Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the show, Cory is showing Shawn something he wrote in the school paper. Cory walks away leaving his backpack on the bench. In this whole scene to the point where Cory says, "Is it just me or is it just me" sometimes he is wearing his backpack, and sometimes he isn't. (00:00:20 - 00:03:05)
Continuity mistake: When Alan is saying "It's a miracle bra, honey, get a camera," his left hand is resting on the table. When the shot changes, his left hand is suddenly resting on his right arm. (00:08:00)
Chosen answer: In the present day, with the United States abiding by more stricter school health laws, for the most part this wouldn't be in school cafeterias as many cannot even have carbonated beverage machines now. However, in the 90s when the show takes place, it wasn't unheard of for there to be coffee machines in the cafeteria of small schools where the teachers eat with the students as we see them do often in the show. The idea being that the cafeteria was small enough so a teacher or hall monitor could catch a student before they could drink the coffee.