Grandpa's Packard / Phoebe's Little Problem - S5-E19
Continuity mistake: Phoebe's Little Problem: When Phoebe tells the lunch lady what she wants and she questions her choices, the lunch lady is standing behind the counter, as she should be. When she is shown again two shots later, she is standing in front of the counter, when she should be behind it. (00:04:03)
Continuity mistake: At the start, Lila is sitting on a bench near the school wall. However, in the shot where Sheena says, "Oh, that's wonderful," Lila and the bench are missing; then they reappear a moment later. (00:01:13)
Continuity mistake: When Pea Pod Kid is taking Rhonda's marriage predictor test, Sid is walking down the stairs behind them. In the next shot, he disappears. (00:03:44)
Continuity mistake: Phoebe is going into the school in one scene, but as the camera moves she vanishes while on screen.
Parents Day - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Arnold's parents leave for the last time, Grandma's hair is dark at first, then it becomes purplish-gray.
Parents Day - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: During the flashback, when little Arnold says goodbye to his parents, in the next shot of Stella and Miles, the bag's strap is slung over his dad's left shoulder as a crossbody, but mid-shot, the strap switches to his right shoulder with the bag on the opposite side. (00:14:30)
Parents Day - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: When Grandpa enters and exits Arnold's bedroom, the door opens the opposite way in various shots, with the doorknob on either the left or right. Additionally, the light switch beside the door appears and disappears, between shots.
Monkeyman! / Buses, Bikes and Subways - S5-E1
Continuity mistake: Mr. Simmons counts 30 students in the bus, but nowhere near that many got off (nor have nearly that many fourth graders ever been shown).
Ghost Bride/Gearold VS Jameo - S5-E25
Continuity mistake: In the scene where they are running from the second ghost bride, they go into a crypt and close the doors. One of the kids puts a shovel through the handles to keep it shut. In the next shot, it's gone. In the shot after that it's back.
Beaned / Old Iron Man - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: When Arnold reads to Helga, the book title says "GEO-" and "GRAPHY" (two words); the next day, it says "GEOGRAPHY" (one word).
Helga's Locket / Sid and Germs - S5-E7
Continuity mistake: Helga's Locket: When Abner takes the locket from Helga at the end, Helga chases after him. In the next shot, they are shown running past the basement window of the boarding house, but that's impossible because they started running away from the basement window in the previous shot. (00:11:42)
Helga's Locket / Sid and Germs - S5-E7
Continuity mistake: Helga's Locket: After Helga leaves the boarding house through the basement window at the end, when it shows a close-up shot of the locket in her hands, Helga's sleeves are way longer than they should be. (00:11:37)
Helga's Locket / Sid and Germs - S5-E7
Continuity mistake: Helga's Locket: When Arnold and Grandpa are in the basement trying to pry open the locket, the tools on the workbench constantly rearrange themselves in various shots. (00:10:06)
Helga's Locket / Sid and Germs - S5-E7
Continuity mistake: Helga's Locket: When Arnold is cutting a photo of Grandma in his room, there is nothing on his computer screen. Then, when Arnold starts to leave his room, a photo of Lila appears on the screen. (00:05:48)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: When Arnold, Lila, and Timberly are in the field together after the baseball game, Lila helps Arnold up and looks at her watch, which she wasn't wearing previously. Then, when Lila starts walking Timberly home, her watch has vanished from her wrist. (00:06:35)
Continuity mistake: Helga makes Arnold sit in a plate of chocolate pudding as a prank, leaving a huge chocolate pudding stain on the back of his shirt. Then, when Arnold picks up the gift box from Grandpa and returns to the cafeteria, the chocolate pudding is gone from his shirt but reappears later on when Arnold and Helga are at Slausen's Ice Cream. (00:12:37)
Monkeyman! / Buses, Bikes and Subways - S5-E1
Continuity mistake: Buses, Bikes, and Subways: Helga wears a watch on her right arm throughout the episode. However, when Helga approaches Sheena's uncle Earl and wakes him up, her watch is missing, then reappears when Earl's boat sinks. It disappears again when Helga comes up from the water, then reappears a moment later. (00:18:59)
Helga's Masquerade / Mr. Green Runs - S5-E2
Continuity mistake: Helga's Masquerade: When Helga and Lila are at Slausen's Ice Cream, after Helga asks Lila how she can learn to act so nice to people, she grabs her milkshake with her left hand. A shot later, she is now holding it with her right hand, and a spoon appears in her left hand. (00:03:30)
Helga's Masquerade / Mr. Green Runs - S5-E2
Continuity mistake: Helga's Masquerade: When Helga and Lila are at Slausen's Ice Cream, after Helga asks Lila where she gets her material from, Lila's right arm is below the table, but a shot later, it's above the table, and a spoon appears in her hand. (00:03:18)
Arnold Visits Arnie / Chocolate Boy - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: Arnold Visits Arnie: In the country store, when Arnold says, "But, what about Arnie?" and it cuts to Arnie counting the bubble gum, the "1893" on the window is red but changes to white in the next shot. The "Est." also disappears. (00:05:53)
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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