NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Untouchable - S3-E20

Continuity mistake: The camera pans across a line of several anime plushies. When the shot then goes wide, several of the plushies have either been re-arranged or removed completely, including a pink plush and the Kyogre plush. It also seems as though there are two Miroku plushies in the scene as well, one near the middle and one off to the side of the left pillow. (00:04:10)

Kill Ari: Part 2 - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: While Tony and Ziva are outside Ziva's hotel eating pizza, Ziva is eating the pizza in one shot with the slice in the shot, in the shot directly before this and directly after, the pizza is no where to be found and she is no longer chewing.

Boobra

Deception - S3-E13

Continuity mistake: When Tony spots Wilkerson's car in the mall's garage, in the first closeup of the Jetta the trunk has neither the Jetta badge nor the VW emblem, but in following shots both the Jetta badge and VW emblem are attached to the trunk. (00:14:55 - 00:16:55)

Super Grover

Light Sleeper - S3-E14

Continuity mistake: When Abby walks into the lab carrying the box with the Beretta Cougar she is barehanded, and two shots later she's wearing her latex gloves as she reaches for the bullet, but next shot she's barehanded again as she picks up the bullet to show Gibbs. Then, when Abby thanks Gibbs for getting her out of the sensitivity training, the latex gloves suddenly reappear, but they disappear in the next shot. (00:12:10)

Super Grover

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Deception - S3-E13

Continuity mistake: When Tony receives a phone call while talking to the two teenagers, he holds the receiver to his ear with his hand. In the next shot, his hand has disappeared, and he's cradling the receiver with his shoulder. (00:31:30)

Cubs Fan

Light Sleeper - S3-E14

Continuity mistake: When McGee and Ziva are headed toward the sensitivity training seminar, and they notice Tony hitting on a woman at the top of the stairwell, Tony has a document in his right hand, which then jumps to his left, and then back to his right. (00:02:30)

Cubs Fan

Untouchable - S3-E20

Continuity mistake: When Ziva and Tony head out to bring in Lieutenant Napleton, in the first shot Tony grabs his jacket then holds it in his left hand, as he reaches down with his right hand to grab his backpack. Next shot Tony is now holding his jacket in his right hand, as he's reaching for his backpack with his left hand. (00:15:45)

Super Grover

Deception - S3-E13

Continuity mistake: When Gibbs asks Abby to estimate how much time Wilkerson has in the car trunk, just as Abby says, "Depends on the age of the car," this shot is flipped, note Abby's neck tattoo switches sides. (00:10:25)

Super Grover

Boxed In - S3-E12

Continuity mistake: While Gibbs and McGee are searching the dock area for Ziva and Tony they find the dead terrorist, and in all shots of the deceased his arms are raised, but in the one overhead long shot the arms are down by his sides. (00:23:25)

Super Grover

Hiatus: Part 1 - S3-E23

Continuity mistake: We see Ziva take the photos out and place them on the interrogation table and ask the captain to point out their suspect. We then see the Captain pick up a photo. Camera changes to McGee and Tony behind the glass and we see Ziva getting the photos out and places them on the table again. (00:39:10)

Ssiscool

Jeopardy - S3-E22

Continuity mistake: When Ziva is walking towards James at the end you can see from a high shot that she has got her right hand touching her neck. Camera swaps to a front view and both hands are away from her neck and in the air. (00:39:00)

Ssiscool

Jeopardy - S3-E22

Continuity mistake: When Tony places the "death" Tarrot card on McGee's chest, McGee grabs it with his fingers by the black square at the top. Camera changes and now he is holding it much lower. (00:29:00)

Ssiscool

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Untouchable - S3-E20

Continuity mistake: McGee brings the food back to NCIS and there are 3 bags on the tray. Two are taken leaving one. We then see Tony take one leaving a fourth on the tray that wasn't there before. (00:14:35)

Ssiscool

Untouchable - S3-E20

Continuity mistake: Ziva says how she has the same problem as Tony in regards to a neighbor. When she does we can see a red suit wearing agent entering the house. Camera cuts and he never appears. (00:09:20)

Ssiscool

Iced - S3-E19

Continuity mistake: When Ziva is monitoring the Spanish chat she has her one hand up to her headphone in the panning shot. However in the close up she does not. (00:21:05)

Ssiscool

Yankee White - S1-E1

Factual error: Air Force One landed in Wichita, Kansas. The local coroner claimed Jurisdiction for Wichita County. The city of Wichita, Kansas is in Sedgwick County, in southern Kansas. Wichita County, Kansas is in western Kansas, about 250 miles from the city of Wichita. (00:05:40)

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Yankee White - S1-E1

Gibbs: I heard you quit, Agent Todd.
Kate Todd: Happy news travels fast. Yes, I resigned. It was the right thing to do.
Gibbs: Yep. Pull that crap at NCIS, I won't give you a chance to resign.
Kate Todd: Is that a job offer?

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Chosen answer: "Policing your brass", means to pick up your expended shell casings, after firing your rifle, or pistol.

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