Sid the Vampire Slayer / Big Sis - S5-E3
Other mistake: Sid the Vampire Slayer: While Sid stands in front of the mirror and points his rubber sword at Arnold and Stinky, the two ghoulish vampires, Arnold asks him, "How can we be vampires if we have reflections?" So when Sid is aware of his mistake, Arnold's eyes disappear and reappear in his reflection mid-shot.
Simmons' Documentary / Big Bob's Crisis - S5-E20
Character mistake: In the credits, Anndi McAfee's name is misspelled as "Anndi McAffee." (00:22:58)
Simmons' Documentary / Big Bob's Crisis - S5-E20
Other mistake: Big Bob's Crisis: When Bob faints at the restaurant and first appears as an angel, his eyes become the same colour as his skin twice. (00:13:58)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Other mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: When Harold is leaving the field after the baseball game, he vanishes while on screen without fully leaving the frame. (00:06:15)
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)
Stuck in a Tree / Rhonda Goes Broke - S5-E10
Other mistake: Stuck in a Tree: In Arnold's imagination, when the gang passes the huge tree on the conveyor belt, notice how huge Sid is compared to Rhonda. It looks as if Sid was meant to be in front of Rhonda, but was instead improperly layered behind her. (00:07:43)
Continuity mistake: Ms. Perfect: When Lila and her father are eating dinner, Lila's spoon is in her can of beans in one shot. When the angle changes and her father says, "You sure are quiet tonight," her spoon disappears from the can of beans (the flap of her can of beans is also layered under her father's left arm), then reappears in the next shot. (00:19:05)
Other mistake: Ms. Perfect: When Mr. Simmons tells the class, "I have a note from Lila's father," his right sleeve briefly turns green. (00:19:22)
Character mistake: Helga makes Arnold sit in a plate of chocolate pudding as a prank. Arnold then asks Grandpa on the phone to bring him a new pair of pants. When Grandpa arrives, he asks Arnold, "What's that on your pants?" The pudding is not on Arnold's pants; it's on the back of his shirt. (00:06:25)
Answer: The show is based in present day times. Plus most cars aren't old fashtioned, I recall seeing a limo and not to mention a cherry picker, etc.