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Das Bus - S9-E14

Continuity mistake: When Bart says "No talking in the cage", both him and Milhouse are right next to each other. But two shots after Lisa says Milhouse is the only witness, Milhouse is a good 10 foot away from Bart without ever having moved the cage he was in.

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Das Bus - S9-E14

Continuity mistake: When everyone discovers Milhouse has eaten the food, Milhouse then says "You wouldn't dare hurt me. You forget, I have the glasses." After this line, Nelson takes off Milhouse's glasses. At this point, a rip is visible on the left side of Nelson's shirt. Milhouse then walks backwards and Nelson is seen re-entering the shot from behind Milhouse. Only now, the rip in Nelson's shirt is now suddenly on the right side of his shirt.

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Das Bus - S9-E14

Continuity mistake: When everyone sees Milhouse after they find out the food has disappeared, Milhouse's arms are by his head. In the next shot, one of his arms is suddenly on his belly.

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Das Bus - S9-E14

Continuity mistake: When the kids wash up on the island after the bus falls into the ocean, we can see they are totally dry. But they were just in water a minute ago, so they should be soaking wet.

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Das Bus - S9-E14

Continuity mistake: On the bus, Otto rewinds his tape and there is a shot of the kids. In this shot, we can see the kids and nothing else. A couple of shots later, a food box has appeared out of nowhere.

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Lisa the Simpson - S9-E17

Continuity mistake: After Apu & Homer find Jasper in the freezer. Apu removes a note from his hand. Minutes later Dr. Nick walks in the door you see Jasper still holding the note then disappears again when Dr. Nick opens the freezer door.

Lisa the Simpson - S9-E17

Continuity mistake: When Lisa comes down the stairs prior to watching "When Buildings Collapse", the TV screen is near enough in the corner of the living room and can be seen from the stairs. When Lisa enters the living room, the TV has moved further into the room. Subsequent shots of the TV move it so far into the room that it would not have been possible to see it from the stairs at all in the first place.

Neil Jones

This Little Wiggy - S9-E18

Continuity mistake: At the Penitentiary gates, Nelson's position changes between shots. The whole group are near the gates, then far away, then Nelson is separate from the group when he throws the key.

This Little Wiggy - S9-E18

Continuity mistake: In the scene where the bullies are talking to Bart and Ralph on the street corner, they move positions between shots. They change from a straight line to being in an arc shape, to being in a group.

This Little Wiggy - S9-E18

Continuity mistake: In the scene in Ralph's bedroom the nightlight changes positions between shots. First it's far away from the doorway, then near to it, then right next to it.

This Little Wiggy - S9-E18

Continuity mistake: When Bart and Ralph are in the prison and see the key, the window's shadow is of four squared panels. When they go to pick the key up and the rat takes it the shadow shows 3 rectangular panels.

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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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The Cartridge Family - S9-E5

TV Announcer: The Continental Soccer Association is coming to Springfield. It's all here: fast kicking, low scoring. And ties? You bet.
Bart: Hey Dad, how come you've never taken us to see a soccer game?
Homer: I don't know.
TV Announcer: You'll see all your favorite soccer stars. Like Arriaga, Arriaga II, Barriaga, Aruglia, and Pizzozza.
Homer: Oh, I've never heard of those people.
TV Announcer: And they'll all be signing autographs.
Homer: Woohoo!
TV Announcer: This match will determine once and for all which nation is the greatest on Earth. Mexico or Portugal.

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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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Answer: Willy referred to an encounter he believed he had with actual aliens, while Wiggum thought he was referring to the arcade game.

Answer: The joke is that Willie was so addicted to Space Invaders that he believed it was reality: every time he played, he was actually defending the Earth from dangerous aliens. It's a surprise to him that it was actually a game.

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