Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Earl says that costing his Dad the election is 4 on his list, however, on the list that they show during the title sequence of each episode, "Cost Dad the election" is 65. (00:01:10)
Captain Defenestrator
Continuity mistake: At the end when Stuart decided to let Earl go he pulls the list out of his pocket, and gives it back to Earl, and it is all crumpled up, but a second later when we see Earl holding the note it is neatly folded.
pross79Continuity mistake: In this episode, during the narration, Earl says Catalina spent 4 days on a raft to get to the USA. In Y2K, 1:19, they showed Catalina's trip to the US and there was no raft involved. It was entirely an overland trip.
RlvlkNumber One - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: When Randy is scratching off the joke lottery ticket, the amount of scratched-off material left on the ticket changes between the three close-ups. One shot shows that the ticket was rubbed and not scratched (the area revealed has a haze to it).
RlvlkContinuity mistake: Just after Earl realises the Mustang he lost was supposed to be his, Joy sits down with a pitcher of some cocktail. It moves around between shots, alternating between being in front of Randy and being in front of Joy.
SexyIrishLeprechaunNumber One - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: Just after Earl sells the car and he's arguing with Randy, you can see a red fence in the background behind Randy. The shot cuts and then it's behind earl and it cuts back and it's behind Randy again. (00:19:00)
SexyIrishLeprechaunContinuity mistake: At the start of the episode, when the cop runs over to Earl, he drops his gun. When it shows the gun again, it's moved about three feet on the ground.
SexyIrishLeprechaunBarn Burner - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Earl is in the Crab Shack discussing the punishing of the children, there is an empty tray on the counter in front of Crab Man, but when the shot changes, Crab Man is holding the tray with a bottle of beer on it. The shot changes back to Crab Man holding the empty tray, then changes back to him holding the tray with the bottle on it. (00:01:50)
Continuity mistake: Season 4, Episode 19, "My Name Is Alias": While Darnell's farther has his back to Earl, Earl tries to jump him; Darnell's father hits Earl, and Earl falls to the floor. When Earl gets up, take notice that Earl has a cut on his lower lip; the cut goes from a vague light red to a dark red in several quick shots.
RLNDeliberate mistake: The gang is able to get into the bargain bag store without any security system going off or police investigating the break-in at the store. Even the following day, no one bothers them while they're sleeping in the beds in the store.
LummieContinuity mistake: Season:4, Episode:21, "Witch Lady." In the scene where Randy is rolled down the basement steps in a bag, there is no foot protruding from the bag; once Randy reaches the bottom, the foot is sticking out.
RLNContinuity mistake: Near the beginning, when Joy sees the IQ game, the two poles are close together and there is nothing directly beside it. But when she gets close and the camera changes angles the poles are now separated and a small gold toy is sitting beside it. Then when she leans down next to it the poles are still separated, but the toy is gone. (00:00:40)
mystiemythAudio problem: In the shot where Randy throws the glass of beer at the wall behind him in the Crab Shack, his mother's mouth is not synced with the audio that she is speaking: the audio was continued from another shot, and in this one, she is saying different words. (00:12:00)
Hemech RostovskyVisible crew/equipment: In the scene in Y2K when you see Donny Jones jumping around in front of the TV screens, as the camera slowly moves in past the TVs, you can see the camera man and the camera actually shown on the TV.
bladesman_joeLarceny Of A Kitty Cat - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: While Randy is hugging Judy, the cat is watching them. After she agrees to give up the cat, the cat has both its ears straight up. The next shot from behind, the cat's head is tilted to the left and his left ear is bent down.
LummieContinuity mistake: Episode 10 of Season 4 ("Earl and Joy's Anniversary") has Earl yelling "Fire!" from inside the Crabshack's restroom. As he does, a woman with dark brown hair and wearing a blue plaid shirt gets up from her table to evacuate the restaurant. A long shot outside the restroom of Earl yelling "Fire!" has the same woman getting up and leaving again.
Continuity mistake: Randy spray paints his name over the bargain buys logo on the side of the truck. However, when Earl and Joy realise there is a man in the back of it, it cuts to a long shot and it still has the bargain buys logo on it. Then when Earl comes back with the gas, Randy is painting over his name with the white paint.
The_IcemanTeacher Earl - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: Randy gives Earl his safety deposit key back. The screen switches to Randy, and then back to Earl, except where there used to be a safety deposit key on the napkin in from of him are now 3 safety deposit keys, and rearranged for that matter. After another screen switch between the two, the 3 keys get rearranged again. (00:20:30 - 00:21:10)
Little Bad Voodoo Brother - S4-E8
Revealing mistake: When Earl and Randy are being beaten by the mob, it is obvious that no contact is being made when Earl is kicked or when Randy is being beaten with sticks. (00:17:40)
Stole Beer From A Golfer - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: In the scene where they bring in the matter of Poochie, Earl's list appears suddenly in his shirt pocket, having not been there seconds before.
Continuity mistake: Season: 4, Episode: 17, "Randy's List Item." In the scene where Randy and Arlen are sitting in the bar, and Randy is telling Arlen how to be a better little brother, take notice that the beer bottles on the table increases in number, and the arrangement of the bottles changes too.
RLNContinuity mistake: Season 4, Episode 21, "Witch lady": When Joy is rolled down the basement steps in a bag, her feet are not protruding from the bag; upon landing, you can see that the feet are now showing.
RLNWitch Lady - S4-E21
Visible crew/equipment: Throughout the whole episode, there are times that you see the green light from the camera reflecting off of the Witch Lady's glasses.
RLNRevealing mistake: In Episode 404, "Sweet Johnny", the air mattress embedded in the ground that cushions their fall, and the curly hair and face of the stuntman for Earl are quite obvious when Earl and Sweet Johnny hit the ground.
Continuity mistake: Season 4, Ep 2 - "Monkeys Take A Bath": When Earl's mother is in the bathroom stall we see she has a tiny bit of toilet paper on the roll next to her. As Joy puts her head underneath the stall the amount of toilet paper is now much longer than before. It goes from half a square of paper to about 2-3 squares of paper.
LummieFactual error: You hear a recording of Earl's ancestor from the 1860s, but audio recording like that was not technologically possible at the time (especially for someone as obscure as him). (00:10:30)
Hemech RostovskyPlot hole: Earl and Randy spent at least three days inside that water tower without a drop of water, but somehow managed to survive.
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