I Love to Singa

I Love to Singa (1936)

13 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: When we first see the Owls' house at the start of the cartoon, the violin sign above the door entrance reads "Prof. Owl." But in a close-up of the sign in the next shot, it now reads "Prof. Fritz Owl."

Continuity mistake: During the auditions at the radio station, the wording on the window reads "Gong Broadcasting." But in a shot of Owl Jolson seeing Jack Bunny at his desk, the wording reads "Gong Broadcasting Station."

Continuity mistake: When Father throws Owl Jolson out of his house after he catches him singing jazz during his singing lesson, you can see there is nothing by the door, but when Father walks back after throwing his son out, a doormat has appeared.

Continuity mistake: When Owl Jolson is performing "I Love to Singa" at the radio station, his family peer through the window and you can see a violin in its case. But in the next shot, the violin is on the floor with the case nowhere in sight.

Continuity mistake: When the stuttering country bird rejects himself, there is a cord next to him which wasn't there when he first began his audition.

Continuity mistake: When we first see the auditions at the radio station, there is a window which has "Gong Broadcasting" on it. Later on in the short, the wording on the window changes to back to front.

Continuity mistake: At the radio station, a saxophonist comes to Jack Bunny's desk to do his audition and you can see there are two pieces of paper on the desk. But when the accordion player does his audition, the pieces of paper have disappeared.

Continuity mistake: When Owl Jolson hands Jack Bunny his card, you can see Bunny's sleeve is black. But when we see a close-up of the card, the sleeve is coloured white.

Continuity mistake: When Mama Owl gets up after lying four eggs in her nest, the eggs change position between shots.

Continuity mistake: When mother says "I think you were a bit too hasty" to father, the door is completely different to the one seen when father threw out his son only a few seconds ago.

Continuity mistake: When the bird with the accordion comes to do his audition at the radio station, the right bellow of his accordion has nothing on it. In the next shot, buttons have appeared.

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.

Continuity mistake: In one shot of the auditions at the radio station, the sign on the desk reads "Jack Bunny and his Amatuer Hour." In other shots, the error is corrected.

Radio: Calling all cars. Calling all cars. Report to your stations for further instructions. That is all.
Mother: I wonder if they found my little boy?
Radio: No we didn't, lady.

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