Continuity mistake: In the exterior shot of the Marsh house, before the family dinner scene, the door knob is at the right side of the door, but in the following shots that door knob is at the opposite side of the door. (00:10:00 - 00:11:50)
Continuity mistake: When Randy and Stan leave the dinner table Sharon tells them about her friend Abby, and there's a table beside the front door with two drawers, but when Randy opens the front door the table now has legs and the drawers are gone, then it reverts back. (00:11:30)
Continuity mistake: When they shoot the monkeys dead, the one on the viewer's left head tilts down with his chin to his right. In the immediate next shot, his chin is to his left.
Continuity mistake: When Michael Jackson returns to Purgatory, keep an eye on Patrick Swayze. He is shown sitting on the left hand side of the front row. His clothes change from the black shirt and pants he wore in Dirty Dancing to a black fleece with a grey shirt and lighter grey pants. This clothing change occurs multiple times throughout the scene. (00:21:05)
Factual error: When the audience is shown waiting for the concert to start, a crescent moon is shown above the horizon with the curve facing away from the horizon. This is not possible as the curve of the crescent moon during darkness is always facing into the horizon.
Continuity mistake: When Randy is giving his second speech in public about the economy, he has his one fist raised, then instantly it is by his side as he turns to walk off. (00:07:30)
Other mistake: When the guys play Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" on Rock Band 2, there are a few problems. The TV screen shows 4 people playing (the guitar, bass, drums, and vocals) when actually 3 people are playing, the TV repeats itself on a constant loop, and there are no lyrics on the screen shown. Also the drums go from right to left: blue, yellow, red, and green. The drums are supposed to go red, yellow, blue, and green.
Answer: Essentially Stan was trying to return the blender that his dad, Randy, had bought because he knew his parents couldn't afford the extra debt. The blender, which represented mortgage-backed securities, had been bought on payment plan, meaning Randy had to make monthly payments, with interest, on something that wasn't essential. The episode represented the recession that was occurring at the time, including the housing bubble and mortgage crisis going on, so there's a lot going on. However, the payment plan (which is to say the debt) had been sold to another company by the store that sold Randy the blender. (To explain why, because of the recession, the store needed cash on hand, and they would only be getting a little money each month, if Randy paid his bill. So the store sells the debt to a company who gives the store the money upfront. Think of the J.G. Wentworth commercials, "I have a structured settlement, but I need cash now".) Because the store sold the debt, in ridiculous fashion, Stan had to return the blender to the company that bought the debt, although they too sold the debt to another company. Finally he gets to the U.S. treasury who tells him his blender is worth $90 trillion (again a ridiculous exaggeration) meaning that the debt owed is greater than the product is worth and to deride the way government agencies set up their budgets (which requires much more complex economic lessons). Kyle's whole point was people shouldn't fear the economy or see it as a vengeful being, but continue to spend and live as they normally do. Economically speaking, not spending money during a recession creates a longer lasting recession, and to solve a recession, people should spend money, although people and businesses shouldn't acquire debt during a recession because interest rates are higher. But on a personal level, individuals are fearful of losing their jobs during a recession, so they save money in case that should happen. But again, this is complex economics lesson.
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