Other mistake: A shallow tray of pancake batter is cooking on the stovetop. The coffee pot boils over and its round lid shoots into the air. Even though the lid would be extremely hot, Lisa catches it with both hands and uses it to cut four pancakes.
Steven Lee
12th Jul 2022
Green Acres (1965)
31st May 2022
Green Acres (1965)
Plot hole: Oliver and Lisa are in a truck, taking a load of apples to the Farmers Market in the state capital. Oliver says it's a "15-hour drive." Driving 30 miles an hour, that would be 450 miles. Driving 40 miles an hour, that would be 600 miles. It was never specified where Green Acres is located but only Alaska, Texas and California extend for such a distance north-to-south and/or east-to-west.
Suggested correction: He doesn't say it's a 15-hour drive. He says it's a 15-hour trip, which could mean the drive there and back total 15 hours. Or he could be taking into account all the times they'll be stopping and traffic. Not to mention that the driving distance between two cities is always greater than as the crow flies. Two cities might be 100 miles apart but the drive may end up being 150 miles.
30th May 2022
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Factual error: The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in the year 1720, in the 18th century. Miranda recommends a "17th-century grand piano" for Stuart's bed-and-breakfast inn.
9th Dec 2021
The Waltons: Homecoming (2021)
Factual error: "The Waltons Homecoming" is a remake of the 1971 TV-movie that led to the 1972-81 television series "The Waltons." In one scene, John-Boy has written a story for The Boston Arts Scholarship Competition. He addressed the envelope to "1815 Redwood St, Boston MA 02122." The movie is set in 1933. The Postal Service did not introduce ZIP codes and two-letter state abbreviations until 1963.
21st Oct 2021
Perry Mason (1957)
The Case of the Runaway Racer - S9-E10
Other mistake: Pete Griston is test-driving a race car. When the car stalls, another driver crashes into him. Pete is thrown from the car and suffers a head injury. Several scenes show him with a huge bandage on the back of his head. His hair was not shaved. The bandage is on his hair.
6th Sep 2021
Perry Mason (1957)
The Case of the Cheating Chancellor - S9-E4
Character mistake: Paul Drake tells Perry the "speedometer mileage" of a murdered man's automobile is 63,192. Speedometers do not show mileage. He meant to say "odometer."
1st Sep 2021
Luca (2021)
Trivia: Luca's train ticket to Genova shows his seat number as A113. That was the number of the character animation classroom at California Institute of the Arts. It appears in every Pixar film. (01:21:40)
26th Aug 2021
Green Acres (1965)
Revealing mistake: Oliver and Eb cast shadows on the painted backdrop as Mr. Haney drives up.
20th Aug 2021
Song of the South (1946)
Continuity mistake: Brer Fox rips two buttons off Brer Bear's coat to use as eyes on his "tar baby." When he pulls them loose, small pieces of the coat's fabric are stuck to them but when he puts them on the tar baby's face, the pieces of fabric have disappeared.
19th Aug 2021
Song of the South (1946)
Continuity mistake: Johnny and Toby are heading to a frog pond. Johnny stops by a fence and considers taking a shortcut through the pasture until Toby warns him of the bull in the pasture. When the two boys turn around, the fence is suddenly several feet away.
16th Aug 2021
Pie-Eyed (1925)
Continuity mistake: When the nightclub manager is chasing Stan in and out of several rooms in an apartment building, it is dark outside the windows. When the two men climb onto the fire escape, it is daylight. In addition, several scenes in the hallway were printed in reverse. The "JANITOR" sign on the closet is in reverse.
11th Aug 2021
Ragtime Bear (1949)
Continuity mistake: In this first Mr. Magoo animated short, Waldo is playing a four-string banjo. Throughout the cartoon, the number of strings keeps changing. Sometimes there are three and sometimes there are only two.
9th Jun 2021
The Comic (1969)
Continuity mistake: A hospital nurse hands a cup of water to Billy Bright, so he can take some medication. In the next scene, the cup is back on the nurse's tray and Billy picks it up himself.
5th Jun 2021
The Serenade (1916)
Continuity mistake: Oliver Hardy, a street musician, enters a tavern along with his five bandmates. To the right of the door is a sign reading "Cheese sandwich, 5 cents." When the bandmates leave the tavern, the sign says "Cheese sandwiches." When Ollie exits, the sign once again says "Cheese sandwich, 5 cents."
30th Apr 2021
Hog Wild (1930)
Continuity mistake: Ollie falls off the roof and lands in the fishpond. When he gets back on the roof, his clothes are dry and his necktie is blowing in the breeze. This happens three times.
9th Apr 2021
Columbo (1971)
Dead Weight - S1-E4
Other mistake: Columbia calls Helen Stewart from a pay phone. He dials only six numbers, not seven.
1st Apr 2021
A Day at the Races (1937)
Other mistake: Chico sells Groucho a paper with the name of a horse who is sure to win. It says "ZVBXRPL." Chico explains that the name is in code and then sells Groucho a code book. Groucho looks up the name and says "ZVBXRPL, page 34" but he is looking at a right-hand page. Page 34 would be a left-hand page.
11th Feb 2021
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
Continuity mistake: In "Movie Maniacs" (1936), the Stooges unwittingly run into a lions' den. After they slam the door shut, Larry removes his top hat but in the next shot the hat is back on his head - and he and Curly have switched places. (00:14:46)
21st Jan 2021
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
Continuity mistake: In "Calling All Curs" (1939), Moe accidentally punches Larry in the face. Larry falls to the floor unconscious but in a later scene he is sitting on the floor with his back against a wall.
5th Jan 2021
The Three Stooges Show (1960)
Revealing mistake: In "Busy Buddies" (1944), an angry bull knocks Curly over a fence. A dummy of Curly is used for the scene. As it sails over the fence, the hand of the crew member who threw the dummy is visible. (00:08:24)
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