Runaway Float / Partners - S2-E20
Other mistake: Runaway Float: After Bob says, "Now this float has to scream 'beeper' at the top of its lungs!", as he walks away from Arnold and Helga, Joey has white skin, blonde hair, and an orange shirt. (00:06:31)
Runaway Float / Partners - S2-E20
Other mistake: Runaway Float: When Arnold tears apart the big beeper on the parade float, the float's platform is missing, which makes it look like Bob and Nick are on the road. This happens again after Arnold stops the float, which makes it look like Bob and Nick are floating as a result. (00:10:19)
Runaway Float / Partners - S2-E20
Other mistake: Runaway Float: After Nick Vermicelli says that the parade float is a total mess, as Arnold says, "It's not a mess," the background is of the school hallway, not Arnold's garage. (00:05:28)
Runaway Float / Partners - S2-E20
Continuity mistake: Runaway Float: When the beeper float first starts to speed out of control, in one of the shots, Helga is wearing her regular outfit, not her beeper costume. On top of that, the kids on the float are smiling and waving, not freaking out like they were before. (00:08:39)
Runaway Float / Partners - S2-E20
Continuity mistake: Runaway Float: When Arnold stands up on the bike before jumping onto the parade float, Eugene's hair disappears mid-shot. (00:10:11)
Runaway Float / Partners - S2-E20
Continuity mistake: Runaway Float: When Arnold first sees the beeper float, he says, "How can they control that thing?", and Gerald is sitting on the curb to the right of Arnold. In the next shot, Gerald is suddenly behind him. Arnold is also a lot further away from the curb than he originally was. (00:08:16)
Runaway Float / Partners - S2-E20
Revealing mistake: Runaway Float: When Arnold and Gerald are watching the parade, Arnold turns his head to look at the marching band. When he looks away from it, his left eye doesn't move, and it stays visible in his hair for the remainder of the shot. (00:07:51)
Answer: The episode doesn't really elaborate on who the kid was and what his motives were, so its pure speculation as to why he took it. Perhaps the kid could simply want a ball all for himself and decided to just take it, or was simply a rotten kid. The truth is the kid's motives are not important to the story other than it highlights Arnold was having a lot of trouble getting through the list.
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