Hawaii Five-O (the original series)

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I've been meaning for a while to post some observations about continuity on the show during my re-watch of the original Hawaii Five-O so far:

Five-O member Kono:

I've noticed that in the fourth season, Kono's work attire has changed in three or four episodes (he's seen wearing a darker grey suit, compared to the lighter suit he's worn in the series since the very beginning). I have been keeping an eye as well on the production code for the episodes so far. Why? I know that the actor who played Kono in the original series was apparently fired from the show, and I don't think they appeared in some of the last few episodes filmed in the fourth season (they would be replaced by actor Al Harrington, who had previously guest-starred in several episodes, usually as villains).

Continuity:

It's bound to happen as the season goes on, maybe because of the deadline to get episodes ready for airing on television, but I've been finding it amusing (in a respectful way) some of the continuity errors. In some episodes I've re-watched recently, I've noticed McGarrett heading from the Iolani Palace to a crime scene in a blue suit, only to get out of his car wearing a darker blue suit (one of the telling signs is Jack Lord's appearance and haircut). Other continuity errors have been shots of the Five-O members' cars racing to a crime scene, or to a location where they're speaking to witnesses etc., then the same footage is reused in another episode (this has also happened with police officers being called to a scene).

A characteristic of McGarrett's:

Every so often in this re-watch I've noticed something I spotted when I first watched the show, McGarrett sometimes clicks his fingers when he is trying to sift his way through the clues, trying to solve the case.