Best family movie mistakes of 1949

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Bowery Bugs picture

Continuity mistake: When the old man asks Bugs why Steve Brody jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, the position of Bugs' carrot on the plaque changes between shots.

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Wise Quackers picture

Continuity mistake: When Daffy has finished performing his operations act on Elmer, you can that the left side of Elmer's face and his nose are bandaged, but when we see him sharpening his axe in the next shot, the bandages have disappeared.

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Out-Foxed picture

Continuity mistake: After Reginald Fox ties up the dog in the bag, his monocle is on his left eye, but when he answers the door in the next shot, the monocle is now on his right eye.

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For Scent-imental Reasons picture

Continuity mistake: When the perfume shop seller throws the cat into the perfume shop to lure Pepe Le Pew out, you can see the front door has moulding on it, but in the next shot the door is plain.

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Ragtime Bear picture

Continuity mistake: In this first Mr. Magoo animated short, Waldo is playing a four-string banjo. Throughout the cartoon, the number of strings keeps changing. Sometimes there are three and sometimes there are only two.

Steven Lee

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Donald's Happy Birthday picture

Continuity mistake: When one of Donald's nephews sees a box of cigars in the book he is looking at, you can see that above the box it reads "Smello Cigars." But when we see a close up of the page in the next shot, it now reads "La Smello Panatellas."

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All in a Nutshell picture

Continuity mistake: When Chip and Dale fall out of the tree after Donald had drilled in a hole in it to get some nuts, Dale lands on the ground and you can see there is nothing on the bottom of the tree. But when we see Dale just a few seconds later, he is now sitting next to the tree and grass has suddenly appeared.

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Honey Harvester picture

Continuity mistake: When the bee sees Donald's eyes in front of him, you can see there is nothing behind him on the table he is walking on, but in the next shot a wooden box appears out of nowhere.

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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad picture

Other mistake: Just as Ichabod Crane places his coat across a small stream of muddy water so Katrina can cross, Brom Bones rides his horse through the water, creating a large splash. Ichabod winds up covered with mud and sitting in the water. Brom scoops up Katrina and rides off with her. There is not a speck of mud or water on her, on Brom or on the horse.

Steven Lee

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Frigid Hare picture

Continuity mistake: When the penguin cries after Bugs threatens him towards the end of the short, ice cubes fall from the penguin's eyes. When Bugs asks the penguin what is he going to do with only four days' vacation left, we return to the penguin, and the ice cubes have disappeared.

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Awful Orphan picture

Continuity mistake: When the delivery man comes to the door with Porky's canary (Charlie Dog), the front door handle has a keyhole with it, but when Porky throws Charlie out of the house, there is no keyhole.

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Often an Orphan picture

Continuity mistake: After Porky ties up the mailbag with Charlie Dog in it, he is holding the bag vertically, and puts the label "to Scotland" on it. When Porky goes in the house, Charlie is standing by the bag which is lying horizontally, and the label is affixed differently.

Movie Nut

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Love That Pup picture

Continuity mistake: When Spike grabs Tom's whiskers and threatens him, the background behind them changes from a fence to blue sky between shots.

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