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Hank Azaria, voice for many of the characters on the Simpsons, said in an interview with Conan O'Brien that most of his voices were just bad celebrity impressions. Moe Syzlak is Al Pacino, Louie the cop is Sylvester Stalone, and Comic Book Guy is someone he went to college with who had a personality much like comic book guys. With other characters who Azaria doesn't do are also celebrity impressions. For example, Mayor Quimby is JFK. See more...

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The Simpsons (1989) - 118 other errors in entire show

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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When Maggie goes through the checkout at the beginning, Marge's trolley is grey and has a red handle. But in the next shot, when Maggie pops out of the bag, the trolley has no red handle, and is a turquoise colour.

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The Simpson's Christmas Special: Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (season 1, episode 1)

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When Marge is speaking on the phone to her sisters, her sisters say something that sounds like they said that Homer is ugly. Marge then puts down the phone wire that she was curling round her finger. It is easier to see this when you are using DVD, because then you can go into slow-motion, but you can temporarily see that the phone wire disappears when Marge puts it down. It is at the very end of an early scene, because as soon as this happens it changes to another scene.

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Homer's Odyssey (season 1, episode 3)

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During the first ten minutes when the twins are explaining to Bart what incompetence means, one of the twins' body disappears, showing a floating head and hair.

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In this episode, Smithers' skin is brown, however in future episodes, his skin is yellow.

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There's No Disgrace Like Home (season 1, episode 4)

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When Homer is at Moe's, there is a boxing match happening on TV. There is a bald guy who is getting considerably battered by the opponent and gets knocked out, and then for some absurd reason he is victoriously standing as if he had won.

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The Call of the Simpsons (season 1, episode 7)

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The scientist who describes Homer as a brilliant beast seems to have some of his hair magically floating above his ear - it's not connected to his head, yet it moves alongside his head.

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The Crepes of Wrath (season 1, episode 11)

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After Ugolin (one of the French men looking after Bart) has taken Bart to the Chateau Maison, Cesar and Ugolin speak. (they aren't visible in this shot) Ugolin says "Escape is impossible", but the subtitles say that Cesar says it and vice versa for when Cesar actually speaks.

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Krusty Gets Busted (season 1, episode 12)

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Apu already knew Homer because in the flashback episode, Homer's barbershop quartet, they were in a band. However, in the scene where Homer enters the Quick-E-Mart, Apu refers to Homer as steady customer as if he didn't know him.

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Bart Gets An F (season 2, episode 1)

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When Bart enters the school bus at the day of history test, we see close-up of his "Early American History" book open about in the middle, on the page saying "Chapter 1".

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Bart vs. Thanksgiving (season 2, episode 7)

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In the DVD booklet, two errors are made for this episode. The booklet says Homer accuses Bart of ruining Thanksgiving and Bart was jealous of Lisa's centre piece. These are both incorrect: First, it wasn't Homer who accused Bart of ruining Thanksgiving, it was Marge who accused Bart of ruining Thanksgiving and second, at no point throughout the episode was Bart ever jealous of Lisa's centre piece.

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Bart the Daredevil (season 2, episode 8)

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After the boxing match, the boys start "boo-ing" to the TV, and for a few frames Lewis goes from black to yellow, then to black, causing a flashing effect.

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Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment (season 2, episode 13)

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When Homer is imagining being locked in the jail cell and he turns around to find he is in his own home, he turns to look at his family. There is a close up shot of his terrified face, and the people in the background watching the game (I think it might be Lenny & Karl)have no eyes. The rest of their face is fine, but their eyes are missing.

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Old Money (season 2, episode 17)

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In the scene where Lionel Hutz hands over the $106 check, Abe Simpson's room number is 18. After Abe called Homer, the manager of the Retirement Castle comes in. The number 18 has now disappeared.

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Stark Raving Dad (season 3, episode 1)

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There are two mistakes when Bart calls the Krusty Hotline: 1, The cereal box says the phone number is '1-909-O-U-KLOWN.' Bart presses eight buttons on the phone. 2, as he is dialing, you can HEAR seven buttons being pressed.

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Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (season 3, episode 2)

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The first time we see all three children staring at the TV, the interior of the Simpson house seems different.

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When Flanders Failed (season 3, episode 3)

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When Homer discovers that the Leftorium is going out of business, there is a sign that says 'Coming Soon: Gum for Less' beside the store. Later on, though, Ned says the new store is becoming 'Libertarian Party Headquarters.'

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When Rod and Todd Flanders are roasting marshmallows in the car, Todd's marshmallow was the only one above the lighter, even though both of them have turned black.

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At the end, you can briefly see Dr. Marvin Monroe. The cigar he is holding instantly changes from white to brown.

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Bart the Murderer (season 3, episode 4)

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When we first see the papers on top of Skinner, the jar of preserves is not visible anywhere. It is beside him in the next shot.

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When the wheel falls off Bart's skateboard, in the shot where he curves left sharply, you don't see the school in the background. How could he be at the social club if he just left school?

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