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Roger Codger - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When Francine is telling the kids heaven isn't real the brown chair normally seen isn't there. But in the close up shot of her, the top of the brown chair can be seen behind her. It's gone in the next shot though.

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Homeland Insecurity - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Francine says she used to be friends with everyone in the block, there is a cutaway of a previous neighbor couple called the McLearys. After the cutaway, keep an eye on Francine's coffee mug. The mug keeps changing position on the table between shots. (00:02:10)

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All About Steve - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: At the convention when we first see Roger and Hayley, they pass a booth that says Costume contest registration. There is also a few people around, a poster and a movable wall. The very next shot is more of a close up of the two and the background has changed dramatically. There is now about 4-5 different stalls behind them and no sign of the previous one or the poster and wall.

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Pilot - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Francine is placing a breakfast plate on the table, the arrow on the fridge's temperature dial is pointed to the middle of the yellow. Two shots later, the arrow is pointed to edge of the blue and yellow. (00:00:50)

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Pilot - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: In the pilot episode, during the breakfast scene, there are five donuts in the box in front of Roger before his chair breaks. When he takes one from the box, there are eight. When Francine takes his donut away, there are five in the box again. (00:03:20 - 00:03:50)

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Roger Codger - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: During Francine and Hayley's conversation with Father Donovan, Donovan's phone is directly in front of him. When Francine says "Roger was good", the phone has suddenly moved closer to the golf clubs. (00:08:50 - 00:09:30)

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Roger Codger - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Roger oozes gunge on the couch. Some of the gunge goes on the blanket on top of the couch, but when Stan flips the couch cushion, the gunge from the blanket suddenly disappears. (00:03:25)

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Roger Codger - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Just as Bullock rings the doorbell, Roger oozes gunge from the left side and right side of his torso. The gunge from the right side goes on the couch and the left side goes off screen in a direction towards the door. Yet when Stan answers the door, no gunge is visible on the floor anywhere. (00:03:25)

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Roger Codger - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Steve, Hayley and Francine all stand next to the door when Bullock arrives. They are all standing right next to the door in the shot where Stan adjusts their clothes. But they suddenly move a couple feet away from the door in the following shot where Stan opens the door. (00:03:45)

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A Smith in the Hand - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: After Steve accidentally jabs the wood burner into Stan's penis, he screams and a avalanche occurs. Then when Stan screams a second time due to putting the cream on his penis, the avalanche happens again but the same amount of snow is on the mountain even after a load already fell off it. (00:06:40 - 00:07:30)

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Roger Codger - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When the bus driver finds Roger, the Dignity Towers Retirement Home bus is only a few feet away from them. But in the shot where Roger says "How do I get home? How do I get home?", there was no sign of any bus for many many meters. As if the bus just appeared out of nowhere. (00:09:45)

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Vision: Impossible - S9-E9

Continuity mistake: Steve receives a Rowflux and five containers of protein powder. He takes one of the containers leaving only four still on the floor. In a subsequent scene, Steve is still holding the container but now five containers can be seen behind him, giving him six containers altogether.

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Stannie Get Your Gun - S1-E15

Francine: The point is, there was a time when you two weren't always fighting.
Hayley: That was before I knew dad was a gun toting maniac.
Stan: Beatnik.
Hayley: Warmonger.
Stan: Chupacabra.
Hayley: I'm the mexican Bigfoot?
Stan: You heard her. She admitted it.

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Weiner of Our Discontent - S4-E18

Trivia: Roger has various weird objects stored up in the attic some used as furniture for his own means. One which contains the address to Roger's spaceship, which is hidden away in storage as shown in this episode.

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Chosen answer: The Beat.

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