Continuity mistake: When the school bus drops off Bart and Milhouse at the Simpson house, Bart puts his backpack on frontwards and starts krumping. When he walks through The Front door, he is still wearing his backpack on his front. It then cuts to inside the house, and we still see him coming through the door, but the backpack is gone.
Twotall
14th Oct 2008
The Simpsons (1989)
14th Oct 2008
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When the men from Festival Cruise Lines arrive at the Simpson house, they park in the left-hand lane (closest to the house) with the car facing oncoming traffic, seen both when they first pull up and, more, in the background while informing Milhouse about his parents. But in the overhead shot of the house, the car is parked the other way around, following the direction of traffic.
6th Sep 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Bart Carny - S9-E12
Continuity mistake: When Principal Skinner is playing the ring toss game, in the end he only has one ring left in his hand. Then, after his mother asks "Why do you always fail?", he throws two more rings trying to win the combat knife.
29th Aug 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: The right handle plate on Homer's gun is fastened with two screws throughout the entire episode. But in the scene where he promises Marge to get rid of the gun and they hug in the kitchen, the gun is seen lying on the table with only one screw in the handle.
6th Jun 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
I'm Goin' to Praiseland - S12-E19
Continuity mistake: When we first see the "Whack-a-Satan" game at Praiseland, there are three rows of holes the little devil dolls emerge from. After Nelson turns towards Flanders, the game is seen behind him, now with only two rows of holes.
31st May 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Marge is racing the school bus, as the bus jumps out of the ditch you can see that the bottom of the bus is painted to resemble a skateboard. When the bus lands from this jump, however, the bottom of the bus is an even grey colour.
22nd May 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Homer sits down in the movie theater, all the rows are completely full, including the row behind him. When he turns around to talk to Selma, the seats directly behind him are empty. Then, when Homer turns back to the screen, the Sea Captain and Dr. Hibbert appear sitting directly behind him.
12th Apr 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Tree House of Horror X - S11-E4
Continuity mistake: In "Desperately Xeeking Xena", as Lucy Lawless grabs the lips of the Collector, you can see a big "C" on the back of his cape. After she has thrown him across the room and he gets up, the "C" is gone. It reappears later in the fight.
1st Apr 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Bart and Tab Spangler arrive at the Simpson house, Mr. Spangler points out the belt he is wearing to Bart. But as he leaves Bart and walks to his car, he is suddenly not wearing a belt at all.
23rd Mar 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
On A Clear Day I Can't See My Sister - S16-E11
Continuity mistake: In Sprawl*Mart, the handle on the shopping cart disappears between the time Grandpa pulls the cart loose, and when you see him riding inside the cart.
7th Feb 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade - S14-E3
Continuity mistake: When we first see Willie standing by the Black Wall of field trips, the latest entry is at Willie's eye level. But when the angle changes, there are a lot more names on the wall, making the last entry appear just by Willie's chest.
18th Jan 2006
The Simpsons (1989)
The Bart Wants What It Wants - S13-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bart is in the ice cream parlor breaking up with Greta, the waiter tells him "We get that a lot around here" and point over to Chief Wiggum and Lou sitting behind and to the left of Bart. Bart turns his head all the way to the side to see them. The focus then goes to Chief Wiggum and Lou, but when their part is done and the "camera" goes back to Bart and Greta, the policemen are sitting behind and to the right of Greta, so that Bart would not have had to turn his head to see them.
27th Dec 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Lisa is watching tapes of Francine's bullying, there is a scene where they are at the pool. Francine is wearing nose clips in this scene. But when Lisa freeze-frames and leans in to closer inspect the shot, Francine's face is shown on the screen without nose clips. They appear again when Lisa exclaims "Of course. The nose clips."
24th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: In every other episode, the bar at Moe's Tavern is a regular L-shape. In this episode, it has somehow gained two additional angles on the long side, making it a Z-shape (plus the angle to the short end, which is not shown).
24th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Bart is first introduced to the Superfriends, Ham moves around the table a bit. First he is seen sitting next to the kid with dark, curly hair, and you can see a plate in between him and Bart's plate, indicating that someone else is sitting there. This someone turns out to be Lisa, who after she is introduced, switches seats with Ham, making Ham sit next to Bart.
19th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Bart Gets Hit By a Car - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: During Marge's testimony, Lionel Hutz has a neat stack of papers in front of him the whole time. But in the close-up when Homer and Hutz both cover their eyes in sorrow, Hutz has several pieces of crumbled paper and a broken pencil in front of him. The was not nearly enough time for him to make such a mess since the last shot of him.
19th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Bart Gets Hit By a Car - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: In Moe's Tavern, in the close-up of Marge as she says "Homer, look at me" the glass window behind her has a different pattern than in all the other shots (2 rows of red tiles instead of 3).
19th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
Continuity mistake: When the Flanders and Simpsons first meet at the golf course, Flanders is wearing his usual long-sleeved green sweater over his shirt. After Homer says to him, "The fruit of my loins can beat the fruit of your loins any day of the week", the color of Flanders' sleeves is missing, making it look as if he's wearing a sleeveless pullover.
19th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
The Simpsons Halloween Special: Tree House of Horror - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: When Homer is preparing the barbecue, he is wearing an apron that says "Mafia staff apron". After he goes to pick up the lighter fluid, it reads "Maffia staff apron", and after he has lit the barbecue, it is back to saying "Mafia".
19th Sep 2005
The Simpsons (1989)
The Simpsons Halloween Special: Tree House of Horror - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: After the aliens have dropped off the Simpsons in their back yard, Marge is seen wearing her usual red pearls. Except in the final shot of the family. Then her pearls are white. This is not due to the alien light source altering the colors in the segment, because Marge's pearls have been a dark color through the whole episode, even inside the alien spaceship.
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