The Simpsons

The Crepes of Wrath - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Bart is sitting in the bike passenger seat on his way to the Chateau Maison in France, you can see the seat is coloured brown, but when he arrives at the Chateau, the seat is now blue.

The Crepes of Wrath - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Principal Skinner and his mother are with Bart and his friends after the toilet prank, you can see Bart has Milhouse, Richard and Lewis are beside him. In one shot, Bart is on his own and the other three boys have gone, and in the next shot, they are back again.

The Crepes of Wrath - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Bart discovers a pink box by his bed, you can see there is nothing hanging out from the drawer behind him, but in a close-up of Bart in the next shot, a sock suddenly appears.

The Crepes of Wrath - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Homer falls down the stairs, the toy clown lands behind him and a close-up of Homer shows an orange plant pot by the stairs. But when we see a overhead view of Homer lying down, the plant pot is nowhere to be seen.

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The Telltale Head - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: During the theater scene, the man in the back with the moustache and green jacket watching the Space Mutants movie changes from having yellow skin to brown skin after Bart blows a raspberry. (00:09:30)

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Bart the General - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: At the end when Nelson's goons are holding on to Nelson, they both have brown skin. But in the next shot, one of them goes back to having yellow skin.

The Crepes of Wrath - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: When Agnes meets Bart and his friend, it cuts to Skinner, then to Bart's group and quickly back to Skinner. When it goes to Bart's group (before Skinner) Lewis is yellow like the rest, in all other scenes he is black.

Krusty Gets Busted - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: When the robbery happens, Homer steps on the robber's feet, and we can tell he has large shoes. When they show video of the robbery on the news, the robber has regular shoes. During the hearing, they watch the video again. His shoes are back to long again.

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Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When the teacher is looking out of the window, Bart has his paper in front of him on the desk. The paper disappears in the next shot, but reappears when Bart takes Martin's paper off the table and puts it on his desk. (00:06:10)

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Continuity mistake: This is a mistake for the introduction from seasons 2-20 (1991-2009). When Homer screams, he turns round. You see this in a wide shot. There are no boxes to the right of the door in the garage. However, two just appear out of thin air when he runs through the garage. (00:01:50)

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Tree House of Horror X - S11-E4

[The Simpsons are driving down a road as fast as possible.]
Homer: Dear God, it's Homer. If you really love me you'll save my life now.
[The gas needle immediately drops to empty and the car stops.]
Homer: D'oh.

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Trivia: The Simpsons holds the record for most guest stars; it is also the only non-variety show to have had appearances from three former Beatles (Paul, George and Ringo).

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Question: Which episodes feature the "Howling Dog" (usually used on outside shots of buildings)?

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