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Happy Feet Two picture

Continuity mistake: At the end of the first film Mumble has lost most of his down, because his bow tie has yellow markings, however in the second movie he has somehow grown his down back.

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A Charlie Brown Christmas picture

Continuity mistake: Charlie Brown's Christmas tree is never the same. When we first see it, it has three branches. Later, when he's carrying it, it has four branches. Then, when he tries to decorate it and it flops over, it has six branches.

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Valiant picture

Continuity mistake: When Valiant flies down the gun barrel, he takes off his backpack and helmet, and he lays them down in the barrel before squeezing through the back of the gun. When he comes back out through the gun with the other birds, the backpack and helmet are not there.

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Looney Tunes: Back in Action picture

Continuity mistake: When Yosemite Sam is chasing everyone through Las Vegas he drives the race car through a souvenir stand. This puts a large dent in the front hood of the car. This dent disappears when the car is shown next.

Greg Weisgerber

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Watership Down picture

Continuity mistake: The rabbits have a close encounter with some rats in a shed on the cemetery. A spade falls over. In the next shot the spade lays in a wheelbarrow.

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Quest for Camelot picture

Continuity mistake: When Garrett is jumping on the bobbing things, we look down on him from above. He has one more thing to jump on before he reaches the other side. Then we see him from a different perspective and he has to jump 5 more.

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Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix picture

Continuity mistake: When Ben and Gwen are fighting off aliens on Incarcecon, right after the tetramand destroys the hoverboard, the Omnitrix is missing from Ben's wrist.

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The Great Mouse Detective picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Dr. Dawson and Olivia are seeking Basil's help at his house, Basil sits down and starts playing the violin, holding it in his right hand and having the bow in his left. When Basil the stands up in another shot, he is holding the violin in his left hand (like it's supposed to be) and the bow in his left.

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within picture

Continuity mistake: Right after Aki saves Gray and turns around to pick up the canister containing the plant off a table there is no table or ledge. If you watch the movie with the commentary one of the members involved with the movie says that it is floating on nothing. (00:16:50)

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Garfield's Pet Force picture Garfield's Pet Force mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Garzooka goes to Garfield's house, he pounds on the door and it appears as big as him. But after he breaks the door open, the doorway is thinner. (00:17:05)

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Escape from Planet Earth picture

Continuity mistake: Towards the beginning of the movie, Gerry's son spills hot coffee all over Gerry's shirt. He is wearing a white shirt/vest for his uniform. There is no stain or even wetness left behind.

Quantom X

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Hotel Transylvania 2 picture

Continuity mistake: Dracula has long vampire nails only when they mention them: when he tries to text and when he tries to fasten the belt on the car seat. All other times he has no nails at all.

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Hop (2011)

Hop picture

Continuity mistake: When EB is young and is in the factory for the first time, he picks up some sweets off the factory line. The amount of sweets in his hand then changes between shots.

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Foodfight! picture Foodfight! mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Dex is being interviewed in the park, he is holding the basket of baby kittens that he rescued. He is never shown handing the basket to anybody else, but just seconds later, as everyone leaves and Dan arrives in the scene, the basket of baby kittens has suddenly vanished. (00:04:30)

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Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation picture Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Before diving down to see the underwater volcano, Dracula, Mavis, Dennis, and Johnny are walking on the deck in their scuba gear. They are walking side by side, but in the next shot they are suddenly single file. (00:36:55)

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The Sword in the Stone picture

Continuity mistake: When Arthur is out hunting in the woods, Arthur is lying on a tree branch. In one shot, his pants leg is coloured brown, whereas, in the next shot, it is skin colour (as if he isn't wearing any pants). In the next shot, the brown pants leg has returned.

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Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World picture

Continuity mistake: When Meeko is running to Pocahontas on the ship you see the railing of the ship is not solid behind her, then you see Meeko vomiting over the side of the ship but the railing is now solid. Then when Pocahontas picks up Meeko and turns around the railing behind her has returned to a state that is no longer solid.

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