Trivia: The Apollo 13 mission has a lot to do with the number 13. It's called Apollo 13, it took off at 02:13 Houston time from complex 39A (which is 3 x 13), the launch date was 11 April 1970 (4+1+1+7+0 = 13), and the problem occurred 2 days later, on April 13.
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31st May 2006
Apollo 13 (1995)
3rd Oct 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
I Love Lisa - S4-E15
Other mistake: When Lisa and Ralph are swinging at the end, they are swinging outside the frame, but the swing is tied at the top of the inside of the frame.
26th Sep 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
Question: Can anybody explain why Mr Bean, in the first episode, has a red mini when in every other episode he has his normal green one?
Answer: Yeah he had a red Mini at the beginning but it ends up getting crashed at the end of the episode. And then in other episodes he has a green Mini.
Answer: So you didn't see the end of the first episode when he crashed the old Mini and the wheel fell off? Plausible that he bought a new one afterwards.
Answer: I think it is because in the last episode his green car got smashed in the ceremony and he bought a red mini until he got a new green mini.
24th Sep 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
The Return Of Mr. Bean - S1-E2
Trivia: Just before the scene where Mr Bean meets the Queen, the commentary is actually done by Rowan Atkinson.
21st Sep 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
Hair By Mr. Bean of London - S1-E19
Factual error: In the sketch with the train station, when the person in the booth isn't there you can see a map of the British Isles. A piece of land is shown in the English Channel that doesn't exist.
18th Sep 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
The Library - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: Just before Mr Bean rips a page out of his book, there is already a tear in it just before he actually tears it, which is not visible in any of the preceding shots.
17th Sep 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
Hair By Mr. Bean of London - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: The man with the ponytail, just before he has a haircut with Mr Bean, picks up his magazine twice.
17th Sep 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
Revealing mistake: In the later intros (when Mr Bean falls into a spotlight in a town) part of Mr Bean's foot isn't in the spotlight, but it still has a shine.
9th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge - S11-E21
Factual error: When Homer changes Marge's oil, when he lies on the skateboard, there are no trucks (axle mounts on a skateboard) on it as there should be.
9th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge - S11-E21
Continuity mistake: When Homer is changing the oil in Marge's car, he is in his own driveway, but in the next, he is perpendicular to Flanders' house and then in Flanders' driveway.
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Suggested correction: He is in his own driveway the whole time. There's never a shot of him in a different position and certainly never in Flanders' house. You ever see the brick wall from the Simpsons' house in the last shot.
9th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge - S11-E21
Continuity mistake: When Otto meets Becky at 'Der Crazy Kraut', there are a lot of children in the bus windows. However, just before he gives her the ring, the kids have now vanished.
9th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge - S11-E21
Audio problem: When Becky is walking towards Otto in the wedding, there is a band playing music. You can hear singing but the singer's mouth isn't even moving.
9th Sep 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
The Library - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: When Mr Bean's book falls apart, he tries putting the book back together, and he holds one page up to the camera and it has a slight reflection as if it is glossy paper. As far as I know old books like the one Mr Bean had don't have pages like that. It's an obviously fake book.
8th Sep 2005
Flubber (1997)
Factual error: When Robin Williams rides the car above the clouds, he is fine. At a level like that it can be hard to breathe as temperatures are often quite low when above the clouds, mainly below freezing point.
2nd Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Factual error: As Bart, Homer, Ned and Todd drift away from land in their boat, we see the clouds moving away. The clouds would not move that fast at the speed that the boat was going.
1st Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Factual error: When the creator of Danger Dog draws a picture of Skinner on a notepad and puts it on the projector, it is perfectly visible. It shouldn't have been, seeing as the pad was so thick.
25th Aug 2005
Little Britain (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the episode, just before Andy lifts up the car, the reflection of the boom mic can be seen on the car.
25th Aug 2005
Little Britain (2003)
Revealing mistake: Just before Andy pushes Francesca down the stairs in her wheelchair, we see Lou walking down the steps, and they are quite steep. However, when Francesca goes down the stairs in her wheelchair she doesn't have much of a bumpy ride, despite the steps. A ramp was put there - you may need to look very carefully and you see it pop up slightly from the steps. [A reasonable way to prevent injury but it is still a mistake.]
22nd Aug 2005
Little Britain (2003)
Continuity mistake: In the first Andy and Lou sketch, when Andy sees the intro to 'The Price Is Right', there is a cup in front of him. However in the next shot Lou brings one over and it is the same one in the same position as in the first shot. Obviously the second shot was filmed first.
22nd Aug 2005
Little Britain (2003)
Continuity mistake: In the sketch with Kenny Craig, just after his mother brings in the sugar, the pot of sugar is quite close to the cups of tea. However in the next shot when Kenny hypnotises her and makes her not watch Songs of Praise, the sugar pot is now further away from the cups of tea.
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Chosen answer: I'm guessing it is because he bought a new car. At the end of the first Bean, he crashed the mini. You hear the crash and see his wheel bouncing down the road. Safe to assume it was a write-off.
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