Continuity mistake: The Heffernans have a double garage as witnessed in any scene in the garage. However, in this episode at the start they only have a single garage. (00:00:30)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Lou, he is pushing some rubbish down into the bin, camera cuts and he now has a box in his hand. (00:00:05)
Visible crew/equipment: When Carrie notices that Doug has walked out the room, there are some tape markers on the floor from where Doug was stood. (00:09:40)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie say to Doug that they are sleeping on the fold out couch, her arm goes from on her hip to hanging by her side instantly. (00:11:00)
Continuity mistake: Carrie cuts Kirby's burger in half with a knife in her right hand. Camera cuts and a fork has appeared in her left hand. (00:10:30)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie is serving up the burgers for dinner, she places one on Kirby's plate. Camera cuts to Kirby sitting down and the burger has vanished. (00:10:25)
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Visible crew/equipment: When Carrie is trying to return the truck, there are tape markers visible on the floor. They are little white dots. (00:11:35)
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Continuity mistake: When in the garage, the way Carrie's arms are crossed changes instantly. (00:09:50)
Visible crew/equipment: When the dummy is on the sofa with Arthur, the stage lights are reflected in its sunglasses. (00:16:00)
Continuity mistake: When Doug and Carrie are in the bedroom discussing the health benefits of Doug losing weight, Carrie's arm is constantly switching from in her lap to on her head. (00:06:50)
Visible crew/equipment: When Arthur is saying about how someone should be able to go out their house and turn left or right, he looks up and the top of the set and the set lights are visible in his glasses. (00:02:45)
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Other mistake: When Carrie yells at Doug for ruining the bathroom, she yells when she is at the top of the staircase, and we can still see her legs. There is no way she could see the problems in the bathtub from there. (00:15:20)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Carrie and Doug are in the kitchen and Carrie is explaining why she wants to quit school, she fills a glass of water to the top of the glass. A few shots later, she sets the glass down on the counter without taking a drink and it is less than half full.
Audio problem: When Carrie taps Doug's chest and says to go and change, the sound of the taps is out of synch with the motion. Most noticeable with tap 3. (00:02:40)
Continuity mistake: When Doug is ringing Arthur at the beginning of the episode, there are 2 lunch boxes on top of the lockers behind Doug. During different shots 1 disappears and reappears. (00:00:45)
Continuity mistake: At the start there are 2 letters on the table in front of Arthur. When Doug rings for the 3rd time they have disappeared. (00:00:50)
Continuity mistake: Right at the start when Carrie gives a sigh, she shuts the menu. In the next shot it's back open. (00:00:25)
Continuity mistake: At the dinner table while talking about being obscure at work, Doug starts pouring his beer into a glass. But immediately in the next shot he is finished pouring and both bottle and glass are on the table. A moment later he picks up the beer and pours it into the glass a second time. (00:03:45)
Visible crew/equipment: When Doug is talking on the phone, the shadow of a boom mic moves on the wall behind him. (00:00:20)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning Carrie is dishing out potatoes from a bowl with a large black spoon, and as the camera changes angles her arm has not moved and she is now holding a small fork getting chicken from a different bowl. (00:01:40)
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.