Desperate Housewives

Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Bree Van De Kamp is first shown with her muffins, we see that the hand towel on the right basket is not in her hand, then when the shot changes it is. (00:05:20)

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Ah, But Underneath - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When we see Lynette driving her kids, in the first shot we see some red, blue and white decoration in the front of the car to the right, then when the shot changes it's in the centre. (00:13:50)

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It Wasn't Meant to Happen - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: At the Hooters style restaurant, Edie intentionally trips the waitress. When the waitress falls, there is a lettuce leaf in the small of her back. When she starts to jump up, the lettuce is now at the base of her neck.

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Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Lynette is in the supermarket, right after she loses track of the twins, she is seen pushing her shopping cart down the aisle,and in the seat there's only a pink blanket. But when she sees Nelly Klein, her baby daughter is sitting in the seat with the blanket and one of her sons is riding in the basket.

Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Rex Van De Kamp is at the restaurant, his fork is half way over his napkin then in a later shot it's completely on the napkin. (00:26:50)

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Coming Home (a.k.a. I've Got You Under My Skin) - S2-E10

Continuity mistake: When Carlos is about to be vaccinated, him and Gabby sit in the waiting room. Throughout their conversation watch Gabby's arms. At one point she has them down beside her, then in the next she has them folded. In the following shot they are down again, and in the next one they are folded.

Getting Married Today - S3-E23

Continuity mistake: Gabby's hair in the beginning has her bun high on her head and her tiara is visible from the front. When Bree walks in, and when she overhears Victor and his father talking, her tiara is farther back on her head and no longer visible from the front.

Boobra

Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: In the restaurant, Bree makes a salad for Rex at the salad bar. It is fairly tall with lots of tomatoes. The salad she gives him is flatter and missing many of the tomatoes.

Rlvlk

Show generally

Continuity mistake: Throughout the series, any time you see into the front door of the Scavo house (from an exterior shot), there is a blue wall with a table in front of it, however, interior shots show that the front door leads to the lounge, with the staircase opposite the door.

Jeimi

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Mother Said - S4-E15

Continuity mistake: When Orson is on the phone with his lawyer, he sets down the notepad with a page half filled with writing at the front. However, later in the scene Edie walks into the room and the front page of the notepad is full of writing, plus there's an extra line in the first paragraph. No one was around to move the page as Orson was in the shower.

Show generally

Plot hole: When Zach Young's grandfather died, Zach was said to be the sole heir of the fortune. However, Noah Taylor (the grandfather) had a daughter that appeared several times while Mike Delfino was looking for Deirdre. Where was Kendra Taylor while Zachary Young was spending Noah's fortune on dresses for Gabrielle Solis? Why didn't she claim her share? She simply disappeared.

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Silly People - S2-E14

Carlos: You know who you are, Gaby? You're the kind of person who would have turned away Mary and Joseph from the inn.
Gabrielle: Well, they should have called ahead.

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Chosen answer: Poker. They have been playing that this whole time, once a week with everyone who was invited that lived on the Lane.

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