Continuity mistake: As Mr. Plotz tells the Warners to get out of his life, Yakko's left hand keeps changing its position on Wakko's shoulder with each shot, right before the office phone rings.
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30th May 2011
Animaniacs (1993)
30th May 2011
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: In Warren T. Rat's first appearance, he counts coins and places them into his overstuffed coat pocket. But when the shot changes to a closeup of Digit appearing from within the pocket, Warren T.'s hand is suddenly elsewhere, offscreen. (00:25:00)
30th May 2011
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Vernon walks over to place a pencil and paper on Allison's desk, the number of pencils in his hand switches from several to just one in between shots. (00:06:50)
30th May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Doc finds Marty's letter in his pocket, the big hook fastened to the DeLorean's passenger side is seen facing the sky. Pretty soon Marty slides across the hood and into the DeLorean, but now at this point it's facing the ground instead. (01:33:35 - 01:35:50)
24th May 2011
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
Continuity mistake: When Fifi approaches the Acme Resort Hotel in search of Johnny Pew, there are six palm trees out front. But after she crashes through a window onto the beach there are only four trees instead. (00:27:10 - 00:30:25)
24th May 2011
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
Continuity mistake: After Fifi kicks Johnny Pew out of the theater, he busts a bigger hole in the swinging doors, but between shots the hole completely changes its appearance (note the new skunk tail pattern). (00:57:40)
24th May 2011
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
Continuity mistake: As Hampton's family leaves town for Happy World Land, the car's odometer approaches 100,000 miles and, at this point, Wade grabs a camcorder with his right hand and starts videotaping the event. But in the next shot however he's steering the car with both hands - and still operating the camcorder somehow. (00:05:50)
23rd May 2011
Animaniacs (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Dot is about to sing for Beethoven on top of the piano, her microphone switches hands between shots.
23rd May 2011
Animaniacs (1993)
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Plotz's secretary sneezes and sends her desk flying across the office floor, the telephone on top gets knocked from its hook and dangles over the edge. After she uses the intercom to call in sick we can see the phone hung up just like before, but her hands never touched it at any point.
22nd May 2011
Goodfellas (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: When Henry takes a look outside to see if the helicopter is circling, a boom mic is reflected on the glass door. (01:57:00)
22nd May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After Old Man Peabody fires his rifle at Marty, it changes position between shots. Initially the rifle is trained on the barn doors, but when the DeLorean busts out a moment later he's got it aimed at the ground instead. (00:33:05)
22nd May 2011
Oliver and Company (1988)
Continuity mistake: At one point during Sykes and Fagin's first meeting on the pier, Sykes opens the door and empties an ashtray all over Fagin's shoe. But in the following shot the ashes and cigar butts have disappeared and Sykes' hand is suddenly back inside the vehicle. (00:19:45)
22nd May 2011
Goodfellas (1990)
Continuity mistake: While Henry is in the shower pounding on the tiles after hearing about Lufthansa, his bar of soap changes hands between shots. (01:33:00)
22nd May 2011
Goodfellas (1990)
Continuity mistake: After Henry tells Tuddy that he won't be able to make any more deliveries, he points to his black eye. But when the shot changes his hand is suddenly in a new position, down by his side. (00:06:40)
22nd May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: As Marty takes in his surroundings at the 1955 town square, he pauses for a few seconds to glance at the Roy's Records storefront. In that short span of time, the cloud cover changes entirely. (00:35:55)
22nd May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Marty is playing back the Twin Pines Mall demonstration video for Doc, the camcorder tilts itself between shots, judging by the lens which sits higher above the TV set when Doc starts shouting, "1.21 gigawatts." (00:53:00)
22nd May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Marty is in 1955 observing young Uncle Joey in his playpen, the colored balls on the second rung keep changing their positions from one angle to the next. (00:45:05)
22nd May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After Goldie Wilson arrives at the manure truck scene, we can see onlookers approaching at the street corner in front of Texaco - one of which is the kid who Marty borrowed a skateboard from. But once the shot changes, that same kid is instantly standing on the sidewalk near Marty holding a crate instead. (01:07:35)
22nd May 2011
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Bender tosses the crumpled sheet of paper between Claire and Andrew, his right arm is fully extended into the air at first. But by the next shot he's seen tossing it with his elbow resting on the desk instead. (00:09:45)
11th May 2011
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Doc and Marty are watching the DeLorean burn out from across the vacant Twin Pines Mall parking lot, the radio control unit's antenna is seen lowered one shot then fully raised in the next, despite Doc not having touched it. (00:21:20)
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