Continuity mistake: Homer opens the door on Bart just before he shows the kids his BBQ invites but there is never a door there in the Simpsons' home, only a doorway.
Continuity mistake: When Marge puts more lamb chops on Lisa's plate they are now grey in colour. Also the ones already on her plate have turned to grey.
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: When Snowball III drowns, the number of weeds and rocks in the fishtank changes between shots. (00:09:15)
'Tis the Fifteenth Season - S15-E7
Continuity mistake: When we first see the skating rink, it has Jasper, Disco Stu, Otto, Apu and Manjua, Sideshow Mel, a couple of children and two couples skating on it. In the next shot we see the Comic Store Guy split his trousers - he wasn't there before. (00:14:00)
Springfield Connection - S6-E23
Continuity mistake: When Marge dives under the garage door she leaves a blue estate car. The Simpsons have an orange estate car and a purple saloon, car not a blue estate.
Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: There are several errors in the plant's parking lot: 1, in the overhead shot of the plant, we see Homer drive in, and there are parking barriers on the road. These disappear in the next shot. 2, As he drives in, there are at least eleven parking spaces on the right side of him. Carl takes up one spot, and in the next shot there are about 3 parking spaces left. 3, When he parks, we see several cars behind him, but in the shot before that, no cars are visible, not even parking spaces, and 4, when both Homer and Carl drive in, we see orange lines on the road, which weren't visible in any other part of the scene. (00:07:00)
Continuity mistake: When Barney enters the tavern, we see a guy working with Moe. His hands change position between shots. (00:16:15)
Other mistake: When we first see Nelson's Roadkill 2000, Nelson is moving backwards, though we see his legs as moving forward. (00:13:25)
Tree House of Horror II: A Simpsons Halloween - S3-E7
Continuity mistake: When Homer gets turned into a jack-in-the-box, we don't hear the chair he was just holding crash onto the floor. Bart doesn't make it vanish, as we see it on the floor when Homer is turned into a jack-in-the-box. (00:13:20)
Continuity mistake: There are many mistakes when Homer is checking for donut flavors, i.e. the positions of the donuts, the topping, etc. (00:03:50)
Continuity mistake: When Marge throws the Burly paper in the water, they start growing and sucking up the water. But the things inside that rolls don't grow.
Secrets of a Successful Marriage - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: When Homer sees Marge and Moe near the end, the coffee table changes size between shots. It's large when Moe sits on the couch.It's smaller when there's a shot of Homer and long again when the high shot shows Homer walking out (when his rags are stuck on it)
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington - S3-E2
Factual error: When the piano keys are shown when it is played at the end of the episode, it is shown having one black key each time. Real pianos start off with three black keys, then two, then three and so on.
Homer's Triple Bypass - S4-E11
Continuity mistake: When Homer is having his operation, and Dr. Nick says, "I know I'm supposed to cut something, but what and where?" his moustache disappears three times. (00:19:50)
Burns' Heir - S5-E18
Continuity mistake: When Homer says, "You idiot," to the programmer, the red ashtray changes position on the desk. (00:15:55)
Dude, Where's My Ranch? - S14-E18
Audio problem: Homer groans and Mr Burns' lawyer points out that the note that he groans in is A flat. On the version that I heard it on (The Simpsons Christmas 2 DVD) he actually groans in the note A.
Revealing mistake: When Skinner starts to drive the bus, he says "Off we go". During this shot the sky is a brighter colour when you look out of the bus windows than if you just look outside the bus. (00:12:15)
Tree House of Horror V - S6-E6
Continuity mistake: In 'The Shinning,' Homer is chasing his family with an axe. They are hiding behind a curtain, and then they run outside, away from Homer, opening only one of the double doors. In the following overhead shot of them running through the snow, both doors are now open. (00:07:30)
Treehouse of Horror XV - S16-E1
Continuity mistake: Ned hammers in the For Sale sign; a few shots later, when Homer comes, it is no longer there. (00:03:40)
Continuity mistake: The moss on Walt Whitman's grave when Homer removes it changes.
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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