Best family movie mistakes of 1949

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Donald's Happy Birthday picture

Continuity mistake: When two of Donald's nephews sneak out of the house after taking the money box, the clothes on the washing line beside them change between shots.

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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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Honey Harvester picture

Continuity mistake: When Donald puts his hand on the car radiator, his hand is covered in honey, but in the next shot the honey is nowhere to be seen.

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Jerry's Diary picture

Continuity mistake: After Tom has torn up Jerry's diary, you can see that the pie is next the hole of Jerry's home, but when Jerry comes around the corner and sees Tom, the pie is now positioned near Tom's foot.

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Often an Orphan picture

Continuity mistake: When Porky and Charlie go to the desert for their picnic at the end of the short, Porky sets up the picnic and plays "Fetch the Stick" with Charlie. Charlie then leaves Porky and when Porky rushes to his car after Charlie drives off, there is a trail of sand behind him. But after a quick cut to the car driving off, we return to Porky and the trail of sand has now gone.

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The Windblown Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When the three pigs are reading a book at the beginning of the cartoon, the front cover has "Children's Stories" on the red rectangle, but in the next shot the words have disappeared.

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High Diving Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When we first see Bugs at the Opry House, you can see behind him there is a pink poster with "Frizby the Magician" on it, and on the left there is a yellow poster. But when we see Bugs in the next shot, the "Frizby" poster is now yellow, the poster on the left is now red and a "World's Strongest Man" poster has appeared on the right.

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Bye, Bye Bluebeard picture

Continuity mistake: When the mouse (hidden in a vase) tiptoes on the table at the start of the short, the bread on the plate is initially pointing up, but in the next shot it is pointing down.

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Daffy Duck Hunt picture

Other mistake: The calendar on the wall in Porky's kitchen shows April as having 31 days instead of 30.

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Frigid Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When Bugs dons his top hat and tails and tells the penguin, "I've always wanted a nice long formal vacation", he takes the penguin by his left hand. When the two are walking along in the next shot, Bugs is now holding the penguin in his right hand.

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Hatch Up Your Troubles picture

Continuity mistake: When Jerry orders the baby woodpecker out of his home, you can see that Jerry's right foot is facing sideways but in the next shot it is now facing straight.

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Bubble Bee picture

Continuity mistake: When Pluto sees the bubble gum machine, you can see that the slide lever is positioned on the left of the machine. In the next shot it is now on the right, and in the shot after that, it is back in its original position.

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The House of Tomorrow picture

Continuity mistake: In a full view of the oven, inside the oven door the chicken's legs are white, but in the next shot, the legs are now brown.

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