car - S1-E3
Deliberate mistake: When Starlet asks Ralph if he believes that stars can predict his future, Bill tells them to put a dimmer on the googoo eyes because of the killers on their tails, and the two shots facing Bill are flipped. (00:14:40)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (2) - S1-E2
Visible crew/equipment: When Ralph tries to warn the President's chopper pilot about the danger in landing, while Ralph is in mid-air the stunt cables and carabiner hooks are visible at Ralph's waist in a few shots. Additionally, one shot of Ralph in mid-air is flipped, with his watch on his right wrist. (00:33:00)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (2) - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: While Ralph's students are babysitting Kevin, when Shackleford takes Ralph, Bill, and Pam prisoner and brings them to the headquarters Pam is wearing white sneakers, but when they are led downstairs Pam is wearing black pumps thereafter. (00:28:00)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (1) - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When Ralph picks up the chair that was tossed out of his classroom, in the exterior shot he walks into the room holding the backrest's left metal post, but in the interior shot as he walks in Ralph is now holding the backrest's right metal post. (00:05:35)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (1) - S1-E1
Visible crew/equipment: When Ralph walks into his classroom carrying the chair, in wide shots facing his students we can see several T-marks taped to the floor. (00:05:40)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Divorce Venusian Style - S3-E1
Revealing mistake: When Ralph reaches the Norma Rae freighter after the explosion, while Ralph is inside beside the hole, in several shots we can see the edge of the water tank set at the right side of the screen. (00:42:20)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Divorce Venusian Style - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Bill and Ralph are returned to Earth they show Pam the instruction book. Pam is wearing pink nail polish, but in the closeup as she opens the book and sees the alien writing Pam's fingernails don't have nail polish. (00:32:20)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Divorce Venusian Style - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Pam, Ralph, and Bill are in the wiener wagon, Bill pulls over and uses the curbside telephone to call Phillips. Bill is wearing a grey jacket and white tee shirt underneath, but as Bill hangs up the phone in the closeup the reflection on the pay telephone's chrome surface shows someone who is wearing a short-sleeve light blue shirt. (00:34:45)
8th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Divorce Venusian Style - S3-E1
Visible crew/equipment: When Ralph shakes off Bill's guns from the bedspread he tells Bill that he's gone commandeer crazy, then as Bill walks toward the gun pieces on the floor we can see the reflection of the film crew in the mirror. (00:03:30)
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