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Continuity mistake: In the episode where Fiona is being harassed by Craig's wife, she's talking to Debbie about having a "birthday party." Debbie says her birthday is in October. In episode 4-8 when Debbie is looking at her losing virginity calendar, her birthday is marked as being in July. And fast forward to season 7 when Monica returns and gets Franny back. She says she hasn't been that happy since the summer Debbie was born, to which Debbie replies that her birthday is in December.

Parenthood - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: After Fiona's return back home from the club where she's worked as a waitress, the blackish strips on her cheeks turn from partially rubbed off (justified by her wiping the tears) to perfectly fine a moment later, then change several more times during her discussion with Lip. (00:38:35 - 00:39:35)

Wanderer

Swipe, Fuck, Leave - S7-E2

Continuity mistake: When Frank and Liam are sitting at the bar in the Alibi, Frank orders 2 cokes. When Lip changes his mind about drinking a beer, he gets up to talk to Liam. The camera shows 2 cokes sitting on the bar. When the camera changes angles the cokes are gone. The camera changes back to the same angle and Veronica is handing them the cokes.

A Great Cause - S2-E10

Continuity mistake: When Monica and Frank are driving in the car with Liam, the Crawford Power Plant can be seen just behind the car. At this point, they have crossed the Stevenson Expressway and they are heading south down Pulaski. However, in the scene where they stop the car and argue, as Monica drives away, the Crawford Power Plant can be seen on the left, right ahead of them. (00:13:40 - 00:14:50)

Fernando Casillas

Crazy Love - S5-E6

Continuity mistake: Liam is carrying Frank's shoe in the scene after running away, but he does not find the shoe until he leaves the jockey in a later scene. (00:22:32 - 00:25:31)

Paradise Lost - S6-E10

Continuity mistake: Kev hands a beer with lots of foam at the top to a customer at the alibi, then the shot cuts to the beer having no foam, then back to the beer having foam again.

'Gallavich!' - S10-E12

Continuity mistake: When he is handcuffed, Mickey mentioned his dad dumping them on Family Services for a year. However, in the third season Lip said Mandy had "miraculously" never been in the system.

Slaughter - S11-E5

Continuity mistake: A call comes through the police dispatch radio of a kid stealing from a liquor store and the address of the store is broadcasted as "44100 Western Ave", but when Carl and the lady cop enter the liquor store from the outside, the address above the store reads "2420."

Where's My Meth? - S8-E2

Continuity mistake: The tattoo of Monica on Iam's shoulder has bobs on the back left side of his shoulder. Later in the same episode it shows the tattoo on the right side of his shoulder. (00:35:00 - 00:42:00)

Black-Haired Ginger - S9-E5

Continuity mistake: Lip leaves the house to go for a run after he can't find a clean coffee mug. In the sink are a lot of dirty dishes. Later in the episode Fiona comes home first and then Lip. Suddenly there are no dirty dishes. Nobody was home to do them.

manthabeat

Strangers on a Train - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: When Debbie is in her room crying about Matty, Fiona comes to the door. Debbie gets up to open the door with nothing in her hands. As she returns to the bed, she's holding a pillow.

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Drugs Actually - S5-E11

Question: The Army says Ian could serve 5 years in prison for going AWOL. Given that he fraudulently enlisted at the age of 17, could they actually charge him with going AWOL when he wasn't legally allowed to serve in the military in the first place?

Phaneron

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