App Development and Condiments - S5-E8
Continuity mistake: There is a gavel with its handle facing inwards toward the table, facing away from Jeff. When the app developers begin their pitch, the handle of the gavel is now facing towards Jeff. (00:01:00)
Analysis of Cork-Based Networking - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: Abed opens his locker to reveal Britta's spoiler sheet. It rolls open but it doesn't fold open to see what it says exactly, but two shots later it is now open fully. (00:05:30)
Analysis of Cork-Based Networking - S5-E6
Continuity mistake: As Professor Hickey is waiting on the janitor to finish his meal, he looks away towards the hallway. After the janitor speaks, the camera cuts and he is now looking directly at him. (00:03:05)
Audio problem: Troy asks if he can be a surprise witness, and then says "Wait." We hear him say this, but don't see him open his mouth to say it. (00:19:10)
Audio problem: Before Abed returns to the dance, he says to Rachel "Okay, bye, " and even though it is in a profile, his mouth movements don't match the words as it looks like he says more than that. (00:14:55)
Economics of Marine Biology - S4-E7
Continuity mistake: A barber is adjusting Jeff's collar when Pierce begins to talk about the country clubs he belongs to. In the next shot, there are no hands touching Jeff's collar and in the shot after that, his collar is completely covered by the barber's cape, with no barber behind him anymore. (00:20:30)
Economics of Marine Biology - S4-E7
Audio problem: After Abed's fraternity runs loose, making Archie spill soda on his shoes, he expresses his dismay loudly, with commotion of the frat still being heard. Suddenly there is a very noticeable and abrupt audio cut right when Annie says her next line. (00:10:45)
Economics of Marine Biology - S4-E7
Audio problem: Coach Chapman makes his way up to the white board to introduce himself and the class topic. We hear him say "Welcome to P.E.E." but his mouth doesn't open at all.
Alternative History of the German Invasion - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: During the podcast scene at the credits, Karl is gripping a trident with both hands. After asking if it was an apology, the camera cuts to Abed and he is now holding it with only one hand. (00:20:50)
Alternative History of the German Invasion - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: Reinhold and his two friends are walking out of the administration building around the study group. Reinhold makes it out of the door with his two buddies close behind. In the next shot, they have all suddenly exited the room.
Conventions of Space and Time - S4-E3
Continuity mistake: Annie splashes Jeff in the face with a drink and she asks for two more, with Jeff still having water dripping on his face. He shouts "enough!" and suddenly his face is much drier in the next shot.
Continuity mistake: Britta points out that Pierce keeps his dad's bow tie on his night stand. A few moments later, after Jeff finishes opening up and walks away, the bow tie on the night stand has disappeared.
Introduction to Finality - S3-E22
Continuity mistake: After Alan tells Jeff that he turned him in to the state bar, he gets up and Jeff thanks him. Two quick shots later he is impossibly close to the door.
The First Chang Dynasty - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: Troy and Britta are spying on the school behind a hedge through binoculars. When Annie pops up, Troy sets them down. As the camera cuts between Britta and Annie to Troy, the binoculars disappear and reappear.
Course Listing Unavailable - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: As Jeff makes his way to the podium to say a few words about Star-Burns, Pierce is sitting next to him with his hands on a table. Light applause breaks out and in the next shot, Pierce's hands are raised up near his face as he's about to clap.
Course Listing Unavailable - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When Jeff begins crying with his head down on his text book, Britta attempts to comfort him. She touches his hand and he swats it away, but in the next shot his hand is gripping the pages of his textbook.
Virtual Systems Analysis - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Annie is talking to Abed in the study room, next to Troy and Britta, the Dean's "Puttin' On The Ritz" cane is leaning against some books, towards the right. When the Dean comes back in to claim it, it is leaning towards the left.
Audio problem: Jeff summons Abed and Troy to meet together, saying "this has to stop," to which Abed replies "tell him." But the audio was cut abruptly at the start of his sentence and we can only hear "ell him."
App Development and Condiments - S5-E8
Continuity mistake: Professor Hickey is rolling up a newspaper in front of him, when the camera cuts away and then back, it is flat against the table. (00:02:00)
Digital Exploration of Interior Design - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: Britta sets down her copy of 1984 and her pen, which is angled with the end pointing away from the book. Two cuts later, the pen is now parallel with the book, without Britta ever touching it.
Answer: His attempt to "kill" Jeff was to roll at him as an iPad on a stick. He knew it wouldn't work, but it played to the story that he was a killer as he knew Jeff would tell people about it, or attempt to retaliate for it.