Monkeyman! / Buses, Bikes and Subways - S5-E1
Revealing mistake: Monkeyman!: When Arnold tells the kids that Monkeyman saved him, as he says, "He went after the two guys who were trying to mug me," he moves his right hand, and it's layered over Helga's hair. (00:01:25)
Monkeyman! / Buses, Bikes and Subways - S5-E1
Revealing mistake: Buses, Bikes, and Subways: When Helga and Harold are riding the clown bike, a tall clown and two little clowns start chasing them. As the clowns are running, the left little clown is layered over the tall clown's right leg for a few frames, and the right little clown runs right through it. (00:17:39)
Summer Love (a.k.a. Beach Story) - S5-E9
Revealing mistake: When Helga is sitting on the boardwalk talking to her locket, as she starts to lay down, she is layered over part of the boardwalk that is in front of her. Her shadow is also layered over it. (00:12:24)
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)
Gerald's Game / Fishing Trip - S5-E15
Revealing mistake: Gerald's Game: When Arnold and Gerald are playing The King Rules together, as Arnold says, "I'm not going to quit, Gerald," his mouth briefly disappears. (00:09:49)
Revealing mistake: In Arnold's nightmare, when Bob points out that a stork is flying off their roof, his legs are incorrectly layered behind his cape. (00:12:50)
Simmons' Documentary / Big Bob's Crisis - S5-E20
Revealing mistake: Simmons' Documentary: When Phoebe asks Mr. Simmons, "If we're required to do book reports, do we need to choose a book?", her mouth disappears twice. This is easier to see in slow motion, but it's still visible at normal speed. (00:04:27)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Revealing mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: When Lila tells Arnold that it's sweet that he is hanging out with Gerald's sister, a stripe on her shirt is layered over her gold button for one frame. (00:05:33)
Timberly Loves Arnold / Eugene, Eugene! - S5-E22
Revealing mistake: Timberly Loves Arnold: When Lila says, "That is, if Arnold doesn't mind making it a threesome," her left eyelashes disappear for one frame. (00:05:50)
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.
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