A Mother, a Child, and a Blue Man's Backside - S1-E18
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon is shown the M.I.T leaflet, the way it's displayed to him changes between shots. (00:09:20)
A Mother, a Child, and a Blue Man's Backside - S1-E18
Continuity mistake: When the guidance councillor holds up the leaflet for Caltec, where she holds it changes between front and rear camera angles. Note the distance from the top of the leaflet. (00:09:10)
Answer: It's as simple as money is tight, it's not "George's money", it's the family's money so the expenditure was selfish.
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