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The Contest - S1-E24

Continuity mistake: When the mailman delivers Tom's mail, Tom walks up to his mailbox. In the wide shot, the lid on the mailbox is open, but in the close-up shots, the lid is closed.

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Continuity mistake: In the opening credits, Popeye is helping Olive Oyl put her washing on the line. When Bluto appears, he takes Popeye and uses one peg to hang him on the line, but in the next shot he is hanging by two pegs.

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Re-Entry to Earth - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: Char has just received the new Zakus. There is a scene when he instructs his 3 commandos for the atmospheric re-entry assault; their helmets have a large purple band only in the front view. (00:05:30)

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Continuity mistake: In the opening credits, as the room becomes animated, Ricky has a coffee mug an inch away from him. The mug moves a good 10 inches away from Ricky the shot after Karl says "All right?" (00:00:35)

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Origins Part 1 - S1-E19

Continuity mistake: This is supposed to be the Rangers' first mission and we see Jayden use the Fire-Smasher mode of his spin sword. Jayden didn't learn how to use that feature until the third episode of the series, which takes place after this mission.

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Hawaii Here We Come - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Benny comes to Top Cat's dustbin at the start of the episode, he first pushes a door bell and then uses a handle to knock on the dustbin. In the next shot, both the bell and handle have disappeared.

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Polly Wants a Treasure - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Baloo and Kit walk through the Sea Duck's cargo area to try and find who they think is a stowaway, Baloo lifts a crate of fragile crystal glasses over his head. The crate rotates between shots, judging by its red "Fragile" stamp.

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Beauty and the Obese: Part 1 - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: At the bar, a man slides up behind Persephone and asks how much for a lap dance. It cuts to a different angle as the bar tender comes up, and suddenly the bottles on the shelves behind the man have changed around. Most notably the orange bottle on the second shelf. (00:02:30)

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Sonic Returns - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: Just before the portal opens where Sonic comes out by a water fall, you get a good view of the ground around where he comes out at and there are no holes. But once he emerges, he looks around and then looks down and suddenly there are large holes that become what he focuses on. (00:00:25)

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God's Chef - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: When Clay flips through the "Fake Facts of Life" book, he lands on the page for age 9, and we can see there is no picture on the page. But in the next shot, a picture of a thumbs-up has appeared. (00:05:15)

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