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The Simpsons (1989) - 221 major mistakes

Directed by Matt Groening, starring Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Kelsey Grammer, Nancy Cartwright, Phil Hartman, Yeardley Smith (add more)

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The Parent Rap (season 13, episode 2)

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Deliberate "mistake": When Judge Harm snaps her flashlight in half it's still lit.

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Diatribe of a Mad Housewife (season 15, episode 10)

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Continuity: During the "performance" at the end of Marge's book, "Ned" is skewered by a harpoon and falls off the cliff. When "Homer" walks up to the cliff edge you can no longer see the rope trailing from the end of the harpoon. However, moments later he gets his leg caught up in it and is pulled over himself.

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Tree House of Horror VI (season 7, episode 6)

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Continuity: In the 'Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace' segment, in Bart's dream you see a shadow of what looks like someone with four knife-fingers. Then when we see who it is, it is Willie holding a rake. But the rake has five tines, not four, so the shadow is wrong.

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Continuity: In the 'Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace' segment, in Martin's dream, Willie emerges from the blackboard with a rake which has a wooden handle. When the shot changes the rake handle has changed to being metal.

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Children of a Lesser Clod (season 12, episode 20)

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Continuity: When Bart and Lisa are trying to win back Homer's affection they are sitting on the top of the stairs and push the skateboard with the present on it down the stairs. In the next shot it rolls into Homer's legs yet it would be impossible as he was standing in the main living room which is to the right of the stairs. Pushing the present down the stairs it would go straight into the front door.

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Realty Bites (season 9, episode 9)

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Continuity: In the scene where the real estate team learn that Marge has sold the murder house, Marge is wearing a red blazer but in the next shot which faces Marge's back the blazer is missing.

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Eight Misbehavin' (season 11, episode 7)

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Continuity: In the scene after Homer and Apu rescues the babies, Maggie is first seen wearing a bow. Then, when she's next seen, it's gone. When we see her one more time, the bow is back.

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Burns' Heir (season 5, episode 18)

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Continuity: The doughnut Homer later picks up isn't by the door when Lenny walks into Mr Burns' office, and we never see anyone put it there.

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The Canine Mutiny (season 8, episode 20)

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Continuity: When Santa's Little Helper is taken away by the Repo Men, the van's back bumper is first seen to have no number plate. When the van drives off, there is a number plate.

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Homer the Moe (season 13, episode 3)

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Continuity: When Moe picks up the "Malaysian Beer" and says how good it is, you then see a shot of Homer talking, then when Moe has put down the beer, it's a Duff.

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Homer's Enemy (season 8, episode 23)

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Continuity: In the cafeteria at the power plant, in the wide shot the clock on the wall is on 9.00, but closer up it's showing 10.35.

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Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (season 10, episode 12)

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Continuity: When Homer tells Lisa who is going with him to the Super Bowl, he says Comic Book Guy is going. In the shot showing the people lining up, Comic Book Guy is not there. He then appears on the bus later on.

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Bart After Dark (season 8, episode 5)

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Continuity: When Marge arrives after the song, Flanders and Lovejoy are talking to her, and behind them you can see a crowd of people. The crowd then disappears in one shot, only to reappear a shot later.

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Lisa the Vegetarian (season 7, episode 5)

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Continuity: When Lisa is first seen petting the baby lamb, she is next to the fence with hay beside her. In the next shot, she's far away from the fence and there's no hay anywhere.

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Continuity: After Homer prepares the BBQ he holds out the steak and holds it back in as Lisa speaks. When the shot changes he's holding it out again, and the pile of meat behind him is smaller and has moved slightly under the window.

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Continuity: During dinner Marge has no glass to her right. When she says 'Why thank you Homie' a glass has appeared next to her.

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Continuity: Lisa places her Gaspacho on the house end of the table but in a following shot it's at the other end when the dog is drinking it.

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Much Apu About Nothing (season 7, episode 23)

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Continuity: Willy jumps in and shakes his fists at the children and Skinner who are in a circle around him. Uta has now disappeared from the circle and cannot be seen anywhere when he was there just seconds before.

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Continuity: When Kerney buys the beer, the shot of the ice cream sandwiches melting in his arm pits shows that the 'Duff' writing on the crate of beer is thinner than previously seen.

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Lisa's First Word (season 4, episode 10)

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Audio problem: Just after Homer says "About 3 Weeks" in reply to Bart's question about how long Grandpa lived with them, the family all start laughing. However, the second time Homer laughs, his mouth doesn't move.

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