Continuity mistake: In the beginning, when Bart finds that the dog ate his homework, the poster on Bart's door has disappeared for one shot. (00:01:45)
Ssiscool
13th Nov 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
15th Nov 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When we first see the papers on top of Skinner, the jar of preserves is not visible anywhere. It is beside him in the next shot. (00:19:15)
15th Nov 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: Bart's bruised eye has healed by the time he reaches Skinner's office to lick envelopes. (00:02:40)
13th Nov 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: During the Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, things change about the positions of the cats, the clothing, etc. (00:07:55)
13th Nov 2003
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Bart crashes at the social club, his skateboard changes position between shots. (00:05:30)
10th Aug 2009
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: In the old main title sequence, when Homer gets out of his car, the door inside the garage is red, but when he is screaming and running towards it, it's now brown. (00:01:40)
19th Dec 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: In the bit where they sit on the sofa at the start of each episode, there is one rather long one where it starts off with the Simpsons dancing in a line, then gradually evolves into a circus with elephants and men dancing around fire. Look closely in between Homer's right leg and the dancing woman on his right. There is a pile of books on the little shelf underneath the lamp and telephone, and just as the camera starts zooming out from the line of dancing, the orange book on the left noticeably changes to purple. (00:01:20)
26th Jun 2009
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: In the new opening credits (from Feb 09) when the camera is zooming into the bullies cutting the head off the statue Ralph Wiggum is nowhere to be seen, but when the head falls off, it lands on Ralph. (00:00:10)
30th Dec 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Bart leaves the school, you can see that his skateboard is green and perfectly flat. But when he is skating through the crowd and past the people at the bus stop, the skateboard has an orange stripe down the middle and is raised at the rear.
10th Mar 2019
The Simpsons (1989)
Kamp Krusty - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: Bart holds up his maths book but in the next shot the book is on the desk. (00:05:00)
12th Dec 2013
The Simpsons (1989)
Kamp Krusty - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: When Lisa is reading her report card, the writing suddenly appears on the back of the paper, even though she didn't flip the card. (00:04:10)
23rd Feb 2016
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: The colour of the school changes from yellow when Martin and Bart are talking before the test to grey when Bart has spoken to Otto about being held back. (00:07:00 - 00:11:00)
3rd Apr 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Lisa shows her exam to her family, the "a" note keeps changing from being circled in red and in a red round. (00:04:30)
21st Jun 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Martin does his book report, on the blackboard it says 'An afternoon with Ernest Hemingway: Reflections by Martin.' But when Bart goes up to do his report, the blackboard is clean. (00:01:25 - 00:02:20)
23rd Apr 2008
The Simpsons (1989)
The Simpsons Christmas Special: Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: During the family's breakfast, in most shots Marge sits right beside Maggie's highchair, but in certain close-ups they are quite a few feet away from one another. (00:05:25)
10th Aug 2009
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: Before Krusty is arrested, he grabs a drink and there is no olive in it. When he sits down, an olive has appeared in the drink. (00:05:35)
6th Aug 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Homer reaches into the fridge to take out the tub of triple chocolate ice cream, we see it in a brown and white striped tub. When he lifts it out, it's turned into a plain pink tub and has shrunk considerably. (00:03:50)
16th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Homer and Bart are at the cabaret show, Mr. Burns and Smithers are there with two women. In almost all of the shots there is a woman sitting between Burns and Smithers, except in the close-up of them when Burns asks "How does he DO it?". Then Smithers is shown as sitting right next to Mr. Burns. (00:21:00)
6th Jul 2015
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: Milhouse makes a copy of Bart's photo for a brown skinned boy, but the boy's skin turns yellow when his father scolds him. (00:09:40)
23rd Feb 2016
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: In the title sequence Mr. Largo has a baton in his hand when conducting. This disappears as he stops conducting to throw Lisa out. (00:00:50)
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