Desperate Housewives

Remember: Part 1 - S2-E23

Continuity mistake: Caleb hits Melanie with a piece of lumber and she falls to the ground. She falls with her feet towards Caleb, but in the close up (and each scene after) her head is now towards Caleb.

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There's Something About a War - S2-E13

Continuity mistake: As the nurse is talking to Susan about the operation, the folding of the paper the nurse is holding on the clipboard changes between shots. First it is half folded over, the next shot it has been folded right over and is being held right down. After this shot it changes again and is now folded back without her moving the paper.

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It Wasn't Meant to Happen - S2-E20

Continuity mistake: At the Hooters style restaurant, Edie intentionally trips the waitress. When the waitress falls, there is a lettuce leaf in the small of her back. When she starts to jump up, the lettuce is now at the base of her neck.

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Coming Home (a.k.a. I've Got You Under My Skin) - S2-E10

Continuity mistake: When Carlos is about to be vaccinated, him and Gabby sit in the waiting room. Throughout their conversation watch Gabby's arms. At one point she has them down beside her, then in the next she has them folded. In the following shot they are down again, and in the next one they are folded.

Silly People - S2-E14

Continuity mistake: When Gabrielle and Carlos go out of the house to investigate what is happening when the Chinese maid starts shouting, they close the door behind them. In the following shots the door is open again.

Everybody Says Don't - S2-E18

Continuity mistake: When Bree is talking to Lynette about what Lynette would say to Andrew's lawyer, in the shots facing Bree her right hand is on top of her arm, but from behind, her hand is under her arm. This happens again in the next shots.

Remember: Part 1 - S2-E23

Continuity mistake: After Caleb thinks he has killed Melanie, he wipes his right hand across his T-shirt several times and leaves one bloody handprint. When he gets home, there are now several bloody prints from his right hand on the T-shirt.

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There Is No Other Way - S2-E16

Continuity mistake: In "Thank You So Much" Valentine's day was on a Saturday or Sunday. In this episode, They are showing Bree marking her chores off a calendar for February and March 2006. The calendar matches the real calendar and Valentine's day was a Tuesday this year. The calendar doesn't match their previous episode. And they do state that "today is Valentine's day." not that they are celebrating it on the weekend.

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Remember: Part 1 - S2-E23

Continuity mistake: In the 1994 flashback where Bree introduces herself to Mary Alice and forces her son Andrew to apologise when he stole a ornamental garden frog, the position of the frog changes between shots as Bree hands it to Mary Alice.

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My Heart Belongs To Daddy - S2-E4

Continuity mistake: When we see Danielle standing with Bree in the kitchen, you can see a long wall behind Danielle without a passageway. But when the shot changes to Andrew and George, Danielle is standing in the background.

Next - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Bree is speaking to Lynette on the phone, Lynette asks Bree if she could borrow her scarf to wear at the job interview. But when we see Lynette at the interview, she has no scarf.

Next - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Bree and Phyllis are talking about the funeral, the door behind the Reverend changes from open to closed between shots.

TBA - S2-E17

Continuity mistake: Season 2, Episode 17: "Could I Leave You?" - When Mr. Beale throws a pencil into his mug, the pencil can be seen on his desk in the shot immediately afterwards.

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Silly People - S2-E14

Continuity mistake: While Betty Applewhite is talking to Bree about her son Caleb, the amount of wine in Bree's glass changes constantly throughout the scene without her ever touching the glass.

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You Could Drive a Person Crazy - S2-E2

Continuity mistake: When Gabby first goes to visit Carlos in prison, they sit down at a table. Watch Gabby's arms. At one point, she folds her arms, yet in the next shot they are on the table. In the next shot they are folded, and in the one after that they are back on the table.

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