Continuity mistake: When the Iron Giant and Howgarth meet for the second time, they both sit down, and you can see that both the Giants hands are flat on the floor, then the Giant produces the electricity shut off switch from one of his hands even though both his hands were previously empty.
zenee
25th Aug 2009
The Iron Giant (1999)
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Suggested correction: When the Giant crouches down to Hogarth, his right hand is in a fist, and it stays that way as he is sitting down. The switch was absolutely in his hand the whole time.
17th Oct 2003
Dexter's Laboratory (1996)
Plot hole: Didn't Dexter ever notice the giant fire pit in the ant farm?
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Suggested correction: This is more of a question than a mistake. (To be fair, I don't think questions were a feature yet back when this was posted.) No, he didn't. He only noticed the fire pit (and the colosseum) when he was inside the ant farm. It most likely just wasn't visible to him from the outside, or it was too small for him to see it.
26th May 2023
Hey Arnold! (1996)
The High Life / Best Friends - S2-E10
Deliberate mistake: In "The High Life", there is a scene where Stinky submerges his head in a tank of water. He delivers the line, "Gee willickers, it's still ticking", and everyone somehow understands what he is saying with his head underwater.
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Suggested correction: Nobody responds to what Stinky says, so there's no reason to assume that everyone understood him.
23rd Feb 2016
Shrek 2 (2004)
Plot hole: It is apparent that Shrek and Donkey have never traveled to the land of Far Far Away, yet Donkey immediately recognizes the "old Keeblers' place" when he should have no idea where it is or what it looks like.
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Suggested correction: Donkey only thinks it's the "old Keebler's place." Puss in Boots then corrects him and says it's the Fairy Godmother's cottage.
5th Aug 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Audio problem: When Dorothy and the Scarecrow find the apple trees she says, "Oh, look, apples." The overdub is wrong, if you look closely at her mouth when she turns around toward the camera, she's actually not saying anything. (00:39:20)
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Suggested correction: Her mouth does move, and she actually says, "Oh, apples! Oh, look!"
17th Sep 2005
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Audio problem: Inside the Emerald City Dorothy says "Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown?" Both the girl on the left and right reply but you only hear one voice speak. (01:01:35)
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Suggested correction: Only the lady on the right replies.
26th May 2023
Hey Arnold! (1996)
Coach Wittenberg / Four-Eyed Jack - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: Coach Wittenburg's anchor tattoo changes color from red to purple in between shots.
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Suggested correction: No, his tattoo is always red.
3rd Apr 2005
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Visible crew/equipment: When the two boys are in front of the Grinch's front door, a big monster comes out of the front door, scaring them. The boys then jump off the side of the rocks, and a cable attached to them is perfectly visible.
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Suggested correction: I've watched this scene over and over, and there is no cable visible as they jump.
24th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Audio problem: As they all stand at the door to Oz, Dorothy reaches for the knocker and we hear the overdubbed knocking sound before she touches it. (00:58:45)
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Suggested correction: The sound we hear before she starts knocking is of her grabbing the knocker, and it is right on time with when she grabs it. There is no audio mistake.
26th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: As the Wicked Witch throws the hour glass down at them the stone statue on the left of the monkey is shaking. (01:24:45)
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Suggested correction: It's the monkey that is shaking, not the statue.
31st Jan 2019
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Other mistake: When Dorothy's house is falling back to Kansas, just before it lands, there is about a 1 or 2 second shot of what looks like production notes written in blue ink.
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Suggested correction: There are no production notes visible anywhere.
12th Jul 2008
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Procrastination / I'm With Stupid - S2-E19
Continuity mistake: In "Procrastination" when Spongebob is moving back and forth on his chair while writing his essay there is no pencil on the desk, but when he goes back to work on the essay there is.
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Suggested correction: The pencil is sitting to the right of the paper the entire time. It's hard to notice at first, but it's there.
12th Mar 2020
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Plot hole: After being spared, Medieval Sandy announced that she will help in the defeat of medieval Plankton. How did she know what they were planning?
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2nd Mar 2007
Hey Arnold! (1996)
Magic Show / 24 Hours to Live - S1-E18
Audio problem: Helga rides past Arnold in a bus and yells "24 hours until you die!" or something like that. Her mouth never moves- it just stays open in an evil smile.
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Suggested correction: Although it's hard to make out, her mouth is moving when she says that. Also, she says "23 hours until you die!" not 24.
10th Mar 2007
Hey Arnold! (1996)
Arnold's Thanksgiving - S3-E14
Continuity mistake: When Joey is shown in close-up, his missing tooth looks like it's there but it's covered with something black and his missing tooth keeps reappearing and disappearing in the last scenes.
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Suggested correction: Joey never appears in this episode.
26th Dec 2003
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Plot hole: When the Gales' house lands in Munchkinland, Dorothy picks up Toto and glances around the house. She looks right out the window. Wouldn't she have noticed that she wasn't in Kansas then, before she got to the door? (00:19:05)
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26th Mar 2005
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Nani is trying to get through the dogflap, Mr. Bubbles pulls her out. In a closer view of Nani when she gets pulled out, Lilo's blue sandals sit by the door. In the following wideshot they've gone. (00:15:45)
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Suggested correction: They are still there, just at the very edge of the screen. They are mostly out of the frame, but one sandal is partially visible.
28th Feb 2007
Hey Arnold! (1996)
Arnold Saves Sid / Hookey - S2-E7
Revealing mistake: Arnold and Gerald's lockers don't have padlocks, like most of the others do.
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Suggested correction: Like you state, most of the other lockers have padlocks, which means that some don't. You can even see some lockers without padlocks in the beginning. This is not a reason as to why Arnold and Gerald's lockers having no padlocks is a mistake. It more has to do with the fact that their lockers in particular should have padlocks, because they usually have them in other appearances. Edit: While I do agree with what I said, I now think that changing the mistake's wording would have been a better option than adding a correction, as Arnold and Gerald's lockers not having padlocks is still a mistake on its own.
10th Mar 2007
Hey Arnold! (1996)
The Aptitude Test / Oskar Gets a Job - S3-E9
Revealing mistake: The test paper Eugene put back in Harold's folder is blank.
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Suggested correction: The paper is not blank. Helga used a purple pen to fill in her paper, and Eugene put it in Harold's folder. The paper is filled with purple ink.
22nd Jul 2008
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
SpongeBob Meets the Strangler / Pranks a Lot - S3-E20
Revealing mistake: In "Spongebob Meets The Strangler" when that fish holds up Spongebob's dry cleaning at the supermarket, it looks like he is holding it up with a coathanger because his hand is up in the air, but you can easily see nothing is holding it up. It's just floating up in the air.
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Suggested correction: The clothes are being held up by a coat hanger. It may be hard to see due to it blending in with the wall color, but if you look closely, it's there.
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