Continuity mistake: The gang goes to Spinelli's house to ask her about her parents. After Gretchen asks why her parents don't ever come to Parents' Night, Spinelli tries to close the door, then T.J. puts his hand on the door and says, "Come on, Spinelli, we're your friends." In the next shot, his hand is suddenly not on the door anymore. (00:04:46)
Continuity mistake: At Parents' Night at the school, the doorknob is on the left side of the door to Miss Grotke's classroom. Then, when Spinelli and her "parents" go out of the classroom, the doorknob is on the opposite side, then goes back to the left side in the next shot. (00:07:34)
Continuity mistake: At lunch, when the kid tells the gang that Spinelli's parents will be the first parents on the space shuttle, Gretchen's sandwich is in front of her on the table. In the next shot, it changes orientation. (00:02:47)
Continuity mistake: When the gang is first shown talking about Spinelli's parents at the lunch table, T.J. is holding his sandwich in his right hand, but in the next shot, it's in his left hand. (00:02:26)