The Simpsons

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: When Homer sits down at the breakfast table with Marge, there is nothing in Marge's cup. In the next shot, a spoon suddenly appears, and after a quick cut to Homer, we return to them both and the spoon has gone again.

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: When the students have to practice square dancing in the gym, Lisa spots a male student and there is a red circle next to her on the floor where she is standing. When the teacher tells Lisa she has to dance with groundskeeper Willie, the circle has disappeared.

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: When Lisa arrives home after her parents gave the boy a party, she parks her bicycle near the path. When Lisa sees the boy with make-up on his face in the next shot, the bicycle is on the grass.

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: When Lisa and Tumi have finished their square dancing, there is nothing to the left of the basketball stand, but when Lisa and Tumi are talking in the next shot, three balls have appeared.

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: When Homer and Marge are eating cake with Grampa, Grampa says "Barney's yours for nothing" and there is a spoon next to Homer's arm. In the next shot, the spoon is by Homer's plate, and in the shot after that, it is by Homer's arm again.

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: When Homer reveals the murderer in the story, he is holding a card in his right hand. When Booth tells Homer he has given away the game, the card has disappeared.

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: When Marge and Maggie check out their groceries at the supermarket, the cashier says that she requires a price check on Gramma Shortcut's Store Bought Bundt Cake. The position of the cake on the scanner changes between shots.

Pay Pal - S25-E21

Continuity mistake: In a full view of the checkout, when the cashier requires a price check on Gramma's Shortcut Store Bought Bundt Cake, you can see beside Marge there is a stand and there is a man with a beard and glasses behind it. When we see Marge in the next shot, the man is now standing behind her, and there is also a couple who weren't there previously.

The Cartridge Family - S9-E5

TV Announcer: The Continental Soccer Association is coming to Springfield. It's all here: fast kicking, low scoring. And ties? You bet.
Bart: Hey Dad, how come you've never taken us to see a soccer game?
Homer: I don't know.
TV Announcer: You'll see all your favorite soccer stars. Like Arriaga, Arriaga II, Barriaga, Aruglia, and Pizzozza.
Homer: Oh, I've never heard of those people.
TV Announcer: And they'll all be signing autographs.
Homer: Woohoo!
TV Announcer: This match will determine once and for all which nation is the greatest on Earth. Mexico or Portugal.

Phaneron

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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.

Phoenix

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