Continuity mistake: In the scene where Spence is entering the place his girlfriend works, he is pushing the door in. When the camera angle switches he is pulling the door open.
Continuity mistake: Carrie says that she "didn't go" to college because Arthur felt that she would be abandoning him. He points out that her mother had just died. According to the episode "Class Struggle" (Season Two), Carrie actually went to college and then her mother died, causing her to drop out. In that episode, she wants to "go back" to college.
Visible crew/equipment: When Deacon comes to get his camera, after he walks toward the back of the house, you can already see the shadow of the mailman in the doorway.
Visible crew/equipment: When Doug and Carrie leave for their holiday, a stage light is reflected on the kitchen door. (00:09:30)
Answer: Sara hasn't been mentioned in later episodes, and it suggested in later episodes that she never existed, and that Carrie is an only child. Kevin James stated that the producers couldn't think of an good plots to use with Sara, so they left her out.