Continuity mistake: When Jimmy is talking about Christopher Reeve and Superman while the boys are on the ground playing with toy cars, Stan looks up at Jimmy and says 'Yeah that's nice guys. Were going to stay out of this one.' When the camera cuts to another angle, Stan's head is in a different position.
Continuity mistake: When Randy is giving his second speech in public about the economy, he has his one fist raised, then instantly it is by his side as he turns to walk off. (00:07:30)
Continuity mistake: When the agents are taking Gerald below the bridge to meet with Hillary Clinton, in the angle where Gerald says that he was set up and is not Skanthunt42, the agents grab hold of him and make their way under the bridge. As the shot ends, Gerald and the agents are about to go under the bridge, but in the next shot, they are suddenly further away from the area under the bridge. The shot cuts again and they are suddenly directly under the bridge.
With Apologies to Jesse Jackson - S11-E1
Continuity mistake: When Randy is walking down the street after leaving the comedy club, there are no lines on the pavement from the side shot, However when we see him front on, there is. Snow also appears. (00:09:20)
Continuity mistake: In the very beginning, Butters walks in after Cartman, Kyle and Stan talk about replacing him. Butters and Cartman sit down and talk. Firstly, pay attention to the 'Cow Day' banner behind Cartman. After the camera goes from Cartman talking to Butters then back to Cartman, a letter S is now on the banner. It now reads 'Cow Days.' During the same sequence, look behind Butters. You can see Peter Panda on what looks like a toy box. After a few cuts from Cartman to Butters, now all of a sudden, Clyde Frog is next to Peter Panda on the box.
A Very Crappy Christmas - S4-E17
Continuity mistake: When Kyle tells Mr. Hankey and his family about the $300 he got for the animated Christmas card, the olive stick in the wife's martini glass is facing to the right. When she says to Mr. Hankey "That's not the only thing we've got to get working again if you know what I mean", the olive stick in the martini glass is now facing to the left. The olive stick then returns to facing to the right for the remainder of the scene. (00:07:50)
Insecurity - S16-E10
Continuity mistake: Cartman walks into his house and can't remember the code to turn off the alarm, so he gets a call from the security company. When the man on the phone introduces himself, the clock on the wall to the right of shot reads 2:02, then the time changes to 12:37, then back to 2:02 again.
Continuity mistake: The level of beer in people's glasses never changes. (00:11:35)
Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina - S9-E1
Continuity mistake: In the doctor's office, Kyle's facial expression changes completely and instantly. (00:07:30)
Continuity mistake: In the opening the boys get on the school bus. Stan is on the fifth row, Cartman is on the sixth row, Kyle is on the seventh row and Kenny is on the eighth row and there are another two rows behind them. But in the shot after Cartman says "Ample parking day and night! People shouting howdy neighbor!", Kenny is now on the back row. (00:00:10)
Answer: Essentially Stan was trying to return the blender that his dad, Randy, had bought because he knew his parents couldn't afford the extra debt. The blender, which represented mortgage-backed securities, had been bought on payment plan, meaning Randy had to make monthly payments, with interest, on something that wasn't essential. The episode represented the recession that was occurring at the time, including the housing bubble and mortgage crisis going on, so there's a lot going on. However, the payment plan (which is to say the debt) had been sold to another company by the store that sold Randy the blender. (To explain why, because of the recession, the store needed cash on hand, and they would only be getting a little money each month, if Randy paid his bill. So the store sells the debt to a company who gives the store the money upfront. Think of the J.G. Wentworth commercials, "I have a structured settlement, but I need cash now".) Because the store sold the debt, in ridiculous fashion, Stan had to return the blender to the company that bought the debt, although they too sold the debt to another company. Finally he gets to the U.S. treasury who tells him his blender is worth $90 trillion (again a ridiculous exaggeration) meaning that the debt owed is greater than the product is worth and to deride the way government agencies set up their budgets (which requires much more complex economic lessons). Kyle's whole point was people shouldn't fear the economy or see it as a vengeful being, but continue to spend and live as they normally do. Economically speaking, not spending money during a recession creates a longer lasting recession, and to solve a recession, people should spend money, although people and businesses shouldn't acquire debt during a recession because interest rates are higher. But on a personal level, individuals are fearful of losing their jobs during a recession, so they save money in case that should happen. But again, this is complex economics lesson.
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