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Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Marge is speaking to Homer during the Scrabble game at the beginning, you can see the tray in front of her is full of tiles. But when Homer takes away the book from under the settee Marge is sitting on, a piece has disappeared. (00:02:05)

Bart's Inner Child - S5-E7

Continuity mistake: At the "Do What You Feel" Festival, Homer shows up in his house robe, bear feet styled slippers, unshaven, and unbrushed hair. When he takes the float to save Bart, he's in his regular clothing of blue pants, white shirt, shoes, and clean shaven.

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Some Enchanted Evening - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When Ms Botz puts Bart and Lisa on the settee after tying them up, the telephone next to the settee is orange, but in the next shot it is now blue, and when Ms Botz goes to switch on the television, the telephone is orange again.

Some Enchanted Evening - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When Homer is eating his breakfast at the start of the episode, there is some green food with his bacon and egg. But when the doughnut lands on his plate there is no green food, and when he is eating the doughnut, the green food is back again.

The Crepes of Wrath - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Bart is standing under the shelter of "Bon Dormir", the pavement on which he is standing is grey. But when he is talking to a policeman, the pavement is now a more darker grey.

The Crepes of Wrath - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Bart is sitting in the bike passenger seat on his way to the Chateau Maison in France, you can see the seat is coloured brown, but when he arrives at the Chateau, the seat is now blue.

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Tree House of Horror X - S11-E4

[The Simpsons are driving down a road as fast as possible.]
Homer: Dear God, it's Homer. If you really love me you'll save my life now.
[The gas needle immediately drops to empty and the car stops.]
Homer: D'oh.

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Trivia: The Simpsons holds the record for most guest stars; it is also the only non-variety show to have had appearances from three former Beatles (Paul, George and Ringo).

Kara

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Answer: Willy referred to an encounter he believed he had with actual aliens, while Wiggum thought he was referring to the arcade game.

Answer: The joke is that Willie was so addicted to Space Invaders that he believed it was reality: every time he played, he was actually defending the Earth from dangerous aliens. It's a surprise to him that it was actually a game.

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