Question: Hank bears no resemblance to his father, but strongly resembles his mother. Bobby bears no resemblance to Hank (or seemingly Peggy), but bears a strong resemblance to Hank's father. Is it actually possible for a person to bear such a strong resemblance to one of their Grandparents if they are only getting half their genes from that Grandparent's child and that child bears no resemblance to that particular parent?
Phaneron
8th Jan 2020
King of the Hill (1997)
Chosen answer: The short answer is "yes", it is possible to resemble your Grandparent even if your parent doesn't resemble your Grandparent. The old adage is "it's not like mixing paint", meaning combining genes doesn't always get the same result. It's why full siblings don't always look exactly alike even though they have the same genetic makeup. I look next to nothing like my paternal grandmother but I have a child that greatly resembles her.
Is it a mistake then that Hank's Japanese half-brother strongly resembles him, and by extension Hank's mother, or is that still a small possibility?
Sort of. These are animated characters, and the style of animation isn't particularly detailed. The resemblance between the two is played up for laughs. But there are plenty of real life examples of people that aren't related at all but greatly resemble one another. Famous examples are Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Javier Bardem, or Will Ferrell and Chad Smith.
3rd Jan 2020
The Simpsons (1989)
3rd Jan 2020
The Simpsons (1989)
3rd Jan 2020
The Simpsons (1989)
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder - S11-E6
Lenny: Hey Homer, that's four strikes in a row. You've got a perfect game goin'.
Homer: Really?
Carl: Careful what you say, Lenny. You'll jinx it.
Lenny: Alright, sorry. Miss. Miss! Sorry, I was callin' the waitress. Uh, this split you sold me is makin' me choke.
Homer: Lenny!
Lenny: What? I paid $7.10 for this split.
Carl: Will you at least call it a banana split, you dumb-wad!?
Lenny: Hey, spare me your gutter mouth!
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Partners in Danger Chapter 6: The Awakening - S4-E6
Continuity mistake: When Morbius is battling Spider-Man and Black Cat on the rooftop, his red eyes are colored white in a couple of shots.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Sins of the Fathers Chapter 13: Goblin Wars - S3-E13
Revealing mistake: Several shots of the Green Goblin are recycled from the earlier episode "Enter the Green Goblin," with some of them being used multiple times in this episode.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Sins of the Fathers Chapter 8: The Ultimate Slayer - S3-E8
Other mistake: When Kingpin is berating Smythe over his failure to kill Spider-Man, the camera footage Kingpin is showing of Spider-Man is merely clips from previous episodes.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Factual error: Several episodes depict the moon in the night sky as being far too large.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Partners in Danger Chapter 4: Return of Kraven - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Kraven is climbing the cage, it briefly changes color from silver to red.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Partners in Danger Chapter 5: Partners - S4-E5
Other mistake: When baby Silvermane is secured to the platform, his arms are long enough to reach inside the restraints. Considering he is physically a baby, the mistake is that the animators either goofed and drew him to be a little older, or that his arms are disproportionately long.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Sins of the Fathers Chapter 8: The Ultimate Slayer - S3-E8
Factual error: Despite being a paraplegic, when Smythe is about to be lowered into the vat of chemicals, his legs are pretty toned and muscular. The show implies that Smythe had been wheelchair-bound for a long time, so even if he had muscular legs prior to his paralysis, the muscles would have atrophied.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Partners in Danger Chapter 5: Partners - S4-E5
Continuity mistake: When Smythe is discussing his plan with the Silvermanes, his yellow eyes are blue in one shot.
2nd Jan 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Partners in Danger Chapter 5: Partners - S4-E5
Audio problem: When Vulture asks Scorpion to turn the TV back on, his mouth isn't moving.
28th Dec 2019
Tom and Huck (1995)
Plot hole: When Injun Joe is about to kill Huck, Tom takes notice of the chest full of gold coins and then empties the chest out (offscreen) because it was too heavy for him to lift, and then tricks Injun Joe into trying to retrieve the empty chest, resulting in Injun Joe falling to his death. The amount of time that passes between Tom glancing at the chest and then tricking Injun Joe before he can kill Huck is roughly 5 seconds. There's no way Tom could have emptied out of the chest in that little amount of time if the chest was too heavy for him to lift in the first place, especially without making a sound.
28th Dec 2019
Willow (1988)
Revealing mistake: Whenever Rool and Franjean have been blue-screened into the movie, the ground does not react to their movements. This is particularly noticeable when they are standing by the base of a tree, surrounded with dirt and pebbles, and when the entire group of brownies are dragging Willow and Meegosh through the dirt.
28th Dec 2019
Spider-Man (1994)
Sins of the Fathers Chapter 3: Attack of the Octobot - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: When Doc Ock is being taken away in handcuffs at the end of the episode, his mechanical arms are missing. The arms were fused to his spine, so the police couldn't have confiscated them.
28th Dec 2019
Three Musketeers (1993)
Question: If Countess de Winter's fleur-de-lis brand is on her left shoulder, how did she manage to keep it hidden from Athos during their entire marriage? Were they never intimate?
Chosen answer: They were most likely intimate, but until modern times, it was typical for men and woman to always maintain their modesty by never being completely nude in front of someone, even their spouse. The Countess was probably always partially clothed whenever they were intimate. Marital relations were usually confined to the bedroom, in the dark, and after retiring for the night. Aristocratic women also dressed privately, assisted by a lady's maid. At one time, people even bathed while partially clothed. The Countess may also have used some cosmetic treatment to help cover the brand.
28th Dec 2019
King of the Hill (1997)
Bills are Made to be Broken - S4-E3
Continuity mistake: When Hank and Bill are sitting on the hood of Bill's car and talking, one shot of the football field shows it to only be about 70 yards long between the end zones.
28th Dec 2019
Spider-Man (1994)
Sins of the Fathers Chapter 3: Attack of the Octobot - S3-E3
Continuity mistake: When Doc Ock is about to unmask Spider-Man in his lab, there is a brief shot of Doc Ock standing under a night sky. This is from their rooftop battle in the previous scene/episode.
28th Dec 2019
Spider-Man (1994)
Sins of the Fathers Chapter 3: Attack of the Octobot - S3-E3
Factual error: When Spider-Man and Doc Ock are talking in the lab, at one point, a shot of Doc Ock's face shows Spider-Man reflected in each side of his sunglasses. However, Doc Ock's glasses have a singular lens, and the straight angle of Spider-Man's reflections suggest that the glasses are in no way curved, so Spider-Man should only be reflected in them once.
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Answer: It's also said genetics plays a part here. You can look like an ancestor more than a parent. I myself look nothing like either of mine nor do any of my 3 siblings: older brother, older sister, younger sister.
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