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CLASSIC SHOWS WITH CLASSIC ERRORS/GOOFS
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I guess they also had Winston Cigarettes in the Stone Age
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An episode of MASH has a model of Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter hanging behind Col Blakes desk in his office. At that time period helicopters were not powered by gas turbine engines, only good old piston cranking horsepower. Hueys made their debut during the Vietnam War, a few years later.
That 70s Show, during Kity's church festival/bazaar, one of the prizes at one of the game tables was a model kit of a Revell B-17 bomber, in a late 1990's box, not the box that it was packaged in during the late 70s. Hardly anyone, except model builders, ever noticed the time warp goof.
That 70s Show, during Kity's church festival/bazaar, one of the prizes at one of the game tables was a model kit of a Revell B-17 bomber, in a late 1990's box, not the box that it was packaged in during the late 70s. Hardly anyone, except model builders, ever noticed the time warp goof.
I'm quite aware that Hanna-Barbera used the device of transporting
modern conveniences into a Stone Age setting as a source of humor
for "The Flintstones," and that cartoon license comes into play (e.g.,
dinosaurs and humans coexisting). My point is that I don't understand
how Fred's car works; I thought it was powered by his feet (I remember
an early episode where a bunch of people are walking a bus along), yet it sounds
like it has an engine. Again, cartoon license, I suppose...
As for the Christmas episode, Bill and Joe simply felt that since other shows
had one, "The Flintstones" should have one, too, so they cheated on history
to do it.
modern conveniences into a Stone Age setting as a source of humor
for "The Flintstones," and that cartoon license comes into play (e.g.,
dinosaurs and humans coexisting). My point is that I don't understand
how Fred's car works; I thought it was powered by his feet (I remember
an early episode where a bunch of people are walking a bus along), yet it sounds
like it has an engine. Again, cartoon license, I suppose...
As for the Christmas episode, Bill and Joe simply felt that since other shows
had one, "The Flintstones" should have one, too, so they cheated on history
to do it.
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Other guys with out of the wrong decade hair include Carmine Ragusa's bushy fro and Potsie's longer hair. I presume Michael Douglas's hair was too long on "The Street's of San Francisco'.
...yeah, but evolution ain't nearly as funny as The Warren Commission Report...or Tonkin Gulf...or Pat Robertson's Korean War stories...dhett said:
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Maybe Fred Flintstone was filling his car with Welch's Grape Juice since it was a sponsor of the show. Remember the Flinstones Welch's Jelly glasses?
azumanga said:
KYFC 50 in Kansas City (when KC Youth For Christ owned it, later sold it to Pax)aired "The Flintstones" around 94 or 95
therealjm12 said:
I guess they also had Grape Juice in the Stone Age
The Golden Girls is full of errors--
Blanche's children/number of children changes
Dorothy has a class reunion in Miami, when she grew up in Brooklyn.
Dorothy's brother took her to prom one time; another time it was a character played by Hal Linden.
And many others....
Blanche's children/number of children changes
Dorothy has a class reunion in Miami, when she grew up in Brooklyn.
Dorothy's brother took her to prom one time; another time it was a character played by Hal Linden.
And many others....
Not unheard of. I know of a Chicago-area high school which held their class reunion in Las Vegas.Wright County Guy said:
firepoint525 said:Good catches on those, 71dude. It's possible that the use of "We've Got Tonight" might have been for the benefit of us, as the viewers of the show. If it was used as "transitional" music, then that may have been the case. As long as the characters on the show didn't "interact" with the song in any way. In other words, they didn't sing with it, or dance to it, or anything like that.
There was a similar example of this in the opening scene of American Dreams. It is 1963, yet we hear Stevie Wonder singing "Uptight, Everything's Alright," which didn't appear until 1966. However, since Meg and Roxanne didn't interact with the song in any way, that was, to me, an acceptable use of the song.
However, a couple of seasons later, it was 1965, and the Spencer Davis Group appeared on the revisionist version of Bandstand to sing "Gimme Some Lovin'," which wouldn't become a hit until 1967. This one especially pains me, because even in 1967, Steve Winwood was still only 19 when it became a hit.
I also previously commented on the fictitious appearance by RickNelson on Bandstand, since that never actually happened, due to Ozzie Nelson being opposed to it.
If I recall, 'The Wonder Years' also featured Johnny Rivers' 'Slow Dancin' (Swayin' To The Music', which came out in 1977, for one of the last episodes that was set in 1972.
In the Emergency episode -
Johnny and Roy were working on a patient in the family room of someone's house. As Roy is taking the patient's pulse he looks at
his wrist watch. Problem was-he didn't have a watch on. He made
a facial expression like he just goofed - but they kept going.
Also in that same scene - a dog in the background is seen running
towards a sliding glass door to get outside. The dog smacks right
into the plate glass window and you can hear the thunk. Then Johnny
turns around, adlibs, and says - dumb dog.
Also in Emergency, when the squad gets called out it's the usual Dodge truck. But then as the camera is showing street scenes of the squad driving to the call - the Dodge all of a sudden becomes an older model and then reverts back to the usual Dodge truck. Sometimes as you view the street scenes of the squad making it's way to the call, the windshield wipers would be stuck halfway up the windshield. Then another camera shot as the squad finally makes it's way to the incident - the wipers are back down again in the normal position. They must've stopped at AutoZone to get 'em fixed on their way to the call.
Johnny and Roy were working on a patient in the family room of someone's house. As Roy is taking the patient's pulse he looks at
his wrist watch. Problem was-he didn't have a watch on. He made
a facial expression like he just goofed - but they kept going.
Also in that same scene - a dog in the background is seen running
towards a sliding glass door to get outside. The dog smacks right
into the plate glass window and you can hear the thunk. Then Johnny
turns around, adlibs, and says - dumb dog.
Also in Emergency, when the squad gets called out it's the usual Dodge truck. But then as the camera is showing street scenes of the squad driving to the call - the Dodge all of a sudden becomes an older model and then reverts back to the usual Dodge truck. Sometimes as you view the street scenes of the squad making it's way to the call, the windshield wipers would be stuck halfway up the windshield. Then another camera shot as the squad finally makes it's way to the incident - the wipers are back down again in the normal position. They must've stopped at AutoZone to get 'em fixed on their way to the call.
On Cheers, Frasier mentioned his parents were dead
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