Continuity mistake: When Bree sees the presents that Rex has bought for the children, she walks up to the car. As she stops walking you can see her hair particularly on her left side is being blown gently by the wind and continues to be blown through most of the shot. In the following shot her hair is now sitting perfectly without any wind blowing it.
Continuity mistake: In the episode where Gabby kisses Tom Scavo and, in return, Lynette kisses Carlos, Gabby is making a smoothie. When she's drinking it (as Lynette and Carlos are making out), it keeps switching from her left hand to her right hand, depending on which angle the camera is facing her.
Other mistake: Lynette says "I also have a 9 year old", but on Penny's birthday not long before that she turned 11, and the only younger sibling Penny has is the baby.
Suggested correction: And in the episode with Penny's 11th birthday, her parents forgot it was her birthday and in the last minute of planning, her birthday cake said "Polly." Hard to say if it was intentional to show what kind of mother she is or accidental/bad script writing.
Literally addressed in the show, she said she put the wrong name because they had been discussing the name for the baby.
Sunday in the Park with George - S1-E21
Continuity mistake: When Gabrielle throws some salsa in John's face, it makes a mess, especially in the eye area. However in the next shot his face appears completely clean.
You Could Drive a Person Crazy - S2-E2
Continuity mistake: When Bree is at the shop and people are waiting behind her mother-in-law, you can see how the first woman gets into the shop but you cannot see the man who came in, he just suddenly appears there.
Continuity mistake: During the dinner scene, Ian starts to pour his mother some wine, but in the very next shot, he starts to pour it again.
Continuity mistake: When Lynette sends Kayla upstairs, her bag is seen both on her shoulder and in her hand between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Gabrielle is at Bill's home drinking a glass of wine, the amount of wine in her glass changes several times as the camera changes position, without Gabrielle drinking any of it.
Sweetheart, I Have to Confess - S3-E6
Continuity mistake: During the scene with Tom and Nora in the pizza parlour, a wine bottle and a glass are knocked over in an argument. When they pan back to the table as Nora is leaving, the full bottle and the glass are back on the table.
Come on Over for Dinner - S7-E23
Continuity mistake: Right after Carlos kills Alejandro with the candlestick, he throws the candlestick to the left of Alejandro's body. But a few seconds later the candlestick has suddenly moved to near Alejandro's head.
Revealing mistake: In the episode where Teri Hatcher's character is in the supermarket, as you see her place her two items, a carton of OJ and a carton of eggs, listen closely. The items are empty -- quite obviously so. (00:17:45)
Continuity mistake: Season 1, episode 1 (Pilot): While Gaby and Carlos are arguing in their house, we can see a sofa and some other items in a semi-circular alcove with five tall windows on the far wall of the front room, and a painting near the stairs. A minute later, Carlos leaves and Gaby is alone with John, and the room has changed drastically. The alcove is now a flat wall with two windows and a fireplace. The sofa and some other things are missing and the painting moved to above the fireplace. This inconsistency exists because after the pilot was filmed, the set was redesigned and the part of John Rowland was recast. The scenes with John were reshot after the redesign took place, but the majority of this episode, including the first half of this scene (the argument), used the original footage. (00:17:30)
Continuity mistake: When Tom is proposing a toast to Lynette in the bar, he's holding the coffee with his left hand. However, in the next shot he's drinking the coffee with his right hand, and when the shot changes he's holding the coffee in his left again.
Live Alone and Like It (a.k.a. An Unexpected Song) - S1-E19
Continuity mistake: Lynette opens the door while she has sunglasses on. Then she is holding her glasses. It never showed her taking off her sunglasses. (00:13:20)
Continuity mistake: At the end of the previous episode, an unknown someone can be seen circling Dylan's face on a picture of her and Katherine in the newspaper reporting on the Founder's Ball. In this episode, we see the cop who pulled Dylan over get back in his truck where a copy of the newspaper sits on the passenger seat. This time, both Dylan and Katherine are circled.
Continuity mistake: Lynette climbs on the bed to speak to Tom and is wearing black soled shoes. After they finish talking she is on the bed barefooted. (00:37:34 - 00:38:25)
Continuity mistake: When Mrs McCluskey is talking to her sister on the coach, she has a plate of food in her left hand and some papers in her right. When Roberta rips the papers out of her hands, the plate of food is gone and is replaced by a sandwich.
Continuity mistake: When Mrs. McClusky originally comes to the door to tell Andrew about Bree being laid out on the lawn, the cover to the dial for the sprinkler system is open. In the next scene, when Andrew goes over to turn on the sprinklers, the cover is closed.
Revealing mistake: When Felicia pulls the urn of Beth's ashes out of the bag in the house, Harriet Sansom Harris' left hand is briefly visible, including the fingers that Felicia is supposed to be missing.
Now You Know - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: When Bree grabs the old lady's wrist to keep her from touching her belly, her thumb is on the palm side of the lady's wrist. Then when the shot changes, Bree's thumb is now on the back side of the lady's wrist.
