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Continuity mistake: In the episode where Fiona is being harassed by Craig's wife, she's talking to Debbie about having a "birthday party." Debbie says her birthday is in October. In episode 4-8 when Debbie is looking at her losing virginity calendar, her birthday is marked as being in July. And fast forward to season 7 when Monica returns and gets Franny back. She says she hasn't been that happy since the summer Debbie was born, to which Debbie replies that her birthday is in December.

I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day - S2-E3

Continuity mistake: In season 1, when Ian is looking for Mickey, Mandy mentions that Mickey went to take their mum out of jail. After, it is mentioned 2-3 times that their mum is dead. Mandy also specifies to Lip in season 2 that she's been dead since she was a baby.

Parenthood - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: After Fiona's return back home from the club where she's worked as a waitress, the blackish strips on her cheeks turn from partially rubbed off (justified by her wiping the tears) to perfectly fine a moment later, then change several more times during her discussion with Lip. (00:38:35 - 00:39:35)

Wanderer

A Great Cause - S2-E10

Continuity mistake: When Monica and Frank are driving in the car with Liam, the Crawford Power Plant can be seen just behind the car. At this point, they have crossed the Stevenson Expressway and they are heading south down Pulaski. However, in the scene where they stop the car and argue, as Monica drives away, the Crawford Power Plant can be seen on the left, right ahead of them. (00:13:40 - 00:14:50)

Fernando Casillas

May I Trim Your Hedges? - S3-E3

Continuity mistake: Kevin divorces his first wife in Season 3, Episode 3. But in Season 10, Episode 12, he tells Veronica that he will have to find her first to get a divorce before he can marry V.

Frank the Plumber - S3-E9

Continuity mistake: During Frank's discussion with the candidate for mayor, there's a bus leaving the stop, it's not the same vehicle. In the first shot, it's 1717, with no advertisement or line number on the rear, while in the second it's 1691 with an ad above the licence plate and the number 82 on the display. (00:19:20)

Wanderer

Strangers on a Train - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: When Debbie is in her room crying about Matty, Fiona comes to the door. Debbie gets up to open the door with nothing in her hands. As she returns to the bed, she's holding a pillow.

Iron City - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: Near the end of the episode, Sheila leaves to go to the reservation. She gets in the car and her hair is in her mouth. We see the driver and it goes back to her. Her hair is no longer in her mouth.

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Lazarus - S4-E12

Continuity mistake: When Debbie sits down on the couch with Carl and Liam, Liam is sitting on Carl's lap with Carl's left arm around him. When the camera angle changes, Liam is sitting next to Carl, and Carl's hands are in his lap. When the angle changes again, Carl's arm is once again around Liam. It changes back one more time to Liam sitting next to him before Carl gets up to answer the door.

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Crazy Love - S5-E6

Continuity mistake: Liam is carrying Frank's shoe in the scene after running away, but he does not find the shoe until he leaves the jockey in a later scene. (00:22:32 - 00:25:31)

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Question: The Army says Ian could serve 5 years in prison for going AWOL. Given that he fraudulently enlisted at the age of 17, could they actually charge him with going AWOL when he wasn't legally allowed to serve in the military in the first place?

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