One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: When Homer is given his plate of sushi, there are four pieces on his plate. Moments later, before he begins to eat, he has six pieces on his plate. (00:03:35)
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish - S2-E11
Audio problem: In this episode Homer makes a tape for Maggie because he believes that he is going to die. However the speech is terribly out of sync with Homer's mouth movements.
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish - S2-E11
Continuity mistake: Just after Homer says, "This fish is delish", one of the pieces of sushi keeps reappearing every time Homer eats it.
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish - S2-E11
Revealing mistake: In the credits it shows Homer eating pork rinds. This is a reused scene from "Moaning Lisa."
Answer: I'm not sure if this is the one you're thinking of, but an episode of "Ray Bradbury Theatre," called "A Sound of Thunder," dealt with a similar matter: a group of hunters travel back in time to hunt dinosaurs, only to find things have changed when they get back because someone stepped on a butterfly.
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