The Simpsons (1989)

4 continuity mistakes in The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - chronological order

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Starring: Hank Azaria, Kelsey Grammer, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Harry Shearer, Yeardley Smith, Phil Hartman

Genres: Animated, Comedy

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The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - S8-E25

Continuity mistake: When Lisa and Bart are practising for the 'Eliminator', Lisa doesn't have a rope round her waist, but when she falls she does.

The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - S8-E25

Continuity mistake: When Lisa climbs to the top of the Eliminator, there is a platform for her to stand on. Strangely in the next shot Lisa is standing on nothing so she appears to be standing in mid-air.

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The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - S8-E25

Continuity mistake: The vehicle they are driving changes form when they drop off Bart at military school to when they drive home. They leave with Homer's purple car (obvious from the crumpled headlight) and as they leave the military school it's Marge's orange car (obvious from the ski racks and lack of a trunk). It's clear from the entire scene that this is all one trip.

The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - S8-E25

Continuity mistake: When Lisa has just been saved from falling, from the Eliminator at night, three boys approach. The two boys on the right swap positions between shots.

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Continuity mistake: This is a mistake for the introduction from seasons 2-20 (1991-2009). When Homer screams, he turns round. You see this in a wide shot. There are no boxes to the right of the door in the garage. However, two just appear out of thin air when he runs through the garage. (00:01:50)

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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).

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Tree House of Horror V - S6-E6

Question: Homer travels back in time and causes changes by what he does in the past, like stepping on a bug. I once saw a movie with the same basic plot: some people travel back in time and are told to be careful not to disturb anything, but when they return to their time everything has changed. In the end they discover it was because they stepped on a butterfly. Does anyone know the name of this movie?

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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