The Simpsons

Lisa's Substitute - S2-E19

Continuity mistake: The long shot of Homer and Mr. Bergstrom eating lunch together at the childrarium shows Mr. Bergstrom's left hand resting on the table, but the next close-up shot of the duo shows Mr. Bergstrom's left hand up, holding a fork.

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Lisa the Greek - S3-E14

Continuity mistake: When Homer tells Lisa he needs "daughter's picks" while he's watching the playoffs, Lisa tucks the pencil behind her ear with its point facing her back, but in the next shot the pencil is tucked the opposite way with its point facing her front.

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Helter Shelter - S14-E5

Continuity mistake: After the Simpsons are selected for the 1895 reality show, they're shown the video confessional room, with the only tech in the house. When Marge is in this room confessing about her blue hair, the doorknob is on the right, but when Bart is inside confessing that he's miserable, the doorknob is on the left side of the door.

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Helter Shelter - S14-E5

Continuity mistake: When Homer brings his family to Lenny's apartment, as Lenny shuts his front door, its doorknob is on the right, but when Homer and his family depart Lenny's crazy apartment, now that front door opens the opposite way, with its doorknob on the left.

Super Grover

The Longest Marge - S33-E11

Continuity mistake: When Mr. Burns realises just how much Grayson is adored by fans, Warburton Parker has multiple bracelets on his right wrist, but in the next shot as Parker tells Burns about the media-driven world, his bracelets have vanished; then after Smithers opens the floor's trapdoor, Parker's bracelets reappear as he falls through the trapdoor.

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The Longest Marge - S33-E11

Continuity mistake: During the episode, Grayson Mathers wears a watch on his wrist that inexplicably vanishes and reappears a few times. First, when Marge is in the school infirmary with Grayson, as he says, "I called Peyton Manning a chicken-fried Frankenstein." Second, when Grayson and Bart tussle after family dinner, and Marge tells them to behave. Third, when Mr. Burns shows up at Grayson's birthday party.

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Continuity mistake: This is a mistake for the introduction from seasons 2-20 (1991-2009). When Homer screams, he turns round. You see this in a wide shot. There are no boxes to the right of the door in the garage. However, two just appear out of thin air when he runs through the garage. (00:01:50)

Homer's Barbershop Quartet - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: When you see a shot of the church from outside in the scene where the bee sharps sing there, look closely at the sign. It says 'Also: The Bee Sharps', only they don't name themselves that until later on in that episode.

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Continuity mistake: When Bart leaves the school, you can see that his skateboard is green and perfectly flat. But when he is skating through the crowd and past the people at the bus stop, the skateboard has an orange stripe down the middle and is raised at the rear.

Bart Gets a Z - S21-E2

Continuity mistake: Ms. Krabapple takes the cellular devices from the children in her class and puts them in a Laramie Cigarette box. She dumps the box into a desk drawer filled with frogs. A few seconds later there is a shot of the class from her point of view with all of their cellular devices on their desks. (00:03:00 - 00:08:15)

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Continuity mistake: This is a mistake for the introduction from seasons 2-20 (1991-2009). When Homer screams, he turns round. You see this in a wide shot. There are no boxes to the right of the door in the garage. However, two just appear out of thin air when he runs through the garage. (00:01:50)

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Tree House of Horror X - S11-E4

[The Simpsons are driving down a road as fast as possible.]
Homer: Dear God, it's Homer. If you really love me you'll save my life now.
[The gas needle immediately drops to empty and the car stops.]
Homer: D'oh.

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Trivia: The Simpsons holds the record for most guest stars; it is also the only non-variety show to have had appearances from three former Beatles (Paul, George and Ringo).

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Tree House of Horror V - S6-E6

Question: Homer travels back in time and causes changes by what he does in the past, like stepping on a bug. I once saw a movie with the same basic plot: some people travel back in time and are told to be careful not to disturb anything, but when they return to their time everything has changed. In the end they discover it was because they stepped on a butterfly. Does anyone know the name of this movie?

Answer: I'm not sure if this is the one you're thinking of, but an episode of "Ray Bradbury Theatre," called "A Sound of Thunder," dealt with a similar matter: a group of hunters travel back in time to hunt dinosaurs, only to find things have changed when they get back because someone stepped on a butterfly.

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