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Susan Mayer: And then he got this Zen look on his face and he said, "you know Susan, most men lead quiet lives of desperation."

Lynette Scavo: Please tell me you punched him.

Susan Mayer: No. I said, "really? And what do most women lead? Lives of noisy fufillment?

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Desperate Housewives (2004) - 38 mistakes in series 1

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Mistake Visible crew/equipment: In one of the episodes, Gabby has her Maserati car taken from her by the repo guy. When he pulls off, the car is towed behind him. Clearly reflected in the metallic paint of the Maserati is the crew, with boom, camera and everything else.

Pilot

Mistake Continuity: When Bree Van De Kamp is first shown with her muffins, we see that the hand towel on the right basket is not in her hand, then when the shot changes it is.

Mistake Continuity: When Bree Van De Kamp is talking to Susan Mayer, when Bree is drinking from her cup we see that her fingers and thumb are both about the rim, yet when the shot changes to behind they're both much lower.

Mistake Continuity: When Lynette comes out of the pool, after getting her boys, she is wearing high heels, but when the shot changes to a distance, she isn't wearing anything on her feet.

Mistake Continuity: When Rex Van De Kamp is at the restaurant, his fork is half way over his napkin then in a later shot it's completely on the napkin.

Mistake Continuity: When Lynette is feeding her baby, we see from behind there is a backpack on her chair then when the shot changes it is not there.

Mistake Continuity: In the restaurant, Bree makes a salad for Rex at the salad bar. It is fairly tall with lots of tomatoes. The salad she gives him is flatter and missing many of the tomatoes.

Ah, But Underneath

Mistake Continuity: When we see Lynette driving her kids, in the first shot we see some red, blue and white decoration in the front of the car to the right, then when the shot changes it's in the centre.

Mistake Continuity: When Mike comes home with the shopping bag, we see that the items in his shopping bag change positions in between the shots when he goes to see Eddie arrive.

Mistake Continuity: When Mike is taking his dog to the vet, we see that Susan's hair is covering her ear in all the shots except the last one when her hair is behind her ear to show that the earring is gone.

Pretty Little Picture

Mistake Continuity: When Julie is leaving we see that she leaves the door open and then it closes with a slight open gap, yet just for one shot the door is completely closed, then it's open again.

Mistake Continuity: When Lynette gives her husband his photo, the position of the photo changes in between shots.

Mistake Continuity: When Gabrielle and Carlos are saying hello to Ashley, the position of her hands change on the ball, from the front to the side to the front again.

Mistake Continuity: When Karl is speaking to Susan whilst she's in the towel, we see in one shot his chin is resting on his palm, then when the shot changes he tilts his head and then moves his fingers to his chin then when the shot changes his chin is resting on his palm again.

Who's that Woman?

Mistake Continuity: When Susan and Mrs.Huber are together in the Supermarket the position of the egg box keeps changing in between shots on the conveyor belt.

Mistake Continuity: When Lynette and Gabrielle are talking to Paul, the boxes Gabrielle are holding change position between shots under her arms.

Mistake Continuity: When Andrew is talking to his mum, Bree, on his bed, we see him put the magazine down, yet in a later shot it is no longer there.

Come in, Stranger

Mistake Continuity: When Bree goes to see Zak, in one shot her hands are intercrossed, then in the next her arms are crossed.

Running to Stand Still

Mistake Continuity: In one shot during the poker scene the baby moniter changes position to the other side of Lynette then back again.

Mistake Visible crew/equipment: When Susan is following Paul in the car she borrowed, we can see the reflection of a crew member on the right hand side of the window.

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