Factual error: Peg says she did the taxes and claimed 23 children. First of all, you can't. Max number of dependents is 2-3, and second you have to have birthdates and social security numbers for everyone. You can't just write whatever you want and send it to the IRS. And it's a joint return yet Peg says she didn't sign her name. You have to. So in reality, she would get in trouble too since she actually lied on the tax return.
Amy Emerick Tice
12th Feb 2024
Married... with Children (1987)
6th Dec 2023
Married... with Children (1987)
You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (2) - S4-E17
Factual error: Bud and Kelly wouldn't be allowed to go in a casino in Vegas because they are both under 21.
14th Sep 2023
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Factual error: Vomit is a very poor source of DNA. Yet Cassie narrowed it down to Justin. The restaurant he ate at and what he ate.
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Suggested correction: Overly convenient to the plot, but well within the capabilities of forensic science. Certainly, what he ate was obvious, and that, along with time and distance constraints, could narrow it down to a single restaurant. Vomit is a poor source of DNA, but it has yielded definitive results in real-life cases. More a case of good luck than factual error.
28th Jan 2023
Family Guy (1999)
Factual error: Peter is posing as a blow up sex doll. The tester picks him up like he doesn't weigh anything. Not possible.
25th Oct 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Factual error: As soon as Lois and Peter board the ship it starts moving. This does not happen in reality.
4th Oct 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Factual error: There's no way for the Griffins to climb clear to the top of Mt Everest. It takes months to prepare for that and oxygen tanks. This episode is one whole factual error. That and it costs 30 grand or more per person.
28th Sep 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Factual error: Quagmire spikes Brooks drink. She takes a drink and immediately passes out. The pill didn't even dissolve let alone get in her system long enough for her to pass out.
8th Jun 2022
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Factual error: Brian touches the oven handle and gets burned. Not possible. Oven door handles do not get hot.
8th Jun 2022
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Factual error: A turkey does not burn and smoke 30 seconds after the oven timer goes off.
20th May 2022
Married... with Children (1987)
Factual error: The sheriff does not come to your house and take your credit cards just because they are maxed out. The only time they would do that is if you stole someone else's card and were using it.
3rd Jan 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Ocean's Three and a Half - S7-E7
Factual error: Bonnie changes Susie and Joes diaper. There's no way Joe wears the same size diaper as Susie.
9th Dec 2021
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Factual error: No airport in the world has runway 44. They are numbered 01 to 36.
31st Oct 2021
Family Guy (1999)
Baby, You Knock Me Out - S9-E5
Factual error: Peter gets a record a message card from Cleveland. He hears a conversation, hears him driving and get pulled over by a cop. Impossible since the card stops recording as soon as you close it.
27th Oct 2021
Halloween II (1981)
Factual error: At the end when Loomis lights the lighter, the room explodes and is engulfed in flames. Loomis would've burned to death quickly yet shows up in part 4 with burns on his face and arm.
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Suggested correction: First, surviving an explosion is unlikely, but not impossible - there are plenty of real-life stories of people surviving fiery blasts. Second, I would argue that it definitely falls firmly under suspension of disbelief, and therefore I don't believe it's a valid mistake. And third, even if it was a valid mistake, this should be a mistake under the "Halloween 4" page, not the "Halloween 2" page.
24th Oct 2021
Married... with Children (1987)
Master the Possibilities - S2-E16
Factual error: Buck may have got a credit card in the mail but Al would've got jail time for credit card fraud considering he signed Buck Bundy on all the receipts.
23rd Oct 2021
Halloween Kills (2021)
Factual error: The morgue is located on the lowest floor of a hospital not on the patient rooms floor. And the blinds on the windows would certainly be closed. In this hospital they are open and people can see dead bodies. Never happen.
22nd Oct 2021
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Factual error: When Tommy is in the phone booth, there's fresh bright red blood on the floor. Since it's from Jamie it would be dark brown by now since it's been there all night.
26th Sep 2021
Married... with Children (1987)
Factual error: Al plants a vegetable garden. 6 weeks later his garden is shown with fully developed vegetables including full stalks of corn. Not possible in a month and a half.
8th Sep 2021
Married... with Children (1987)
Master the Possibilities - S2-E16
Factual error: A credit card company doesn't send random cards to just anyone. One comes for Buck. First of all you need a social security number, proof of income etc. And looking at what Al and Peg bought, it's an unlimited card.
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Suggested correction: Decades ago (including the 1980s when this show aired), credit cards were sometimes sent to almost anyone - or "anything", such as a family's dog. People used to joke about actually getting a credit card for their cats, dogs, infant children, etc. Credit card representatives also went on campuses to lure "unemployed" students into getting credit cards by offering a free gift. They hoped college students would buy what they wanted or needed and parents would bail them out (pay the bills).
Suggested correction: It should be pointed out that credit card companies, especially in the past, do send out random cards (and offers). They buy customer information from stores from various sources, like warranty cards. People who have received credit cards for their pets (which has happened) have often filled out warranty cards with their pets' name but the rest of the information is the person's.
And some of the "less than honest" recipients of unsolicited credit cards were able to use the cards practically immediately, so went on shopping sprees and charged thousands of dollars for whatever they wanted with no intention of paying or being identified. And not all college students had parents that would bail them out, resulting in huge losses. It took a while, but the credit card companies learned from their mistakes and made drastic changes to avoid getting ripped-off in the future.
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