Best animated movie mistakes of 1955

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Lady and the Tramp picture

Continuity mistake: Lady is put in her bed and the master leaves the kitchen but he goes back in and puts a newspaper on the floor and leaves again but Lady gets out of her bed so the master comes back once more and puts her back in her bed but the newspaper on the floor has vanished.

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Pecos Pest picture

Continuity mistake: When Tom is running away from Uncle Pecos, he runs into the house and slams the door. When he slams the door, you can see the little door at the top has nothing on it, but in the next shot a handle has suddenly appeared.

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Heir-Conditioned picture

Continuity mistake: When Sylvester hands over the case of money to Elmer for investment, he has his hands on the top of the case, but when he hands the case to Elmer in the next shot, his hands are now near the bottom.

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Pests for Guests picture

Continuity mistake: When the Gophers hear Elmer Fudd and the furniture salesman coming, they hide in the bottom drawer, but when Elmer drives home, the Gophers are now hiding in the second drawer down.

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The Hole Idea picture

Continuity mistake: When Calvin Q. Calculus leaves his house when his wife says "You are going to regret it", the colour of the front door changes from dark brown to light brown between shots.

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Smarty Cat picture

Continuity mistake: When Tom's feline friends are sneaking past Spike in order to get to Tom's house, the ginger cat has a bandage wrapped around his tail, but when the three cats enter the house, the bandage on the ginger cat's tail has disappeared.

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Lighthouse Mouse picture

Continuity mistake: When Hippety Hopper watches the mouse attempt to pull the plug out of the outlet, Hippety Hopper's nose briefly changes colour from black to brown.

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Stork Naked picture

Continuity mistake: When the stork takes the baby to Mr and Mrs Pierce, he is holding the bag in his left hand when he walks up the stairs, but when he arrives at the flat, the bag is now in his right hand.

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Hyde and Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When Bugs discovers that Mr Hyde fired a hole in the wood that he used to board the door up to stop Mr Hyde from entering the basement, the number of planks change between shots.

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Designs on Jerry picture

Continuity mistake: Before Tom is about to draw a line on the alarm clock on the blueprint, you can see on the left hand side of the clock there is an "A" and an arrow, and on the right hand side is some writing. When Tom draws the line, the "A", arrow and writing have all disappeared.

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One Froggy Evening picture

Continuity mistake: When the man is imitating the frog to the agent in the talent agency, he is initially holding his hat, and then throws his hands up into the air. When his hands come back down, the hat 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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Rabbit Rampage picture

Continuity mistake: When Bugs is horrified to realise that he was holding a picket sign, the yellow paint on his tail disappears briefly.

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Knight-Mare Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When we first see the book that Bugs is reading at the beginning of the cartoon, there are words on the front cover and spine. In the next shot, the words have gone.

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Bearly Asleep picture

Continuity mistake: Park Ranger Donald is leading five bears to a cave, so they can hibernate for the winter. He finds a bear sleeping in a hammock and forces him to join the others. There should now be six bears but a seventh bear has appeared out of nowhere. Later in the cave, their number has grown to nine.

Steven Lee

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Guided Muscle picture

Other mistake: Philip De Guard is the cartoon's layout artist, yet when we see his name in the opening credits, it is spelled "Phillip" instead of the usual "Philip."

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This Is a Life? picture

Continuity mistake: When Elmer takes Bugs to the stage to begin the show, you can see Elmer has nothing in his hand. But when Elmer asks Bugs if he's really surprised, he is now holding his red book.

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Ready.. Set.. Zoom! picture

Continuity mistake: When the Coyote attempts to capture the Road Runner for the first time, he is standing on a bare patch of pavement surrounded by the puddle of glue he is spreading. In the next shot, the Coyote is now standing on glue with no bare patch, and when he realises he is about to be hit by the truck, he is standing on bare pavement in middle of the glue puddle once again.

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