The Simpsons

Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: At lunch, two boys exchange Bart's sandwich for a grape. When they give him the grape, it lands in Bart's right hand but in the next shot he has it in his left hand, and when one boy gives Bart a cup, the grape is back in his right hand again, and in the shot after that, the two items have changed positions.

Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Ms Melon is showing Bart his new classmates in the classroom at the Learning Center, you can see that Bart is standing in front of a wooden sculpture in one shot, but in the next shot he is standing in front of the bookcase.

Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Homer and Bart arrive at The Enriched Learning Center, they go to the classroom and you can see there is a sign outside the room saying "Learning Center: Grade IV." But when we see the two a little later on, the writing has gone.

Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Bart picks up his chair after falling during the intelligent test, you can see there is only a pencil on his desk. In the next shot, his paper appears from nowhere. (00:06:00)

Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Homer grabs hold of Bart's arm and demands to know what a "Kwyjibo" is, he is holding a brown skinned banana in his left hand. The banana remains in his hand when Bart is forced to explain what a "Kwyjibo" is, but when Homer begins to chase Bart, the banana has gone. (00:03:10)

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Bart the Genius - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Marge is speaking to Homer during the Scrabble game at the beginning, you can see the tray in front of her is full of tiles. But when Homer takes away the book from under the settee Marge is sitting on, a piece has disappeared. (00:02:05)

Bart's Inner Child - S5-E7

Continuity mistake: At the "Do What You Feel" Festival, Homer shows up in his house robe, bear feet styled slippers, unshaven, and unbrushed hair. When he takes the float to save Bart, he's in his regular clothing of blue pants, white shirt, shoes, and clean shaven.

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Some Enchanted Evening - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When Ms Botz puts Bart and Lisa on the settee after tying them up, the telephone next to the settee is orange, but in the next shot it is now blue, and when Ms Botz goes to switch on the television, the telephone is orange again.

Homer's brain: It's simple, just use reverse psychology.
Homer: Reverse psychology? That sounds too complicated.
Homer's brain: Alright, don't use reverse psychology.
Homer: Alright, I will!

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Trivia: The only voice artists who regularly perform as only one character are Yeardley Smith as Lisa and Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel. Yeardley has also voiced different versions of Lisa (Lisa Jr. and Lisabella) in at least two other episodes.

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Answer: Willy referred to an encounter he believed he had with actual aliens, while Wiggum thought he was referring to the arcade game.

Answer: The joke is that Willie was so addicted to Space Invaders that he believed it was reality: every time he played, he was actually defending the Earth from dangerous aliens. It's a surprise to him that it was actually a game.

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