Trivia: There was almost an episode about one of the girls getting her first menstrual period. Viewers might have wondered how the three men would deal with the situation. However, the episode was never made.
Azalea
18th Nov 2024
Full House (1987)
13th Nov 2024
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)
18th Oct 2024
King of the Hill (1997)
Husky Bobby - S2-E6
Hank: I'm trying to contain an outbreak here, and you're driving the monkey to the airport.
15th Oct 2024
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)
28th Sep 2024
The X-Files (1993)
Question: Why are no prostitutes arrested during the course of the investigation? Mulder, Scully, and everyone else investigating the case know what they do. This episode takes place in Minnesota, and prostitution is only legal in Nevada, so how can they talk to one (a friend of a victim, who was also a prostitute) and simply let her go?
25th Sep 2024
The X-Files (1993)
Born Again - S1-E22
Question: At first, Dr. Braun suspected that Michelle was being abused because she kept tearing the toy dolls apart. Can someone explain why this is a sign of possible abuse?
25th Sep 2024
The X-Files (1993)
One Breath - S2-E8
Other mistake: At The Beginning of the episode, a gravestone for Scully is shown. However, it seems as if less than a week passes between Scully's mother and sister deciding to let her go and Scully waking up. It's unlikely that the gravestone business would have the stone ready in such a short time.
10th Sep 2024
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Question: Has it ever been explained why the girls' mother left? It seemed to be one of the reasons for Kat's surly attitude, considering how angry she was when Bianca wore their mother's necklace.
Answer: Although it was never addressed in the theatrical release of the film, an earlier script had the mother writing the erotica novel, and she ran off with her publisher.
8th Sep 2024
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)
The Tale of the Dream Girl - S3-E10
Trivia: It's widely speculated that this episode inspired the movie "The Sixth Sense," although the movie's director, M. Night Shyamalan, claims that he has never watched it.
27th Aug 2024
Married... with Children (1987)
Question: At the party, one of the "dumb" guests says that he teaches at a school in Los Angeles. Why is he apparently "dumb"?
Answer: At the time, American public schools, especially those in large cities, were under fire for underperforming, especially compared to those in Japan. It was just a dig on the public's perceived views on education and teachers at the time.
12th Aug 2024
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Did the Earth Move For You? - S2-E1
Other mistake: Ashley is now thirteen years old, but she was nine in the previous season.
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Suggested correction: It's not uncommon for TV shows to do this, especially with kids. In this exact show they had a baby Nicky who the following season suddenly was like 5 or 6 years old. Other shows like Family Ties and Growing Pains did the same thing. Shows are not always shown in real time when it comes to episodes. They can each take place days, weeks, months or years from previous episodes.
This isn't a valid correction. Just because shows do it or it's common doesn't invalidate the mistake. And while shows don't always have to be shown "in real time", all the other characters would have to make the same jump in age, otherwise it's a mistake.
As Bishop73 said, it's a legitimate mistake because the other characters did not age by four years. There was no time jump. Changing her age does not make sense within the "world" of the show.
12th Aug 2024
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Trivia: Marissa Redman is supposed to be several years older than both Johnny Gill (who she considered trying to date) and Will. Later, Will refers to her as a "cradle crook." In real life, Queen Latifah is two years younger than Will Smith, and four years younger than Johnny Gill.
30th Jul 2024
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Question: Kathryn wants Sebastian's car if she wins their bet. Considering the upper-class lifestyle of their family, why has she not gotten a car already if she wants one? Sebastian was able to get one, presumably by asking his father and/or Kathryn's mother. Do you think Kathryn never really cared about getting his car, and if so, why make the bet?
Answer: Because the car was important to Sebastian, and she wanted to show him who was boss by taking it off him.
19th Jul 2024
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Question: If Norman married Claire when she was "touring with a baby" (Caitlin), why is he not referred to as Caitlin's stepfather? When they take her to college, Claire refers to him as "Norman" when speaking to her. I've seen the movie a few times and always thought this was a little odd. Many people would even think of a stepfather as "father" if he was the one who raised them for most of their life.
Answer: There's no rule about how a step-father is referred to. Caitlin may simply not consider him a father figure to remain close to her real dad. Many step-children call their step-parent by their first name, regardless of how long the parents have been married. Most likely this is a plot device so that the audience isn't confused about or doesn't forget that Norman is not Caitlin's real father. Some may be offended by a father killing his biological child's mother. It makes Norman less attached to either Claire or Caitlin.
I am not trying to be rude, but have you seen this movie? You say that Caitlin might be close to her real dad. He is dead. Claire was "touring with a baby" after he died, and then she met Norman. Hence why I found the situation a bit odd. Norman has been in Caitlin's life since she was a "baby."
I saw the movie some years ago and don't remember every small detail. However, my main point was that calling Norman by his first name was a plot device to keep the audience focused on him not being Caitlin's biological father. This kept his character more detached from Claire and Caitlin, and made him less sympathetic. It showed an emotional/personal divide existed between Norman and Claire and her daughter. He has less resistance in killing Claire if they did not share a biological child.
17th Jul 2024
General questions
I remember a movie scene in which a teenager/early-twenties woman is in a car with a "bad boy" type of guy. She reaches for her purse and he asks what she is doing, in a "no sudden moves" tone (that a kidnapper would use). She says "I was going to offer you some gum." I saw this in the early 2000s, so it's at least that old. I thought it was "Freeway" (1997, with Reese Witherspoon), but I just watched that and it's not. Thank you for any guesses.
16th Jul 2024
The King of Queens (1998)
Dog Shelter - S5-E23
Factual error: Rocky the dog, who turns out to be Rocky IV, is a mixed breed. It would have been impossible for Doug's parents to find three more adult dogs who looked near identical.
6th Jul 2024
Freeway (1996)
5th Jul 2024
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
4th Jul 2024
South Park (1997)
Question: When Stan first tries to return the drink machine, an employee explains that the store just takes an initial payment, then remaining payments are handled by a separate finance company. How does the store even make a profit if they only get the initial payment? I know this is a TV show, but it sounds like the banks who let people mortgage homes for small down payments in the late 2000s, then sold the debt to other companies.
Answer: The store sells the debt (at a discount) to the finance company, which then has the right to collect the balance due. This frees the store from the administrative burden of tracking payments and transfers the risk of non-payment to the finance company. This scheme usually works best when there is a huge markup on the product.
27th Jun 2024
Rules of Engagement (2007)
Continuity mistake: Russell first slept with Constance on his 18th birthday. He says she was 39 years old at the time. She is now 60, so 21 years have passed, making Russell himself 39 now. However, in the Season Two episode "Time Share", he admits to a magazine reporter that he is 42 years old. There is no indication that three more years have passed.
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Answer: You can't arrest someone simply based on what you may know or suspect they do. There needs to be actual proof. A prostitute would have to be caught in the act of soliciting or actively engaging with a customer. Also, investigating prostitution is not Mulder and Scully's purpose here, and arresting someone they need to give them information regarding another crime would be counterproductive to their investigation and scare off other potential witnesses.
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