Continuity mistake: Spencer is talking to the Sunshine girls about stealing his spot. After he gets pushed in the street, when his skateboard goes flying and breaks in two, one half goes offscreen, and one goes under the table. In the next shot both halves are by his feet, but in the next shot they are back in their original positions.
Continuity mistake: When Spencer and Carly are blowing bubbles to the ceiling, when the bubbles pop, and the soap comes down, Carly's hair is all knotted and messed up. But when she sits up, her hair is perfectly parted and straight.
Answer: Their father is in the military and is on a submarine and the mother is never mentioned.
Shannon Jackson