Freeze Frame / Phoebe Cheats - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: Phoebe Cheats: After Phoebe reads the poem from her book, she sets the book back against the lamp, and it is closed. Then when Phoebe gets up out of her chair, the book is suddenly open. (00:14:05)
Freeze Frame / Phoebe Cheats - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: Phoebe Cheats: In Phoebe's room, there is a green mat on her desk, but it is missing in all the wide shots from behind Phoebe as she sits at her desk. (00:12:50)
Freeze Frame / Phoebe Cheats - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: Phoebe Cheats: After Phoebe reads the poem from her book, it then cuts to a wide shot from behind her; only she is not holding the book anymore; she is writing on her paper with her pencil. In the next shot, she is holding the book again. (00:14:00)
Freeze Frame / Phoebe Cheats - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: Phoebe Cheats: After Phoebe reads the poem from her book, she sets the book back against the lamp, and there is a blue book under the poem book. In the next shot, the blue book disappears. The location of the lamp and poem book also changes. (00:14:05)
Freeze Frame / Phoebe Cheats - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: Phoebe Cheats: When we first see Phoebe writing her poem in her room, the red book beside her repeatedly changes direction depending on the shot. (00:12:49)
Freeze Frame / Phoebe Cheats - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: The next night, Phoebe's bed clothes switch back and forth between her nightgown and her dress.
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.