Best animated TV continuity mistakes of all time

Please vote as you browse around to help the best rise to the top.

Jonny Quest picture

Double Danger - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Race secretly snaps a picture of his double, but later in the episode the developed picture shows Race's double and the big henchman standing side-by-side, as if they posed for the picture.

Scott215

More Jonny Quest continuity mistakes
What's New, Scooby-Doo? picture What's New, Scooby-Doo? mistake picture

Large Dragon at Large - S2-E10

Continuity mistake: To catch Ripley, Fred uses the remote to bring the draw bridge up. But Ripley manages to scale the bridge before it gets all the way up and falls into the moat below. As he surfaces, the draw bridge is instantly and suddenly down all the way again as the gang rush out onto it. (00:18:25)

Quantom X

More What's New, Scooby-Doo? continuity mistakes
More Xiaolin Showdown continuity mistakes
More Rick and Morty continuity mistakes
More Horrid Henry continuity mistakes
Archer picture

Coyote Lovely - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: When Moreno is trying to get the border patrol cops to call for a helicopter, we see one has his arms around the other's neck, but in the next shot, his arms are around the other's waist.

Bishop73

More Archer continuity mistakes
The Incredible Hulk picture

Show generally

Continuity mistake: Whenever Banner changes into Hulk his clothes rips, only his pants stays on. But when Hulk changes back to Banner, he suddenly has all his clothes on, no rips or tears at all.

Budoshi

More The Incredible Hulk continuity mistakes
More The Owl House continuity mistakes
The Proud Family picture

Show generally

Continuity mistake: In the episode when Penny went to work with her mom and the Magician comes in with the tiger that is acting strangely. The tiger is sitting on the floor and has just eaten its food. Penny is standing there next to the tiger, the camera goes to her mom for about two seconds, then it goes back on her and the food has returned in the bowl again. Then it's empty again.

More The Proud Family continuity mistakes
Dexter's Laboratory picture

Star Check Unconventional - S2-E37

Continuity mistake: After the fight between Dexter and the large woman, the old Chinese woman who is sitting down has a collectible Barbie doll to the right of her in a glass case. After Dexter knocks the Barbie doll over and it breaks it cuts back to a shot of the Chinese woman and the doll is still in the case with no damage to the doll or the case.

Lummie

More Dexter's Laboratory continuity mistakes
Aqua Teen Hunger Force picture

Bus Of The Undead - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Shake, Frylock, and Meat Wad return from Memphis, they notice the door of their house has been ripped out and knocked onto the yard (Meat Wad even makes a comment about it). But as they walk inside to Mothmonsterman, the door is back on the hinges were it should be.

Dandude776

More Aqua Teen Hunger Force continuity mistakes
Watch My Chops picture

Show generally

Continuity mistake: In two episodes aired consecutively on CBBC on April 7th 2004, The "DON'T WALK/WALK" sign moves from one side of the crossing to the other and changes colour. At the end of the episode where Bernie has a lucky watch, the sign is to the right of the main door to the apartment building and has orange text. At the start of the episode where Bernie finds a cat, the sign is to the left, and red.

Dan Moat

More Watch My Chops continuity mistakes
Samurai Jack picture

Episode XXVII - Chicken Jack - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: Jack's father the emperor is a young man when he defeats Aku. At the conclusion of the movie, he greets his pregnant young wife. At the start of "The Beginning" movie, Jack is a very young boy, both his parents are well past middle age-and Jack has no sisters or brothers to explain the gap.

More Samurai Jack continuity mistakes
More Transformers continuity mistakes
More The Venture Bros. continuity mistakes
Rocko's Modern Life picture

Fortune Cookie / Dear John - S3-E8

Continuity mistake: When Filburt first reads his fortune cookie, it says "Bad luck and misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity". But later on when he is walking down the street it says "Bad luck and extreme misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity". (00:03:25 - 00:04:25)

Piemanmoo

More Rocko's Modern Life continuity mistakes
More The Weekenders continuity mistakes
X-Men picture X-Men mistake picture

Out of the Past (1) - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: Wolverine first enters the sewers by ripping away a fence in the subway. When Jubilee and Gambit follow him, the fence is still intact. When they get closer it is torn again. Odd, really, because on the whole this show has few continuity errors, like self-mending clothes in other cartoons.

More X-Men continuity mistakes
More The Powerpuff Girls continuity mistakes
More My Friends Tigger & Pooh continuity mistakes

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.