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Below Zero picture

Continuity mistake: When Stan empties the unbroken pigeon's egg from the mug, he places the mug on the organ with his right hand and the handle is pointing left, but in the next shot the handle is now pointing right.

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Oily Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When Bugs sees carrots gushing from his home at the end of the short, there is a mechanical pulley by the derrick. But in a full view of the derrick in the next shot, Bugs and the mechanical pulley have disappeared.

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Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century picture

Character mistake: On the sign outside Dr I.Q. Hi's headquarters, the word "Stratosphere" is spelled "Stratopere."

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King-Size Canary picture

Continuity mistake: When the cat places the tiny canary on to the plate, the salt and pepper pots on the table change positions between shots, and the cabinets in the background disappear. He also has a knife and fork in his hands, but after the canary says he's been sick, we return to the cat and the knife and fork have disappeared.

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Pluto's Christmas Tree picture

Continuity mistake: Mickey Mouse uses an axe to cut down a tree for Christmas. Each chop he makes is horizontal, but when the tree falls over, the lower part of the trunk comes to a point, and the stump remaining in the ground has disappeared.

Steven Lee

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Loose Loot picture

Character mistake: The hand bill identifies the company as Slipp-Skipp and Tripp. The sign on the door says Slipp, Tripp and Skipp.

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Odor of the Day picture

Continuity mistake: When Pepe Le Pew enters the house all frozen up, you can see there is nothing on the table next to the bed where the dog is, but when Pepe goes into the bed with the dog, a glass and jug have appeared.

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Bad Ol' Putty Tat picture

Continuity mistake: When Tweety is running away from Sylvester, he hides in a tube of "Badminton Birds." When Sylvester comes around the corner, you can see there is a racquet next to the tube, but when we see Tweety coming out of the tube in the next shot, the racquet has disappeared.

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Roman Legion-Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When Sam closes the door after escaping the lions, you can see there is nothing under his feet, but in the next shot a doormat has suddenly appeared.

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Speedy Gonzales picture

Continuity mistake: When Manuel takes off his sombrero to give to the other mice, you can see he has a straw in his hand, but when we see Manuel in the next shot, the straw is nowhere to be seen.

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Cracked Ice picture

Continuity mistake: When the St Bernard dog is preparing the drink for the frozen bird, he puts a cocktail stick with a piece of orange and a cherry into the glass, but when we see the dog holding the glass in the next shot, the cocktail stick has disappeared.

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The Impatient Patient picture

Continuity mistake: When Daffy sees Dr Jerkyl's house, he is holding a telegram in his hand that disappears when we see him in the next shot.

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Twice Two picture

Continuity mistake: When Oliver's wife comes to see him in the dining room, you can see she is wearing frilly sleeves. But when she goes into the kitchen in the next shot, the sleeves have gone.

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Going! Going! Gosh! picture

Other mistake: In the opening credits, Lloyd Vaughan's surname is misspelt as "Vaughn."

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Cock-a-Doodle Dog picture

Continuity mistake: When Spike grabs the bomb (painted as an apple) from the cockerel, he takes a bite out of it. You can see that when Spike is about to eat it, the eaten part of the bomb is facing his mouth, but in the next shot the eaten part is now facing downwards.

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Berth Marks picture

Continuity mistake: After trying in vain to sleep in the upper berth of a railroad car, Laurel and Hardy hastily get dressed and get off the train at the Pottsville station. As they watch the train pull away, they are wearing each other's derby. In the immediate close-up, each of the two is wearing his own derby.

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Boobs in the Woods picture

Continuity mistake: When Porky is displaying the enormous fish he has caught, Daffy comes along and asks him if he has a fishing licence. The fishing line and bell vanish before the shot changes.

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I Love to Singa picture

Continuity mistake: When Jack Bunny is handing out the trophy at the radio station, the trophy shifts in the animation because a mallet on the desk is in the way.

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The Old Grey Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When Elmer Fudd bursts into tears, Bugs Bunny begins crawling and you can see the ground below him is earth, but in the next shot it changes to grass.

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Ali Baba Bunny picture

Continuity mistake: When we see Bugs at Pismo Beach at the end of the cartoon, you can see next to the burrow trail in the sand there is a bucket and there are clams next to his blanket. When Daffy emerges from the burrow after Bugs discovers a pearl, a bottle of drink has appeared and the clams have disappeared.

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