Arnold & Lila / Grand Prix - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: Arnold and Lila: Arnold and Lila have milk cartons on their trays when they sit down at the table, but in the next shot, Arnold's milk disappears, and Lila's milk is beside her tray. (00:04:20)
Arnold & Lila / Grand Prix - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: Arnold and Lila: Helga writes "Arnold loves Helga" on the wall, then replaces "Helga" with "Lila". In the next few shots, the way the word "Lila" is written changes four times. (00:02:48 - 00:03:21)
Continuity mistake: Ms. Perfect: The red strings attached to Lila's table and chair are only there as Lila is getting pranked; they are not visible in any other shot of the table. Also, when Rhonda pulls the string attached to the table, the string attached to the chair isn't there. (00:18:32)
Continuity mistake: Ms. Perfect: When the girls prank Lila, the table has its flap down, there are four chairs around it, and there is nothing on it. When Helga walks Lila over to the table, the flap is up, there are only two chairs around it, and a "Reserved" card appears on it. When Lila runs out of the cafeteria, there are four chairs around the table again. (00:18:06 - 00:18:48)
Love and Cheese / Weighing Harold - S4-E7
Continuity mistake: Love and Cheese: When Helga drills the hole into the back of Arnold and Lila's boat, she drills it into the side of it, but when it's shown from inside the boat, it's in the center. (00:09:06)
Love and Cheese / Weighing Harold - S4-E7
Continuity mistake: Love and Cheese: Helga drills a hole in the back of Arnold and Lila's boat, but in all the following shots where the back of the boat is shown, the hole is not visible. (00:09:07 - 00:10:31)
Love and Cheese / Weighing Harold - S4-E7
Continuity mistake: Love and Cheese: When Arnold and Lila's boat is stuck at the edge of the waterfall, Lila says, "Arnold, what will we do?", and when the shot changes, Arnold and Lila's hands both move to a different part of the boat. Lila's braids also go from being in front of her shoulders to behind them. (00:10:15)
Gerald's Game / Fishing Trip - S5-E15
Continuity mistake: Gerald's Game: When Arnold asks Gerald if he was in the alley near Dr. Steiglitz's office, there is nothing in the bottom shelf of Gerald's locker. When Gerald puts his book "The King Rules" in his locker, some books appear in the bottom shelf. (00:03:34)
Gerald's Game / Fishing Trip - S5-E15
Continuity mistake: Gerald's Game: When Arnold asks Gerald if he was in the alley near Dr. Steiglitz's office, Gerald is holding three books, with a purple book on top, and a green book on the bottom. Right before he drops them, the two books have switched place, and the purple book changes to blue. (00:03:24)
Summer Love (a.k.a. Beach Story) - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: In the scene at the end where "Babewatch" is being filmed, when Arnold drowns and the lifeguards save him, he is wearing his plaid shorts. A shot later, he is wearing his blue swim shorts. (00:22:34)
Weird Cousin / Baby Oskar - S4-E11
Continuity mistake: Baby Oskar: In the shot where Suzie tells Oskar, "As long as the baby is here, he's going to have to come first," the stove is drastically further away from the door than usual. (00:13:21)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: When Timberly and Arnold start crossing the street together, Iggy is standing far away from Rhonda and Sid. In the next shot, he is closer to them. (00:02:57)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: When Timberly asks Arnold if she can hold his hand while crossing the street, Iggy is looking at Arnold. In the next shot, he is suddenly looking away from him, then goes back to looking at him. (00:02:53)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: Throughout the scene where Arnold, Lila and Timberly are at the lemonade stand, Lila is wearing her gold button on her shirt. When Timberly asks Lila if she wants to come to the baseball game, as Lila says, "I'm sure that I'd love to," she moves her hands, and for a brief moment, you can see that she is not wearing her gold button. (00:05:46)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: Throughout the beginning scene where Timberly is asking Gerald if she can come along with him, the blue accessories in Timberly's hair keep disappearing and reappearing. (00:01:07 - 00:01:42)
School Play - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: In the auditorium, when Mr. Leichliter says, "Indeed, it is I," there is no exit door on the wall to the left of him. In the next shot, an exit door appears on the wall. Later on, in a wide shot of the auditorium, the door is gone, and there are now double exit doors on the perpendicular wall. (00:05:22 - 00:05:57)
School Play - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: In the auditorium, when Mr. Leichliter claps and starts talking to Mr. Simmons, the location he is standing in changes three times. (00:05:19)
School Play - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Simmons tells the class about the Romeo and Juliet play, the projector has four legs. When the class is watching the presentation, it has three legs. Then when the kids leave the class, it has four legs again. (00:02:38)
School Play - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Simmons tells the class that they are welcome to come and try out for the play, there is no cap on the projector. When the kids start to leave, a cap appears on it. (00:03:18)
School Play - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When Arnold is getting his lunch, his tray is empty. When he picks up the cup of green stuff and Helga gets mad at him, a milk carton appears on his tray. (00:00:29)
Answer: The show is based in present day times. Plus most cars aren't old fashtioned, I recall seeing a limo and not to mention a cherry picker, etc.