Arrested Development

Arrested Development (2003)

50 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: The outside shots of the model home have the staircase windows ascending to the right, but the staircase inside is ascending to the left.

Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: In the roof of the model home, George Michael hugs Lindsay while packing his belongings. In the shot where we see Michael watching them, they are standing apart, but in the following shot they are hugging again. (00:18:20)

Top Banana - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Gob is taking the dead dove out of the refrigerator, the bag is folded up toward the camera, when they cut back to him and the dove the bag is folded facing away from the camera. (00:13:10)

zanowin

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Top Banana - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Lindsay has just returned home and is placing the flowers she has bought into a vase, we see her remove the flowers from the shopping bag and place them on the kitchen worktop. A few shots later, the flowers have moved back into the bag and we see Lindsay remove them again.

pinkwafer

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Top Banana - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Michael removes the paper bag from the fridge with the note on saying, 'Dead dove, do not eat', the handwriting and layout of words on the note changes when shown from a different camera angle.

pinkwafer

Bringing Up Buster - S1-E3

Visible crew/equipment: After Tobias burns his hand in the kitchen on the Cornballer, he asks Maeby where she is "off to this glorious afternoon?". She responds, "I'm going to audition for a play." In the first few frames of this response, you can see the shotgun mic at the top of the frame. (00:03:20)

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Bringing Up Buster - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When Tobias is directing the play, he slams his folder down on the floor just in front of his chair. A few seconds later the folder has moved and is now facing in a different direction and is several feet away from the chair.

pinkwafer

Key Decisions - S1-E4

Audio problem: Marta is on the stairs confiding in Michael. At one point the camera angle switches and we hear her say "commitment" but her lips are still. (00:10:15)

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Key Decisions - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When Michael and Marta are talking in the doorway at the hospital, the position of Marta's handbag straps changes between shots. Sometimes both straps sit over her shoulder, whilst in other shots one strap is slipping down her arm.

pinkwafer

Key Decisions - S1-E4

Revealing mistake: When Lucille 2 is getting a drink, the bartender goes to pour liquor from a bottle into a cup of what looks like club soda, but nothing comes out.

Barry Zuckerkorn: So basically you're about 2,000 shares short of being the majority stock holders. Now unfortunately it's a private stock so you can not just buy up the shares unless someone is willing to sell
Michael: Are you sure?
Barry Zuckerkorn: That's what it said on 'Ask Jeeves'.

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Chosen answer: "The One Where They Build a House," S2E2.

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