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)
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
Trivia: In "Timberly Loves Arnold", when Timberly shows Arnold her flower drawing, as Sid says, "Look, it's a flower named Arnold," part of his shirt is invisible in the first frame of the shot. This can only be spotted in slow motion or with pausing, therefore it's under trivia. (00:02:22)
Stuck in a Tree / Rhonda Goes Broke - S5-E10
Revealing mistake: Rhonda Goes Broke: When Rhonda says, "I'm power walking. It's the healthiest way to get home," her mouth disappears four times. (00:21:42)
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 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)
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
Other mistake: After Helga gets mad at Arnold in the beginning, as Helga says, "What an annoying little smarty pants know-it-all," the lunch lady's body is invisible through the glass on the counter, leaving only her upper half visible. (00:01:12)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: When Gerald says, "I could go for some Arnold lemonade," and Arnold pulls him in the alleyway, there is a building with a sign with the word "shoe" on it, written in red. In the next shot, it changes to yellow. (00:04:07)
Stuck in a Tree / Rhonda Goes Broke - S5-E10
Continuity mistake: Stuck in a Tree: When the fire truck shows up at the end, in Arnold's close-up, his sleeves are drastically shorter than usual. (00:10:29)
Phoebe Takes the Fall / The Pig War - S3-E16
Revealing mistake: Phoebe Takes the Fall: When Phoebe is in Helga's room helping her study for the tournament, as Helga says, "Well, let's call it a night," her left side hair is missing, then it appears mid-shot. (00:06:54)
Grandpa's Sister / Synchronized Swimming - S4-E12
Continuity mistake: Synchronized Swimming: When the boys take off their jackets during the swimming tournament, Sid is missing from the group. When the boys dive into the pool, he returns. (00:20:46)
Arnold & Lila / Grand Prix - S3-E13
Other mistake: Arnold and Lila: When Arnold tells Lila that the writing on the wall wasn't him, as Lila says, "That's OK, Arnold," she blinks, and her left eyelid is not colored in. (00:07:16)
Love and Cheese / Weighing Harold - S4-E7
Continuity mistake: Weighing Harold: When Arnold shows Harold his reflection in the water, the reflection of his tooth is not reversed, it is on the same side of his mouth. The second time his reflection is shown, it is reversed. (00:16:37)
Arnold & Lila / Grand Prix - S3-E13
Other mistake: Arnold and Lila: When Rhonda, Lila and Nadine are talking about what Helga wrote on the wall, as Lila says, "It couldn't possibly be true, could it?", she blinks, and her right eyelid is not coloured in. (00:03:12)
Dinner for Four / Phoebe Skips - S4-E5
Other mistake: Phoebe Skips: When Lila tells Helga, "I just didn't feel right about destroying Rhonda's personal property," she blinks, and her right eyelid is not colored in. (00:16:19)
The Big Scoop / Harold's Kitty - S2-E3
Revealing mistake: Harold's Kitty: When Arnold kicks the ball during the kickball game, he starts running, and he is layered over Helga, even though he is supposed to be behind her. (00:12:20)
Helga's Boyfriend / Crush on Teacher - S2-E14
Revealing mistake: Helga's Boyfriend: When Arnold walks up to Helga to tell her that Stinky loves her, he asks if he can talk to her about something, and in the shot of Helga, there is a line at the bottom of the screen going through her legs, cutting them off. (00:08:04)
Operation Ruthless/The Vacant Lot - S1-E7
Revealing mistake: Operation Ruthless: When Helga and Phoebe are chasing Ruth in the bumper car, when Ruth's car stops and Helga looks back at her, Helga's right lower leg is incorrectly layered over the bumper car seat, and Phoebe's legs are colored black. (00:08:11)
Summer Love (a.k.a. Beach Story) - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: When the seagulls start flying above Arnold and Summer, they are both holding hands. In the next shot, they're not. (00:11:26)





Answer: The episode doesn't really elaborate on who the kid was and what his motives were, so its pure speculation as to why he took it. Perhaps the kid could simply want a ball all for himself and decided to just take it, or was simply a rotten kid. The truth is the kid's motives are not important to the story other than it highlights Arnold was having a lot of trouble getting through the list.
Lummie ★