Continuity mistake: When Mr Burns opens the note from the rocket he places the rubber band on his desk. In a following shot the rubber band changes position.
Continuity mistake: In the scene at the abandoned Penitentiary the puddle which Ralph and Bart fall into just appears from nowhere.
Continuity mistake: At the birthday party Maggie is playing in the sandbox with one of Apu's kids. She and Apu's son both have pink with green polka-dots party hats on. After she is taken out of the sandbox by Moe, Homer takes her and she keeps squirming out of his arms. Look on her head and you'll see that her party hat has disappeared, and never comes back.
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1) - S6-E25
Continuity mistake: During the town meeting scene, the position of Latin jazz great Tito Puente hops all over the room - he is frequently appearing in the background, but from various angles.
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song - S5-E19
Continuity mistake: Near the beginning of the episode, Bart is thinking what it would be like to get out of school, you can see his desk quite well and there is nothing on it. But when Bart has finished thinking, a piece of paper has just appeared on his desk.
Continuity mistake: At the very end of the episode, when the kids are lined up to wait to see whether Otto is back driving the bus, there are several shots that switch back and forth between a direct view of the kids and a shot from behind. Lisa changes position between shots. (00:21:15)
Continuity mistake: After he takes a puppy from Bart, Snake's car appears from nowhere. (00:04:15)
jleContinuity mistake: When Homer goes to the barbecue, he grabs a plate of burgers. There isn't a burger at the top of the pile. However, when Flanders talks to him there is a burger on the top.
OL1V3R666Continuity mistake: When the family is having dinner, the glasses on the table keep disappearing/reappearing between shots. (00:09:30 - 00:10:30)
Yoshi
Continuity mistake: When Lisa shows her exam to her family, the "a" note keeps changing from being circled in red and in a red round. (00:04:30)
Dr Wilson
Springfield Connection - S6-E23
Continuity mistake: When Marge sees Homer's car parked illegally over 3 handicapped spots you can see a car parked near Homer's that is orange. Later in the scene when Marge starts writing a ticket up for Homer the car next to Homer's is now a dark brown. (00:14:35 - 00:15:05)
Lummie
Continuity mistake: When Homer stands on the nail in the back yard, you can see behind him, that on the wall next to the back door there are two purple lights. Seconds later when Lisa shows him the new doghouse, the lights have gone. (00:17:25)
Hamster
Tree House of Horror V - S6-E6
Continuity mistake: In 'Nightmare Cafeteria,' in the opening shot we see Bart standing on a desk in the back row. It cuts to a closeup, and he is now on a desk in the second row from the back, as well as people appearing around him, such as Milhouse, who wasn't even in the classroom in the opening shot. (00:15:25)
Hamster
Tree House of Horror V - S6-E6
Continuity mistake: In 'Nightmare Cafeteria,' when Lunchlady Doris spills food on Jimbo, it only goes onto him. In the next shot it is also all over the table. (00:16:15)
HamsterScuse Me While I Miss the Sky - S14-E16
Continuity mistake: When Skinner opens the door to the room Lisa is in, there is a red book with white rings around it behind the door, it is easily the most noticeable book on the shelf. When the shot cuts back, the book is suddenly blue.
David MercierContinuity mistake: At the end of the episode in church when the group of parishioners moves forward to forgive Ned there is a woman amongst the group who has light green hair. However, when there is a wide angle shot of the group again she is nowhere to be seen.
Tobin OReillyContinuity mistake: When Homer starts walking away with the stone of shame, you can see he has no birth mark on him. yet in the next shot all off the stonecutters see the birthmark.
Continuity mistake: Right at the very end scene, when Lisa and Maggie are sitting on the bed, you can see that there are 6 bricks on the bed. Yet when the shot changes there is only one behind Maggie, meaning two of them have just vanished. (00:20:30)
Chaz1003Much Apu About Nothing - S7-E23
Continuity mistake: When Bart pulls out Apu's punch cards, there are many sitting on top of the box. When Apu picks the box up and places it in the bin, there are only a few cards sitting on top.
The Ziff Who Came to Dinner - S15-E14
Continuity mistake: In once scene, Artie walks past the Simpson's to Selma (or Patty). In the next shot he is shown walking past the Simpson's again.
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