Tube Stakes - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When Doug notices that his TV is missing, he turns and rushes past the coffee table with his cereal in his hands. In the next shot the cereal is on the table.
Queasy Rider - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: When Doug is checking Arthur's CV at the start, the items on the counter keep moving - noticeably the mayo and lid. (00:00:25)
Queasy Rider - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: When Spence is talking to Carrie at the restaurant at the start, Spence has his hands out in front of him. Camera cuts to another angle and now he has his drink in his hand. (00:01:45)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie is taking the shopping out of the bag, the items are constantly moving on the side without being touched. (00:03:30)
Continuity mistake: At the start, Carrie is saying she wants popcorn with the movie and is motioning with 1 hand. Camera cuts and now both arms are outstretched. (00:00:30)
Character mistake: The Doctor tells Carrie what's wrong with Arthur and what they are going to do. When he tells Carrie this, they are in a packed waiting room, completely violating patient confidentiality. (00:08:35)
Revealing mistake: In the kitchen, Deacon asks Doug, "Are we gunna play basketball or what?" while leaning against the counter. In this shot you can see the kitchen wall is on an angle slanting away from the camera. This makes the kitchen look bigger and cuts down on the empty stage space on the wall where the cameras are. (00:07:00)
Window Pain - S5-E2
Continuity mistake: When Doug and Carrie are arguing outside the neighbour's house, Doug takes a big swig from the Scotch bottle and then puts it on the ground. After the police pull up, the shot cuts back to Doug and Carrie. Doug picks up the bottle from the neighbour's porch railing. (00:42:45)
Continuity mistake: In the middle of the night when Carrie finds Doug rolling the ham-n-swiss doobie in the kitchen, he dips it in the mayo, and when the shot changes, there's no mayo on it and he dips it again, then takes a bite. (01:25:00)
Continuity mistake: When Doug is talking to Carrie in the kitchen about his ideas for the sandwich shop, lights reflecting in the living room windows behind Doug turn off and then back on when the shot changes between Doug and Carrie. (00:11:00 - 00:11:35)
Continuity mistake: When Doug jumps out of the porta-potty before the rival ice-cream truck smashes through it, the door is open and Doug immediately lands on the ground; but when the shot changes, the porta-potty door is closed and we can't see Doug rolling onto the ground. Also, when the truck smashes into the porta-potty, liquid splashes everywhere; but when we see Doug in the next shot he is dry and no liquid on the ground around him. (00:12:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When Deacon comes to get his camera, after he walks toward the back of the house, you can already see the shadow of the mailman in the doorway.
Party Favor - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: The colour of the card on which Doug the first draft of his speech changes from blue to white and back to blue. (00:09:00)
Visible crew/equipment: When Doug and Carrie leave for their holiday, a stage light is reflected on the kitchen door. (00:09:30)
Continuity mistake: When Doug and Carrie are in Deacon's kids' room, Carrie is changing the baby and between shots the baby changes from lying down to sitting up. (00:15:00)
Revealing mistake: Both times when you see an overview of the bridge, it's the same clip being used. (00:07:10)
Inner Tube - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: At the start at IPS, Doug's tie is looped over itself twice. Camera cuts and now it's not looped at all. (00:02:30)
Answer: Sara hasn't been mentioned in later episodes, and it suggested in later episodes that she never existed, and that Carrie is an only child. Kevin James stated that the producers couldn't think of an good plots to use with Sara, so they left her out.