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All-Americans - November 6, 1962

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Factual errors

On the last play of the game the ball is located near the Bulldogs 40 yard line. The penalty for defensive pass interference in high school is 15 yards from the original line of scrimmage. Therefore the ball should have been placed near the 25 yard line not the two yard line.
Early on, Eddie and Chuey visit Manuel's food truck, where the sign beside the serving window offers, among other foods, enchiladas. The word is spelled as "enchilladas" with two letter "l". Later, during the championship game, it is shown spelled correctly above the window. A spanish speaker would never confuse the two, as the one spelled "enchilladas" would be pronounced differently.
At the end, Eddie (Sam) says when Celia marries Manuel (an American), she automatically becomes a citizen. Not true - she must apply for naturalization.
Al tells Sam, "Tu casa o mi casa." Sam translates it as, "My place or yours." The correct translation would be "Your place or mine."

Miscellaneous

Al says they're his favorite age of 16. If so they wouldn't be scouted by colleges for another two years.

Anachronisms

The episode "All-Americans" is set in California, in 1962. The license plates on Rueben's car are blue. In California, blue license plates were issued in the 1970s; in the 1960s, they were black.

Plot holes

At about 32 minutes, they could have solved the Reuben problem after the coach comes in. An unrelated adult is in the children's locker room and physically assaults a minor child. This could have been turned into a real problem for Reuben even back in 1962. In 2022, Reuben could be serving a lot of time.

It should also be noted that Al has no problem admitting that he spent some time as a holograph in the minor girls' showers. This behavior is expected of Al, but this was accepted and widely unacknowledged by the masses and networks that Al was peeping on underage girls when it was aired.

Character error

Al remarks that he only likes calisthenics if done by Jane Fonda. But as a Vietnam Vet he would have hated Fonda.
During the championship game, the play clock shows 6 seconds remaining. Then, Eddie (Sam) tells Al there are only 23 seconds left in the game.

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