20 accidental TV filming mishaps that were left in the final cut

In one scene in Stranger Things, Brett Gelman accidentally dropped his eggs. The moment was hilarious and Gelman kept acting through it, so it stayed in the final cut of the show. 

No, there aren’t any Starbucks locations in the Seven Kingdoms. Somehow, a Starbucks cup was included in a final cut of an episode of Game of Thrones. HBO has since digitally removed the footage. 

While filming the first season of Modern Family, Ty Burrell accidentally tripped on the stairs and improvised a line about needing to fix the step. The moment stayed in the episode, and it turned into one of the best running gags in the series. 

Someone on the Mad Men research team made an error. The show included five-digit zip codes throughout the series, but the system wasn’t actually introduced in real life until 1963. Any episodes set prior to that were mistaken. 

While filming the opening credits for Victorious, Victoria Justice was barely able to catch the microphone thrown to her. She recovered well, and the moment was too perfect to leave out. 

In a Christmas episode of That ‘70s Show , Ashton Kutcher jumped over the couch and accidentally hit his legs on the table. Kutcher kept going with the scene, though, and the blooper made the final cut. 

There’s a great moment in House of the Dragon where Padđy Considine as Viserys loses his crown and Matt Smith as Daemon helps him up and puts it back on. The accidental moment made for an incredibly moving scene. 

In a cold open of The Office , John Krasinski as Jim popped the exercise ball that Rainn Wilson as Dwight was sitting on. Krasinski accidentally hit the seam of the ball, which made it pop instantly rather than slowly deflate. Wilson hit the ground, making for a hilarious included blooper. 

Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose pronounced nearly every word in a bizarre fashion, but she didn’t mean to pronounce “baby” so bizarrely the first time it was in the script. The accident was left in the final cut, and the pronunciation became a running gag. 

In the episode of Seinfeld where the four main characters finally find their way to their car in a parking garage, the car was supposed to start when Michael Richards as Kramer turned the key. The car didn’t start, though, and the reactions are all genuine. The accident was funny enough to remain in the episode. 

In one episode of Friends , Matthew Perry was handcuffed to a filing cabinet. He accidentally hit himself in the head with the drawer, and both the moment and Jennifer Aniston’s reaction were left in the final cut. 

In another episode of Friends, Matt LeBlanc dove for a chair and accidentally dislocated his shoulder. The moment was left in the episode, and his injury was written into the show. 

For being one of the greatest shows of all time, there were quite a few blunders on Friends. While filming a scene for Ross and Emily’s wedding, David Schwimmer accidentally said “Rachel," but not while he was on the altar. Producers liked the accident, though, and they had Schwimmer intentionally make the error in a different scene. 

Some TV blunders were just overlooked details. In one episode of Breaking Bad, Michael Bowen’s character mentions the assassination of Osama bin Laden. The show was set in 2007, though, and the assassination didn’t happen until 2011, making for a timing error on the show’s part. 

During a scene in New Girl, Lamorne Morris and Max Greenfield’s characters were circling each other while in a little tiff. Morris accidentally stubbed his toe, and he and Greenfield kept going with it to finish the scene. 

In The X-Files , fans were under the impression that Mulder was single. However, in one episode, David Duchovny, who had recently gotten married, left his wedding ring on for the scene. While it was Duchovny’s doing, the detail confused fans. 

While filming a scene for Gilligan’s Island, Bob Denver sat next to a lion per the script. Unfortunately, the lion went at Denver, and the actor hacked at the cat. What could’ve been a disaster ended up safe and part of the show. 

Jared Padalecki broke his wrist while filming Supernatural, and he had to wear a cast while it healed. Rather than delay production, Padalecki’s injury was written into the show. 

The comically large scarf that the Fourth Doctor wore in Doctor Who resulted from an accident. The costume director misunderstood the direction to knit a scarf using some of the yarn. She used it all, but the scarf ended up being the perfect size for the character. 

Frank Silva being seen in the mirror by Mrs. Palmer wasn’t supposed to happen. The crew member, who wound up playing Silva, was in there by mistake. David Lynch thought it worked out great, though, and the mistake remained in the episode and changed the course of the series.