Desperate Housewives

Guilty - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: When Bree, Susan and Lynette are scrubbing the road, a red sports car zooms past them. Lynette stands, hurls abuse and throws her scrubbing brush at the car which can be seen bouncing off the car and down the road. She then kneels down and continues to scrub with the brush.

Pilot - S1-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Bree is watering the flowers in the bathroom at the hospital, a shadow of the cameraman is visible behind her.

Next - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Bree is speaking to Lynette on the phone, Lynette asks Bree if she could borrow her scarf to wear at the job interview. But when we see Lynette at the interview, she has no scarf.

Next - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Bree and Phyllis are talking about the funeral, the door behind the Reverend changes from open to closed between shots.

Bang - S3-E7

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Carolyn shoots Lynette, Lynette is wearing high heels when she is originally shot. But when Lynette falls into Art's arms, she is wearing shoes without heels.

Suspicious Minds - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Bree gets out of the golf cart to see Rex on the field, she is carrying a pot of urine in her left hand, but in the next shot, of her upper torso and face, her left hand is clutching the strap of her handbag and the pot is now in her right hand.

TBA - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: Season 2, Episode 17: "Could I Leave You?" - When Mr. Beale throws a pencil into his mug, the pencil can be seen on his desk in the shot immediately afterwards.

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Silly People - S2-E14

Continuity mistake: While Betty Applewhite is talking to Bree about her son Caleb, the amount of wine in Bree's glass changes constantly throughout the scene without her ever touching the glass.

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It Takes Two - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: While preparing for Bree's wedding, Susan is seen wearing full hair curlers for the entire day, yet on the day of the wedding, her hair is straight without a single curl.

Rose's Turn - S5-E20

Other mistake: Carlos carries Lynette to bed when she passes out after falling in the shower. She was obviously very wet all over when it happened, and is still wet afterward, however, his suit is completely dry.

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You Could Drive a Person Crazy - S2-E2

Continuity mistake: When Gabby first goes to visit Carlos in prison, they sit down at a table. Watch Gabby's arms. At one point, she folds her arms, yet in the next shot they are on the table. In the next shot they are folded, and in the one after that they are back on the table.

Guilty - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: As Susan tries to get the dog to help the second time you can see the towel Susan tried to use to get the dog to help her. The shot then shows Susan and the towel has disappeared. After a quick shot of the dog it cuts back to Susan and the towel has reappeared.

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Bargaining - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When Juanita rushes down the stairs and goes outside the door, you can see that Gaby is holding a plate of leftover food in her left hand, but in the next shot the plate has suddenly changed into a bowl.

Bree Van De Kamp: It's the age-old question, isn't it? How much do we really want to know about our neighbours?

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Season 8 generally

Question: If Ramon Sanchez (Gabby's stepfather) lived in Oklahoma City and was reported missing by his wife who also lived in Oklahoma City, why would Chuck, who lives a plane ride away in Fairview, be investigating the case?

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Answer: He was investigating the lead not the case.

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